Talking

Mia is talking a bit more every week. Her most frequently used words are more, bye, wet, hot, and up. Still in the "word approximation" category: ball (we only rarely hear the L), dog, and many many others. Her most-used baby signs are more, eat, drink, please, thank you, her own version of "help", and yes. She says no (by firmly shaking her head) a lot, but we've learned that no doesn't necessarily mean no to her. (Proof: She shook her head when we asked her if she wanted fruit, which she never ever turns down.)
Mia occasionally surprises us by saying a new and fairly complicated word perfectly, but then we never hear it again. Example: We've been saying "bottoms up" to her when we are putting on a clean diaper, and Jeff tells me that tonight she said "bottoms up" as he changed her.
Mia has recently taken an interest in butterflies, and she is trying really hard to pronounce the word. It sounds more like buh buh DUH.

Did I mention that Mia is now 34 inches tall and 28.5 pounds?