She did it!

She stands! She first stood up all by herself June 19th, and we caught this photo on the 22nd.

Monday the 30th she starts at a new daycare. I think she will get a lot of stimulation there. We had fun when we visited there twice this week. She is a happy girl. She babbles all the time now and is constantly saying "why?" I'm quite sure she has no idea she is asking a question.

What a big girl!

June 3rd- Maya's first meal at the big table. She was so pleased to sit next to Daddy!

June 5th- Maya got her first baby doll. She was very interested in it's toes!

June 21st- Maya is enjoying her new playhouse that our generous neighbors gave us when their kids outgrew it. It is upstairs in our game room.

First Haircut!

May 19th we went to the salon for Maya's fist haircut. She was very wiggly! What a big girl she is now!
She walks holding our hands and cruises around. She's also started crawling like a stinkbug, with her tush up in the air. She is learning to use a straw cup instead of a bottle, but it is taking a while. She has said "bye, bye" a few times now and has signed "more."
We have been swimming a few times this summer, in our pool and in the neighborhood kiddie pool. I am thankful that she likes it a lot. She has also been playing in the sprinklers at the O'Neal's house with Ben and Abby. She has lots of fun being taken care of by them.

I don't want cake!

Mommy made a strawberry cake with fresh strawberries and put colored cool whip on Maya's cake. Maya enjoyed playing with the cool whip, but didn't put anything in her mouth. She wouldn't let anyone else feed her cake or ice cream either. (small video added)

Easter

Maya and Mama had a nice trip to Arizona for Easter. Maya got a swing at Nana and Grandpa's house on the back porch. She loved it! She also enjoyed playing with all the toys Nana has bought.
She is quite the fast crawler now. She pulls up some, but hasn't attempted cruising or walking yet. That is quite fine by me. She will be off and running soon enough.
Maya moved up to a new car seat last weekend. She is growing, but is still only about 18 pounds. She learned "uh-oh" last weekend and thinks it is fun to throw things on the floor and then say "uh-oh." Dada is still her word of choice. She squeals with delight and even claps sometimes when he enters the room. Mama normally is greeted by squeals and feet kicking as well. That is one of the joys of having a baby. No one else gives you that kind of greeting!
It is hard to believe her birthday is less than a week away! In some ways the trip to the delivery room seems like yesterday. But then it also seems like forever ago that it was just Q and I in this house.