Mia's walking :):)

Hi everone,

I have not posted in so long it's ridiculous!! Sorry!

Mia started taking her first steps on January 20th, 2009. She walked a few feet at a time. Then, on February 4th, like magic, she started really going!! It was like night and day. I was at my mother in law's house and she just started having the courage to walk a lot more! I couldn't believe it. She was getting quite fast at the walking thing by Valentine's Day. So this is how it all worked out. Now she is quite good and rarely falls. She walks all the time instead of crawling. She never does this anymore!

We have a little problem with constipation from time to time, so I now put some mineral oil in her bottle everyday. It gets bad that she is crying from the discomfort and there is a tinge of blood in her stool. I have to help her along with a thermometer to break it up as she pushes. It KILLS me to see her in pain, but it is not too often and I have mastered how to help her. If I don't give her the mineral oil, I notice it gets bad again. I constantly give her fruit, which she loves, and other high fiber foods.

She had her flu shots and now they are giving the shots in her arms because she is walking.

Anyway, she is doing great overall. She is CONSTANTLY making us laugh and smile and I am enjoying her more and more and more. She makes this "face" that is hysterical. She started about 2 weeks ago. She was just experimenting I guess with her facial muscles and I laughed at one of her expressions, and now, of course, she does it all the time. All I have to say is "Mia, do the face " -there it is and I'm cracking up of course!!

I'll post some pics of her in the next few days. I just put her down for a nap and want to get some things done!! One more thing, she sleeps like a champ now. We put her down awake. She cries but as soon as we leave the room, she stops. She sleeps from generally 8pm to 7-8am. It's fantastic. She's really a super good girl and I love her more and more everyday if that's possible!!

Love,
The Bellomos