We wanted to go to wrestling and gymnastics meets at OU since we found out we would be moving down here to OKC. AJ's schedule finally allowed for us to make it to the "beauty and the beast" meet which featured wrestling and gymnastics at the same time. We had a good time, but Maya was more interested in the stadium seats and other kids playing than the athletes. 
Today we ran a bunch of errands that took a lot longer than expected!!! When we got home, Uncle Cliff was just arriving at the house! This worked out well, since Maya and Cliff were able to hang out and play while I cooked dinner (and dessert, yum!) After lots of playing, Maya slept well tonight!!!
Since Maya has become more mobile, changing her diaper and clothes has become more of a challenge. I have found that giving her a distraction helps. Recently, her favorite thing to play with is her red shoes. She loves to chew on them! Who needs a puppy when you have Maya!
Because of the ice storm, schools were cancelled today, and therefore, so was the HOPE clinic that AJ works at in the afternoon. He was able to come home early, and after I was finished with my shower this morning, this is how I found them. Too cute!
Today Maya and I didn't go out. The forecast was for up to 1/4 inch of ice accumulation and the roads were definitely bad. The news was constantly recording the weather conditions and resulting traffic issues. I was happy when AJ got home safely around 2:00. Tomorrow shouldn't be much better, but at least we already know that AJ will have a shorter day since many of the schools are already closed.
Since Maya has been feeling better lately, we decided we should go to church today. It was fun getting her all dressed up again. It's still a little hard to leave her, but I know she's in good hands and we are not very far away.
Maya absolutely loves bathtime! Maybe it stems from her love to be naked, but there is something truly special about that time in the water for her. I think she would stay in there all night if we gave her the option! Sometimes I wish we could because getting her dressed in her pjs afterwards is quite the traumatic task!
Maya can hold herself up really well if she has something to hold onto. She usually only falls when she gets herself overly excited and lets go. It's so cute seeing her standing up!
Today our high temperatures were in the 70s! We took advantage of the weather and explored two parks in the area. Maya still doesn't seem to like the swings, but I am still holding out hope that she will love them later! She wasn't feeling like giving me any smiles this afternoon, but I love the way the sun shines on her in this picture!
Maya seems to never stay still anymore. She seems so close to crawling. She is almost always on all fours and she has impressed us by rolling/climbing her way uphill onto her changing surface. I know this presents more challenges keeping her safe and contained, but it is fun seeing her develop and explore the world around her.
What a day! Maya and I slept in and then we watched all of the inauguration festivities. There is quite a media frenzy about this historic day, but I agree, it's hard not feeling excited and empowered. I, like so many others, am much more interested in politics now. I look foward to the changes our new president will enact. Pictures of Maya watching the inaugural parade trumped her seven month pictures we took this evening. Now that she is so mobile, it is difficult getting her to stay flat for a decent picture that matches the rest! I am amazed at how much she has changed when I view all of the pictures together!
Today AJ only had to round on 6 patients, so he was back just after Maya and I were finished eating our breakfast. We decided to go back to his hospital to have a "free" lunch with his med student tickets. It was nice being together and getting to meet some of the people he talks about all the time. Our goal is to eat lunch on his leftover tickets our last month here in OK so that we don't have to go grocery shopping as often.
Maya is such a great shopping buddy! She looks so cute sitting in the shopping cart with her special cushion. We still use her infant seat a lot while shopping which helps when she is tired, but I can see so much better without it. We love shopping!
Maya is doing so much better than earlier this week. She is definitely not over everything yet, but she is starting to act more like her typical self. She fooled us today when we went to do one of her nebulizer treatments. She sat on my lap calmly as I placed the mask up to her face, but once we turned on the machine, she knew what was going on and got upset. But after a little crying and a bottle afterward, she was a new lady!
Maya was prescribed three different medications for her RSV, in addition to needing stuff squirted up her nose to clear things out. Poor thing, she hated every bit of it and had a hard time keeping the medication down (i.e. projectile vomit all over Maya, me, and the glider last night.) When she had trouble with it earlier today, I talked with AJ and we decided to call her doctor's office and see what they said. They thought it would be best to have her come in again and see if we can change the form of her medications.
We decided to take Maya in to the doctor's office today even though her normal doctor wasn't in. The doctor we did see checked Maya out and did an RSV test. She said the results would be back in 15 minutes, but she returned in just two and said it was already positive. She gave us lots of directions as to what will help her in addition to three prescriptions. It's so hard to see Maya sick; hopefully now she can fight this off. In the meantime, we are keeping her bundled up from the cold and she sleeps away most of the day.
