First WordS...

Maya has quite a bit to say these days!  Since I use this blog as a place keep record of all her milestones, I felt it was time to start listing them out!  Here they are in somewhat of a particular order...

Mama & Dada (the first words she started babbling months ago!)

Uh oh

More

Caillou (the cartoon we let her watch when we need to keep her busy...when she says it, it's more like Gaaaaa)

Turtle

Car

She also makes a plethora of animal noises (and what they actually sound like in parentheses)... most of which no one else could recognize except Brad and I, but she tries!

Roar (Raaaa)

Woof (Woo Woo)

Moo (MMMM)

Elephant trumpet (motor sound with her lips while raising her arm in the air)

Monkey noises (Ah ah ah)

I love watching her grow and learn.  She's a funny little girl and keeps us constantly entertained!

Walking update...

Getting better and better each day!

Oh and we have a tooth surfacing!!!  It's the bottom right :) Praise God, my child will have teeth!!  I was starting to wonder...

I have learned that taking a picture of a tooth is nearly impossible, but the second I figure out how to snap a shot of that little thing coming through, I'll post it for all to see!

Papa...

My dad is able to come and visit Maya a few days a week.  We normally wait for him at the door when he arrives and she gets so excited to see Papa as he walks up to the house.  It wasn't the easiest road, but his time and persistence is paying off and she's finally becoming more comfortable.  I am so thankful!  He often takes her outside to explore and I love seeing her listen and learn.  Here's a few pics from yesterday's visit...

Learning to smell the flowers...this became a "snotty" experience, but she tried!

checking out the bees in the bush....

He makes her laugh....

and she does the same :)

These two are becoming buddies and it makes my heart smile :)

First Steps...

Maya B has started taking a few steps!  They are few and far between, but very exciting none the less!  Here's a video if you haven't seen it already...not her best effort, but the only video we have so far...

**Sorry this post is SO LATE!  I've been trying to get this video uploaded for days, and for some reason it just wasn't working...better late than never!