Saturday, July 14, 2001

Mia was a real cry-baby today. It must have been her teething, as I haven't heard her cry this much since when she was first brough home. Jenn came up with the brilliant idea of giving her Tylenol for her discomfort. Mia felt better a few minutes after taking the dosage, although she never seemed to get 100% comfortable (i.e. she was fairly fussy). Jenn, however, is tremendously patient with Mia, so I know we'll be fine.
posted by Rick Umali 9:43 PM

Thursday, July 12, 2001

Mia slept for almost three hours at daycare today.
posted by Rick Umali 9:58 PM

Wednesday, July 11, 2001

Mia now has a saucer. She likes it!
posted by Rick Umali 10:33 PM

It took us almost an hour and a half to get Mia to bed. We started around 8PM. I expressed my exhaustion and consternation to Jenn, but she said that an hour and a half of this was nothing, compared to all the time she has to spend with her during the day.

I shouldn't complain, but I'll be happy when I don't have to help Mia go to sleep.

(On the other side: once she's asleep, she stays asleep until around 6AM, more often than not. This we do enjoy.)
posted by Rick Umali 10:32 PM

When I got home, Mia rolled over (to her left) twice in my presence. I asked Jenn about this, and she said she's been doing that for most of the day. Of course now we're scared that Mia will roll over while sleeping. But Mia seems to enjoy her new skill. When she gets to the otherside, she holds her head up by propping herself on her forearms. She tried to crawl, but she still does not know how to do this (although she does succeed at rolling herself in a circle very slowly).
posted by Rick Umali 10:30 PM

Tuesday, July 10, 2001

Before I forget this, I must recall that a neighbor once said to me that the days go by slowly, but the years go by very fast. Her son just celebrated his 13th birthday!
posted by Rick Umali 10:11 PM

Mia's grandfather (Jenn's Dad) visited today. Of course, I was at work. They all went out for lunch (again at Panera) and had a good time.
posted by Rick Umali 10:09 PM

Sunday, July 08, 2001

I witnessed Mia rolling over this afternoon. Actually, she rolled over only once.

She was on her back, and rolled to a half-way point. She rolled back, then heaved herself over to the other side. When she got there, she stared blankly at her new perspective. I clapped, and let her stay on her stomach until she started crying. This is one of the development milestones, and one I was amazed to watch for myself.
posted by Rick Umali 3:54 PM