Kids say the cutest things
Maya cracks me up on a daily basis. Kids really do say the cutest things. She imitates so much, but also generalizes to other situations. Some of the latest:
I'm a big sister!
Goodnight, sweet dreams, baby!
I Comfy! I Cozy!
I don't think so!
Daddy/Uncle Mikey stinky!
Daddy/Uncle Mikey juice! (refering to beer)
Baby's try to poop.
Baby Gorgeous!
Baby Savavah!
She is starting to recall past events. Just the other day she said, "I go apple picking" and named some of the people she went with including her cousins Sarah and James. This was something she did while I was in the hospital with Savannah. I couldn't believe that she was making conversation this way. Today she told me that she went to the playground and she had fun with Daddy.
Thank goodness she loves her little sister so far! My biggest worry is that she will squish her while she gives her a "big huggie," so we are really working on "little huggies" and giving space. Not too much terrible twos yet, but definitely a few mini tantrums. I know kids regress a little when a new sibling arrives, but so far we have only seen this in the food department. She who was once quite an independent and fairly neat eater has regressed to let's squish my food, throw it on the floor, and put it in my hair. I am sure this will pass.
Maya is generally a self-motivated kid. We really haven't pushed to potty issue, but offer it to her on occassion. Yesterday she asked to go on the potty three times and went pee! She was so proud of herself and we were, too! We love watching her learn and discover. She is fascinated with zippers and yesterday engaged and zipped a zipper on her vest. Dan and I have showed her a few times, but she was so determined to do it herself. This is such a great age!
I'm a big sister!
Goodnight, sweet dreams, baby!
I Comfy! I Cozy!
I don't think so!
Daddy/Uncle Mikey stinky!
Daddy/Uncle Mikey juice! (refering to beer)
Baby's try to poop.
Baby Gorgeous!
Baby Savavah!
She is starting to recall past events. Just the other day she said, "I go apple picking" and named some of the people she went with including her cousins Sarah and James. This was something she did while I was in the hospital with Savannah. I couldn't believe that she was making conversation this way. Today she told me that she went to the playground and she had fun with Daddy.
Thank goodness she loves her little sister so far! My biggest worry is that she will squish her while she gives her a "big huggie," so we are really working on "little huggies" and giving space. Not too much terrible twos yet, but definitely a few mini tantrums. I know kids regress a little when a new sibling arrives, but so far we have only seen this in the food department. She who was once quite an independent and fairly neat eater has regressed to let's squish my food, throw it on the floor, and put it in my hair. I am sure this will pass.
Maya is generally a self-motivated kid. We really haven't pushed to potty issue, but offer it to her on occassion. Yesterday she asked to go on the potty three times and went pee! She was so proud of herself and we were, too! We love watching her learn and discover. She is fascinated with zippers and yesterday engaged and zipped a zipper on her vest. Dan and I have showed her a few times, but she was so determined to do it herself. This is such a great age!
Savannah Joy
Savannah Joy Magner was born on September 25th weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 19 3/4 long. Not a bad size considering she decided to make her entrance into the world about 3 weeks early. I was shocked when my water broke around 9:15 in the morning on the 25th - well more like in denial is more like it. My contractions didn't really start until about 1:30, so Maya and I were just hanging out while Dan tied up loose ends at work. They started to intensify around 3:30ish and Savannah came not long after 6:00. I was not too surprised at the speedy arrival because I think it would have been the same had Maya not been in wrong position.
Unfortunately shortly after the birth we transported Savannah to the hospital because her breathing was not quite what you would expect. She had what is called Transient Tachynpnea of the Newborn (TTN). She developed jaundice, which wasn't much of a surprise, and our stay was prolonged to a long 9 days in the NICU. I was able to stay at the hospital with her for that time which tore my heart out being away from Maya, but she was of course with her awesome Daddy who made sure sh had lots of fun and they came to visit often. As hard of a decision as it was to stay overnight, I needed to be there for many reasons. The hard part was that I always felt like I was missing an arm because I was away from Maya and hardly got to hold Savannah.
It was all a surreal experience, but looking around the NICU at all the teeny tiny babies make you count your blessings and I tried to focus on finding the joy in small successes and hurdles past. We are all thrilled to be home together and life seems normal. Well that is the short story...I have started to write the long story which is already 4 pages long! Here are some pictures of the first two weeks.
Unfortunately shortly after the birth we transported Savannah to the hospital because her breathing was not quite what you would expect. She had what is called Transient Tachynpnea of the Newborn (TTN). She developed jaundice, which wasn't much of a surprise, and our stay was prolonged to a long 9 days in the NICU. I was able to stay at the hospital with her for that time which tore my heart out being away from Maya, but she was of course with her awesome Daddy who made sure sh had lots of fun and they came to visit often. As hard of a decision as it was to stay overnight, I needed to be there for many reasons. The hard part was that I always felt like I was missing an arm because I was away from Maya and hardly got to hold Savannah.
