Mimi

Mia Lovisa
September 1, 2005
7 pounds, 12 ounces
20 inches long

This is the time of year when we are slammed with birthdays. Four of us in two weeks. So we celebrate, recuperate for a day or two and go at it again. I just leave our Happy Birthday banner up the entire time.

What to say about my little Mia. She was by far the easiest birth and my smallest baby. That about says it about her. She is so easy going and fun to be around. She is at that age where her personality continues to explode and continually is adding to her repertoire of very quotable catch phrases like "I love it!" and "I do I do I do!" She had genuine surprise and excitement with every present that she opened. I think her favorite was her silver "parkly" shoes that might just be worn every day until the sparkles are gone.
She has dimples and an adorable smile with dark, thick eyelashes. She also can be very very silly and gets tremendous joy from making other people laugh. I can't believe that she is so old. She is a happy big sister and a fun little sister. I am looking forward to school starting tomorrow as Mia and I will be able to spend a lot more one on one time (at least for half a day). She keeps asking if we are going to the library, knowing that it will be our special outing while the other girls are in school.
She is into wearing swim suits all day long...she changes a dozen times during the day and it doesn't matter whose she has on. She is also going through her "clumsy period" and seems to be sustaining more injuries right now than the rest of us put together. She is quirky in an endearing way. I love that she was so scared of the David Lee Roth poster in Hard Rock Cafe that she couldn't calm down until Clark left with her. She is a smart cookie...our earliest talker. At 2 years old she was saying "cheeseburger" and "fo shizzle". I love that at 3 I can totally carry on a coherent conversation with her. She snores so loudly that at times I can hear her all the way down the hall. She is also very validating. It is not uncommon for her to suddenly tell one of us, or a total stranger that she just met, "I like your necklace" or "I like you".
Her birth was special for different reasons. Like I mentioned, it was by far the easiest, nay pleasant. When they told me the head and shoulders were out I asked "already?" and I felt great after she was born. She slept through the night at 4 months. Enough said. She was also the first birth that I had other family there with us in the room. We were living in Texas at the time near both of our parents and other siblings. Both of our Moms were there along with my little sister. They stood ever so quietly in the corner. I wouldn't have even known they were there except for the quiet cheering and encouragement that they couldn't help but whisper. "Come on, you can do it...you are doing great...she's coming!" It was like my little pep squad of angels...and then they were there to share that unique experience with us.
Mia is my funny character. She is an easy companion and good girl. I love her so much and am equally grateful that she is part of our family...she fits just where she should.