April-July 2011

Maya is now 15 months old. She is learning something new everyday. It is so fun to see and hear her experience new things.

• Maya was a speed crawler, I have never seen a baby crawl so fast.
• Started Walking on June 17, 2010 – She is now all but running
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  She will play “Five” with us.
• She does “Pat-Pat” where she will pat our backs (like a hug)
• She loves to empty and fill anything. Baskets, shelfs, cabinets, etc.
• Loves to eat coins (mom and dad don't like it) or anything medal
• Loves to brush her teeth, which she has 11 all the way in an the 4 I-teeth are all coming in. Maya has never got one tooth at a time. The least was 2 at once, the most was 5 in a week, with the 6^th a week later.
• We went to the Dr for her 15 moth appointment:
  • Weight: 22 lbs, 13 oz
  • Height: 30.5”
• Dr says she is healthy and growing continually
• She taught herself what dogs say. She loves dogs (from a distance) one day she heard one barking and made the woof woof noise... So cute. We are now working on other animal sounds (cat, cow, horse...)
• If you ask her, she can tell you where her nose, belly button, toes, eyes and ears are. She can almost tell where mommy and daddy's are too.
• She dances with any music (or no music). She likes to shake those Latin hips 
• She is a smart girl. We were sitting at the table, and she was pointing to the juice, but we wanted her to eat her food, she was very insistent, she would point to the cup of water, so we knew that she wanted something to drink then point to the juice, no mistaking what she wanted.

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  Our Little Helper

  She is a lover of ice. This was one of her first words. “Ice” She normally wants the ice more than the drink.
• She LOVES to read books. Turning pages, and hearing stories... She can do it all day long.

  

  Papa and Maya reading
• In May Maya and I went to Arizona to visit “Nana” (Maya’s great grandma). This was her first plane ride. She was great! 

  

  Aunt Becky, Uncle Hal, Me and Maya

  

  Nana and Maya

  

  Aubrey, Maya and Nama

  

  Aunt Becky and Maya

   
• Maya's favorite toy is her bike. Whenever we go outside she wants to climb onto the bike and go for a ride,
• She will give kisses. She puckers her lips and says muu- ah.
• She is copying many noises and sounds that we make. Words or sounds.
• She says hello to every car that passes by.

Words Maya Says (and learns more everyday):

The Dr said that her age it’s good to say 3-6 words; she has by far surpassed this!!

• Dada          Mommy          Aubrey          Ya/Yes          No          Uh-oh          baby          ice
• rice            side - Outside  Where go?     bird              poop       Nana            banana 
• thank you  all done            please            Dog             woof (what does a dog say)          Hi
• Bye           Cheese             Grapes           This             Book      Wa-wa (water)                Bath
• Off            Heidi (aunt)     Ni-night         Papa            Kai (cousin)                 apple         binkey
• Moo (what does a cow say)                    Bahh (what does a sheep say)
• Neahhh (horse)                 meaw (cat)

Words Maya Signs:

July 4th

July 4th

• All Done                                                    More (one finger to palm of other hand)
• Dog (hit's her chest)                                  Mine
• Cheese                                                       Please (rubs hands on chest)
• Ball                                                            Where it go? (hands in air, twisted)
• Bird                                                           Water (finger to mouth)
• Eat (finger to mouth)                                Book (finger to other palm)
• Bath (rubs fists up and down chest)         Milk
• Cracker                                                     Fish
• way up high (raises her arms)                  Candy
• Thank you

Our lives revolve around our little angel and she makes us so happy. We can't even remember our lives without her. We are so grateful for her and thank God constantly for her in our lives. 

Wall Family

Hernandez Family

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.
  
  
  
  Valentines Day with Clara
  
  
   
  Such a big Girl
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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