April 13th, 2010
Mia is 6 months and 6 days old.
Yesterday morning I went into visit Mia as usual. I slowly walked into her room and her nanny Lily was feeding her. I smiled and she smiled back and then I said "good morning little Mia".
Mia is the type of baby you have to approach with a certain amount of caution since she doesn't like it when people rush up to her too fast. Many a person has gone right up to her face in a well-meaning attempt to greet her and when that happens, she cries because she needs a little time to recognize who you are before she is ready. Just like a Queen. One must greet her with some level of respect (and even a bow or two).
As I walked closer I noticed her eyes were immediately drawn to the plaid pajama pants I was wearing. After giving birth to Mia, the post baby weight has been s-l-o-w-l-y coming off. My old clothes still don't fit me and I fight everyday to find something acceptable to wear to work that will cover both my post-baby stomach and my much larger rear-end. The one article of clothing I have always been able to count on fitting me both pre-and-post baby are my red-plaid Victoria's Secret pajama bottoms.
Mia seemed fixated on my pants so I sat down while Lily was still feeding her and let her touch them. She practically pushed the bottle out of her mouth in an effort to grab the fabric. I ended up hoisting my legs closer to her face so she could play with my pants while she was eating. Lily and I figured out that it was the red color mixed with the plaid pattern that was so intriguing.
So, this morning after my pants had been thoroughly washed I brought them into Mia and saw her face light up. Even though she was in her baby gym and had plenty of toys to play with, she completely ignored them and grabbed my pants.
Guess now I know who REALLY wears the pants in the family...
