July 4th

We headed down to the Cape for the 4th! We had fun with family as well as hung out at the beach. We saw some awesome fireworks and Maya had fun splashing in the waves in her jeans! The sunset was amazing from the beach, too.

Water fun! (June)

While Maya does like her new pool, she doesn't seem to like to immerse herself in cold water. She did love the sprinkler, but we will have to work on the cold water part.

Boy Crazy Already?

So, we had a play date with Sara and Will the other day. They definitely had fun judging from the laughter. Maya just wanted to give Will big hugs ("bi hu") and would tackle him to the ground and they just were running and laughing.

Funny things kids say and do!

Maya's love affair with hats and shoes continues....doesn't matter whose shoes and she can make anything be a hat...this one would work if she had to bunny ears. And yes she does this herself!




As if it isn't funny enough that she actually says, "ummmm" and "hmmm" with a pointer finger to her mouth.....I couldn't help but last when I first heard her say, All aboard," when watching Dinosaur Train. She adds and "ey" to many words which cracks me up because we are not an "ey" family (aka adding the "ey" sound to the end of words that don't end with it). We talk to Maya in a regular voice with regular words insted of baby talk. However, it is totally a normal speech pattern for kids to do and it is just too cute.

Funny other things she says right now:

Pees Mama/Dada = Please Mama/Dada
"Oh hi!"
"Happy?" = What happened?
"Bi Hu" = Big Hug
"La La Elmo Wor" = I want to watch Elmo's World"
"Mo Hummy" = More hummus
"pie appo" = pineapple
"pitzey" = pizza
"smoobu" = smoothie
"dogba" = dog
"papa" = puppy
Unko Do/Unko Mikey = Uncle Joe/Uncle Mike
The list goes on...so fun for me to watch what seems to be normal development so far.

Another cute thing this month is Maya and my enormous Belly. We talk about the baby and she says, "hi baby" and gives my belly hugs and kisses. I know she doesn't understand, but it is so cute.

"I low"

This is how Maya says, "I love you." She absolutely melted my heart when she first said, "I low" and gave me the tightest hug.

Her language is starting to explode and amaze me. The fact that she can tell me when the strap is too tight on the carseat took me aback. I can't help but smile when she uses please in many other ways in her sweet little voice. For example, when she knows she shouldn't be doing something and looks at me with those dimples and says, "peese."

Easter

Oh yeah! Easter happened. The day started with Maya seeing her easter basket...well bucket with shovel and "cell phone." She loved the phone. It was so cute. She wore her adorable outfit from Uncle Joe...cowgirl boots and all (sadly they are too small now). She wasn't a big fan of the Easter Bunny, but liked him from afar. We had a great brunch at the Double Tree in Westborough...yum! Maya was full of facial expressions, enjoyed running down the expansive hallways, and opening plastic easter eggs (fortunately she didn't even try to eat the chocolate inside). It is so nice when they can eat such a wide variety of food. She happily sat on my lap and nibbled off my plate. So much easier than cooking at home. Here are some pics...

Highlights from 18 months

Well this post has been sitting and waiting for highlights...and now I don't remember the highlights from 18 months...preggo brain returns....I do know that she started putting two words together and walking turned to running. Hmmm...what else...it will come to me.