lunch at leilani's with sydney & uncle kirk
keeping maya busy
playing at the park
maya loves the park - she can climb up these stairs
...and goes down the slide
climbing the stairs
playing
peek a boo
then down to the beach for some fun in the sand and water
Maya at story time - i've been taking her on tuesdays when kalia is in school.She likes to take all the books off the shelf with the other 1 year olds.
So today Maya learned to drink from a straw - Kalia shared her new princess cup with Maya and after many attempts, she figured out how to drink from it. Maya loves that cup. We are definitely going to be getting two of everything very soon. This morning when Kalia woke up, Erik went to get her milk and I told him, don't come back unless you have one for Maya too. Maya wants milk in a sippy cup like Kalia or she will be mad and cry until she has hers too! Good grief!
I'm pretty sure that Maya has teeth coming in, she's just not herself and waking up super early - more like the middle of the night. I did try to ignore her the other morning and then she just gets louder and louder. Then because her naps are so early, she's crying to go to sleep before the sun sets and we are in a vicious cycle.
We checked out the Curious George complete collection from the library and Kalia is really into reading the stories to us. She looks at the pictures and tells the story, but she really does include a lot of the real story, a lot of the sentences start with "quickly, george...", "Suddenly, the man with the yellow hat.." It's really cute. The other day when I was supposed to be reading stories before kalia's nap/rest time, she read to me and I fell asleep on her bed and then she closed the door and went to play in the living room. I woke up 15 minutes later.
The two words that Maya uses are "dada" when she sees Erik and "nana" when she sees a banana. She was screaming "nana, nana, nana" at Safeway the other day. Had we not had to weigh them to pay for them, I would have given in and just let her eat one. That's about where I'm at lately- anything to keep my sanity. Erik's been working almost everyday and long shifts. So that means I'm working a lot lately too and Maya has been tough. Well, it's because she's so damn easy usually that I think she's tough. But she hasn't been feeling herself and crying a lot at night, even if it's just for a few seconds, I can tell that she doesn't feel well right now. Did I mention that she can unscrew water bottles?
Maya has been saying, "NO!" with the exact same intonation that Kalia uses with her- yes, it's very, very scary. Lately, Kalia just slams her door in Maya's face. Maya will just go and bang on the door, she doesn't care, she just wants in. But I guess that is Kalia's room and Maya does love to take everything from Kalia. Kalia will just sit in there reading or drawing.
I really do believe that there are certain advantages to being the second child. I mean, Maya goes everywhere and knows everyone. She definitely has more confidence than Kalia did at this age. She will push past a 9 year old on the stairs at the playground and go down the slide on her own without even looking to see if I'm around. Maya already watches Kalia and learns so quickly. Although, maybe I don't read as much to Maya as I did with Kalia. But Kalia just loved to read from a really young age and Maya just wants to fight me to turn the pages. Maya's favorite book right now is the same one that Kalia loved at 1 year - Where Is Baby's Belly Button, by Karen Katz.
Oh, Kalia and I have been playing Candyland a lot and it's really perfect for her. It's so simple and the game goes by quickly. I have won only once. I have to admit at first I would let her win, but now that I want to win so that she learns how to lose, I can't seem to win!
I'm pretty sure that Maya has teeth coming in, she's just not herself and waking up super early - more like the middle of the night. I did try to ignore her the other morning and then she just gets louder and louder. Then because her naps are so early, she's crying to go to sleep before the sun sets and we are in a vicious cycle.
We checked out the Curious George complete collection from the library and Kalia is really into reading the stories to us. She looks at the pictures and tells the story, but she really does include a lot of the real story, a lot of the sentences start with "quickly, george...", "Suddenly, the man with the yellow hat.." It's really cute. The other day when I was supposed to be reading stories before kalia's nap/rest time, she read to me and I fell asleep on her bed and then she closed the door and went to play in the living room. I woke up 15 minutes later.
The two words that Maya uses are "dada" when she sees Erik and "nana" when she sees a banana. She was screaming "nana, nana, nana" at Safeway the other day. Had we not had to weigh them to pay for them, I would have given in and just let her eat one. That's about where I'm at lately- anything to keep my sanity. Erik's been working almost everyday and long shifts. So that means I'm working a lot lately too and Maya has been tough. Well, it's because she's so damn easy usually that I think she's tough. But she hasn't been feeling herself and crying a lot at night, even if it's just for a few seconds, I can tell that she doesn't feel well right now. Did I mention that she can unscrew water bottles?
Maya has been saying, "NO!" with the exact same intonation that Kalia uses with her- yes, it's very, very scary. Lately, Kalia just slams her door in Maya's face. Maya will just go and bang on the door, she doesn't care, she just wants in. But I guess that is Kalia's room and Maya does love to take everything from Kalia. Kalia will just sit in there reading or drawing.
I really do believe that there are certain advantages to being the second child. I mean, Maya goes everywhere and knows everyone. She definitely has more confidence than Kalia did at this age. She will push past a 9 year old on the stairs at the playground and go down the slide on her own without even looking to see if I'm around. Maya already watches Kalia and learns so quickly. Although, maybe I don't read as much to Maya as I did with Kalia. But Kalia just loved to read from a really young age and Maya just wants to fight me to turn the pages. Maya's favorite book right now is the same one that Kalia loved at 1 year - Where Is Baby's Belly Button, by Karen Katz.
Oh, Kalia and I have been playing Candyland a lot and it's really perfect for her. It's so simple and the game goes by quickly. I have won only once. I have to admit at first I would let her win, but now that I want to win so that she learns how to lose, I can't seem to win!
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