The journey between here and there

Mya is 11 1/2 months old! I can’t believe she is almost 1. Time flies. I still remember giving birth to her and then going out to dinner 3 hours after she was born.

Mya loves the Numa Numa Dance by Gary Brolsma. Maybe cuz he says her name over and over in the song, I don’t know. She starts laughing, rocking her body back and forth and shakes her head up and down. She then gets up to dance. She bends her knees and shakes her body. I love her. I really do. She has her little finger wrapped around my heart.

When Ryan comes home she rushes over to the door with the other kids and grabs onto Ryan’s leg until it’s her turn for a hug. She then snuggles right in, placing her head on his shoulder and she pats his back grinning madly. She loves her daddy and is so excited to see him. She will stay like that for a minute then look at him and give him an open mouthed kiss. Then go back in for the snuggle. She’s so sweet.

Anytime I pick Mya up she kicks her legs like a little highlander dancer. She kicks and kicks, so excited that she’s in my arms and we’re going somewhere!

Whenever she is in my arms and wants to see what I am doing she leans around my thick cascading hair that falls around my face. She peers around it to see if I’m eating something or what my facial expression is.

She puts her head and hands on the ground, sticks her bum up in the air and looks behind her between her legs. I think she must like that perspective on the world because she does it all the time.

She can crawl up the stairs very well now. She will go down, but only if I’m behind her to help her in case she gets scared.

She loves her brothers and sister. When she hears them coming she sits up straight, wiggles her body and smiles as they burst through the door. She laughs and plays with them. She loves watching them jump around, run around and be crazy. It makes her laugh.

She’s such a sweet baby. I just adore her. Her hair is a light, light brown. In the sun it turns blond. She’s so fair. I love her hazel eyes. The coloring is a tiger hazel I call them. They have a lot of yellow, light brown and a smidge of green in them. She has 4 little teeth; 2 top, 2 down. She’s got a beautiful smile that brings sunshine to your soul. I love her to bits.