Mia got her first big ole chomper tooth over the weekend. It has almost completely come in. We have been calling it the surprise tooth because we didnt even know it was there. I was brushing her teeth on saturday night and saw a flash of something. I just thought she was chewing on a sock or a piece of paper she picked up off the floor and went to get it out of her mouth. To my surprise, it was a molar. Diane said earlier in the day that most kids dont start getting their molars until around 18 months. So now she is up to 7 teeth total. I figured with the big teeth coming in they would be extremely fussy. We didnt even notice any difference in her behavior. Now when she gives her angry face, it really means something.
One of Mias favorite things to do is crawl or walk around with something on her head playing peekaboo. It doesnt matter if anyone is playing with her. They dont even have to be in the same room. I think she is hiding from Wes so he doesnt tackle her, but Diane insists that is peekaboo. We have a little rocking chair in the living room she really likes to sit in. She climbs up into it and sits there with a big ole grin on her face like she is queen. It is funny watching her try and rock it. She has been trying to talk a lot more and shows a lot of interest in learning new things. She tries to say dog (gaaww), nose (naa), poopy (puppy). If we ask her where her nose is, she will point next to it and say naa. If she happens to be on your lap, she will point to your nose and say naa. She is walking like a champ now and is incredibly cute with the little tiny steps she takes. Last time she was weighed, she was up to 18 pounds. At this rate, she will be 18 months old before her carseat can be turned around.
Wes is turning into a true terror. He thinks he is a football player and really enjoys tackling Mia. He will tackle her and then hold her head down and laughing about it while on top of her. He has 6 teeth completely in and two more coming out right now. No big ole compers like Mia though. Walking is old news for him now, his next challenge it trying to run. He isnt very good at it, but keeps on trying. Doesnt seem interested in learning words like Mia does. He seems to lag behind her in that area. He weighs about 23 pounds. His favorite thing to do it put things into other things and making noise. He will take one of his toys and put into a toy pot and carry it around and then bang it on the table. If it makes noise, he is all about it. The days in the jumperoo are done for him. He outgrew it, such a shame for him to lose his favorite thing to do. If you havent seen him in the jumperoo, you havent seen a kid having fun.
I've been spending most weekends working on the basement. I will spend about 5 or 6 hours each day over the weekend down there. So far I have all the walls up except for 1. The one I havent finished yet just happens to be one I tore down earlier. It was alongside the stairs and wanted to open up the entry. I have to replace the portion from the floor to just above the stairs so you can see most of the basement coming down the stairs. Talked Diane into taking the kids over to some friends one day a couple weekends ago so I could shut off the water to the house and move the main shutoff to the house, pressure regulator, expansion tank on the water heater and sprinkler system shutoff. It worked out perfectly, I was just about to turn the water back on when she walked in the door. I am so glad I wasnt given my Dad's or brother David's plumbing skills. They spent over a day replacing a water heater at my sisters house once. Something that should have taken 4 hours on a real bad day. Moving 12 foot wall panels was a lot of fun to do by yourself. I was pretty lucky and only lost control of two of them while moving them and only had one of the two hit me in the head. Diane asked if the wall was ok afterwards. I've done a little bit of electric and some other minor plumbing so far. Spent a small fortune on cabinets for the bar, vanity and faucets for everything. It seems I am back into spending $200 everytime I go to the hardware store and I havent even bought the tub, countertops or tile yet. Wont be too much longer until I will be hanging drywall....at least I hope. My boss said something a week ago about having to start working lots of overtime, so you just never know.
Wes and Mia playing (wes has things in his cup)
Just a couple of posers
Wes in Diane's friend Suzanne's, christmas outfit
Mia in Diane's friend Suzanne's, christmas outfit
