Mia Dancing

A caveat: Shawn does not usually dance around shirtless for the camera. He didn't know I was going to start filming. He DOES frequently dance around in a silly manner with Mia which I think only adds to his awesome fatherly qualities. I have a feeling he'd like me to mention that he has lost 15 pounds since this was filmed (though I think he looks great!) (By the way, sorry about the sideways angle for a minute.)

"Jesus Got You"

Recently Mia has started saying "Mia safe ... Daddy got you". Which, to translate, is her copying Shawn as he has comforted her when scared by saying "you're safe, Daddy's got you." It's really very sweet and she says it usually when being tucked into bed or other moments where she's scared.

A few days ago on Monday, Mia's binkie (pacifier) got "broken" (we won't tell her for a number of years that I'm the one who broke it, using a pair of scizzors to cut off the part you suck on) so we had to throw it away. Mia LOVES her binkie. So for her first nap time without it, she cried herself to sleep. That night for Family Home Evening, Shawn gave a short lesson about moments in life when we're sad and how if we pray, Jesus will make us happy or bring us comfort. We each shared a sad moment and then talked about Mia's binkie being broken and how that was a sad thing. I won't go on and on about our little lesson or the cute little prayers that followed, but suffice it to say, Mia's new phrase is "Jesus got you." She hasn't cried for her binkie since.

Since Monday she mentions her binkie several times a day. She says "binkie broken" [pause] "sad" [pause] "Jesus got you." And now bedtime, or scary times include: "Mia safe"... "daddy got you"... "Jesus got you". She is so sweet. It melts and breaks my heart to watch her grow up. Not only that but her little phrase serves to remind me as I go through my day and my patience wanes or trials arise, "Jesus got you." And there is comfort.

Mia's binkie farwell and throwing it in the trash.

Playing Outside