Lil' Mama

Maya's interest in her baby doll has increased the last few weeks. She will bring me her diapers to put on the baby and when I showed her that the doll has her own diaper, she immediately had me take it off so she could try to put it back on. A couple of days ago, she brought out her doll-size blanket and put her baby down for a nap on the couch. When she noticed that Jason was also laying down she put the blanket on him and said, "Dada shh." Such a helper.
"Shhh, the baby's sleeping."

Birthday Boy

Jason's birthday was low key this year thanks to the stomach flu. We all managed to get it on his birthday and Maya is still recovering. I sent him to work with his cake that I made completely from scratch (where's my medal?) so he was able to have a slice and the rest wasn't wasted.



Maya enjoyed watching me make the cake but her favorite part was when I let her lick the spatula covered in whipped cream. This is a child who has never been shy when it comes to sweets so I knew that I didn't have to worry about her getting it all over the place. She immediately went to work licking it clean. A little fell on the floor and I had to act fast to beat her to it, she can't stand to see any goodies wasted. The entire time she had the spatula she was nothing but 'Ooh, mmmm, num num.'

Be Mine

Valentine's Day was a big deal for Maya this year. We met a few of her friends at the zoo where they all exchanged cards and goodies, it was so cute to watch her hand out her valentines. She received a cookie from her Granny and Papaw which she immediately gave a big hug, sweets are very close to her heart. Later, her Daddy came home with a bouquet of flowers and a balloon, at least the flowers were for me.

I Made It

Maya got a great surprise when her Nana and Poppy came to babysit so Jason and I could go to his banquet for work. This would be the first time we left Maya with anyone overnight. AND IT WAS GOING TO BE OK. Or so I was told, many times. So after telling Mom everything she might ever need to know about Maya and warning her about any major dangers, like too much peanut butter, we left our little girl for the first time overnight. I think I did really well, I only called twice a day but I did request a recap of the entire day's events complete with what she ate. Completely normal. The trip required us to be gone for two nights and I wasn't going to be able to come home before then, after all, 13 miles is a really long way.

Obligatory Maya pic.

Countdown To The Terrible Two's

So Maya finally had her 18 month checkup last week and everything is looking good. She weighed in at 24 pounds, putting her at 55% and is 34in. long, putting her at 95%. If she doesn't gain more weight then I'll never be able to get her to stop squeazing between the fridge and the cabinets.