December 2010

December flew by so quickly. It was so much fun starting so many new traditions and continuing on with old with our little family.

We went to Maya’s 9 Month appointment this week. She is now:
28 ¾” long
19 lbs 10 oz
Her head is 44.1 CM.

Fun new things Maya has started or is improving this month.
* Within 2 weeks she had 6 new teeth, all four on top and 2 new on the bottom, amazingly enough, she was a little upset, but didn't get sick.

 

December 12, 2010

December 26, 2010

* She has become better at communicating with us. We can now tell if she wants more, or is done
* She got her first cold this week. For as miserable as she has been, she still smiles and laughs.
* She loves picking up and eating canned green beans.

* She is now starting to crawl; she is very good at going backwards but a little slower on the forward motion.
* She can roll all over the room now.
* She loves making loud noises, she particularly likes to bang glass together.
* She is now eating some food on her own, her finger dexterity is getting better.
* She loves to roll or crawl backward to cabinets and throw everything on to the floor.
* She love to rip and eat paper when we aren't looking
* She has finally gotten to the stage where she knows when she shouldn't be doing something and so she is really quite when she's doing something she knows she shouldn't
* She loves to clap her hands, she doesn't make much noise, but she sure loves doing it.

 Temple Square 2010

 Santa Clause

 Clara and her baby dressed up on Christmas

 Christmas PJ's

 Christmas Day

 Playing with Dev and the girls' Hex Bugs - Boy they were fun and squirmy

 First Freckle

December Newsletter (that I never mailed... oops)

December 2010

This year Dan and I have a lot to be grateful for.

First the most important: Maya Lucia, how grateful we are to have her in our family. She brings such a wonderful spirit to our home. She was born on March 25, 2010 in Bakersfield CA. We were there to pick her up from the hospital and able to meet and talk with her birth-parents for many hours. How grateful we are to them for their selflessness. They are amazing and generous, we have nothing but wonderful things to tell Maya as she grows.

Maya Lucia - March 25, 2010 5 lbs 12 oz 19" long

 What a blessing Maya is in our family. She teaches us something new everyday. What a great kid! She is now 9 months old, and we can't imagine life without her. She is a talker, she loves to make any noise she can. She is always wanting to smile, the smallest things make her laugh. She is rolling all over the place. She now has 7 teeth (5 are currently making their way in).

In September we were able to finalize our adoption, and were sealed in the temple for time and eternity 2 days later. How grateful we are to have temples and the knowledge we do regarding forever families.

October 1, 2010 - She is ours Forever!!

We are grateful for our jobs and all they provide for our family. Dan is working part time and is a full time dad. He is able to work from home, and take her into the office when needed. I work full time in sales for a wonderful company and enjoy what I do. They have blessed our lives more than I can tell.

This month Dan and I celebrate our 10^th wedding anniversary. What more can I say... Time fly's when your having fun. We are so grateful for the love we share and the commitment we have to each other and our family.

We are so grateful to all of our family and friends who have helped us this year. We have had an abundance of love and support from so many different people.

We love you all!

Happy Holidays!

Dan Aubrey and little Maya

Teeth

Did I say 4 teeth?  I meant 5 new teeth!!  Bless her mouth!

New Teeth!

Maya has been teething.  She got her first 2 teeth at 5 months, bottom middle.  Last week I found here 4th new tooth coming in (so she has 6 total).  The two bottom surrounding the middle teeth, the top right tooth and left "I" tooth. 

Poor kid, glad to get them all in at once instead of one at a time.

Maya - November

This has been a month of reflecting on what we are grateful for. Always at the top of our list is little Maya and the joy and wonder she has brought into our lives. 

I have been thinking about other characteristics besides the normal items.

• Maya has sparkling bright brown eyes, especially when she smiles
• Both thumbs are double jointed
• Her hair is dark and strait. The hairs in the back stand strait up, I must use hair gel or water to keep it down. It is now long enough to put a small rubber band to create a “Pebbles” Flinstone hairdo.
• She has a cute birthmark on her left elbow. It looks like a small lima bean
• Her fingers are long, and the nails grow super fast. Its hard to keep them short so she doesn't scratch herself and us.

Things she is learning and developing

• Maya is a momma's girl. When I am at home she wants to be with me.
• She has started rolling font to back both ways right and left, and I think she is learning the value of it. (Getting toys or other things.
• Maya loves electronics. Her favorite things to play with are the cell phones, remotes and cables. If we are using them, she wants to too. 
  

  

  
  
• We play patty cake and she doesn't want to stop. She can almost clap her hands together herself.
• She has started pulling herself up onto things (just yesterday, and learned the hard way to sit back down (bump on head.)
• Maya loves to kick. When excited, happy, sad, crying, tired... We took her to a hot springs, put her in a life jacket and she kicked all the way around it. She's going to be a great soccer player and probably a great swimmer!!
  

  
• She loves baths, we gave her the first “Big Girl” bath without the baby tub. She is in heaven when she is in the water.
  

  

  
• She can drink from a sippy cup. We had to try a few to find one that she liked, but success!!
• She loves to smile. Any excuse she gets, she smiles, laughs or giggles.
• I believe she is a thinker. She concentrates so hard on certain things.
• I think she is learning about her tongue. She clicks it and sticks it in and out.
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  When she is drinking her bottle at night, she likes to hold my fingers. She especially likes to pinch the tops.
• She loves her jumper. She has learned how to play with the various activities around it. She can now twist and turn to get to them. Instead of jumping up and down, she likes to jump side to side.
  
• She can now play on her own. She will find a toy and distract herself for 20-30 minutes at a time. 
• My favorite this month is that she has learned how to kiss. When we make the kissy noises, she will pucker her lips (sometimes tongue out) and lean in for the kiss. Super cute!
• We can always tell that Maya is done eating, or doesn't want more milk because she will press her lips tightly together, or pucker them, and turn her head away.
• When putting her to bed, we know she is ready to stay asleep when she rolls to her side.
• This month we took her bowling twice, Maya seemed to enjoy herself
  
  

  

  

  

  
• She is such a dare devil. She loves to be upside down, thrown up in the air, and her new trick is that she loves to roll off the couch (I am there to catch her)
  

  
• Maya is SOOO ticklish. Belly, back and especially under the chin.
• She has found her lips with her fingers and likes to strum them like a guitar to make noises. 
  

  

  

   
• She is still a talker, sometimes she really really wants to be the loudest person in the room.
• She puts everything into her mouth, I mean EVERYTHING
• Maya loves to scratch fabric, and various surfaces, she likes to hear the noises, and feel the textures.

 

 New Jacket

 

Thanksgiving 2010

    Mom's new hair...                 

Super cute Hair bow...