Mommy & Riley

In the Land of the Lots!

There has been lots that's happened in the last two or so weeks ... I'm smh at myself because I know I need to do better! It seems I'm always snapping a photo here or there of Maiya and I DO want to share, I just have to be better about doing it! So... what better way to begin than to jump right in!!! With granny's birthday passing, Auntie Tiff birthing cousin baby Riley AND baby's first airplane trip, there's LOTS to tell. :-) Buckle up!

Just a few of our favorite moments together. 

I love her funny faces!

Someone's recently discovered her feet! ;-)

Maiya & Mr. Plane's FIRST trip together to Denver to see daddy!

 Introducing ... Mr. Plane

A quiet moment together

She realized that Mr. Plane could light up!

She did such a WONDERfUL job on her first flight!

And i was completely... pooped!

 While in Denver, she met herself! 

And met Auntie Mikayla too! 

They became great friends!

Mr. Plane ... Mr. Plane

I want to start by saying ... I ALWAYS have SOooo much to share, but now that I'm a mommy, there's not enough time in the day. Without further ado ... Maiya-updates!

While the Baby's at Play - Parents Get-Away on St. Patty's DAY!

Sharing a few photos of Maiya at daycare ... she's becoming quite the outgoing gal! And while she's at daycare, we manage to get in a few lunch dates here and there ...

Here's our lobster sushi plate ... looks yummi right?

This is her St. Patty's Day outfit ... yes, I actually went out and bought her something green. She was so CUTE! She's chatting it up with Miss Tracee (our caregiver's daughter) in this pic!

 

"Maiya-bear" is too cute in these pics ... she looks JUST like her dad. 

Smh... will she EVER look like mommy? 

My hunny's obsessed with her hands! Looks like he may be giving a little shout out to God. 

Sleeping Beauty!

She wasn't feeling too well this day, but she still manages to smile... gotta love that right?

One sock on ... other one OFF!

Drip Drop ... SPLAT!

I'm so mad at myself... I was only able to get away from my work duties ONCE today to pump. And when I did, I was so proud of myself at the 110 ccs I made! You know how breast milk is often referred to as the golden liquid because of it's nutritional value for babies, and it's just so darn hard to come by! Well, knowing all that, you'd think a person tends to be VERY VERY careful with the handling.  ...pumping, bagging it, and the like, which is why I'm sad and shaking my head at myself.

In my efforts to bag it up and get it to the freezer -- i dropped it :-(   All that lovely liquid gold came pouring  and slinking from it's plastic container onto the floor. If I had been outside myself, I think I would've strangled myself. That's how bad I felt. But... i know there's nothing to be done about it now, so I gotta pull myself together and say goodbye.

Goodbye sweet milk... no storage for baby today.

My Little Sunshine

Sometimes when I'm feeling a little down ... I need a little something extra to cheer me up! And my little Maiya certainly does that! My sitter sends me an update of Maiya every single day by texting me photos ... here are her photos today! They instantly made me smile ...

I was SO proud of her here. She grabbed it ALL by herself!

I love how she kicks that little leg up in the air! So CUTE! 

Needless to say ... my little sunshine has brightened my day ... and I have this little feeling that she will each time I take to look at this ... she's my little blessing.

A Dance with Daddy

Here's our J.J. the STAR of the house. I'll begin with one of my favorite photos of her. Today she contracted her first cold, I'm sure you can imagine the ruckus that's been causing. She's been congested and coughing and we've had to use the trusty bulb syringe, one item that babies SWEAR you use to try and kill them. We even made a trusty doctor's visit ... JUST so (as first-time parents) we could say that we did ALL we could do. I'm sure that $25 co-pay was very unnecessary, but she'll appreciate our efforts in the long run!

 

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