Long Time No Post

Between a big work deadline and getting a new computer, I've been away from the blog for a while. We're doing fine. Mia's language skills are growing by leaps and bounds. Lots of two-word sentences. She has progressed from adjective/noun combinations ("big hat") to noun/verb combos ("See toes"). Sometimes, it feels like a real conversation! Mia received some more Signing Time videos for her birthday and loves showing off her new signs and teaching them to us. Some of them are really challenging. Jeff and Mia were watching the Signing Time episode about farm animals today, and Jeff called to me in the kitchen, "I don't think we'll be saying goat too much."
We continue to enjoy lots of reading time. Mia once made me read her the board book version of "Go, Dog, Go!" eight times in one sitting. Tonight I had to read the long version 3 times.
Sarah has been teaching Mia her letters, and Mia recognizes quite a few. She recognizes more letters than she can pronounce. K and G and J sounds still elude her most of the time.
The other reason I haven't been posting as much is because I decided I need more hours of sleep every night. I have a bad habit of sitting down at 11 p.m. to write what should be a 5-minute blog entry, and 45 minutes later I'm still writing, selecting the perfect photo, editing the text... and before I know it, it is 11:44 p.m. and I still haven't hit "publish."