Random Stuffs

Friday, Maya and I picked Derek up from work and we went to get a new tire for Derek's bike. The bike shop had a dog roaming around inside. Maya thought he was great. She would squeal loudly and kick anytime she saw him. It was a pretty small shop so that was pretty often. And it was fairly crowded so we were there for a while. I think she entertained the other customers or annoyed them. I thought it was pretty hilarious and cute, but it was loud. Tuesday we went to a park and saw two more dogs and she was excited about them too. I need to get it on tape. It's pretty funny. I want to take her to a petting zoo sometime and she how she reacts to other animals.

Saturday, we picked up a little musical play table for Maya. We couldn't figure out how to get the legs off and she was too excited to play with it so we helped her stand at it. On Sunday, I plopped her in the living room while I threw some towels into wash. I was in the garage and walked through the kitchen. As I walked by the living room I did a double take. Maya was pulling up on the couch the first time I looked and tumbling over the second. She's been able to pull up using our hands or climb on us if we are in the floor since Sept 7 but hasn't shown any interest in pulling up on anything else. I think the new toy is encouraging her to give it a try.  Derek told her she should finish learning to crawl before learning to stand and walk. Not that he's one to be giving such advice.

We got the hand-me-down high chair Sunday.  Maya seems to like it, but she gets distracted from eating by looking under the tray. It makes her look tiny. Nothing terrible exciting happening in the food department here. We tried rice cereal again on Saturday since she's been rash free for over a week. So far so good this time. Also on Saturday, I pureed and froze a bunch of pears, apples, and butternut squash for her. We tried pears for the first time on Monday. We usually feed her after we eat but we might have to start doing it during as she really wants our food. Not that she would want it if we gave it to her. Anything lumpier than a puree still makes her gag. We tried non pureed banana again and after the first bite she refused to try any more. She's really started to like the purees though. Last night and tonight I've had to refill her bowl of pears and oatmeal.

Maya is still growing like crazy. I really can't believe how fast she has grown. I put on a 6-9 month dress on her Sunday morning and it was tight. Maybe that brand just runs small. That's what I keep telling myself. Most of her other 6-9 month clothes seem to fit fine, not that she has that many. She and I have gone shopping several times recently and picked up some odds and ends. I'm not sure that they are going to last til 9 months but she needs something to wear. It still need to pick up some socks, tights, and white bodysuits. I picked up 12-18 short and long sleeved white bodysuits and 18-24 ones one clearance yesterday but didn't have any luck finding 6-9 or 6-12. I've been putting off buying socks because I'm not sure what kind will stay on. But with the weather getting cooler, I'm not sure I can put it off much longer. If anyone has any recs let me know. I'm thinking we might need to pick up some soft soled shoes for her sometime soon if the pulling up continues, maybe that will help keep the socks on. Or maybe then I'll just be replacing shoes and socks.

We played with her spider today. It is much less scary now.

A few pictures from Friday, she's all smiles and giggles the last few days:

Her new exercise program

And one from Monday after her bath:

When she gets teeth, I'm going to miss these big gummy smiles

Tonight eating pears: