Oh My Mia

Mia is getting quite the vocabulary, and it is so funny to hear all her little thoughts.

Mia: "Oh no!  Where's my pink umbrella?!"

Me: " I don't know!"

Mia: "It's probably in my room...." 

Every night Mia has me sing to her before she goes to sleep.  Usually she wants "You are my sunshine", but sung in a super silly way.  Recently, however, she requests "Baby mine" from Dumbo, and she softly fake cries through the whole song.  Silly lady.

I tried to put her water sippy cup by her bed and she shrieked, "No mommy!" and jumped down to grab it.  Then she scolded me.... "The monster will drink my water!"

The next night Mia and I had a long discussion about how the monsters were all gone.  She cheered triumphantly....and then, like the true staller she is, looked around her room for another reason to put off going to sleep.  The first thing she spotted was her rocking horse.  She then shrieked, "Oh no, mommy!  My horsey will bite my toes!  My horsey will eat my feet!"  Poor horsey was banished from the room for the night.

I bought her some new shoes to put away so she can wear them in about 6 months when she grows into them.  I have thus far been unsuccessful in the putting away part.  She wears those shoes from the moment she wakes up until she lays her head on her pillow at night.  Even then she places them at the foot of her bed. 

I paint her nails every so often, when we have girls nights.  Every time she puts on her shoes, she sees her toes again.  When this happens she rips of her shoe, shows everyone her "pretty toes" and then puts her shoe back on.  Every time.