All posts about our second daughter, Mirei Mirabelle Allen.
It’s been so cold lately that I dread taking the girls outside! On days that Mio doesn’t have preschool, she tends to get cabin fever because we stay cooped up indoors. Here are some photos I snapped last Thursday afternoon, when the sunlight poured through the windows despite the wintry temperatures, illuminating Mio’s room where the girls were playing.
Mirei loves to get into other people’s accessories (Mio’s, mine, and even my sister’s) and she now knows how to put headbands and hats on herself. It’s so funny to see how she accessorizes her outfits!
Mirei turned eleven months old on Christmas Day, and she showed us some of her most beaming smiles yet on Christmas morning! She melted our hearts as we snapped these photos. Happy first Christmas and eleven months, Mirei!
(I’ll be taking photos of Mirei sitting in my white desk chair and wearing her monthly onesie every month until she’s one year old.)
Previous Photos:
One Month Old • Two Months Old • Three Months Old • Four Months Old • Five Months Old • Six Months Old • Seven Months Old • Eight Months Old • Nine Months Old • Nine Months Old
Stats: You have a total of five teeth completely grown in now, and have quite a strong set of chompers! Your height seems to have stayed the same, and your weight gain seems to have slowed considerably as well, especially since you’re walking so much everywhere now!
Things You’re Doing Now: You are starting to communicate more with us now, and are using some of the baby signs that we’ve taught you, especially “more.” You’re starting to understand routines, and immediately make your way to the bathroom when it’s time for baths, and start trying to climb into the bathtub with your sister even before we’ve had a chance to take your diaper off! You sputter, “pai pai” (just like Mio did!) when you want to nurse, and you seem to understand and respond much more to our questions and conversations in general. You’re eating many of the same foods that we eat at mealtime, as long as they are not too strong in flavor and cut up small enough. You seem to love rice, and like the rest of the family, already love natto! You love using your pointer finger to poke everything, whether it be the “home” button of our phones, trying to stab our eyes, or to try to probe into our open mouths. It seems like poking is your way of exploring! You’ve completely mastered walking in the last couple months and rarely ever stumble! When we outstretch our arms towards you, you immediately come running to us to receive your hug, with a smile so wide and happy that it melts our hearts. You’re interacting with your sister more and more every day, and it’s sweet to see you two playing alongside each other with toys, even if it often ends with a tug-o-war of you two fighting over something. It’s amazing how fast time flies, and that next installment will be the last of your monthly photos!
On Christmas Eve, I dressed up the girls in matching dresses (thanks to my cousin Yuko!) to take some cute photos of them together. It didn’t quite go as planned, with two wild and rambunctious little girls who refused to stand still — they turned out more comical than picture-perfect!
With the holiday season comes so much joy and laughter, and this month was definitely full of funny and sweet moments brought to us by our little girls! Here are some moments that brought smiles (and at times, uncontainable laughter) to our faces!
Mio making funny voices, trying to imitate Minnie Mouse:
The girls listening to the talking Mother Goose doll sent to them from their grandparents in California:
Mirei climbed into a cardboard box, we turned it into a makeshift bed… and it did not end well.
Mio randomly said this repeatedly one night…
Who is “John”?! We actually don’t know any Johns…?
Mio reading the library book we had borrowed for Mirei. She still loves baby books, and she’s still my baby. ♥
We hope these silly and heartwarming moments bring you some holiday cheer! Can’t believe it’s already Christmas tomorrow!