Monday Morning Mia

Unfortunately, we have no new photos. Our camera seems to be perpetually lost or out of batteries, and we just found our video camera after weeks of looking. We will get new photos soon.

In the meantime, a few Mia updates.

Our little one-year-old is doing fabulously well. Her culinary desires continue to please us to no end. We went to Japanese food on Saturday evening and Mia dined on fish tempura, steamed tofu with sesame sauce, miso soup, and a dessert of chocolate ice cream. We love taking her to restaurants. Somehow being in the high chair at the table with so many people around makes eating so much more fun for Mia. She chats it up with the waitstaff and other restaurant patrons, which makes up for the fact that the floor is usually littered with food when we leave. Mia somehow got the impression that leaving food on the floor is the expected thing to do, as at home Walter will help out.

We are currently in the midst of a language explosion. Mia has had a few words for a little while now, but only when shown the object. For example, if you showed her a dog, she would say "Dog." Today, though, she crawled over to the package of disposable diapers and pointed to the little lion (which looks like a dog) and said, "Dog." Then she turned around, pointed at Walter, and said, "Dog." She also pointed to her pajamas, which have little dogs on them, and said, "Dog."

She also knows that her doll is a baby. Mia got a doll for her birthday, which until a few days ago she wasn't exactly sure what to do with. Now, she goes over to the doll and either points and says, "Baby," pats the doll gently on the head, or sticks her fingers in the doll's eyes. All cute.

She is still toddling a little, but seems to have lost interest in walking for the most part. She can take about eight steps at a time, but generally only wants to do so once or twice before going back to crawling. We got her new shoes which may be impeding her progress. She can't figure out what's on her feet, as these shoes have harder soles than her older shoes.

We're trapped at home under an unexpected three or four inches of snow. Once it slows we'll maybe head out for a stroll through the woods. Just another lovely Monday here.