More milestones....

Well, I figured I should write on here more often because there are always things that Mia does that I want you all to know about and if I do not write it immediately, I'll forget it.

Mia has now discovered her left hand as well and now tried to put both hands in her mouth. Her undershirts near the hands are always wet, wet, wet! When she puts her hands in her mouth, she usually starts to "talk" a mile a minute. They seem to go hand in hand for some reason!

She is drooling a lot. This has been going on for I guess a few weeks now. I do not think it is related at all to teething, but read that the salivary glands begin to function at this time. Boy, do they ever!

The newest thing I have noticed just starting yesterday and more today is when she is laying on her back on a pillow, ( I usually put her on the couch this way) about a 45 degree angle or so, she is now trying to lift herself up. It is so funny to see. It looks like she is trying to do a "crunch". Her legs go up at the same time as her head. She is working so hard to sit up! When she does this I pull her to a sitting positition with her hands and hold her there. Her head bobbles a bit, but she seems quite content! I think she cannot wait to get "on the move" soon. I think she takes after me in this department. I can never stand still. I am realizing that I cannot just leave her on the couch unattended to run and get something. When she does this, she lifts herself up enough that she will fall to the side...yikes!

So, I guess the days of her completely staying put are now over!

I'm assuming rolling over is not to far off in our future...maybe 2-3 weeks!

I'm starting back to work, by choice on April 7th. I am working at St. Peter's Hospital, where Mia was born and where I worked for a while before leaving when night shift was getting to me and the commute was too much from where we live now. I have a full week of orientation and then am only doing 8 hours a week. It is part time. I like that it is not too much for now and I'll assess if I can do more. I will miss my little peanut that entire week, but I know it's temporary and then it's just on day a week. I have to now figure out babysitters for the week. It will be between my mom and Giacomo's mom.

I took Mia for the first time to the grocery store today. I was quick because I was a bit worried on how she would be. She did fine. It was a bit difficult dealing with bags and her...so now I have a whole new respect for mothers in grocery stores!

Mia's first Easter was great. We went to Giacomo's parents house for the day. My mother had to work unfortunately. Mia spent the day with her grandparents, great uncle, aunt and uncle and first cousins.

I think that's about all for now. Sure I'll think of something right after I post this.

Talk to you again very soon! Mia is singing to me as I write this post. It's the best sound in the world!

Amy