Maya 1 year

March 2011

Wow a year has gone by and we are so blessed, and grateful that we have had Maya in our home. We both agree that this has been the best year of our lives. We have never been happier and that has everything to do with the little angel in our home. She is always laughing and loves to play, you can't help be happy in her presence.

For her birthday we took her out to eat (she loves mashed potatoes). Then we went to a swimming pool, with lots of toys for kids, she loves swimming. The next day we got together as a family and she got lots of toys.

Her favorite toy that she has gotten recently is a little tricycle with a big handle in the back that we can use to steer her around she could do this all day if we let her. She even knows how to use the little bell. Now whenever we walk out into the garage she points at it, wanting to go for a ride.

We went to Maya's 12 month doctor's appointment. She is right on track.

Length: 29.8” 90%

Weight: 21lbs 8oz 75%

Head Circ: 45cm 50%

Fun things Maya has done this month.

* She has started saying words. Mom, Dad, Hi, Ohh, Ya, and No

* She has been holding on to things and walking next to things

* She will sometimes let go of what she is holding onto it for just a second, until she realizes she has let go.

* She is a smart girl... She will bring us a book and hold it until we read it to her

* She will bring me the cell phone and hold it out until I call Dan to talk with him

* We got her a soccer ball for her birthday, and loves to play with it. She will roll and throw it, and chase after the ball.

* She is a speed crawler, so fast that I look away for just a moment and she is gone...

* She points at everything especially when she wants to eat or play with something

* She knows where her “treats” are and will point to the cupboard and grunt until she gets one.

* We have been teaching her some sign language. She can say all done, more and eat/water.

* She will now give her dolls a hug.

* She has a glow worm. We have put it in her crib, at night and in the morning she will press the button to hear the lullabies.

* She is really good at taking everything out of her diaper bag and throwing it everywhere

* Her favorite game right now it to have something in both hands and throw it on the floor, especially her food when she is done eating.

February 2011

Our little angel is now 11 months old. We are so excited that she is almost a whole year old. We can't believe it's been that long. We are also amazed at how big she is now and how much she can understand. She just loves to play and now she can understand a lot more games.

 

Found star button to play more music.

We also love how mobile she is, even though now she makes little messes all over. We don't mind though we just love that little mess maker.

 

Here are some other fun things she does:

• She has learned about pointing. She will look at something we are pointing to, and will point at things she wants, or where she wants to go.
• She loves to share. She will try handing something to you, and then pull back. Sometimes she will let you take it, but insist it back right away.
• She is a girl who knows what she wants. When eating she will throw the food she doesn't want either into a separate pile, or onto the floor (that's fun :)).
• At the beginning of the month she would kneel while holding onto things, now she will stand while holding onto the couch, and will even move towards stuff, that isn't too far away.
• She will grab onto something in both hands and throw them to the sides, at the same time.
• She is so interested in her books, she will look at them herself, but sometimes will bring them to us to read to her. She will even climb onto out laps to listen. She turns the pages for us (sometimes fast, and sometimes slow)
• She loves to eat her veggies, especially broccoli, squash and carrots
• She is a “talker” she always has something to say, either to us, or to herself.
• Tonight she found the treats in her bag, and brought them to me to have me open and give her some. SUPER CUTE
• She is a mover, she can crawl SO fast. In a blink of an eye she is all the way across the house.
  
  
  
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January 2011

January is over, time fly's so fast. Little Maya is now 10 months old. She is learning in leaps and bounds. 

Fun things Maya does:

• She is crawling all around, everyday she gets faster and faster, as much as I love to see her crawling, I miss the scoot and sit that she became so good at. 

• She follows us from room to room, we say “Maya come here” and she follows
• When I say “Yeah Maya”, She will clap her hands, without prompting
• She waves her arm, when we say “Bye, Bye”.
• She is starting to get used to routines, going to bed, or eating routines.
• She will lift her arms when she wants to be held. (she has been doing this for a while, but now is a champ)
• I took her to a swimming pool for the first time with aunts and cousins, she has so much fun, and fell right to sleep when we got back in the car

• She had her first cold this month. She hasn't been sick before, and is still fighting the runny nose.
• She recognizes the different tones of voices. When I say no, or am happy, or sad.
• We have been trying to teach her some sign language, and I think she can now say “all done” with her hands.
• Dan taught Maya when she pinches his nose he would make a “honk” noise, now out of the blue she will pinch one of our noses, and waits for the “honk”.
• Maya raises her hands way above her head, and loves to be tickled
• She loves to have her head rubbed and hair played with
• Her hair is getting so long that I can put piggy tails in it. I will do either 1 in the middle, or two, one on each side. It is also starting to have some curls.
• When either Dan or I are lying on the ground, Maya can't help herself, and needs to be crawling all over us. She laughs and laughs.
• She still has only 8 teeth, but they are coming in fast. She loves to have me brush her teeth every night.
• Last night I hid something behind my back, and she looked for it, she hasn’t done this before.

We can’t believe that life could bring so many blessings and joy in such a short amount of time. We truly are humbled to have Maya and you in our lives.