Wait For Mira Lin

This blog was created to help keep me sane while I await the adoption of my daughter, Mira Lin. I also hope family and friends will come check the progress of our family!

Monday, April 03, 2006

Mira Update

Mira is growing by leaps and bounds. She now weighs 25 pounds and has 16 teeth. Her first set of molars came in the last time James was in China. I noticed she drooled and pooped a lot but sometimes ignorance is bliss. By the time I realized she was cutting them, the hard part was over. If she keeps cutting teeth at the same rate, we will be having her wisdom teeth cut out sometime this summer!

What are some of the cute things she has done lately? Too many to name them all but here are a few:

She does the Hokey Pokey with her Hokey Pokey Elmo (too cute)
She is feeding herself...but she is so proud that she claps with food on her spoon and she slings food everywhere.
She climbed out of her crib for the first time Saturday April 1st. I will always remember that because my heart stopped beating for the first time.
She laughs out loud when she farts. (I know MOM, its not ladylike)!
Her daddy asks her where her fat belly is and she pats her belly and laughs.
The first thing she does when you put her in the bathtub is look down and pee!
She carries her potty seat in Adam's room and just sits there until he gets mad and drags it back to her room, at which time she drags it back and the cycle begins again!
She tries to grab my parents photo every chance she gets and walks around saying, "Pap, Pap, Pap.... She has said Mimi a couple of times but Pap has a really cool tractor...

I could probably think of thousands of other things she does but that will have to wait. Just know that she is a complete and utter joy and even though I am glad she is sleeping at this moment, I can't wait until she wakes up!

Hey, you cut off Adam's head! Mira loves her brother Adam - she loves to mess up his room, tear up his toys, steal his food, and she loves to drag her potty chair into his room just to see him get mad! But deep down, she just loves him. (Deep, deep, deep down) Posted by Picasa

Is it night night time already? I haven't made that much of a mess yet, I promise! Is that face not the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Posted by Picasa

Anyone for a nap? Posted by Picasa

Kayla says, "Get back in that box! Before you came along, I was the BIG CHEESE!" Posted by Picasa

Mira loves Kayla so much that she will allow her to drag her all over the house in a suitcase. Actually, that does look like fun! Posted by Picasa

Mira says, "I love my Aunt Kim but if something is broken in this room, SHE did it!" Posted by Picasa

"What is that Raggedy Ann?" "I love you too!" Posted by Picasa

Mira loves Raggedy Ann! Mommy wasn't quick enough to get a pic of the kiss that preceded this one. Posted by Picasa

Mommy and Mira go "night night." Posted by Picasa

Will this fit in my purse or do I need something smaller? Mira loves to carry her purse around and pretend to shop. Next thing ya know, she will want credit cards!!!! Posted by Picasa

Mira loves her rocking chair. She loves to sit in it with a book and pretend to read. Who knows? She might actually be reading! Did I say she was brilliant yet? Posted by Picasa

Yes, my brilliant baby LOVES books! Right now, they are her favorite toys. I have to pack my car with about 10 books everyday for her to read on the way to daycare. This particular book we are reading in this pic used to be a popup book - notice I said used to be. Mira tore the popups out the first day she got them. Posted by Picasa

Two peas in a pod!!! Posted by Picasa

Yes, Mira still makes the face!!! Posted by Picasa

Mira and Kayla had tremendous amounts of fun after her party with the balloons. The balloons only stayed for about 2 months!!! Posted by Picasa