Mia's 1st Foods

It is funny how my kiddos are so different in so many ways. McKinley has always been our fun, loving, fly by the seat of her pants and make everyone laugh (by accident). Mia is definitely a bit more serious, very analytical, & thinks everything through. 

This shows even in how they eat. McKinley has always LOVED food. She will eat anything you put in front of her. Mia seems to want to look at the food and think about it before it ever reaches her mouth. Then when it does she tends to be a little dramatic and is not able to hide it.

This is our second time doing baby led weaning. It worked so well with McKinley that we knew we wanted to try it again with Mia. Well...we ended up having a completely different experience the second time around.

Our sweet little Mia just did not want to eat solid food. It didn't matter what it was, she was not going to eat/swallow it. We tried all kinds of fruits & vegetables, different colors, textures, temperatures. This kid was not giving in. She would try it but as soon as it hit her lips we would get a horrible reaction. It would best be described as the bitter beer face and it would always be followed by a gag.

So we kept giving her solid food and she kept refusing it. I was determined not to give up but after several weeks of this I caved and bought a few jars of pureed baby food. She of course loved it. So I decided to choose my battles and this was one I didn't have the energy to fight. She started getting the pureed food in addition to the solid food with each meal. We did this for a little over a week, maybe two weeks and then all of the sudden she decided she didn't care for pureed food anymore, she was all about the solids! I guess she just wanted everything in her own time. Now she is a champion eater just like her older sister. These two will eat ANYTHING!

Here are a few pictures from the first couple BLW sessions...

Sweet Red Pepper (try #1):

Cucumber:

Carrot:

Sweet Red Pepper (try #2):

Sweet Potato:

Avocado:

*** I am happy to report that since these pictures were taken (a mere 7 months ago :/), this child will now eat ANYTHING!

Mia's Baby Blessing

WAY back in February our church had their annual Baby Blessing for all the babies born in 2013. This is always a special day for each family.

Our sweet little Mia was one of the babies being honored. The Baby Blessing happens during our regular church service. First there is a little commitment ceremony, then each family is called up onto the stage and finally, this special time is closed with a little prayer. After church the celebration continues when each new baby and their family are treated to a yummy lunch.

We are so thankful for our family that was able to be a part of this special day. It means the world to us to know that these sweet girls have such amazing and loving people in their life!

McKinley & Mia- Our Girls

 

How can you not LOVE these faces!?! I took these pictures a few weeks back, hoping I would be able to use them as Christmas gifts. Thankfully a handful of them were good enough to use and here are a few of my favorites:

 





Santa Santa- Ho Ho Ho

The girls had a wonderful visit with Santa this year. There were lots of smiles & hugs and thankfully no tears:)

Sorry for all the pictures, but some of the expressions were just too priceless not to share. 

What a fun and magical moment! Oh to be a child again!

Baby Mia

 

First, let me start by saying this entry is LONG overdue. I actually had forgotten about these pics and happened upon them the other day.

 

My mom took these photos when Mia was just a few weeks old. I feel like these were taken yesterday, but that isn't possible because this past week that tiny baby turned 6 months old!

 

So here are a few of the newborn pics:

 

 

 

My heart is full after looking at the photos again. We are so blessed to have this sweet angel in our lives!

Mia Elizabeth Organ- The Announcement

Here it is...
Mia's official birth announcement!

It only took me 13 weeks to create and order them:) I am just thankful I was able to complete this task before her first birthday!

Mia's First Bath

Bathing a newborn...that is something I don't really enjoy doing. They are so tiny and fragile, I don't want them to freeze and they are so slippery. I definitely don't want to be known as the momma who dropped her newborn because she was slippery when wet! But regardless of my silly fears, Mia was going to have to be bathed at some point:)

Mia screamed from the second we started the bath until the very end when we wrapped her in a towel. Thankfully we survived the first bath (there was no dropping of babies) and now that Mia is 8 weeks old we have a routine and she loves bath time!