Hearts & 6 Months

-Conversation with India after listening and comparing heartbeats-

What does Daddy's heart say?

Bump, bump.

What does Maya's heart say?

Bouncy, bouncy.

Officially 6 months!

15.2 lbs and 25 inches

After four shots and literally three seconds of crying, Maya slept for twenty two hours, waking only for a few feedings. We must have bought a magic binky, which I am going to let her keep until she turns 21.

Mmmmm

She likes it! Rice cereal that is. And she likes to feed herself.

Her aim is pretty good and very messy.

I love this stage. She sits up by herself. She's not crawling but remains a scooting maniac, which is great because she can get to where ever she needs, but not fast. She is a good, good baby. Today I cleaned the church and left her in the stroller. She made not a peep until we reached the two hour mark. She will watch me work out and scoot over to grab my hair if I'm on the floor.

I thing the biggest difference between Maya and India at this stage is that Maya has turned into a mommy's girl and is going through stranger anxiety. She doesn't cry at every stranger. It's been a bit random. But Great Grandma Parker found a way around stranger anxiety in the form of a bowl of icecream!

Zoinks - She's Sassy

Ammon put the girls in the car to pick me up from work at 9 pm last night. Maya was cranky and crying, so Ammon asked India to talk to Maya, thinking it would help distract and calm her down. Obediently and irritatedly, India says, "Shut up Maya!" Ammon then tells India to use her nice words, so she changes her tone and sweetly says, "Be quiet Maya!"

Rain

Only the cool moms let their kids risk giardia.

We've had some rain! And I love it! Our thunderstorms have not been nearly as wet, torrential, or loud as the Mississippi (for Erin) or Illinios (for Ammon) downpours we'd have for HOURS, but this will suffice. All the neighbor kids have been stir-crazy locked into our tinyish apartments, so Susan and I let the kiddos intially splash in the puddles. However, when India layed facedown into the puddles in her clothes, I let her change into her bathing suit.

Tristan sporting the oh-so-cool farmer's tan.

Not afraid of muddy water when totalllly bored.

Gorgeous rainbows. I wish God would permanantly place one over my home everyday.

India & Alyssa playing and talking during the rain.

Marshallman!

Uncle Marshall: smashingly good-looking in a tuxedo.

I recorded Marshall's concert for my parents who were house-hunting in New Hampshire. This piece is entitled Something Classical. Just kidding . . . Marshall probably knows the right name. I am blaming the terrible filming on Maya, who wouldn't stop grabbing the camera string. I couldn't get the other two videos to upload.

Duh.

The girls' room has smelled like nail polish since Friday, and I have NOT been able to find the source of the smell until today: a can of glitter spray paint tipped on its side. No wonder they haven't been sleeping well. I hope they didn't lose too many brain cells from being high.

SOS

Once upon a time Lady Erin was able to change her blog background whenever she wanted. However, this also resulted in accidentally erasing links, widgets, her husband's play lists, etc.

The handsome, cunning, and blog savvy husband Ammon would counter Erin's clumsiness by repairing the blog without complaint and restore the background to something less girly.

One day Ammon surprised Erin with a beautiful girly background! Yet, unbeknown st to her, Ammon cursed the girly background so she could never ever change it again.

If you are able, please come teach Erin how to break the curse on her own blog. She will reward you with a high five or slightly used baby that refuses to sleep throughout the night.

Awesomeness

 

Who needs dance lessons when you've got moves like this? 

Maya Cuteness

Exhausted from watching India & neighbors play in the sprinklers.

Maya is incredibly happy.  Who gets two good babies in a row?  She loves sitting and playing with toys.  She especially loves trying to get the toys Inida is holding.  The way we get India to do things fast is to "beat" Maya or us to it.  The sibling rivalry is quite funny now, but I'm sure I'll get annoyed with it in the future.

In other good news, Maya has started sleeping through the night again.  She took a 2 or 3 week break for no GOOD reason - it's not like she's a newborn anymore.  Anyway, aren't her rolls and chubby cheeks so squeeze-me adorable?  

Summer Fun

Free helium-filled balloon from grocery store + more string + hanger + child = Balloon Kiting

India did a fabulous job of painting my toenails with her new fingernail polish that she got for letting Livia-O wax her unibrow.  I love it!  Last night at work when I was missing the girls, I would slip off my glass slipper shoes (India's term for closed-toe shoes) and admire all the pretty colors she chose for me.

Family Home Evening: "Samuel the Lamanite"

Trying to Catch Up

While watching Enchanted, Panties Livia-O & Hannah gave India a princess makeover.  I didn't get a picture, but Saturday India also got her unibrow waxed off by Livia-O.  And don't you judge me . . . someday she will thank me and hopefully do the same for her children.

Cousin Jack, India, & Maya

Stay tune all week for more updates!