Women's Celebration

Each year, Boise has a Women's Celebration downtown. There is a Women's Show with vendors and giveaways and a 5k walk/run/stroll. This morning, Mia and I got ready to walk our first 5k together. It was a little early, so don't mind the pretty faces.

Mia's shirt says, "This chick was made for walking." So cute!

Mia is all set and ready to walk.

Here we go!

Here's our "race" numbers. I wouldn't exactly say we went fast, but it was hard to navigate when thousands of other slooooooow people are in front of you.

A little too soon for...

Wednesday evening, Mia and I accompanied Brett to his ultimate frisbee game. After the game, one of Brett's former teammates came to check out Mia who was sitting in the stroller. His little boy, I think he's two, wanted to see Mia. He was determined to see her, and even tried standing on the wheel to get a peek. Brett was sweet enough to push a chair over so the little boy could stand on it. He kept saying, "Baby," and get this, held her hand. It really was the cutest thing I've ever seen. He lifted up her blanket gently, grabbed her hand, and said, "Baby." Cute? Yes. But, we don't need little Mia getting any ideas too soon. :o)

Little Toosh

This morning, Brett fed Mia at 9am (before he went to work), changed her diaper, and got her dressed...while I slept. His onsie of choice was this one, of course. On the front, it says "Little Rookie," or something to that effect. But really, the back is the cutest. This afternoon, she was on her stomach scooting across the couch. Look at her little toosh!

Baptism

Finally, the baptism pictures made it! We were very excited to have Mia baptized over Labor Day weekend. And, with a little string-pulling, we were able to have our favorite priest perform the ceremony. Mia also wore the same gown that I wore many moons ago for my baptism. It fit just right!

Speaking of the priest, we were all there at about ten minutes to 11. The baptism was supposed to start at 11am. It came and went with no priest. Finally, someone called him at about five after. He forgot! Of course, he showed up about five minutes later with some jokes and some apologies!

Mia's Aunt Karmen was nice enough to help us out during the baptism. She stood in for Suzanne (Brett's sister) and Ian (his brother-in-law) who are the Godparents. Thanks, Karmen!

Mia was actually baptized on the same day as Notre Dame's first game of the season. I kept wondering, "What kind of priest would schedule a baptism on that day?" Nonetheless, the Irish won and we were able to enjoy the game after the baptism. Maybe Mia brought them good luck!

Gifts

This is a gift that Mia's Uncle Randy, Aunt Kim, and cousins Kaden and Darienne sent her. It's quite fitting that they would send a whole get-up full of bows and ribbons. They are so stinkin' cute! I can't wait to add to the collection! I'm sure Brett feels the same way.

Here is a quick shot of Mia resting. She is preparing herself for her morning nap. The blanket is courtesy of Great Aunt Mary and Great Uncle Jim on Brett's mom's side.

So cute!

These pictures were taken over the weekend which makes Mia eight weeks old. How cute are these two together? I'm pretty sure they were having some time together on the floor and watching the Twins game as well. Brett is so amazing with Mia, and it's the sweetest thing to watch. He never hesitates to change diapers, feed her, play with her, hold her, etc. And he still finds plenty of time for Puckett, me, and work. What a guy!

We'll start with the "Mia update" since I think it is most interesting. Mia turned 7 weeks old last Friday. She usually eats between three and four ounces each feeding now. We can tell she's gaining weight and getting longer, but she hasn't been back to the doctor to get an official number yet. Mia continues stay awake longer and longer during the day, and sleeps longer and longer at night. What a relief! She seems to enjoy laying on the floor for short periods during the afternoon. Who wouldn't enjoy laying on a Minnesota Twins quilt?! Thanks, Katie and Jeremy!

Last weekend, my dad, Sylvia, and Aunt Karmen came to town. Mia was baptized at our church by our favorite priest, Father Riffle. I'll post some pictures once I'm done being lazy. We have to give a shout out the Mia's Godparents, her Aunt Suzanne and Uncle Ian. Even though they weren't able to make it, we know they were praying for her/us. We had a great time visiting with family and letting them take turns changing diapers!

We had a very enjoyable weekend this weekend! Friday, Mia and I joined a friend for Art in the Park. Saturday morning, Brett, Mia, and I went to the farmer's market downtown with some friends of ours. They had a great idea to hit up the Taste of Idaho at the arena. Talk about good stuff! We got all kinds of free fruit, corn, tortillas, bread, samples of delicious food, etc. It was well worth it! And today, we hung out at home together. Brett planted three currant plants, two gooseberries, I vaccuumed, Mia slept, etc. It was nice to have the weekend for us to just be together.

Cute Little Noises

This morning, I swear I got a little smile from Mia. Of course, she won't do it again though. Listen closely (not to my voice). She's making noises now!