Ugh- I just noticed how few posts I have this month. Part of this can be attributed to my laziness, I'm sure. But the bulk of the blame goes to the Little One, who is too busy to sit and be photographed these days. So much of life with an almost-one-year old is captured less by a camera than by my own memory that stores all of the special little fleeting moments that comprise any given day. Any one thing seems insignificant -- a neighborhood walk, for example -- so the camera stays home. Which means that all the new things that happen escape the blog. Like the way she laughs and smiles as I allow her hands to pass through every bush, flower or tree that crosses our path. Or the way she thinks everybody is around to see HER -- a fact she acknowledges with big grins and lots of waving. Everything is a guided tour these days. She points at anything and everything, making her little "DAT" noise every time. I even took her to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art this week for the sole purpose of giving her something new to point at -- and, boy, is a museum of wacky art ever the perfect venue for such an activity! The only thing more exciting than a museum might be the arrival of Daddy, which creates such a state of excitement in Mia that I wonder if she might explode. She "runs" (and by that I mean crawls disturbingly fast) over to the gate at the top of the stairs, awaiting the sound of his footsteps. Once he starts walking upwards, Mia starts bouncing like crazy and making lots of happy noises, until she sees his face and the "Daddy, Dada, Daddy!!!"' noises start. Then she launches into a big, mysterious story where I imagine she is telling him all about her exciting day, while she nuzzles him and lovingly pats him on his chest. So cute. And yet no photos!
So, my sincere apologies. I have taken some videos that I'll get up and posted soon. They include some footage of Mia swimming, eating, shaking her head, and all sorts of earth shattering stuff.
Grammy Corey just left and Mia's other Grandma (along with Cousin Alexis) is on her way. And don't look now, but that first birthday is nearly around the corner.
