The Mixed-Up Adventures of the Merry Mederich's.

I don't know how it happens, but it has been over two months since I last blogged.  Summer has been fun and busy and it's hard to believe it's now drawing to a close.  Today I am wearing a long sleeve shirt and a fleece.  There will still be some hot days, but the dog days of summer seem to be over. Via is changing every single day.  She is getting so mobile.  She is crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and thinks that her walking skills are better than they actually are.  She has gotten to the place where sometimes she will let go of whatever piece of furniture she is holding onto and take off toward whatever she wants.  Sometimes it goes better than others.  The other day she clobbered the dog.  Mila still wonders why we brought this baby home.  Via's vocabulary seems to be taking shape.  A lot of the time she says momma and dada and she seems to know who/what she is talking about.  In addition to what sounds like...