Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Almost a year.....



I can not believe that it has been almost a year since Mia was placed in my arms. Recently fellow bloggers David and Amy posted that they had an antique Chinese wall hanging for sale. I love items that have meaning and I am a VERY sentimental person. When looking at the certificate I caught the word Fuijian. Mia-Faith was from Fuijian province. I decided to splurge and buy the antique piece as a gift to mark her 1 year anniversary. The Certificate of Antiquity states that it was once formed part of a wedding canopy bed-dated mid 19th century. (circa 1850-1870) I think that it is also cool to have purchased it from some very neat people who will one day have a daughter from China.
I am sure Mia-Faith would rather get a doll, bubble or colors but I hope that one day she will appreciate the piece.







15 comments:

Steffie B. said...

Very beautiful.....I would done the samething. Congrats on your first eyar together! ;)

Mommy Spice said...

Precious pictures of Mia!! And the wall hanging, awesome!! I would have done the exact same thing.

LaLa said...

Beautiful girl....I saw that on Amy's blog..what a wonderful gift for Mia : )

D said...

Yeah! Glad it got there all right! I'm glad you have it!

Carrie said...

So hard to believe almost a year! What a beautiful piece of artwork for Mia-Faith one day. I too wanted Oivia to have something from her province one day and came home with a silk print. Great find Shelly!

Don and Be said...

Happy One Year!
Lovely pics of Mia.
Blessings,
DOn & Be

Ron said...

Mia looks so happy in all her pictures. It's hard to believe it's almost 1 year.

She will appreciate that wall hanging someday.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love it and someday so will Mia-Faith. It will be very special to her.
I was just telling my friend that I had a dream I was receiving a fu baby. She said thats where my older daughter is from. ( I didn't know what a fu was) Now I do. How fun she is from there too.

redmaryjanes said...

That is a beautiful piece and I'm sure that one day it will hang with pride in her home.

asiangard said...

That's pretty cool!
My BIL is also from Fujian.In fact if you go to NY China town most of the Chinese there are Fujianese.
Mia is beautiful as always!

Happy one year!!!
RE: my blog..hehe yes musical beds, we have them here too.
Ferberize= letting them cry it out for the first couple times going to bed,(while checking up on them every five minutes or so with no eye contact) so they learn to self sooth,it's not too much fun for Mommy or Baby for the first couple times! But it works!

kitchu said...

Here's to one year basking in the love of your cutie!

The piece is beautiful, I remember David posting about it and I'm glad you got it from them. I've met them both and they are an amazing couple!!

C's Mom said...

Your Mia is lovely. Congrats on a wonderful year together.

The wall hanging is lovely and a great way to commemorate such a special time.

Thanks for stopping by my place. I'm looking forward to following along with you.

Fifi said...

Congrats on a year full of memories together!
That wall hanging is very pretty!

By the way I tagged you...... is that okay!?!

shelley said...

That is a wonderful gift. So beautiful. Happy one year.

shelley

t~ said...

Beautiful piece of art for a very beautiful reason! What a happy, smiley girl!