Friday, March 14, 2014

Maya - 15 Months


My little girl is growing up so quickly. I am seriously loving this age. She is starting to talk (10-12 words including animal sounds), walking all over the place, making the funniest facial expressions, laughing at herself, and constantly learning new things. 


She is a pro at going up and is starting to go down now too. Helps me rest easier when I know she's on the stairs. 


She likes "dressing" herself. She picked this hat and wore it for a long time. 


With walking comes spills. She had her first face plant on the concrete this past week, hence the lovely bruise on her forehead. She recovered quickly. 


She's no longer a SERIOUS Mama's girl. She gets so excited when her daddy comes home. It is so adorable to hear her screech and want to play with him right away. 



She got some shots, and one was the dtap. I remember it making my arm super sore when I got it. Maya was quite sad and only wanted to be held all afternoon after her shots. It was really sweet but sad at the same time. 


Her face and funny personality make me so happy every day. She's my sunshine. 

She is also growing! Imagine that! She gained almost 2 lbs and grew 2 inches since her first birthday, which is more than usual between appointments (for her). I was so excited. Doctor says she's perfect and I totally agree.  

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Half way!

This pregnancy is already half gone! It is going so fast! It probably helps that we found out so late to begin with. 


There have been a few differences between this pregnancy and my last:
1. I feel absolutely fantastic. I also felt pretty great when I was pregnant with Maya, but this is on a different level of greatness. And while I am thoroughly appreciative of that, it also makes it oddly surreal that we will have another baby in just 4 1/2 months. 
2. I can't feel this baby move as much. I found out yesterday that it is because the placenta is in the front of my uterus, acting as a pillow between me and baby. The doctor said it's great if I feel her move once every day or two at this point. Kinda bums me out. That was my favorite part. I hope it will change as the pregnancy progresses and baby girl gets bigger and stronger. 
3. Oh my word the Braxton Hicks. I started having them at the end of the first trimester and get them several times a day. Never hurts, but they're sure uncomfortable! With my last pregnancy I didn't start noticing them until I was like 30 weeks or something. 

I am incredibly grateful that Ryan and I are blessed with the ability to have children, and that my journey in doing so is such a breeze (so far). I hear horror stories and have to just smile and nod because I really don't relate. I'm probably jinxing myself now. Oh well. 

But seriously. Pregnancy is awesome.