Happy!

Merry Christmas!!!

A few pictures of our first Christmas together.... Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Christmas Eve - in my pretty dress!
I had lots of fun in the "cry" room at church...kids and toys
and book and snacks, what's not to like about church?

"Hey..are any of these for me???"

Feeding my new baby doll

Opening presents on Christmas morning!
I sure do love ripping off the paper!

Playing "ball" with Grandma and Grandpa

Checking out my new stroller for my baby dolls!

Doodling on my DoodlePro - I even have an audience!

Catching up...

Ok...all of you moms out there who laughed hysterically when I talked about all of the things that I thought I'd be able to get done once Maya was home can stop laughing now!

Sheesh...this is hard work! But I'm loving (almost) every minute of it. And Maya is just thriving!

Here are some catch up photos from the last week or so...

Breakfast with Santa - Maya is paying NO attention to the
man in the red suit behind her!

Trying on mom's sunglasses - before I broke them!

Practicing the sign for cookies - I'm getting the hang of this sign language thing!

Hangin' with cousin Sam!

Checking out Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas tree

Modeling my new Christmas PJs

All bundled up for Wild Lights at the St. Louis Zoo - that was FUN!

(these frogs actually sang Jingle Bells!)

That's all for now....stay tuned for pictures of my first Christmas!!!!

Yogurt...what's not to love?

Why use a spoon when you can use your hands?

Why eat it when you can play with it?

Breakthrough with Grandpa!

For those who have been following along the Grandpa and Maya saga...here she is with Grandpa at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The beauty of this picture is that they were there ALL BY THEMSELVES! I had some business to tend to, so Grandpa took Maya out for the morning..she cried for a few minutes (I think just to make me feel bad as I was leaving!) and then she was a perfectly happy little girl - hangin' with her Grandpa!

Yay for Maya and Grandpa!!!

random acts of cuteness....

She's all about the cuteness these days....

Peek-a-boo!

Hanging with Grandma!

Wrestling with my friend Alexis!

Rocking with baby!

"Writing" at my desk!
Check out the way she holds her pencil - this girl's got some great fine motor skills!

I'm a big girl now!

On Tuesday, December 5,2006 - Maya decided to start traveling solo! Go Maya Go!

Sorry there is no sound...I don't have a video recorder, so the above was taken with my digital camera. I do enjoy getting the little snipets of video though...perhaps I'll need to think about a digital video-recorder!

Moving!

We are busy packing up boxes for our big move. Yep..it's a rough move...according to Mapquest, the old and the new are all of 1.37 miles apart. I've moved quite a few times in my adult life...but never with a toddler thrown into the mix!

In other news...

Maya is doing GREAT! She keeps me on my toes with all of her new tricks! Her latest is the ability to get from a sitting position to standing - without assistance! Go Maya! I do believe that I will have a very independent toddler on my hands in just a few weeks. There's no stopping her now!

She has done really well the few times that I've left her with a sitter. I do believe she is getting the hang of mom leaving her for a bit. The smile that I receive from Maya upon returning makes is almost okay to leave!

Maya is a very loving little girl. She loves to give me kisses and has decided that all "ouchies" require a kiss, too! One afternoon, we accidently pinched her finger just a tiny bit when getting into the carseat. Ever since then...whenever she hears that click of the harness..she holds her fingers out for a kiss. This girl just won't let it go!!

That's about it for now...once we get settled into the new house (and get our Christmas tree up!) I'll be sure to update the blog with some new pictures!