What a fun, busy week (and a half)!
First off, Mommy graduated with her Master's in Education Technology. Pretty awesome. Way to go Mommy!
That same day, the matron of the house, our "baby face" Cleopatra turned 10. She is now officially ancient for a great dane, but she still has some hop in her step and is enjoying her golden years.
Mia, slightly under the weather, managed to make it to two bbqs and a baseball game this weekend. In her very first regular season pro baseball game at the new Nationals Stadium, she arrived just in time to see the opening pitch and didn't leave until the final, wild pitch sealed the Nats victory over the Brewers. She had a great time climbing on the seats, looking out at the bird's eye view of the field, and clapping when the Nats did well (or when buddies Prince Fielder or Craig Counsel were up to bat). Daddy was pretty proud as he seems to remember having a lot harder time making it through all 9 innings as a kid, healthy, let alone under the weather. Friends Isabel and Owen were there too, taking in the game and beautiful day. The bbq on Saturday at Jackie and Andrew's place allowed Mia her first chance at beer pong. Turns out Daddy throws better while holding her. The bbq on Monday at Elaine, Allen, and Owen's was maybe the breaking point for Mia. She got in some nice paytime with Owen, but the heat and her cold really got to her and eventually we had to let her get some rest.
Last post we talked about how certain music really gets Mia moving. We had high hopes that maybe she had more discerning tastes in music than her parents (at least her Daddy), but this week the floodgates opened. We get in the car and she points at the stereo and starts grunting (we're working on saying "music" instead). Then pretty much no matter what comes out of the speakers (she actually wasn't thrilled with Run DMC) puts an immediate smile on her face and gets her grooving. This week's favorites: U2, Grateful Dead, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, and Smith even had her saying "woo!" during "Hump de Bump" (click on the link to see and hear what Mia and Chris Rock think the fuss is all about).
A wise person once told us that 15 months is a golden era for parents, and now we believe it. Mia's personality is bursting like spring in Maryland. She is funny and mischevious, and she has such a healthy desire to talk and show us things, even though she doesn't have full control of her talking instrument yet. She loves to laugh and read and listen to music and dance. She loves to run and play barefoot outside in the grass and look for animals (especially birds). She loves to stack blocks with Mommy and rough house with Daddy. She likes the taste of Dogfishhead 60 Minute IPA, but will spit out lite beer (don't ask how we know this). She's basically perfect.
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