Celtics, Newport, Doctor's Appointment, Move

I waited 22 year's to celebrate a Celtics championship, little miss Mia only had to wait 6 months to see banner 17, what a sweet life she leads, huh? Unfortunately, the Bob's Store I went to the other day was completely sold out of baby Celtics gear. I settled for the pacifier and we had this rally towel from Opening night, seems like ages ago. Mia tried to stay awake for the beginning of the game but fell asleep (thanks for the 9pm starts David Stern) on my chest after finishing her bottle. It is really one of my favorite moments when she is all cuddled up like that. I hope she gets to see many games like the one we saw last night, a 131-92 drubbing of the hated Lakers. Tomorrow is the parade but I have to work, but I am sure Meg will get to jump out of work to see part of it since it will be going by just down the street from her building.

So last weekend we headed down to Newport with my family to celebrate my Mom's 60th birthday and Father's Day. We left Friday night with Zach and Kaitlin joining us for the ride down and Mia slept the whole trip, but woke once we arrived so she could see Nina, Papi, Mike, and Rian before going back to bed. Saturday we spent the day walking around Newport with Mia and she was staring at everything taking it all in the whole time. We stopped for lunch at an outdoor restaurant on our way back to the hotel and had a very happy Mia until it was time for her bottle. I took her back to the Hotel so Meg & Rian could go into some shops, which was the reason for the walk but they never really had a chance. After feeding Mia we took her down to the pool area in the hotel - she loved kicking her feet and splashing in the water so I cannot wait to get her swimming for real. Saturday night was our night out for dinner with the family at the Brick Alley Pub where we got a great table on the outside patio and had a great waiter. He even checked to see if they had bug spray for my Mom. Mia was great almost the entire 2 hours but she got tired and cranky towards the ened until I was able to rock her to sleep. Saturday night we gave my mom her gift, a new photo printer so she can have even more pictures of Mia whenever she wants them. Sunday morning we exchanged Father's Day cards in my parents room before heading back to Watertown since it was going to rain all day. It was a great weekend and nice to get out on the town too as my parents had Mia sleep in their room so we were able to head out with the gang. Can't wait to get back to Newport again.

Monday morning was Mia's "6 Month" checkup and another round of shots, 3 this time. Doctor Gonzalez gave Megan the go ahead to start feeding Mia food with her formula now too so we are really excited for this next phase. After 3 days she has already got the hang of eating her applesauce and loves playing in her highchair. Mia is now 26.75" tall and is weighing in at 16 lbs. 10 oz., over 3 times her birth weight which is amazing to us, and the Doc couldn't believe how strong she is and gave her a clean bill of health overall.

Now that the NBA playoffs are finally over we'll be able to get some more sleep and really get rolling on our packing, which at this point is up to about 10 boxes and a few giant ziploc bags of clothes. We hope to get a lot done this weekend and start to see some progress as we are moving in just over 3 weeks. Until next time, enjoy the new pictures and videos and I hope everyone is having a great start to summer.

Can you believe it?

It is already June. As much as I am so excited for the beautiful weather, I can't believe that 6 months have past since Mia was born. On one hand, it seems like forever ago that Mia and I were trapped in the house watching the endless snow fall, but on the other hand, it seems like just yesterday that we brought her home for the first time. The mind plays funny games with you, I guess.

For the first time in a long time, I was able to stay home on a Monday. Work has been very hectic for me and I have ended up going into the office on the days when I was supposed to be at home. It helped that Josh had some extra paternity time that he had to use or lose, but I missed being at home all the same. I had forgotten how much I enjoy staying home with Mia - but I had also forgotten how hard it is to be alone and entertain her all day. We started our morning with a long walk to Dunkin Donuts to see her friends (and let's be honest, mine too!). I needed the morning caffeine fix. After our walk, we came home and had some play time. Mia seems to be enjoying her toys more and really can let you know what she wants. She reaches for everything and when she is done with playing with that specific toy - just drops it and reaches for something new. I love watching her explore her world. Everything is new and interesting to her.

Mia finally went down for a nap after a rather long fussy period and I got to spend some time outside in the back yard catching up on my reading. I really should have been packing for the upcoming move, but I couldn't fathom letting this beautiful weather pass without spending quality time outside. After her lengthy nap, we took another walk with Aunt Allie. Our second visit to Dunks was a bit excessive, but there is nothing better than an iced coffee on a day like today. I am SURE it will affect my sleep tonight, but I couldn't say no. Allie, Mia and I tooled around town and had a great time.

Mia had her appointment on Friday morning with the ortho. He was not concerned at all and told us that "she will have a normal butt". Needless to say, both Josh and I were very relieved. No follow up appointments necessary. She was weighed and measured while she was there - and we are happy to report that she is 16.3 lbs and 25 3/4 inches long. I can say that she is thriving.

Hope all is well with everyone that reads and more posts to come. Some June pictures are up on the phanfare link.