Dia de Mia Vol. 2 No. 3

We are extremely happy to report that Abi is out of the ICU, in a rehab center, and has made quite a recovery. She has a long, difficult, road ahead of her, but we know she has the strength and will to make a full recovery. we couldn't be more relieved and happy. Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers!


So this week Daddy took care of Mia, Sunday through Wednesday. It was not easy, but incredibly rewarding. Mia was beginning to show a preference for mommy-time that Daddy understood, but wasn't all together satisfied with. This bonding time has helped balance the universe a bit. Seriously though, Mia was incredibly good to her Daddy all week long and it was nothing but a pleasure having sole custody for couple of days. What did we do? As you see from pictures to the left, we ate a lot of blackberries (the new grape), carried around empty two liter bottles and wore clothes that were too small for us (turns out Daddy didn't know that all the "new" clothes were in the laundry).




Having Mommy home sure was relief. Mia was a bit stand-offish at first, having been left alone by her for the longest period in her life but things quickly righted themselves. The weather was beautiful and "springy" this weekend and we made it to the dog park. Mia had her first chance to ride face-forward, and man, did she love it! And riding with the whole family in the car was quite an adventure. We're just happy we all fit in the Subaru! Should make day hikes to fun places possible this summer.

New stuff this week: Mia is "talking" more and more and really getting a handle on her signs. As before she can tell us she wants milk, but now she can tell us she wants solid food too. And she can signal when she's ready for bed or has a dirty diaper. She can show us her belly and head and knows how to find Daddy's ears (probably because it hurts when she tugs on her own ears). Mia is also wanting to help these days. She wants to brush her own hair and likes to put her own toys away. And she loves bring books to Mommy and Daddy to read to her (her attention span is still a little short though). And boy is she moving! Starting to jog, but this still results in face plants most of the time. And she is climbing on everything. She loves the game where she climbs onto something that she has no idea how to get down from and having Mommy or Daddy save her. We have to admit, it is a pretty fun game.

Ok, enjoy the rest of this weeks photos here. Videos coming soon (actually if you're looking at this for the first time now, check out week 47, Jan. 20th, to see some of Mia's first steps!)! And keep checking the "archive" on the right side of this page. Eventually we'll have all the Dia de Mia Vol.1 up there with previously unreleased photos.

Keep up the great work Margie! We love you!

Love, Brad, Marlo, Mia, Cleo, and Ulla