A Treat to Celebrate Six Months

Maya was six months old yesterday! She has her six-month check-up on Monday, so we're excited to hear what the doctor has to say about her progress. At our last appointment, he told us to wait to give her foods until she was six months old because babies who eat before then have a higher chance of developing allergies. We know Maya is ready for food because she stares you down when you eat, following the fork from plate to mouth. We decided last night to try out some rice cereal and see how Maya liked it. She did great!!!

By her second bite, she was already liking the cereal.

She loves her stacking toys....and we thought the red one looked cute as a hat as it matched her outfit!

Check out all of my toys!

This onesie says "Eat, Poop, Read" on the front and the back has a jar of baby food, a diaper, and a book. We think the onesie is really funny and seemed to match the theme of today's post.

Quite a Week!

We've had quite a week! We started it off by going to visit our friends Moe and Carmen and their daughter Lexi last Sunday.

Maya and Lexi were a little more aware of each other than they were the last time we saw them. Any time Maya started crying, Lexi felt sympathetic and joined in. Maya had a great time playing in Lexi's exersaucer.

Unfortunately, the next morning Maya woke up with crusty eyes. She was crusty all day at daycare, so we decided that we'd better take her to urgent care because she probably had pink eye. Maya had an excellent time at urgent care entertaining the crowd with her smiles, laughs, and throwing of bottles and toys. We were surprised to learn that she had a double ear infection (but no fever or signs of ear pain!) in addition to pink eye. We have since learned the joys of trying to administer eye medication to a baby...she squeezes her eyes shut tight and whips her head away from you. At least we know she's a smart girl! Even worse, Maya HATES the antibiotics (even though it's the good bubble gum flavor!), so we're tormenting her twice a day by forcing her to take it.

Ken's Valentine Sweetheart!

Maya is a traitor to her officially designated baseball team, the Cubs. But she does look cute in her daddy's Oriole's hat.

Maya has been doing a great job sitting up on her own! We're excited, but our little girl is growing up so quick. Check out her chubby thighs and knee rolls!

Ha Ha!! I can sit up!!! Oh, and I love the sound of clapping!

What Girl Doesn't Love New Clothes

Maya has gotten some new outfits over the past few weeks and she looks really cute in them. Ken says she is already the best dressed baby at daycare, and he is dreading the days where she has to wear shoes too.

Ken says this is "Old School meets New School." Rachel says, "Look, Maya's wearing a shirt with guys on it that are old enough to be her grandpa."

To say that Maya is not a morning person is an understatement. We remind her in the morning that no grump-a-lumps are allowed!