Although Maya hasn't been feeling well lately, especially at night, she is always excited when Daddy gets home. She gets a huge surge of energy and is full of smiles. It is so much fun to see them together. They're my world!
.JPG)
Maya is still not feeling well. She definitely gets worse as the day goes on. I was trying to give her a little cereal tonight, and she kept coughing and getting all red. I felt so badly for her. I feel like there is nothing I can do. She even has little red bags under her eyes. Poor thing. Hopefully she gets a good night's sleep and feels better in the morning..JPG)
Maya has developed quite a cough the past few days and definitely looks under the weather. Luckily, she is still eating and sleeping well, so we aren't too worried at this point. This afternoon she was upstairs with me working on my grandparents' guestbook, and she was getting a little fussy. We sat up on the bed with a few of her toys, and before I knew it she was fast asleep. I think she could fall asleep anywhere!.JPG)
Today we went out to lunch at Old Chicago, and while sitting in her infant seat and the sling restaurants provide to set them in, Maya was taking up a lot of space. We saw a little boy sitting in a highchair, and he didn't look any bigger than Maya, and we said she could do that. Thus, Maya had her first experience sitting in a highchair. She seemed to like the fact that she could look all around. We hope she learned that it's not a good idea to try to eat the table as she made an attempt at this and started to cry. All-in-all, a good first experience.
We visited the OKC zoo again today. I was kinda mad at myself for waiting to go until today because it wasn't quite so windy yesterday. We had a nice visit nonetheless. Maya still seemed to like the aquarium the best. Maya eventually fell asleep and took a long nap while I discovered some nice parts of the zoo that we didn't see the first time.
Maya has been really cranky/whiney in the late afternoon the past few days. After changing her diaper, and knowing that she needed a nap, I laid her down in her crib with her glow-worm. Before I knew it she was all cuddled up at the bottom of her crib. She's incredibly mobile now!
Maya had two shots yesterday at her doctor's appointment, and she definitely seemed out-of-sorts today. I expected her to have a little fever like last time (100.5 degrees) but I never thought she wouldn't want to eat! That is definietly a first with Maya. She just seemed very lathargic after waking up this morning. Some infant tylenol throughout the day seemed to help and she was her social self at story-time (aka book club) this morning. Here's to hoping that tonight goes well!
I'm still trying to squeeze out as much time with Maya's infant car seat as possible. It is safe until she is 22 lbs, and today she weighed in at 19 lbs. Her doctor said we are probably ok for another 6 weeks or so. At least we will make it through the coldest part of winter. She is now 26 5/8 inches long as well. While AJ and I feel like her growth has leveled off a little bit, she remains at the 75th% for her length and 90th% for her weight. We feel so very blessed with our happy and very healthy baby girl!
Maya has always seemed to like being naked! Lately we have been letting her spend some time wearing just her diaper. She often likes to imitate AJ, but today AJ sat down right next to her and mimicked what she was doing. Too cute together!!!
It was so nice enjoying the outdoors yesterday. We took advantage of the weather because we knew it wasn't going to last long. Today the high was 40 degrees cooler, only in the thirties! When we lived up north we were used to these temperatures and they didn't bug us quite as much, but this up and down stuff makes it difficult to get used to. Well, we decided to use our science museum membership and stay indoors. We explored some areas we didn't see last time and had a nice visit. Maya had her first attempt at walking on a balance beam and hanging on the parallel bars upstairs at the museum at the international gymnastics hall of fame.
I can't believe that it's January and the high for today is in the 70s! While moving back to KC will be worth it to be closer to family and friends, I think we will miss this wonderful weather! We took advantage of the day, like many others, and went to Lake Hefner. Maya slept for a good while but woke up for the second half of our walk and even played around a little bit at the playground. AJ has been on a break from school since early Wednesday and it has been so nice to be able to spend so much time together. Maya has really been enjoying herself too!
Maya is absolutely fascinated with everything technological. Her recent favorites: cell phones, laptops, and the remote control. I remember my first experience with a computer, playing a sesame street game on my dad's commodore computer. With the crazy stuff available today, that computer seems so ancient! It's mind-boggling to think of the things that will be normal to Maya as she grows up!
While this picture was taken around 9:30 on New Year's Eve, we didn't even try to have Maya stay up until midnight! AJ even took a short nap before the ball dropped. We both agree that new years is a little anti-climatic. Being on central time, all the build-up on tv finishes at 11:00, and even when we do our own count down before midnight, at about 12:01 we were just ready for bed. I look forward to special midnight memories with Maya in the future, but for now, here's to 2009!
