And just when things were going great...

Let the sickness begin. Maya came home early yesterday after throwing up and being "more emotional than usual." She was eating cheese crackers and just threw up. They then noticed she had a 99.5 degree fever and a rash all over her stomach and back. Upon getting home, she chowed on some cereal. She was a little clingy and very tired so Lezlie put her to bed by 7:15. Not long after though, she woke up hungry. Lezlie fed her a bottle of milk but she soon threw it up all over her bedroom floor. I never knew so much could come out of such a small person. I raced to the store to pick up some Pedialyte and tylenol since we were out. We then moved her to the guest bedroom since her room smelled horrible. Can you guess what happened soon after? Yes, she threw up again. This time on me. So, now we had two puke-smelling rooms...wonderful.

Fortunately, Maya had a doctor's appointment today for her 1 year checkup. She was supposed to get shots but because she was sick, they didn't give her any. The conclusion was that she has a virus and we can't do anything about it. Just give her tylenol for the fever, the doctor said.

Lezlie stayed home with her for the rest of the day. She took a nap after the doctor's appointment and her fever seems to have passed. She's still a little clingy but she's starting to get back to normal--she is being very vocal (this means that she's screaming a lot just for fun). We'll see how things go. Let's just hope we don't get sick too.

Proud Maya

Well, I heard that someone thinks I've been slacking on the blog. So, I better get to work. In the last post, Maya had been walking well with her new push toy. She does not need it anymore. It's official. She is walking! Like every parent, we were worried that she was behind--especially after seeing Jason and Gayle's son Easton at the CC fair. It's amazing what a few weeks can do.

Today at day care, she even jumped up and walked to me as soon as I walked in the door. I told her she is just showing off. In a way, we are hoping she wouldn't walk too much at day care. Why, you may ask. Well, that means that it ain't long before she gets moved into the big kids room. We really love her teachers (Laura and Jennifer). Jennifer even whispered in Lezlie ear last week "Maya is my favorite." But, I'm sure she tells all the parents that.

She is eating table food a little better, but she still waits for the good stuff (bananas) before she really chows down. The switch to real cow's milk wasn't too bad. She does get diaper rash a lot more often but I think it's getting better.

Her mind is starting to really churn more. She knows where her "head" and "tummy" are. I'm working on toes now. She points to Vinnie when we ask her where he is. But, she also points to her tummy when we ask her where "daddy" is. She still only says "Mama." She said "Dada" 4-5 months ago but now all she says is "mama, mama, mama." I guess I still love her.

Here are some pictures of the kids being goofballs tonight. They sure are a pair. Tune into Susan's blog for a couple of real good pictures from this weekend with Jason's fancy camera.

First Birthday

A busy weekend it was!! Since Maya's birthday was so close to the Cole Camp fair, we decided to have the first big birthday party in town. Lezlie went gung-ho on the decorations. Can you guess what color she decorated in? Pink, what a surprise. Anyway, everything looked great. And, I actually liked the cake and it was store bought. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

Maya was blessed to get a good mix of toys and clothes. We sure did need some fall/winter clothes for her and we got plenty. We actually only had a few outfits for the chilly weekend. And, Daddy was very happy to see some saving bonds and cash. That will all go in her college fund. Thank you all for the gifts.

Here are some pictures of the cake incident. She didn't quite know what to think of it at first. But, it didn't take her long to figure it out. Surprisingly, she didn't eat much. She was more interested in squishing the cake.

On Tuesday (her official birthday), Tommy and Julie came over for another small party. As great as Maya's gifts from her big birthday party were, Tommy and Julie's gift was definitely her favorite. It is half push-toy, half car. And, since having it, we have noticed a considerable difference in how much she walks. I think she needed a boost in confidence and pushing this around did the trick.

First Steps

Well, it's official--Maya has taken her first steps. She started on Friday but what we got on video has to be her best effort.

She has also started to point everything and then make a grunt sound. I think that means "what's that?" So, we've been trying to tell her what everything is to increase her one-word (Mama) vocabulary.

My birthday went great. Thank you all for the cards and gifts. One more year and the mid-life crisis will begin:) In preparation for Maya's first birthday, I decided to buy a camcorder for my birthday, if that makes any sense. We've always used our digital camera for the videos. It works great for the online video but the quality isn't that good otherwise.

Lezlie and I are looking forward to the Cole Camp fair. It's been 2 years since we've both had a fair burger. That's 2 years too long. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Last year, everyone asked us if we were coming. And, it's a good thing we did not because Lezlie went into labor early Sunday morning around 1am.

Well, we'll see you all in a couple days. We will be coming into town Thursday night around 7pm. And, don't forget about the birthday party on Sunday. We're praying that it won't rain.