a big week....

Last week was a pretty big week. We took our 1st road trip to Orange County to visit TlovesT (that's Oma and Gramps to Maya). The 9 hour drive was a bit long but the visit was great! We had so much fun hanging out with them. Maya enjoyed being at their house, meeting lots of new people and she even got to meet her Great Grandma (Minnie is 97!) Josh and I also celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary & we got to have a really nice date at the hotel where we got married (thanks to TlovesT and babysitting!)Maya is turning the corner on 5 months and we can hardly believe it! Our giggly girl is getting so big. She's rolling over like a champ, pushing up on her arms, giggling without being tickled! and in general so alert and active. Now, only if she would sleep (wait....I've said that before!:)

4 1/2 months

A couple of recent pics of our little lady....

rollin'!

Maya has some new talents; She likes to eat her little feet, she took her pacifier out of her mouth, held it and then put it BACK in her mouth on her own and....yesterday, for the first time, she rolled from her back to her tummy. Once she did it, she was into it all day. Check out the video!

Maya is 4 Months!

We can hardly believe our little Miss Maya is 4 months old! She loves sucking on her hands/fingers (or our hands will do if need be), she digs standing on her feet (of course while we are holding her), she has awesome head control (hooray for good tummy time) and she has found her feet. It's the cutest thing to see her chillin in "happy baby" pose. This morning I put her on her tummy and she scooted herself, propelled by her legs, around in a semi circle and found herself facing 180 degrees the other direction. Hello Miss Mover!

I thought we were cruising with some good sleep but of course, right when we think we have it made- it changes. One thing is for sure.....things will always change. She, unfortunately, had to get her shots with her 4 month old check up this week so we are just holding and loving our little girl as she has been a bit cranky from the shots (I would be too!). Last night she was up every two hours and I was reminded of the newborn days that oddly seem long ago yet I can remember them like it was yesterday. Its hard to catch her with her hands holding her feet since when she is doing it, she seems to be in motion. But here are a couple recent pics....

busy bees.....

Well, it's been a while since I feel like I've had the time to post anything. Between Maya getting sick (a couple weeks ago-poor thing had a super bad cold that they, at first, told us was whooping cough!), all the visitors and our first trip up to Seattle, we've been busy bees!
TlovesT came up again for a great visit during Passover, we also got to see our friends Eileen & Henry Cohen, and then Dave & Maya (from Israel) for a day....and then Maya became the champion traveler this last week on a girls weekend.
My friend Jessica and I always make an annual trip to Seattle to spend time with our pal Sarah. This time, though, the girls weekend included two babies; Parker 8 months and Maya 3! Jess was a real trooper (and a serious help on our flight!) with all the napping and feeding schedules and we managed to make good food, eat out, hit a walk around the lake, do some shopping and veg to Oprah...good stuff!
Maya is doing well! She is still chatting up a storm (see video), likes to suck on her hands and fingers, is starting to put everything in her mouth, is rolling over to her side and is sleeping...eh OK.

a couple more 12 week pics of our peanut!

just about 3 months!

We've been very busy with lots of visitors! Amy, a friend of mine who lives in NY was in town last weekend and then the Gaon crew came to visit as well. Great Aunt Derril also made the trip. It was great to have everyone here and to introduce Maya to more friends and family. Also, Shara is in town from NY this weekend and was able to come by for a visit today. Its so nice to see everyone and more visitors are on their way this month!

Maya was cruising on sleeping at night ( she was beginning to sleep longer stretches ) but then she got her 1st cold last weekend and then got a bit more sick this week. The little lady is under the weather and its just heart breaking to see her be a bit miserable. She's only sleeping a couple/few hours at a time again which means I am extra tired for sure. She seems to be getting better each day and we hope she feels so much better soon. This next week, TlovesT are up for another visit and we will be with lots of friends and family for Passover. We can hardly believe she is turning the corner on 3 months!