Maia is 20 Months Old

by Chrissie Wainright on August 19th, 2015
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I have so many posts to do!!!  We had an amazing week in Tahoe, and the rest of the month is just as crazy fun with back to school events for Serenity and Donovan and moving to our new house!!!  But I don’t want Maia’s monthly post to get lost in the shuffle so I’ll do it first since it was supposed to go up yesterday =)

8/2

Cute Maia Sayings: “Whoa! Cool!!” “Yee haw!” (said repeatedly as she climbs over the back of the couch.

 

Loves to stack stuff into my hand, or hand me all her backyardigan stuffies. And I HAVE to hold them. =)

 

Dances in circles singing pup pup boogie, ends with arms up tada!

 

Has her own circus show. Stands up on slide, jump slides down and ends with somersault. The big kids started doing it too it was so awesome. Tada!

She was a great hiker!!  Very happy anytime she was in dirt or sand =)

She was a great hiker!! Very happy anytime she was in dirt or sand =)

8/19

Maia is such a sweet, curious, fearless baby! When she sees Eric or me, her whole face lights up and she just RUNS toward us saying our name (Dada or Mamama). She smiles so big and loves being swung up into our arms. It’s such a thrill! When I’m holding her sometimes she will grab my right hand and pull it up because she wants me to pat her on the back, and I am happy to oblige =)

 

She’s getting much better about asking for what she wants instead of just making exasperated noises. She will ask for “cup cup” or “milk cup” if she’s thirsty, or sometimes “wa-wa cup.” She asks for cereal or pizza and often cookies. Berries of course =) One of her cutest phrases right now is “Hi Cute Baby.” She said it first to a little girl we met at the library, but now she says it about herself all the time. =) Sounds a bit like “Huckabee” if you haven’t heard it a lot. I thought she might be calling Serenity “sissy” but the more she says it I think she’s just trying to say Serenity, since she also uses the word sister.

 

She loves Paw Patrol. I bought a new Paw Patrol book, thinking DZ might like it for the plane, but she loved it so much it kept her busy for hours and she read it repeatedly in Tahoe. Pup Pup Away! And she’d ask for it by name too, so cute =) It had stickers in it and a cards with each of the pups, so she could show off for Vanaema that she can say all their names.

 

She loves climbing. She climbs over the back of the couch repeatedly. Which led to her getting stuck behind the Tahoe couch when her head didn’t fit where her body went. Scary but I was right there to grab her immediately and we moved the couch right afterwards. She climbs on chairs, tables, up slides, oh just anything.

 

She spins in circles and finishes with “ta-da!” So cute.

 

She’s counting a lot these days. She often starts with six. “Six, seben, eeeeight, niiiiine, ten, eleben!” But she also starts with one sometimes =) She also likes to say the alphabet, but most of the time starts with the letter O. Don’t know why, she just does. I’ve heard her start with A, but I don’t think she’s made it through the entire alphabet alone. But she can do O to Z just fine. =)

 

She had a BLAST in Tahoe, but that is another much longer post =)

She loves lining stuff up, like these puzzle pieces, or especially her stacking cups and board books =)

She loves lining stuff up, like these puzzle pieces, or especially her stacking cups and board books =)

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Whee!!

Whee!!

Her favorite snuggle spot, in my lap with her hand down my shirt.

Her favorite snuggle spot, in my lap with her hand down my shirt.

Riding the plasma car with Serenity =)

Riding the plasma car with Serenity =)

She's been using the play kitchen a lot, especially since nearly all the other toys are gone =)

She’s been using the play kitchen a lot, especially since nearly all the other toys are gone =)

While I was packing up the ocean room, as I took a trip downstairs with some boxes, Maia decided to "help" with the packing by dumping out the marble run.  She actually played really well with it!

While I was packing up the ocean room, as I took a trip downstairs with some boxes, Maia decided to “help” with the packing by dumping out the marble run. She actually played really well with it!

Quiet toddler... discovers ranch dressing...  yes it was everywhere =)

Quiet toddler… discovers ranch dressing… yes it was everywhere =)

She had such a ball at the back to school picnic!  Dr. Hollingsworth got this picture of her enjoying the sand. =)  She will soon be bringing it home just like my other two kids!

She had such a ball at the back to school picnic! Dr. Hollingsworth got this picture of her enjoying the sand. =) She will soon be bringing it home just like my other two kids!


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