Big Girl Now & Cracka Peese!

On our way back from LA, we moved Mia to be forward-facing and behind the passenger seat. Lots more for her to see now including us. Now Mia has more leg room, her poor long legs were always bent before. The bad thing is that she is super alert and it takes her longer to fall asleep. Being able to see us has also increased her demands. At least when Mia could not see us she did not really ask for stuff. This segues into her demands for crackers and to get up for most of her moments awake on Tuesday which amounted to about 4.5 hours.

Our Missy has not been much of a fruits and veggies girl. She also does not like milk or eggs must to my dismay, but in the last couple of weeks she has decided to try some fruits. Before this she would only really eat apples. Even then she would spit out the pulp after sucking out the juice. Lately she eats raisins, grapes, strawberries, peaches and watermelon when she feels like it. But her all time favorite food is and will always be crackers. She is very demanding about it and can scream, "Craka Peese!" at the top of her lungs. Luckily we've tricked her into believing that certain cereals are also crackers so she eats Quaker Oat Squares and Cheerios believing they are indeed crackers. For a special treat she will get Asian Seaweed wrapped crackers or Earth's Best Big Bird and Elmo face crackers. But somehow I am not sure I want her to think she's eating Big Bird and Elmo. Seems wrong, plus we are trying to keep a lid on the whole Elmo and Sesame Street obsession.

I have found a great source of FAT for her. She likes peanut butter and thank the Lord she is not allergic. It's something she rarely turns down. Whereas it's hit or miss with cheese. One day she will love cheese and the next she'll squeeze it into bits and offer it to Kona. Trader Joes sells pretzels with peanut butter inside. These are great snacks for Mia.

Grandpa Update
Just got a call while writing. Well, less than a year after my Pua Pua passed away, my Gong-Gong is gone too. Grandpa died this morning around 10ish. I am sad, but thankful for the chance to say good-bye and spend time with him. He had a great life, was 93 and most of his family members were around in his final days. Please pray for God's comfort for my family members.