Abba-Mania, part 2

A little Mamma Mia for your ears. Of course all songs have Maya-style lyrics but this one in particular has a lovely distracted quality to it!

Abba-Mania, part 3

And for the grand finale--Dancing Queen. Please note the emotionality and musical phrasing (aka--volume)!



And just in case you were missing out on some Fin love...here ya go!


And just in case you were doubting that Maya marches to the beat of her own drum...here ya go!

It's 3:24 am...what are you doing?

Whatever your answer...I wish I were doing the same.

Maya has been sick since Sunday afternoon, Fin since Tuesday afternoon and Danny and I since Wednesday. Mind you this is a new level of sick to add to the cough/cold/congestion that we've had for the past two weeks.

Fin is refusing to sleep, Maya is coughing her fool head off and Danny and I keep tossing and turning and getting up to take care of a kid every hour.

Need I say more than..."Livin' the dream!"

See you on the flip side...if I'm awake!

Catching up...

So, I'm finally catching up on the last month. Make sure you scroll down/back because I have added posts back to Maya's birthday. It's only a month later! :)

Anyhow, just wanted to alert you to the new stuff if you aren't using Reader.

Happy January 31!

Bounce, bounce, bounce

Maya is still taking her gymnastic "classes" on Saturday mornings. She loves Bounce and now that she has her leotard(s) she thinks she is even cooler. I say leotards because she has a princess one that she got for Christmas and then she has a princess swimsuit that steps in when the real leotard is dirty. Today was one such day. Nothing like gymnastics class in a swimsuit.

She is a go-getter. She has mastered the sit down-stand up on the trampoline which has taken a while to get the coordination together. And her teacher called her a fancy girl with her dare-devil moves on the bars.


Here she is on the trampolines.


And on the long-tramp.


The rings.


The parallel bars.


And finally, her dare devil move. They are just supposed to hold on and touch their toes to the bar but of course Maya does that and then wraps her legs around the bar and throws herself over.


We are going back tomorrow for a birthday party. Perhaps there will be more Bounce pictures in the near future.

Of course there is always the question of what Fin is up to during these moments. Here is a live action feed! Dammit...it is side-ways...well, it's still cute just tip your head to the side!

Fin's 6 Month Appointment

We finally made it in for Fin's appointment today. It was only 10 days late (these days in our house...that's record setting)! She showed off her teeth, her sitting, her overall charming demeanor and of course her snotty nose and congested cough. The doc says that nothing has settled in her ears or lungs...so just wait it out. We held out on the shots because I felt she was already feeling punky enough; there's no need to add insult to injury.

As for the stats...get ready!

Fin:
4 months--18 pounds 13 ounces & 26.25 inches
6 months--21 pounds even & 28 inches
For a gain of 2 pounds 3 ounces and 1.25 inches

Maya:
4 months--14 pounds 14 ounces & 25.5 inches
6 months--17 pounds 13 ounces & 26.5 inches
For a gain of 3 pounds 1 ounce and 1 inch

Perhaps Fin is slowing down a bit...but not much. She is the size of an average (50th percentile) 13 month old! Dr. Curtin isn't concerned because she is just as off the charts on height as she is on weight. Danny and I make hearty stock I guess! :)

Enjoyment...I think

Fin has finally taken to eating. We have made it through the orange foods (squash, sweet potatoes and carrots). Next, the greens.

Danny is feeding her in these shots. Can you tell the difference? ;)

A lot of times this look is Fin staring at the red light that keeps the red eye at bay. Well, in Fin's case it creates the "Terrified Look". I'm not sure which is worse.


When the food doesn't come fast enough she resorts to licking her tray.


She likes it; she really likes it.


Don't even try to take this spoon, buddy!