Frustrated

I'm calling all parents out there...I thought this parenting thing was going pretty good so far.  Maya has been a very good baby/little girl overall.  Well now I am typing this blog entry as I look at all the contents of my kitchen drawers on top of the counters.  Maya is into everything!  To top it off, when we say "no" to her she hits herself.  She will also ask for a "time out".  Apparently she does this at daycare too.  So what do we do?  Do we say "no" to her and have her hit herself or do we redirect her?  Redirecting does help in some situations but Maya has a mind of her own.  She will eventually end up at the same spot that we removed her from within 30 seconds.  I realize some of it is her age but is there anything that we can do???? 

On a positive note, she is as cute as ever :)

Maya's new face and Playdate

Maya has a new face which I'm guessing she picked up at school.  She seems to use it a lot when eating (insert eye roll).  

Saturday night we had the pleasure of watching our friends two boys, Noah and Cole.  Noah is around 2 1/2 and Cole is only 3 months.  We had a great time playing, going for a walk, watching some NDSU football, and laughing at Dave when Cole spit up on him.  Maya and Noah played pretty good with each other.

 

3 Things I love

1. Honey Crisp Apples - only found in the fall
2. My new in the cupboard garbage can which is Maya and Toby proof
3. The new "Whatever Martha" show on the Fine Living Network

What are 3 things you love?

Tumble!

Maya was invited to a birthday party this past Sunday at American Gold Gymnastics.  Maya had a blast running, dancing, and jumping.  This confirms that we are for sure enrolling her in the parent/child gymnastics class later this fall.  Here are some pictures of the party.

Do you know someone with a birthday in Sept? Here is a great gift idea

There are more people in Ethiopia without clean water than any other country in Africa.  There are 70+ million people living in the country, and 75% of the population lacks access to safe, clean drinking water. This April, Charity: Water visited 33 communities in Ethiopia in need of clean water. We heard stories of leeches, droughts, women carrying water for 3 hours and children dying of diarrhea from drinking polluted pond water. We promised to help every single one of them.

If you have a birthday or know of someone with a birthday in Sept. consider donating $33 for this cause. If you don't know one, please still consider donating and sharing with others. What a great cause!

 

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The September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.

Cute Maya Moments

Well the day isn't over but I managed to capture two cute Maya moments to share with all of you.  The first one was this morning before leaving for daycare.  Maya found my shoes and gave them a try on.  She has discovered that the right shoe goes on the right foot, etc. 

The second Maya moment is very impressive.  Maya managed to eat an entire Culver's cheeseburger.  I think that calls for a shout out as those are big burgers.  I guess she was hungry!

On another note...our photographer posted a few pictures from Maya's 18 month photo session on her blog.  Check out them out by clicking on the link in the post below.  We also saw the rest of the pictures and they turned out great.  We have a hard decision to make as to which ones to buy.  I guess that is a good problem to have.

Sneak Preview

Check out a few of Maya's 18 month old pictures on our photographer's blog site.  We're excited to see the rest of the pictures.  So far so good...

http://www.fargobabyphotographer.com/