Maia is 23 months and 10 days old =)

by Chrissie Wainright on November 28th, 2015
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Maia adores her siblings.  I just love the way she shrieks their names when she sees them.  Lately she calls Serenity “Sis-sis-sy” which kind of sounds like sis and Serenity together.  And Donovan is “donnovy donnovy donnovy.” Serenity especially is spending lots of time cuddling with Maia, and often calls me to take a picture =)  She likes to go get her when she wakes up.  At Thanksgiving, Maia was up in the lego room with the big kids (spinning around holding a baseball bat, but that’s beside the point.)  The big kids were playing ball, and one bounced off Maia’s head.  Maia didn’t even blink, but Serenity got in the middle with her arms held wide and said “STOP!  We have to watch out for the baby!”  So cute =)  Maia asks Serenity to read her books now too, which is a whole other level of adorable.

 

Maia is obsessed with letters, which as you can imagine makes me happy.  She loves touching them and saying the letter sounds.  She knows all the basic sounds now.  When she says the letter M it sounds like “nm”

 

She still says “bookeee and milkeee”  And now Serenity and Dz and I say it too.  =)  She especially loves the little Backyardigans phonics books, Christmas Parade (although she gets sidetracked on that one by telling me all the letters she sees now.), and The Bunny Rabbit Show.  Oh, and Little Pookie.

 

She says “Hi Mama!” and “Hi Dada!” a lot.  It is so cute and usually followed by a run and a hug =)

 

She did NOT enjoy her Halloween costume.  I made her a fleece hat to look like Skye from the Paw Patrol, and some wings.  She didn’t really want to even put on the pink dress, which was just a normal outfit, so I knew the costume wasn’t going to work.  I think it traumatized her a bit though because for the next ten days she did not want to wear ANYTHING, including her diaper.  It’s better now since I remember to give her two choices in outfits and let her pick.  But if we’re at home she often chooses naked =)  And she doesn’t wear shoes much at all.  As it’s nearly December now it’s limiting the amount of time she spends outside.  Hopefully she figures that out soon!  She still loves being outside, in the sand and the sidewalk chalk on the patio.  Sometimes swinging.

 

My favorite thing she does right now is ask to “Wock” in the rocking chair.  The way she says it is just adorable and I love rocking and sometimes we read bookees too.  =)
She’s having some trouble sleeping, and we are having some trouble regulating the temperature in her room.  If the door stays shut it gets too cold.  So long as we remember to open it after she falls asleep it’s usually ok, but otherwise she will wake up at 2am and party for awhile.  Last night she woke up at 4am, discovered the open door, and came to my bed.  She crawled in, got under the covers, and went right back to sleep!  It was glorious!  She only turned over one time, and I actually got to go back to sleep too!  Usually she’s a roly poly and Eric has to put her in her own bed.  Such a nice way to wake up! =)

Maia still loves watching shows, but now she prefers Superwhy!  Which is my favorite too =)  However, she says “Marshall Chase” which makes it seem like she wants Paw Patrol, and then when we get to the tv she says “Superwhy!” like she was just luring me to the tv with the “marshall chase.”  =)

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Climbing on the counters... one of Maia's favorite ways to get in trouble.

Climbing on the counters… one of Maia’s favorite ways to get in trouble.

She sleeps in a different position every night, and grabs totally random stuff to put in her bed.  Tonight it was Daddy's pillow and her Maia pillow.  =)

She sleeps in a different position every night, and grabs totally random stuff to put in her bed. Tonight it was Daddy’s pillow and her Maia pillow. =)

She got to try play-doh for the first time this month!  And loves it!

She got to try play-doh for the first time this month! And loves it!

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 I also let her hammer nails into styrofoam... mostly in an attempt to be able to sneak off and finish putting together the new media center, but it was worth the million tiny bits of styrofoam I had to clean up later, as all three kids enjoyed it =)

I also let her hammer nails into styrofoam… mostly in an attempt to be able to sneak off and finish putting together the new media center, but it was worth the million tiny bits of styrofoam I had to clean up later, as all three kids enjoyed it =)

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She sang along with Mom's piano playing =)  She calls her "Gra'mba" =)

She sang along with Mom’s piano playing =) She calls her “Gra’mba” =)

"Wock!"

“Wock!”

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Bookees with Papa =)

Bookees with Papa =)

Maia loves coloring, markers and do-a-dots!  She colors on herself a lot.

Maia loves coloring, markers and do-a-dots! She colors on herself a lot.

Mom is laughing because Maia will NOT let her use a crayon.  She will give her one, and then take it right back.  And it's impossible to sneak one, she will notice.

Mom is laughing because Maia will NOT let her use a crayon. She will give her one, and then take it right back. And it’s impossible to sneak one, she will notice.

Jen is special, she got to color too =)

Jen is special, she got to color too =)

Fly!!!  Aunt Jen was very popular =)

Fly!!! Aunt Jen was very popular =)

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