What's new with Maya?

I wrote this post prior to having Laurel, looks like it never got posted.

Lots.  This kid is growing up like crazy and it has been so amazing to watch.  And this post is just a proud mommy bragging about her little girl.

- She has learned almost all of her colors and often uses them to describe whatever she is looking at.  A green car, a purple jacket, her pink glasses.  She watches the stoplights as we are driving and yells out "Green Go" and "Red Stop" as they change.

- She sings along with her music and although the only word that is usually understandable is the last one of the line, she sure thinks she gets them all.  She has also started reading along with her favorite books (the ones we have read over and over and over and over again).  Again, it is usually only the last word that we can actually pick out.

- She loves her ABCs, but needs someone to help her through them.  If she does it on her own it is A, B, C, D, H and then sometimes she throws in the L, M, N, O, P.  Although, we did catch her singing the ABCs along with her elmo doll the other night and she managed to get most of them right.

- She can count to 10, but for her it starts at the number 2.  In Maya's world the number 1 doesn't seem to exist.

- She is a chatterbox.  Which shouldn't be a huge surprise since she has always been that way, even when she was a baby she never stopped babbling.  She is trying to speak in full sentances, but I think her brain works quicker than her mouth and we don't always know what she is trying to say.  Which, in turn frustrates her.  Every time we turn around she has picked up a new word.  It really makes us aware that we have to watch what we say, she listens to it all!

- We've started the potty training process, but aren't pushing it very hard.  Mostly because I haven't had the energy for it yet.  She likes to use the potty and will occassionally ask to use it on her own when she knows she has to go but that is sporatic.  They've started having her sit on it at daycare as well so we will see how that goes.  Maybe we can get rid of the diaper sooner than I thought?!?!

- She is a little gymnast and it is really hard to keep her from climbing.  In some ways I've given up.  We keep her off the dangerous stuff (like climbing up the toilet and onto the bathroom counter), but for the most part we are helping her learn to be careful when she climbs because it is a losing battle.  She has great balance and can really get anywhere she wants to.  She's learned how to jump and attemps somersaults and after each one she puts her arms up and says, "Ta Da".  I think the tumbling classes she is taking at daycare are really helping her out with all of this. 

Here she is being silly - everyone should wear sunglasses with dinner!