Mia Gaga

So I think I am teaching Mia the wrong way to do Halloween. I was just so excited that she was old enough to really enjoy the best holiday of the year. She actually knew some of the characters and had opionions about what she wanted to be. So as a result of my excitement and her stubbornness to be what she wanted mia was labeled as Mia Gaga due to her many differnt costumes.

It all started with me looking on the computer every chance I got to get ideas for Mia's costume, and one day she showed an interest so we looked together. I scrolled down showing her the pretty butterflies and various princesses when an ad on the side of the page caught her attention. It was a bloody skeleton. She pointed at it and said very loudly "mommy I want to be that." I figured she would forget or change her mind but no she didn't. I even took her to the costume store and let her try on the skeleton BOY costume and lots of pretty girl costumes and she absolutely loved loved loved the skeleton one so I had to get it for her. We did make a deal though that she could wear the skeleton cotume on Halloween but not to her school party. So she was a butterfly princress fairy on cosume day at school. But te next day was the parade at her school and I couldn't let her wear the same costume two days in a row so made her a mermaid costume which probably took fifteen hours to make and way too much b/c I can't read patterns and kept havig to go back and get the correct materials. All of Mia's costumes were adorable and she had a great time.

My mom made me feel bad b/v I didn't have Ava her own costume so I ordered her a flower costume that was on clearance the week of. We had a good time.

pics of my girls

Every baby loves the bumbo

Strolling at 4 months

Ava an Mia learning to eat at 4 months old

My girls taking a bath at 5 months old. One of them could fit in the crock pot and one could not.

My litle jumpers and exersauces. I love them!

Ava is 7 months and is crawling, doing her first sign, and experienced her first snot all in onw month

So between six months and seven months has been very eventful for this little one. Ava is crawling, holding her bottle, and asking for more in sign lanquage. She is still very interested in Mia and daddys face. She loves to feel his wiskers and give him wet kisses. She is all over the place and starting to pull up. Michael lowered her crib yesterday. Her and Mia had there first little fight over a toy. Ava wanted to play with Mia's baby doll and kept following her around to get it until she broke downa and Mia had to go get her another doll to play with so she would stop screaming. It was so funny to watch. I'm sure it won't be funny to watch later but today it was funny. Happy 7 Months Ava!

Mia's big changes and activities

So Mia is doing great with the new changes in her life. She loves her little sister and loves helping out. She doesn't love sharing her Aunt Kori with Ava but other that that she is willing to share.

Mia love her new school St. Lukes and I love her new teacher Ms. Thomas. She is soooo sweet and loving. She even makes michael and I feel loved when we drop Mia off. After the first day of school Mia did break my heart a little bit when she asked me if Ms. Thomas could be her other mommy. It made me a little sad but she didn't want to get rid of me so that made it better. The one thing I am not crazy about is all the stuff I have to do. I have a folder with stuff for me to do. Mia's school calendar is very intense and she only goes three days a week from 8 to 12. Pre-k 4 is going to be out of control.

Mia is taking ballet on Mondays, gymnastics on Tuesdays, and soccer on Sundays and her daddy is the coach. Michael is definately doing a better job than Mia is. I don't think its her thing but she does like to dress the part.

My baby girl is 6 months old and absolutely precious.

I can't believe that Ava is 6 months old. It has gone by sooooo fast. I need to finish her nursery before she is too big for it. She loves to play on the floor and put everythng in her mouth. She is not even trying to crawl. Its so funny to compare Mia and Ava becasue Mia was so determined and was crawling at six months. Ava is so layed back and just chills. She could watch her sister all day. I wish she loved me like she loves Mia. It's really awesome to see her face light up when she hears or sees her sister. If she is upset at physical therapy or the grocery, I just ask Mia to talk to her and she is happy.

