Is this a lollipop?

I blame Auntie Sarah for talking about Starbucks doughnuts last week.  Of course on Saturday, during our regular coffee run, we had to try them.  We chose the Birthday Cake Mini Doughnut. Before consuming the little doughnuts, we couldn’t pass up a photo opportunity with Mia and the doughnut (or donut if you prefer).  Farrah placed the doughnut on the end of a chopstick. What you see here is the end result.  I could have sworn she tried to take a bite of the doughnut, even though she doesn’t have teeth.

This photo was taken on October 16, 2010.

It’s bath time! Mia thankfully enjoys taking a bath. She’s always been calm when she’s doused with water.  It sure makes bath time easier. I had to get down into the tub to get this shot with the 50mm lens.

This photo was taken on October 12, 2010.

Mia channeling her inner Gene Simmons (not Jean Simmons). She was very active just before bedtime.  She just started moving around, making faces, and discovering things in her immediate area.  She looked at her feet as if it was the first time she saw them.  Perhaps it was the first time she noticed them. Then of course she got a bit fussy because it was bedtime.

We spent part of this past Sunday morning in Santa Cruz.  Farrah, Mia and I had breakfast at The Buttery.  Afterward, we stopped by my sister’s house to hang out for a while. She suggested we walk over to the local Farmer’s Market, where we’d meet up with Kayla.  After coming back from the walk,  Auntie Susana put a Snow White barrette in Mia’s hair.  Surprisingly, it almost got all of her hair.

This is how Mia looked when we got her ready to meet friends at Stanford Shopping Center one Sunday.  Since it was a nice sunny weekend, Farrah decided Mia should wear a hat to ward off the sun.  Mia seemed to enjoy the hat, and the day as well.

This photo was taken on September 12, 2010.

Ok, this is a photo for “Make Up Monday” since didn’t post a photo last Wednesday.  I took this photo of Mia as Farrah was getting her ready for her first day at daycare.  Unfortunately, I was starting to feel sick that morning, so I wasn’t much help to Farrah in getting Mia ready for this day. (Actually, I’m still feeling awful. It’s the meds I’m certain.)

How did Mia’s day go?  Actually, it went very well.  She was very curious about her new environment. She smiled at everyone who approached her.  If there was any negative it’s that she’s still slow at taking the bottle.

The photo was taken on the morning of September 15, 2010.

If this is what men go through, I can’t imagine what women experience.

 **Waistlies of the Day:** Esquire’s Style Blog investigates the discrepancy between what major labels pass off as size 36 dress pants versus their actual size.

I’ve never been slim — I played offensive line in high school — but I’m no cow either. (I’m happily a “Russell Crowe” body type.) So I immediately went across the street, bought a tailor’s measuring tape, and trudged from shop to shop, trying on various brands’ casual dress pants. It took just two hours to tear my self-esteem to smithereens and raise some serious questions about what I later learned is called “vanity sizing.”

See Also: How everything should fit. [via thedailywhat who found it via equire.]

Mia had just gotten out of the bath and was all nice and dry when I took this photo.  Her hair, of course, dries into a Mohawk state on its own. This photo was taken on Thursday, September 2, 2010, with an iPhone 3GS.

I went to log into my Yahoo! Mail account, which I haven’t done in quite a while - since I don’t really use Yahoo! Mail any longer. And I’m presented with this full-blown ad. Granted, it doesn’t look too distracting. Thank goodness it’s not a pop-up ad, but still, I see enough ads on the Internet. I just want to log into my account!

I propped Mia up on one of Farrah’s pillows while she was in the shower.  I managed to get a few good photos of her. This photo was taken on August 29, 2010.

Every time I launch my iPhone, I see this photo of Mia. I can’t help but smile.

Farrah placed Mia on the Boppy and I took a series of photos.  The little lens flare is light from the bedroom window, not some Photoshop effect. This photo was taken on August 22, 2010.