Mia at 11 and 12 weeks: New friend Ducklet

May 25th was Dominican Mother’s Day here, and we spent the afternoon with Heuris’ family in the river at Los Patos, with about everyone else (and their mothers) from Paraiso and along the coast. Heuris brought our blow-up baby bathtub for Mia to sleep in, but decided to try it out as a waterbed first. So here is our baby on her first “swimming” excursion, even though she didn’t actually get wet.

Some shots from that afternoon when Mia was having a sit in the kitchen and recovering from her voyage:

A few days later, Abuela Teresa and three of Mia’s cousins came to visit. From biggest to smallest and with pronunciations in parentheses, the cousins are: Yinet (Jeannette), Jarvey (Harvey) and Hermione (as in Harry Potter).

This is what happens after the cousins come to visit.

Other big news is that Mia has discovered her own hands and feet. She spends much time studying them closely.

She also has a new friend to keep her company. His is yellow and soft and his name is Ducklet. Mia spends much time handling, massaging and sometimes tasting Ducklet. He doesn’t seem to mind this at all.

Mia is smiling more and more every day. Except never when we try to take her picture. Here are a few examples of her new camera face:

Luckily, her crafty mother figured out the old mirror-picure trick.