So my big girl is thinning out which is a good thing. Chunky is only cute for so long :) She weighed 16 pound 12 onces and is 27 inches tall. She looked great. Because she didn't move her left arm at all for the first two months of her life, she is considerably weaker on that side and is going to take longer to crawl. We are just thrilled she is moving her arm so well and getting stronger. We go to physical therapy once a week and she hates it, but its getting better. The girls are great, but she just does not like them to mess with her. My plan was to put her in a MDO once a week about this time, but I think I will wait a few months. I thought it would be easier to put her in at six months you know second child and all but mommy is not quite ready. I'll keep her away from the snotty babies for now:)

Ava schedule at this point:
- she eats 7 to 8 ozs 4 x day
- cereal and fruit in the morning around 7:15
-fruit and vegtable at night @ 6:00pm
-takes 2 naps a day and 12 hours at night
- she loves bath time, her toys, and her big sister

Summer flew by

Wow! I can't believe it is September already. This past summer really did fly by once we went moved to Mobile. Michael was off the first two weeks of July and then started work. So he worked alot at the end of July and beginning of August, but over the past 17 days he has worked 3 days so that his been really nice. We took a five day trip to the beach for my friend Katherine's wedding and now we are in Atlanta for the Alabama Virginia Tech game. Michael got us a hotel room almost a year ago for this weekend. We just assumed we could find childcare and that he would be off. Luckily it all worked out and we are here. Its so nice to be able to sleep in and lay in bed as long as we want. That is my favorite part about going on trips with just the two of us. Thanks Aunt Kori and Kakki for watching our girls. Hopefully everyone is having a blast.

Ava is 4 months old!!

I can't believe it but my little Ava is already four months old. She weighed in at 14lbs 2oz and 24.5 inches long. She loves to sing and is very loud. She just starting turning over on her tummy to sleep so now instead of her hair sticking up in the back (Jon and Kate plus 8), it sticks up in the front on one side. I don't know which one is funnier. Her hair and blue eyes are still a traffic stopper everywhere we go. I wonder how long that will last (the blue eyes and the response.)

The June Post

So June was a little busy so let me fill you in briefly. Michael worked his last shift as a resident the first week of June. Mia finished swimming lessons and started summer camp. We went to the beach the second week of June and came back for Michael's graduation. We then packed our house and moved to Mobile where we have been for one week.


Oh yeah, Mia is in a BIG GIRL BED AHHHHH - I can't believe it. She loves her room and her bed. I now wake up every morning at 7:20 to a sweet voice and big brown eyes right in my face. It's awesome. Mia really likes the new house and her new yard. Other than the intense heat, everything has been perfect.


Ava is still in her crib but she is out of the swaddle and in a sleep sak. She is growing so fast and laughing alot. She thinks its really funny when I get mad at the dog for whatever reason and say "NO" in a deep voice. She absoultely adores her daddy and his voice. Her head will do a quick turn when she hears him. She is eating 4 times a day, taking 3 naps, and a good night sleep. She is very sweet and really funny. If you haven't met her you are definately missing out. She rocks along with her sister and there daddy. I live with alot of rock stars - lucky me!!

New Orleans without the kids

Michael and I went on our first Adult trip since Ava was born to New Orleans for two nights. It was hard to leave Ava this young but worth it. It's alwasy nice and important to go places with just my husband. We try hard to make sure we are spending time with just each other, and family makes that a whole lot easier. Thank you so much! Mia and Ava stayed with their Kakki and Peepop played with Mia some and I had someone help my mom out when she had them both awake.

Ava's big mother's day present to her mommy

I forgot to mention Ava's big present to her mommy. That would be 9 to 11 hours of sleep at night. I have not wanted to say that she is sleeping through the night until she proved herself but she is has done it every night this week so YAY I have another great sleeper. Now that is the best present ever. I put the girls down at 7:30pm (Ava) and 8pm (Mia) and have the next few hours to spend with my hubby which is awesome.

Happy Mother's Day

I really like Mother's Day. My husband treats me like a princess (more than usual), my sister comes over to help me with whatever I need, and my girls manage to come up with the best gifts, and we always eat good food.

This year Michael got of work aound 8am and came home with tulips for me. I then put him down for a little nap before we went to brunch at the Art Museam, which I am going to miss sooooo much. Its one of the first places Michael took me. Back then, we were just be rolling out of bed ready to eat at 11am. We would eat so much and drink Mimosas. Now it's a bit different. We are up at 7am and at brunch with our two girls and sometimes Aunt Kori and we are done eating an out of there before they serve the mimosa's at noon.

After brunch we came home and Michael gave me the presents from the girls. Mia was really paying attention and found this shirt that Brooke Burke wore on Dancing With the Stars. Hers said "Mommy of 4" and of course mine says "Mommy of 2". Maybe one day I will need the mommy of 4 tee :) Its really cute and very impressive that Mia remembered how much I love Brooke Burke and her mommy wear :) Ava was pretty creative herself. She got me a diaper clutch for when we are on the run, which seems like all the time. I think someone is tying to make me cool or something. I love my gifts and the man that helped pick them out.

