Just Mia

Mia bouncing a ball in the gym.  She loves it there - she runs, runs and runs . .

I often write about Sab because he is just so interesting.  Sometimes it's embarrassing, sometimes not, usually the former statement but always interesting.  So I thought I should catch up on Mia - she is also a unique little person.
Mia is extremely affectionate.  She kisses everything.  If she can hold onto her brother long enough she showers his little face with kisses.  The other day I had on big fuzzy pink polka dot socks.  She looked at me and said NICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE!  Then preceded to kiss them.
She is very aware of emotions.  If Sab cries for any reason, she says Oh No Sab-E!  Why u cyyyy!  He doesn't answer her often, but she sits real close and hopes for it anyway.
Obsessed with monkeys!  Obviously we don't have any monkeys at our house and she hasn't been to the zoo at this point, but she can't get enough.  I just found our book, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and she is so excited by the story EVERY TIME.  Laughs and claps like she has never heard it before.  She carries a pink stuffed monkey with her everywhere.  It is a sad, sad day when the monkey sneaks into the washer for a bath.  Each morning she wakes up and asks for George as in Curious George.
Finally, finally, finally she answers Yes to questions.  For a long time everything was No.  Sab just to shed a dark shadow on his sister's halo would ask her, "Mia - do you love momma?"  She of course would say no and Sab would ask me why I even like her that much.  So now that the word Yes is in her vocabulary I really enjoy hearing it.  Not only does she say YEEEEEEESSSS, but she includes a very firm and rapid head nod with it!
When I announce that it's night night time at the end of the day, she always follows me up the stairs, but she first looks around and says Oh Man, very loudly and with annoyance.
Right now she is supposed to be sleeping  . . . I hear her on the monitor saying Uh Oh and Momma Help.  I thought teaching her the word help was so much better than hearing her cry or become frustrated.  It's not so great when she's yelling it in the store and people are wondering what to do for her.  She's a funny little person, dirty, gooey and very, very chatty.  She'll wake up today and tell me Momma missed U!