Current mood: tired
Wow talk about a busy busy BUSY week this past week was. It was so extremely busy I didn't have any time to write little blogs all week, yet I have so much to write about!! So instead of making this a massive GIGANTIC blog I have decided to break it up a bit. This blog will be a short review of the week and my next blog will be in more details about the fun stuff that happened. (**Update** I just finished writing this blog and turns out I just wrote about everything anyway... so be prepared! Grab some water maybe a cookie and use the restroom because its going to be awhile haha)
This week was a HUGE week for us. Adrian and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary in LAS VEGAS!!!! Granted our real anniversary was back in Oct. we could not break away until now. What makes this a huge event was the fact it would mark the very first time that I would be away from Mia longer than a 12 hour period!! Thats right, up until then I had no been seperated from Mia longer than half a day. So needless to say it was a bit hard to break away but knowing she was in such good hands helped. Plus I was excited to spend some much needed quality time with my hubby.
So we asked Mia's Grandpa and Grandma Pizano to come down and watch her for us. Unfortunately Grandma couldn't come since she had work but Grandpa was here in a flash. He came up Saturday and didn't leave until today!! (Friday)
Mia and her Grandpa had a blast getting to know each other again and had so much fun together. The whole time she got treated like a royal princess. She warmed up to my Dad right away and soon she was stuck to him like glue. She demanded he always hold her and carry her around, and Grandpa loved doing it.
Mia even got to open some Christmas presents from her Ordonez/Pizano family members that were brought up by her Grandpa. Shes just like her Mama, she LOVES opening presents.
Well anyway, we left Sunday afternoon and came home Tuesday evening. I missed Mia so much! All we talked about was her while we were in Vegas. I kept calling to check up on her so much that Adrian made me stop. Every phone call home I could hear what a good time she was having. At one point I even got to talk to her on the phone and that warmed my heart. It was pretty strange at first for Adrian and myself, walking around without lugging around a stroller or making sure Mia was happy and content at all times in the car... but it was a nice vacation/breather for us. Our trip in Vegas was wonderful and very relaxing. We reserved a Grand Suite at Mandalay Bay and it was stunning! I am sure I will have an upcoming blog all about that... till then its back to Mia.
While we were gone, Mia and Grandpa really bonded. He made all her meals and became a pro at entertaining her. He said they chased each other around, played in her tent and box house, read books, watched Elmo and the 3 stooges together, shared pairs and apples and just had a blast together. She even said a new word we had not heard her say before.. "Dance!" My Dad said that she was dancing to music and when he said "Dance Dance Dance" she turns to him and said as clear as a bell "Dance". What a cutiepie. Again, Mia got the royal treatment. He even rocked her to sleep every nap/bedtime! He would sing to her too! However, everytime he sang "Twinkle Twinkle" to her she would run over and pinch his stomach for some reason! lol Just that song too! Her favorite song was definately the "Wicked Witch" song from The Wizard of Oz! She would dance and dance to that song.
The whole time we were gone she was on her best behavior. The only two times she threw alittle fuss was, first, when the mouse to the computer died and Grandpa couldn't get her show on! Mia got MAD and Grandpa began to get anxious, luckily though he took some old batteries out of an older remote and got it to work again. Phew!!! The second time was when she was playing quietly in her tent. Out of no where she starts to fuss and cry. My Dad thought maybe she hurt herself somehow. He called her out and when she emerged her was pulling at the back of her diaper... yep she went poopies and she didn't like that she went in her tent!!! haha Those were pretty much the only times she was not happy. The rest of the visit was loaded with lots of fun and games.
Like I mentioned before, we got home late on Tuesday. Mia was just about to eat dinner when we pulled up. I ran into the house as fast as I could and ran right to her. She was excited and happy to see her Dada and myself again. Thats when the whinyness and fussiness starts up again. She started refusing to eat her dinner and was fussing. My Dad said it was the first time she had acted like that the entire time! I guess she is a bit spoiled by her Mama and Dada! haha We later gave her the presents we bought her from M&M world and after playing a bit she went to bed.
We had asked my Dad to stay an extra day since Adrian had Wednesday off and we could team up (Adrian and I) and clear out our garage. A project we have been meaning to do forever but can't with Mia running around. So that day was spent cleaning, but Mia and Grandpa stayed inside and played some more. He even took her to the park across the street and Mia got to show off what a big girl she is now by climbing all over the jungle gym all by herself!
Then Thursday came and Grandpa decided to take Mia on a shopping trip to her favorite store, Toys R Us! I let them go by themselves while I stayed home, cleaning more and resting. When they got back Mia was knocked out in her car seat holding a brand new Elmo book. Next to her sat a giant fuzzy Elmo chair that talks!! Talk about spoiled!!! haha Grandpa took her out of the chair and carried her in the house. For the first time EVER Mia stayed asleep! She slept on her Grandpa so happy and content for the next 30mins or so. My Dad said they had a great time in the store. He put her down and she zoomed all over the store while he chased her. So she got lots of excerise! When she finally woke up she was bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to go again. She quickly broke in her Elmo chair (which also spins) and even got dizzy from it while Grandpa pushed her around. Then Mia, myself and Adrian ganged up on my Dad and convinced him to stay one more day! It didn't take much convincing from Mia before he agreed! YAY!!!! So he packed her up again and took her on another shopping trip, this time to Khols and Super Target to get some things he needed. When they got back my Dad and I cooked up some steaks for dinner and Mia ran around playing and kicking back on her new chair that she LOVES! (she wont even use her old chair anymore) Mia later got dinner and off to bed she went. The rest of the night was spent watching a movie, eating popcorn and catching up with my Dad. It was great.
Now we get to today. After spending some more quality time with Mia, Grandpa finally had to said goodbye. It was a sad goodbye but we know we will see him very soon. Grandpa was not the only one we said goodbye too, we also said goodbye to a old family pet... Draco.. aka Beardie. My 5 year old Bearded Dragon that I raised since a tiny baby. Since Mia's birth I had been unable to take care of him the way he needs to be and we have been looking for a new home for him. My Uncle Anthony found out and asked if he could have him. My Uncle LOVES animals so it worked out perfectly for us. So we packed up beardie and off he went for a new life and a new home.
I think Mia sensed that her Grandpa was going to leave because she started to get upset everytime he left the house to pack his car. After he left, we were watching Gabba together on the couch when all of a sudden she jumped up, ran to the family room and started to whine saying "Grandpa... Grandpa" she was actually calling to him and looking for him. She went to the guestroom looking for him then looked outside the window! It broke my heart! I called her back to me and we finishe watching her show. I know she misses her Grandpa, we all do. She still looks for him and every now and then calling to him. She no longer said "Ammm-pa" its more like "Omm..pa" or "Paammpa" its really cute.
Overall the week was been great, so much fun and so many memories. I wanted to make this blog a short summary but meh.. you know how that goes. I just wanted to highlight some of the cute stuff that happened. I am sure there are some stories I missed and hopefully I will remember later and jot them down. Till then I am off to enjoy my little family and to get some rest!
