She never fails to brighten up my days with that sunny smile of hers.
We recently received another boxful of lovely hand-me-downs from my thoughtful cousin Yuko and their sweet family…. We’re so grateful to receive them every time — babies grow out of their clothing so fast that we would be broke if we had to buy all of Mio’s clothes brand new. Thank you Yuko, Devin, Beni and Sakura for all the cute clothes!
Mio already fits into a good number of them, so I’m determined to outfit her in all of them at least once before she outgrows them. It’s been getting pretty chilly in the Bay Area this past week, but here are some photos I snapped over the past couple of weeks of Mio in her sundresses before the weather got really cold….
Lately, she crawls over to grab onto my leg or lap when she wants to get held.
My little Rainbow Brite.
She has a lot of yellow dresses for some reason…
This one's one of my favorite of Mio's dresses!
Reaching out for Mama!
I love the ombre color of the dress, and the dyed pattern on the bottom.
A romper from Japan. Love the ruffles on the bum!
Below is a video I took today of Mio eating her frozen watermelon (through a mesh feeder). She’s trying to suck on it while playing with her toys at the same time — already trying to multitask!
My favorite part of her eating her melon is that she often smacks her lips after pulling the feeder out of her mouth to take her little breaks. (I wish I could have captured it in the video, but alas… maybe next time.)
We’re kicking off November with our very own little turkey! Thank you Jamie for the adorable onesie — Mio is now officially a Hokie, too! (Yes, the brainwashing begins early.) Let’s Go, Hokies!
The cutest part of this Hokie Bird onesie? The fanned tailfeathers on the butt!
Perfect for those round little baby bottoms!
Complete with Virginia Tech socks (also from Jamie!)…
Before we know it, Mio will be dancing around doing the Hokie Pokie in Lane Stadium with the best of ’em…
Little Miss Mio is seven months old today. In just one month, she’s become able to do so much! We can’t help but beam with pride as we look at how much our sweet princess has grown — and she just gets more and more adorable with each passing day.
(I’ll be taking photos of Mio sitting in my white desk chair and wearing her monthly onesie every month until she’s one year old.)
Stats: You weigh almost 20lbs now, and measure about 27 inches long. Who needs the gym when we have you to carry around every day? Our arms are getting quite the workout from picking you up all the time! You’re now wearing 12-month size clothing, and are showing no signs of slowing down in your growth. As the pediatrician said, you’re just the picture of health!
Things You’re Doing Now: A few weeks ago, you started being able to sit up on your own, and around the same time you started army crawling. You’re becoming better and faster at crawling and you get around everywhere nowadays! We really have to keep our eyes on you to make sure you’re not getting into trouble or hurting yourself. Because you’ve become able to sit up in your crib, we’ve lowered the crib a notch. As for your feedings, you’ve been taking to solids very well and so far have tried rice cereal, carrots, rice porridge, potatoes, zucchini, sweet potatoes, avocado, broccoli, and green beans. You definitely like the sweeter veggies like sweet potatoes and carrots more, and have shown a distaste for avocado and zucchini. Starting this week, you’ve started eating solids twice a day and seem to have no problem with the extra meal. Just in the past couple days, you’ve really started babbling more, and have been saying “Dadadadada” — it’s no longer a mystery what your first word will most likely be! (How about practicing some “Mamamamama” too, considering I’m the one who carried you for nine long months and endured 35 hours of intense labor for you, hmm…? 😉 ) Your babbling voice is soft and sweet, it tickles me every time I hear it! You are more expressive than ever and your smiles are so enthusiastic and wide that they take over your face… I love it! You’ve also started interacting with other babies on play dates… you actually touch them and really watch what they’re doing, instead of just engaging in parallel play. I can’t even imagine all the ways your brain is developing and picking up things, but it’s been a wonder to watch your physical and cognitive development, and I can’t wait to see more of it! I don’t want to miss a single moment of this journey with you.
