Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 288: He Loves Shoes
Mitchell chased Maya all around the living room just to get his hands on her purple princess shoes.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 287: Jellyfish Dance
Maya finished up her sea creature artwork today. Below is her octopus - she thoughtfully gave it a face...
Then she did some dancing with her jellyfish from yesterday...
When we went back at looked at the pictures she said, "I'm a good dancer."
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 286: Coffee Filter Jellyfish
We made ocean animals today. I forgot to get a picture of Maya showing off her finished project - I will try to remember to get one tomorrow.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 283: Baby Signing Times
Mitchell's trying to watch his new signing video - but Maya doesn't know how to leave him alone!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 280: "It Will Hurt When I Walk!"
We took a walk after dinner tonight. Maya decided she wanted to ride her bike, which she is never good about riding it the whole walk. She got off the bike, and I'm not sure how it happened, but before we knew she was on the ground with a skinned knee. Daddy had to carry her and the bike the rest of the way home. At home, we had to clean it. Her comment after the traumatic cleaning was "it will hurt when I walk."
For some reason, Mitchell always seems to get a kick out of his sister's cries.
For some reason, Mitchell always seems to get a kick out of his sister's cries.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Day 279: Pertucky Derby Day
Maya told Mimi that the "Pertucky Derby" was this weekend. This should be our last derby while here in Louisville. We went out to dinner tonight and caught the race at Red Robin. Here is our attempt at getting some family photos before we left.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 278: 9 Months
Mitchell, you're already 3/4 of your way to 1 year. Time is flying by and here's what you're up to...
Your monthly picture has become way more difficult. You definitely noticed the sign there the past couple months, but we were able to distract you long enough to get a decent picture. This month it was literally throw you on the couch and start snapping.
Everyone thinks you are such a happy baby. That's because they are giving you attention when they say that. If you aren't the center of attention we have a major meltdown on our hands.
And when I say center of attention, that usually means someone better be sitting right next to you or holding you. It usually isn't enough for us to just wave to you and talk to you from the other room.
You make the funniest faces and recently you have started shaking your head "no" a lot. You must like the feel of your head thrashing back and forth.
You can definitely move across the floor is some kind of a "crawl." You just don't do it with your belly off the floor the whole time. It's kind of hard to explain, but you get up on all fours, propel yourself forward, fall, and then repeat.
You still don't have any teeth. Maya didn't get her first tooth until 11 months and it seems you are going to be the same way.
You love food - anything and everything! Your daycare teachers laugh about how well you eat. They say they have never seen a baby transition to table food so well. You eat pretty much whatever the daycare is serving for breakfast and lunch. You rarely eat baby food at daycare.
You sleep pretty good at night. You go to bed between 7-8 pm and sleep until 6-7 am. Some nights you don't wake up at all, other nights you wake up a lot. You never eat at night. You just need help finding your paci and you go back to sleep. You are still easy to get to sleep at night, too.
Your favorite toys are stuffed animals and toys that light up and make noise. You have a stuffed animal in your crib that you cuddle with every night. I have a feeling it will be around for a while.
Your monthly picture has become way more difficult. You definitely noticed the sign there the past couple months, but we were able to distract you long enough to get a decent picture. This month it was literally throw you on the couch and start snapping. 
Everyone thinks you are such a happy baby. That's because they are giving you attention when they say that. If you aren't the center of attention we have a major meltdown on our hands.
And when I say center of attention, that usually means someone better be sitting right next to you or holding you. It usually isn't enough for us to just wave to you and talk to you from the other room.
You make the funniest faces and recently you have started shaking your head "no" a lot. You must like the feel of your head thrashing back and forth.
You can definitely move across the floor is some kind of a "crawl." You just don't do it with your belly off the floor the whole time. It's kind of hard to explain, but you get up on all fours, propel yourself forward, fall, and then repeat.
You still don't have any teeth. Maya didn't get her first tooth until 11 months and it seems you are going to be the same way.
You love food - anything and everything! Your daycare teachers laugh about how well you eat. They say they have never seen a baby transition to table food so well. You eat pretty much whatever the daycare is serving for breakfast and lunch. You rarely eat baby food at daycare.
You sleep pretty good at night. You go to bed between 7-8 pm and sleep until 6-7 am. Some nights you don't wake up at all, other nights you wake up a lot. You never eat at night. You just need help finding your paci and you go back to sleep. You are still easy to get to sleep at night, too. 
Your favorite toys are stuffed animals and toys that light up and make noise. You have a stuffed animal in your crib that you cuddle with every night. I have a feeling it will be around for a while.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 276: Something Old But Something New
This used to be Maya's toy - now Mitchell gets to enjoy singing along and looking at himself in the mirror.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 275: Teacher Appreciation Week
Maya decorated cookies to give her teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.
About half of the finished product:
I made a special "M" cookie for Maya.
And the best part: the taste test!
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