Celebrating One

I'm a bit late in this post, but here are some pictures from Maya's first birthday party. We held it at a park, and were a bit worried when we woke up that morning to wind and lots of rain. Fortunately, we lucked out and the rain stopped just in time for the party. It was still a bit cold, but I'll take that over wet any day. Maya had a great time playing on the playground with her family and friends. She was a bit overwhelmed when everyone sang Happy Birthday and was not a fan of cake (although thoroughly enjoyed stabbing it with a spoon). Thanks to all for helping us celebrate her first year!  And a special thanks to Grandma, Grandpa and Heather for capturing it all on camera.

(the expression on her face says it all)

And She's One!!

Holy cow, how did time go by so fast? Maya is fully embracing toddlerhood and I have to admit, so are we. Life has become so much fun as she explores and masters her new skills. She's 17lbs 1/4 oz (5%) and 27 1/4 inches (5%). Small, but proportional :-)

- She has become quite the walker and rarely gets on her hands and knees to crawl anymore. I'm loving this because it makes playing outside much, much easier. Plus, she can now wear all the cute dresses that just frustrated her when she was crawling.

- Her favorite thing to say is 'uh oh' and she will drop something on purpose just to be able to say it. She is also starting to identify 'dada' and 'mama' as us. Daycare is convinced she is saying things like; cracker, baby and book, but I have yet to hear it.

- She has started to pick up sign language from watching one of her friends in her class and is signing 'more', 'please' and occasionally 'eat'.

- She moves up to the next room at daycare next week. I was a bit nervous, but when we visited the room to meet her new teacher she didn't want to leave. She's ready and is going to have such a good time playing and learning with all the big kids.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Ummm...

She's walking. It is a little bittersweet.

Who needs toys?

Maya discovered the garbage can in our office and I found her pushing it around the house while collecting random things and putting them inside.

  

By the end she had selectively chosen: a TV remote, a playstation controller, an x-box controller, a sweatshirt, baby tylenol and a onesie.  She was pretty proud!

Pittsburgh fun

Maya and I flew to Pittsburgh last weekend to visit family and attend my Aunt's wedding. I was super nervous about traveling without Rey but Maya was a trooper and did better than expected. We had such a good time hanging out with everyone.  And, not only did Maya figure out how to stand on her own while we were there, she took her first independent steps! 

Fun times on the plane with Bennett, Aunt Amy and Aunt Jenny

Bennett and Maya helping push the stroller during our layover

The tired travelers upon our arrival

Enjoying the sunny weather

Grandpa taught her the fun of playing in the dirt

Playing with cousins

Sitting at the table like big kids

All dressed up and enjoying appetizers at the wedding (we chose to ignore the fact that they left fingerprints all over the nice glass table!)

Chatting with Great-Granny Pat

Snuggles with Great-Grandpa

Visiting a local park despite the rain - it didn't phase them one bit and they loved splashing around in the water

Dancing queen

This is a prime example of why she keeps us smiling!



From my Aunt Kay's wedding that Maya and I attended this weekend... she sure had fun.  Not bad for a little girl that learned how to stand up without holding on to anything only the day before!