Giggles...

Though that first laugh happened over a month ago (6/13), missy isn't too liberal with her giggles, so it's very exciting when I get to hear them!  Here's a little video...hope you enjoy!

Peach Cobbler

One of the perks of living at my dad's house is the availability of multiple fruit trees!  We have two fig trees and a nectarine tree in the back yard and a peach and a persimmon tree in the front.  So far, only the peaches are ready for picking.

There are far more peaches on the tree than we would ever eat, so I decided I needed to whip out the apron and do some baking before they all go bad and fall off the tree (or before the squirrels get to them all!).  I haven't baked anything in a while and in my previous life (pre-Maya) I really enjoyed my time in the kitchen, cooking and baking.  I found a great recipe for Peach Cobbler on allrecipes.com.  I LOVE this site!

The recipe was easy and the finished product was quite yummy...

I have plenty more peaches, so I'm sure there will be more cobbler in the future.  

Now I'm just waiting for the figs to be ready...I told Brad I'd make him some newtons!  

mmm, spaghetti....

Brad and I often put Maya in her little seat (which she is clearly outgrowing) on the table when we go to eat dinner.  She normally just sits back and hangs out with whatever toy we put in her lap while we eat.  Tonight we put her on the table and we're grabbing drinks from the kitchen.  When we turned back around we saw this...

Not only was she sitting up in her seat, she was reaching for my pasta!  

CAUGHT!

She may look like her daddy, but let's not forget...she's an Italian girl!  

By the way...

Have I mentioned how much I love this little monkey?

I do.

A LOT!

And I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to spend each day with her

Boring...I mean, Yummy cereal!

Maya had her first rice cereal yesterday.  I haven't been in too big of a rush to start any solids, but with sleep training behind us (for the most part) and only a couple weeks to the 6 month mark (my goodness!), we decided to go for it.  

Maya was pretty indifferent to her first "solid" food which made the whole even pretty anti-climatic.  Of course, I still took a hundred pictures anyways...here are a few...

what's this dad?....

mom, what did dad just give me?  i thought i could trust this guy... 

i'm not so sure about this stuff...

...at least i get to play with the bowl!

Bananas are next week...stay tuned!

5 months

Miss Maya is 5 months today!  Here she is...

She did it!

She's been close for a while, but she finally did it...she rolled over!  Fortunately, I was recording her with my phone when it happened!  Yes, I used the nukie to encourage a roll...but I didn't touch her...she did it on her own!  Please turn down the volume so you don't have to listen to me ;)