12,700,800 seconds....

How long since...
...the most beautiful girl was placed in my arms
...my heart grew bigger than I ever imagined
...a lifelong dream was fulfilled

From and including: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
To, but not including : Tuesday, March 20, 2007

It is 147 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date

Or 4 months, 24 days excluding the end date

Alternative time units147 days can be converted to one of these units:
12,700,800 seconds
211,680 minutes
3528 hours
21 weeks

** I ran across this website today at work. I needed to calculate 180 days from a specific date and just knew that there were calculators for such an occasion. Of course I had to plug in the BIGGEST day of my life. Just for fun!

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Hats! ... and an update

Maya LOVES hats of all kinds...



even when they are pants....

or a swim-suit top....

Life is good. Maya is doing GREAT. She is learning more and more words, will repeat many things that I say, and loves to imitate everyone around her. She is gaining more confidence in climbing and enjoys climbing all over the furniture and anyone who might be ON the furniture. She is so much more comfortable with friends and family...and doesn't mind being "left" with them for a few hours here and there. Maya is gaining independence as well. She enjoys figuring out how to do things on her own - and I'm sure that the phrase "I do it" is going to be a favorite around our home.

We are anxious for spring-time! I cannot wait to get this one out of the house and to the park! We have great plans for spending much time outside and having picnic dinners at the park and on our back deck whenever possible. We have a super-cool Radio Flyer wagon waiting to "fly" around the neighborhood...and we cannot wait to take it on trips down to the local snow-cone stand--yum!

I took Maya to an indoor pool last weekend. This was her first experience (as far as I know) in a pool. She LOVED it! She looked mighty cute in her little two piece tankini. She hopped right out of my arms within minutes of getting into the toddler section of the pool. She was getting very brave and wanted to let go of my hands after just a bit. She went down twice - I swooped her right back up, she sputtered a bit, but it did not deter her. My brave little girl even went down the slide all by herself! We are definitely signing up for swim lessons at the YMCA!

That's about all from here. Maya is such a joy...and this mommy-gig is getting better by the day!

Splish Splash

Maya LOVES bath time! Particularly when there are bubbles involved. Here are some pictures from a recent bath....

making my bubble "beard"

big splashes make mommy shriek and Maya laugh....

All done - can't wait for the next bath!

I'm looking forward to signing Maya up for swim classes - I will bet that she just LOVES being in the water!