Miss Patty Cake

Well, I had big plans to catch some great sales this Saturday and bring both the girls shopping when I got a phone call from a friend inviting us to go see Miss Patty Cake. Um YES! Mia LOVES Miss Patty Cake!! So we all got ready really fast and went to see her. It was alot of fun and Mia had a great time. Actually, Ava did too. She just sat in the Baby Bjorn and watched the show while Mia was front and center singing and dancing with Miss Patty Cake and Stan the Handyman. We then waited in a long line to take pics and by then it was lunch time. We three girls went to Homewood to check out the sidewalk sales and grabbed lunch. It was fun but would have been more fun if daddy could have come with us, but he is working his last weekend ever as a resident WAHOO!

crazy hair shots

Here are some pics of Ava's hair.

1 day old

8 weeks old

6 weeks old

two months old and my favorite

Ava is two months

So my little baby is two months old and is accomplishing so many things. She weighed in at 11 pounds 7 ounces and 22.5 inches long. Sh egot her first set of "big" shots at the doctor and did relatively well with them. She was fussy that night but by the next morning was fine. At two months she is:

lifting her head up while onher tummy

holding her head up on her own

sleeping 8 to nine hours a night with four naps during the day ( I am hopefully by three months it will be 12 hours which would be great since we will be moving then)

eating six times a day

tracking objects 180 degrees

putting weight on her legs

cooing, kicking and smilng like crazy

she has laughed one time in hersleep that I have heard

can sport a great looking set of pig tails

Mia is 3 and I can't believe it

So my little Mia turned three on April 19th. Her birthday party was May 2 so on her actual birthday we just had a few friends over, cooked, and ate cake and ice cream. I asked her what she want to eat and she said chik-fil-a and mac and cheese which would of happened but it was Sunday and Chik-fil-a is not open on Sundays so we did her next request which was Mexican.



Mia's birthday party was at the zoo on May 2. We decided on the place because our house is on the market and we didn't want the party to interfere with the rush of people coming to look at it, and we picked May 2 to leave enough time for baby Savage to get here. Well, nobody wants to look at our house and baby Savage did not come until they made her almost two weeks after her due date. She was very sad they she could not come to the zoo that she made her mom get on bed rest so she couldn't come either. The party was great and baby Julia finally entered the world this morning at 9:03 weighing in at 9lbs 5oz. I will post pics from the party and of Julia as soon as I know how :)









Mia in her monkey mask

Her fairy cake

Mia's birthday outfir that her Kakki sent her. She loves it! Who wouldn't?

Mia waiting for her cake at her zoo party. I love the hat.

My baby girl is 3 tomorrow and I can't believe it

I really can't believe my Mia will be three years old tomorrow. I know time flies and they grow up fast but this second year went by too quick it seems. She has grown up so much this year and learned so many things. I am amazed at how fast she learns and remembersthings. You really have to watch what you say around them. At this point in her life, here are a few things Mia enjoys doing.

Mia loves to swim. She is very fast, especially on her back, and she is really getting the hang of big arm circles (freestyle). Her coach offered to change her lesson to a time while she was in school soI would not have to bring the baby in the morning to the lessons but I just enjoy watching her too much. It's so cute to watch these little people swim across the whole pool and love it. She is learning how to dive this week and swim to the bottom to get rings.

Mia is also loving to play pretend. She can be anybody at any time during the day. So everyday I have to find out if she is a mommy, a daddy, Coach Rebbecca, or as she says a Mia. If she is a daddy I reaaly have to payattention becaseu she thinks she does not have to wipe when she goes potty :) She loves to cook in her play kitchen and play with her baby dolls. Baby doll stuff is everywhere in my house. She got way too much for Christmas this year. Oh and she loves loves loves to dress up in her clothes and mine.

Mia takes ballet/freedom of movement class on Wednesdays. Its really fun because I get to sit with the other moms and watch them. She will definitely enjoy taking dance classes next year. Any suggestions where?

Mia loves her little sister more than I thought she would. She is really a sweet little person with a big heart. She is the FUNNIEST person I know. She is always make me laugh.