It was all a surreal experience, but looking around the NICU at all the teeny tiny babies make you count your blessings and I tried to focus on finding the joy in small successes and hurdles past. We are all thrilled to be home together and life seems normal. Well that is the short story...I have started to write the long story which is already 4 pages long! Here are some pictures of the first two weeks.
Maya turns 2!
Wow...where did the past two years go! Maya is two! Maya and I had a relaxing day on her birthday and went to a local park to take some pictures. 
We had a small party for her on the next day and she loved her Elmo cake and all her presents. She had so much fun!
Her language and articulation have totally blossomed over the past month or so especially. I laugh at so many things she says....
"I love football" while watching a recent Patriots game... unless Dan has trained her behind my back this was completely unprovoked.
"I don't think so" with the sweetest little melody in her voice in a variety of contexts....example 1: "Daddy toot toot. I don't think so!" or "Elmo fall down. Elmo is okay? I don't think so!" I know where she gets this one....me!
"Hoo hoo haa haa. I a monkey." So funny...out of the blue."
She seems to change everyday....I need to blog more so I can remember all these details. Her brother or sister is soon to arrive. I just loves the way she hugs and kisses my belly and says, "hi baby." She cracks me up when out of the blue she points to my belly and says, "baby move" or "big belly."
We had a small party for her on the next day and she loved her Elmo cake and all her presents. She had so much fun!
Her language and articulation have totally blossomed over the past month or so especially. I laugh at so many things she says....
"I love football" while watching a recent Patriots game... unless Dan has trained her behind my back this was completely unprovoked.
"I don't think so" with the sweetest little melody in her voice in a variety of contexts....example 1: "Daddy toot toot. I don't think so!" or "Elmo fall down. Elmo is okay? I don't think so!" I know where she gets this one....me!
"Hoo hoo haa haa. I a monkey." So funny...out of the blue."
She seems to change everyday....I need to blog more so I can remember all these details. Her brother or sister is soon to arrive. I just loves the way she hugs and kisses my belly and says, "hi baby." She cracks me up when out of the blue she points to my belly and says, "baby move" or "big belly."
September already!?!?
Wow! August flew by. We did have lots of fun down the Cape and finally got back to Block Island for the first time since Maya was born. We usually go to Block Island in September for our anniversary, but I knew traveling might not be on the agenda much longer. We had a great time! See links for pictures.We had some fun day trips to Davis Farmland and the Ecotarium with friends! We went to birthday parties and playdates! It was a busy month, but fun! Maya tried finger painting for the first time to make a creative gift for Grandpa's birthday. (aka "Rah Pa").
She loves to color and will ask anyone and everyone to draw Elmo one thousand times -big Elmos, little Elmos, baby Elmos! She is starting to talk up a storm. She loves to play hide and seek games and it too cute when she says, "you surpise me."
Maya has a style of her own and she loves accessories...boy are we in trouble when she starts dressing herself which isn't that far away. Just tonight she must have spent at least 5 minutes trying to connect a zipper before asking for help. Here are some of her self-designed accesorization (if that is a word).
She loves to color and will ask anyone and everyone to draw Elmo one thousand times -big Elmos, little Elmos, baby Elmos! She is starting to talk up a storm. She loves to play hide and seek games and it too cute when she says, "you surpise me."
Maya has a style of her own and she loves accessories...boy are we in trouble when she starts dressing herself which isn't that far away. Just tonight she must have spent at least 5 minutes trying to connect a zipper before asking for help. Here are some of her self-designed accesorization (if that is a word).
July Fun!
July was a fun month! We took Maya to Water Wizz with great friends! She loved it as you can see. Didn't even care about wearing her huge lifejacket! 
Maya and I have been having a blast just being at home. We even fingerpainted for the first time!
We had family visiting in town and had a blast at cookouts and even got to Mystic. Maya's first time there (well second if you count that the last time she was in my belly! I love the aquarium in Mystic. The Beluga whales are amazing. I do hate seeing animals in captivity, however the nature of this aquarium is for animals that can't live in the wild.
There were cute little tunnels for kids that Maya loved running through.
We even got to enjoy the seaport a little. Maya thought it was hysterical eating her lemon sorbet from a "baby poo" aka baby spoon.
Maya and I have been having a blast just being at home. We even fingerpainted for the first time!
We had family visiting in town and had a blast at cookouts and even got to Mystic. Maya's first time there (well second if you count that the last time she was in my belly! I love the aquarium in Mystic. The Beluga whales are amazing. I do hate seeing animals in captivity, however the nature of this aquarium is for animals that can't live in the wild.
There were cute little tunnels for kids that Maya loved running through.
We even got to enjoy the seaport a little. Maya thought it was hysterical eating her lemon sorbet from a "baby poo" aka baby spoon.
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. 
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