Get well soon Hazel!

Please pray for my friend Hazel. She is in the hospital. She got very sick from swallowing a battery and had to have an operation to take it out, but it was in there for a while and made her insides get hurt.
Get better soon Hazel! We love you!

Hazel's doctor said that lots of babies get sick from swallowing batteries--especially the kind that are in greeting cards that play music. Please don't send any cards like that to me or anybody else who has a baby in the house!

Little Miss Maia Says "Gobble Gobble!"

Today, I am thankful for lots of things. Especially Puffs.

Progress Report: 9 Months

I've finally spent as much time on the outside as on the inside! Sure, floating around in the warm dark was nice, but out here there are kitties, milk, blueberries, and rides on Daddy's shoulders. Pretty good deal!


This month Mommy had to go on some trips for work, and Daddy had to take care of me all by himself. He did a pretty good job!


He was pretty tired by the time Mommy got home though...


I've been learning lots of new things this month: waving hi and bye-bye, how to make the sign for "milk", and how to get my tongue onto the floor really fast before Mommy sees me do it.

I haven't learned to read yet but we're working on it.

This month I also battled a giant lobster.



Don't worry, I won.

9 month stats: 21 lbs, 9 oz; 28 inches tall!

Little Miss Maia has a Blueberry Breakfast

This morning Mommy and Daddy gave me something new for breakfast--waffles with blueberries! The waffles were just my size and Mommy poured blueberry juice on them to make them soft and sweet. Even so, I liked the plain blueberries even better. Once I ate one, I couldn't get enough. I made a big mess, too, so it was tasty AND fun!







Think you can handle even more cuteness? Check out the video!

Little Miss Maia Gives Kitty Kisses

Mommy says that our kitty Bisoux is really good at putting up with me. I'm not sure what she means, but here's a video of me playing with Bisoux. He's one of my very favorite toys. (P.S. for my fans, there's a little Wiggle Dancing thrown in too!)

Little Miss Maia is Stylin'

Last weekend Mommy and I went shopping. I was a very good girl while Mommy picked out clothes for me. Then she tried to look for some things for herself and I cried. So I was the only one who went home with new threads. Here's one of my new outfits--coolest velour tracksuit ever!

Little Miss Maia's First Election

On Tuesday Mommy and Daddy took me to the school that I'll be going to in a few years. But we didn't go to class, we went to vote! I got to sit on Mommy's lap while she filled out her ballot. She said she wished there was a lever for me to pull, but now they have fancy new bubble sheet ballots so I couldn't help.


That night, after I went to bed, history was made.

Little Miss Maia says...

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO VOTE TODAY!

Little Miss Maia does the Wiggle Dance

Behold...one part Stevie Wonder plus one part "the back of my head itches" equals one funny baby dance. It's even better when performed flat on one's back.

Progress Report: 8 Months (ok, almost 8 and a half...)

The last month and a half have been lots of fun but also very busy here at our house! Let me catch you up with everything I've been doing lately.


Even though I'm not crawling, I've figured out how to get around using my own special mix of rolling and scooting. Mommy only has to turn her back for a few seconds before I've got my mouth on a magazine, my socks, or the carpet. Sometimes I get up into a crawling position just to tease Mommy and Daddy. The look of excitement on their faces is just precious, but then I ruin it for them by collapsing onto the floor and crying. Works every time.

I am still trying lots of new foods and I actually like to eat most everything I try now. My very favorite thing is still yogurt mixed with bananas, I can't get enough! I am really good at eating Cheerios and "puffs" now, and sometimes Mommy even gives me other things to try that I can pick up and eat by myself. Yesterday I tried tofu. It was kind of hard to pick up, so I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. Daddy doesn't like tofu, but Mommy said that she would not try to bias me against tomatoes if Daddy would just keep his trap shut about the tofu.
I am talking all the time now, but I don't think Mommy and Daddy understand me most of the time, except for when I say "Dada" and "Mama". They get pretty jazzed when they hear me saying those. I like to yell "Dada" a lot, just for fun. I am also trying really hard to say "kitty"...I think Mommy and Daddy finally heard me the other day.

I still only have my 2 bottom teeth, but they have gotten a lot bigger. Just waiting for the top teeth now! If you look really close, you can see my teeth in this picture of me and cousin Maddie. (I'd already gotten my own socks off so I was working on setting her feet free next...)

Here are some other things you might want to know about me:

Favorite musician: Herb Alpert

Favorite book: That's Not My Bear

Favorite cat: Bisoux, because he doesn't run away when I maul him

Favorite foods: yogurt with bananas, pears, minestrone soup

Favorite toys: Daddy's old 80's keyboard, Swirlin' Surprise Gumball Machine, maracas

Favorite time of day: bath time

Least favorite time of day: putting PJs on before bed

Favorite things to do in public: stare at strangers for an uncomfortably long time; smile back at anybody who smiles at me

Favorite things about Mommy: her hair; her necklaces; when she makes animal noises (especially owls and pigs); she feeds me

Favorite things about Daddy: his tattoos; his funny voices; when he lets me ride on his shoulders and we chase Mommy around the house together

Favorite things to say to dogs...watch this video and see for yourself:



(This actually went on for quite a bit longer..."bark!" "aaaaah!!!" "bark!" "aaaaah!!!"...you get the idea.)