Fevers, Cavities, Hearts and Balloons!

Today marks day 70 since getting our sweet Mia.

This week was a tough one for poor sweet Mia.  First she had to go to the dentist for the first time.  We knew she was going to have a number of cavities but we did not know what the extent of them or the number would be.  Poor sweet thing has 10 cavities out of her 20 teeth.  The good news is they are all surface and will not need any root canals or crowns.  Apparently with over seas adoption this dentist said that he has seen A LOT worse and that we were lucky.  Lucky with 10 cavities - YIKES! :(  We will get them filled over two visits the week after this and then the following week.  Mid-week she got a nasty cough and fever.  She was a bit whiny but overall handled it pretty well.  What cracked me up is that even though she was sick, she still wanted her "pretty" clothes on - meaning her dresses. 

Before she got too sick, it was Valentines Day and Mike and Logan surprised Mia and I with flowers and balloons delivered to the house.  Mia's eyes got huge, and when I told her they were from Logan and Dad she got a big smile and hugged the balloon monkey.  Of course my heart melted that Mike made our first Valentines Day with Mia special.  Normally I am not a huge Valentine's Day fan, but this year seemed different and it was nice to celebrate.  

Every week Mia is trying new foods.  This week she liked a chicken sandwich which is great since she REALLY needs the protein.  Fruit and yogurt (not together) are still the favorites and rice is the main staple. Noodles have taken a back seat.  I am sure she is just bored with them.

Except for the night where her fever was the worst, she has been sleeping like a champ, which means I get to sleep!  :)  On the weekend, Logan loves to camp out on her floor and they have a slumber party.  It is very cute.

No daycare last week but will go (depending on the weather) this week.  My challenge is the schedule.  To be honest, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the morning teacher but the afternoon teacher I am not crazy about.  Because Mia sleeps most of the morning, I struggle with whether sending her for such a short time is worth it (they go down for a nap at 12:30 and she has practically just gotten up).  Mia also has not really connected with any of the kids in a meaningful way.  I think it scares them when she cries and because they cannot really understand her, they just kinda stare at her.  Mia does not help the situation when someone is being nice and sweet and asks something like do you like me or do you like to play with me and she just scowls and says "No".  Not sure what is going on there because she LOVES to play with her brother and she supposedly loved playing with all the kids in the orphanage.  Ugh, sometimes being a parent and making all the right choices is just not easy.  

Mia is now asking me to sing to her a lot.  It is very sweet.  She climbs up into my lap and gets really relaxed and just wants me to sing and sing.  I am seriously running out of songs.  I need to google some new cute ones to sing.  I would love to hear what your favorite childhood song was.  That said, I do not think she cares if she has to listen to the same ones over and over.  Mia is also LOVING to play in her kitchen and is constantly bringing us "food".  She tells us what it is and then tells us that she is going to go make something else and runs to do it.  She can do this for an hour or more at a time.  She certainly gets her daily exercise going back and forth.  We took Mia and Logan to a movie this weekend.  We went to see Tangled per Logan's request.  It was her first movie and although she said it was big, she did not seem impressed. She did not cry or anything she just watched it and asked if they had Dora.  :(

Mia's English is improving with every day that goes by.  Everyday the ratio of English words to Mandarin words increases greatly.  Earlier in the week Mike and I were unpacking the groceries and Logan and Mia were playing in the basement.  All of the sudden Mia runs into the kitchen and says "Loga hu, Loga hu".  I knew she was saying Logan something but I was racking my brain for all my Mandarin words that sounded like "hu".  I was coming up with nothing and she was repeating herself over and over so fast.  Then, with a bit of frustration, she yelled "Loga I-O (that is not how to spell it)" which means HURT in Mandarin.  OMG!  I asked her if Logan was hurt and she said "YES!  Loga hu".  It was cute, she was trying to use English and I was trying to figure out what she was saying in Mandarin.  :)

Logan and Mia are continuing to get along brilliantly.  Every once and a while Mia does not want to share me with Logan, but she quickly gets over it and peace is restored.

Below are some pictures from the week.  Enjoy!  :)

Always a princess, even in the bath! 

Where is Mia?

Loving her brother and saying thank you!

She hugged this monkey ALL night - she even tried to figure out how to sleep with it!

Dad's little princess

My loves!

The flowers Mike sent when I got done with them.  Much more my style and Mia agreed.  See photo above.  :)

Even being sick is better with a pretty dress and cupcakes!  Thanks for the yummy treat Tappy's!  

Sick movie night picnic - Horton Hears a Who

With Grandma and Grandpa.

Sporting the new "Mia preferred" hairstyle!  :)