Mio

Mio at 19 Weeks.

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Between working and taking care of Mio, it’s hard to find time to upload all the photos and videos that we take of her. Our precious little girl is 19 weeks old as of last Saturday; here are some pictures and video footage from this past week…

Mio likes to be upright and push her feet against the floor, so we recently got a doorway jumper so she could jump up and down in it. Great exercise for the legs!

Feet firmly planted!
Feet firmly planted! Are you ready to stand up on your own soon?

twisting around to look at Mommy
The jumper can turn, but she likes to twist her neck around so she can look at Mommy and Daddy.

getting tired...
When she gets tired, she starts slouching and sucking on the tray... lol.

doing pushups in her crib
Mio can keep her head and shoulders off the ground for long periods of time now. Here she is doing pushups in her crib. Not ready to go to bed yet!

 

I had web conference to attend on Saturday, so Dan and Mio drove over to San Lorenzo to spend the day with the grandparents! Dan took these photos and video:

with the grandparents!
With Grandpa and Grandma!

Mio with Grandpa and Choco (Dan’s parents’ dog):

looking at the camera

twinkly eyes

laughing Mio

Looks like she had a great time, as always, with her grandparents! 🙂

Mio on her playmat
Mio on her playmat back at home.

licking her lips
Licking her lips as she looks up at the animals around her. A carnivore in the making....

Mio during dinnertime
Squealing while she watches us eat.

You can see her squeals and laughter in the following video, where we have some fun with Hello Kitty:

Our little Mio is growing up so fast, she’s making our heads spin! We have to remember to stop and cherish each of these moments and hold her close, because before we know it, she won’t want to be held anymore….

Jelly Belly Factory Tour

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My friend from college, Esther, is in Fairfield for a few weeks for her residency, so we drove up to meet up with her on Sunday. We decided to visit the famous Jelly Belly Factory that is in Fairfield — I’ve always wanted to go, and this was the perfect opportunity to check it out! 🙂

Daddy and Mio
Dan and Mio in front of the giant Jelly Belly.

Mio and Mommy at the Jelly Belly factory
We got there a little early, so we snapped a bunch of photos outside the factory.

Jelly Belly sign
Jelly Belly sign in front of the building.

Reagan portrait in jelly beans
This portrait of Ronald Reagan is made of jelly beans!

meeting up with Esther
Meeting up with Esther outside.

Hadn't seen Esther in years!
I hadn't seen Esther in years, since I'd graduated from Tech. I was so happy to see her again!!!

Inside the Jelly Belly factory
Inside the Jelly Belly factory at Fairfield

being held by Mommy
Mio was wide awake the whole time we were at the factory.

Mio waiting for the tour to begin
Mio while waiting in line for the factory tour to begin.

Even Mio got a hat!
We got Jelly Belly hats at the beginning of the tour, and even Mio got one to wear!

Silly Mio
Her eyes twinkled as she took in all the candy around her. Too bad she can't eat it yet!

our little family
Our little family, as we entered the tour.

We weren’t allowed to take photographs during the tour, so I snagged a few online to show what the factory looked like. It was a forty-minute tour with videos, and we got to walk around to view different areas of the factory through glass windows and got to sample the jelly beans from each step of the process. It was really interesting to see all the steps involved in making Jelly Belly’s jelly beans — I never realized it was so involved and that it took over two weeks to make them! I’ve always loved Jelly Bellies, but I have an even deeper appreciation for them now!

photo together during the tour
The photo that was taken of us during the tour. Mio actually looked at the camera!

Even Mio got a bag!
We received complimentary bags of jelly beans at the end of the tour, and they gave us one for Mio, too! No worries, Mio -- Mommy will make sure they don't go to waste! 😉

the sample bar
There was a "sample bar" where you could sample the various flavors, but I was not brave enough to try the more adventurous yucky flavors...

shopping around
After the tour, we shopped around the souvenir shop. I didn't realize Jelly Belly made so much more than just jelly beans!

So much candy!
Mio looks a little overwhelmed by all the candy.

Hello Kitty & Jelly Belly
There were even Hello Kitty Jelly Bellies!

cupcake made out of jelly beans
A cupcake made out of jelly beans!

funhouse mirror
My reflection in the funhouse mirror. It shows exactly how I felt when leaving after trying all that candy... Fatty McFat Fat.

With Esther outside the factory
With Esther outside the factory.

We had a fun time at the factory, but we were hungry for some real food afterwards so we headed over to get some sushi lunch at Yo Sushi.

lunch at YoSushi
Esther holding Mio at lunch.

a bright-eyed Mio
A bright-eyed Mio meeting Auntie Esther for the first time!

She loved Esther!
Mio loved her! (Thank you Auntie Hyo for the adorable dress!)

It was wonderful seeing you again, Esther! Thank you for meeting up with us during your busy schedule, and good luck with the rest of your residency! 🙂

Teething!

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We discovered yesterday that Mio’s first tooth is coming in! It’s one of her bottom middle teeth… you can see the top of the tooth emerging as the whitish part on her gums:

First tooth is crowning!

People had told us she must be teething during the past few weeks, because of how much she’s been drooling and sucking on her hands and toys, but we figured it was a very slow process and that we wouldn’t see the first tooth for a while.

While I’m excited about Mio reaching this milestone, I can’t help but wince when I think of breastfeeding a baby with teeth… Ouch!

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