Perpetually Maya 2

Perpetually Maya 1

Perpetual Motion Maya

Just a teeny sampling of Maya on the move!

Maya at the Beach

O My Gosh! Look at the change in this girl from last year at almost exactly the same time to this year! She and her mama and papa spent a week at Wrightsville NC with her lucky grandparents, Bill and Carrie. Then, this year at least, a second week with grandparents, Craig and Carol. Noni and Popi hope to spend a week with them either at Hilton Head or in NC mountains. We tried to coordinate with Matthew and Ally, Emily, and Jeremy, but couldn't synchronize everyone's schedules! Next year!!!

Noni's UN-biased Opinion

I know you will not believe that I am unbiased, but Maya is really the cutest, smartest, sweetest baby in the WORLD. Just ask any of her Grandparents!! I was too busy enjoying her during my visit over Memorial Day to take time out and get very many photos, but here's a sampling.

 

Maya's papa thought he'd entertain her by blowing soap bubbles and it was an instant hit! She made valiant attempts to blow them herself, but doesn't have it quite yet. And she loves to play with big people's shoes; putting her feet in and out of them, arranging and re-arranging them.

She has an extensive sign vocabulary: butterfly, frog, dog, more (which she even uses when she's sees a picture of food!), all done, water, baby, flower, eat, brush teeth, down, up, dog, and I'm sure there are more! She picked up 'bird' while I was there, and possibly 'apple' (one she and I invented, anyway). I love how she cycles through them sometimes, running through her repertoire. And she is saying words now: baby and read are very obvious! She has her own way of describing things with wheels: a vroom vroom noise! And a sweet, high pitched and very accurate meow to "say" cat. Good thing their cats are so tolerant!!

I really could go on and on about all the amazing things she did or said! I'll do my best to get a few short video clips posted soon, but this will have to do you for now! Those of you who are lucky will soon see for yourselves what I mean!

Walking?

The News (as heard from Maya's Noni who heard it from Maya's Dad) is that she is walking!!! at least a little...

Maya Slide Show!