Maya and her Balloon & UPDATES

Maya Updates:
Okay now more then ever I am really starting to think Maya might have come out of my belly. She is literally so much like me. Its scary! Really though! For example, Maya started daycare last week. Monday went great. Wednesday was another story. She woke up fussy and I think her teeth were hurting. Anyway, I dropped her off and heard her cry a little. Then a few hours later (I held myself back from calling to check on her so I don't seem like that crazy mom all the teachers hate)...I called and spoke to the teacher, she said "Maya had a tough morning" before I could hang up the phone I was in the car and at the daycare. I took her home and she was rejoicing all day that we were together. As I walked out of daycare, the only mommy who had to take their baby home I thought that was my mom so much of the time. I was the only kid at 15 (haha kidding) who had seperation anxieties...well now my daughter does too! And I don't mind at all! Well now at least! :)

The girl has two teethies! One is half way out and the other is almost all showing. I keep trying to get a pic but I can't get it where u can see the teeth. BUT believe me they are soooooooo cute. Like little pearls. They are causing her pain though for sure! :(

Yesterday we were in the food store. Whenever we walk by the balloons Maya goes CRAZY! So yesterday I decided today was the day to buy her a balloon. I leave her in the cart and walk over to the balloons, seriously the girl was screaming on the top of her lungs with joy over the balloon. I finally get the balloon loose from all the other balloons and hand it to her, JOY! The whole store was looking and she was soooooooooo happy. Very funny and cute. Now whenever I say Maya wheres your balloon, she points!






Here is a pic of my mom with Maya taken today. Tuesday starts Radiation and ends on October 6th. We are nervous but doing good. Trusting this is the path to complete healing for my mom.

Notice Ollie is still gaining weight. I am not kidding!

Maya is a major mommy's girl (might have something to do with the teething, might not but I am not complaining). Its hard for me to put her down. She doesn't like it. Today I was getting dressed and put her in her jumpa jumpa, she was NOT happy. Look at this face! She calmed down and had some cherrios. Usually she likes to watch me do my make up but not today...

Trying to give me a guilt trip with this look...


Here is Maya being her crazy self! Happy Girl!!

Maya Pics...

Here are some recent pics of Maya...

My Girl...

THEN...

and NOW...

Maya Has a TOOTH!

Maya FINALLY has a tooth. A little white tooth is poking out of those gums...its adorable. We are going to one nap now, since Maya isnt the best sleeper and are getting ready for her first day of mommy's day out on Aug 25th. We loved her teachers. Maya has 4 friends in her class with her birthday! She is one of 3 girls and the rest are boys...watch out Abel it could happen that Maya falls in love with another man! U gotta step up baby. I am sooooooo nervous about leaving her for the first day but i think she is going to LOVE it. We will see. The place we are taking her is 5 minutes from my store, which is great.

My mom is doing good. Going to start radiation probably next week.

The store is getting busy which is great.

I am trying to get a pic of Maya and her new tooth. I will post pics soon.

Love
Jul

Update on my Mom

So, sorry I haven't posted in a while. We found out on Tuesday that my mom does need to have Radiation. We don't know exactly when she starts but it will be for 5 weeks once a day. Its tough to comprehend all that has gone on. My mom is healing well and doing good. Still so thankful the cancer didn't spread. We did find out that the cancer she did have was aggressive so we are so thrilled it is out of her. Thanks again for all your prayers!

Maya is getting her first tooth! So very cute...she is doing great. I am busy at the store and worrying about my mom's every thought. Its hard to let go and trust that God is in control. I remember it and then loose it so quickly. The radiation is to kill anything that is lurking around. We heard it isn't that bad so I am praying she doesn't have any bad side effects.

Happy 10 MONTH Birthday our little GIRL...

Pic taken at Hannah's Hope before Maya was in our arms...


Maya is 10 months old today. How can that be...she is turning into such a big girl. Talking up a storm. Its hysterical...

Like I always do...here are 10 things daddy and mommy LOVE about our Maya Annabelle Hana:


1. Your smile in CONTAGIOUS!
2. You are a SNEAK. You continuously insist on going to an area of the living room I don't want u to go to and when I look at you to say "No No Maya" you turn look at me, smile and keep going...we are going to have our hands full! :)
3. You are TALKING up a storm. Trying to communicate with us by putting your pointer finger straight up in the air when the tv is off and you make a noise as to say "turn on the tv mommy I want zee and moose a moose"...you do this by making this noise. The same noise u make when u are in the food store and want the balloons, signs anything that you see and want.
4. You are standing and walking with the couch. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen. You are too small to walk! (although we went to the dr yesterday and he said she was 90th % tile for height and 20% for weight...you weigh 17.10 pounds)
5. You are a big girl and doing SOOO much better going to sleep. We rock for a few minutes, say night night and put you in your crib, then RUN to the monitor and watch u play in your crib til you collapse to sleep...:)
6. You are sooooooo affectionate. So, Josh has been away and my mom has been sleeping over! (Yes, my mommy has been sleeping over Praise God she is getting better) and right before u fall asleep you play and then dive into my chest and put your head down. Yesterday you heard Gram come in the room and literally dove into her neck and huged and embraced her. You are a lover for SURE.
7. You are CRAZY over the dogs. When zoe walks by or runs you are HYSTERICAL laughing. Hysterical!
8. You wave bye bye backwards...the only other person my family knows who did that was me...it must be in the genes! :)
9. You crawl with your right leg in a position of standing while crawling. Its a sight. Yes I asked the dr and u are fine but it is very funny looking. Especially now that it gives you speed and u do it really fast.
10. YOU ARE A GIFT FROM GOD. You were the best medicine during this hard time in our lives. Your smile literally made all of us feel better. Your laugh took our worries away for a few seconds and your hugs and kisses are what kept us all going. You are the most amazing little girl Maya, we love you more then we could have ever imagine loving anything. You are our little girl and we love you.

Update on my MOMMY:
We go to the doctor on Tuesday at 10:30 (we, i mean my mom and dad) to see what type of therapy my mom is going to need. We are praying she won't need anything but she might need Radiation...Thank you for your continued prayers.

xoxo

Maya's Day Out

Auntie Ju with Maya downtown...

Maya has one of the best babysitters in the world! Julia. Julia has one of the best fiance's in the world Dane. Dane, a celebrity among all of us here in Knoxville played for the University of Tenn. Basketball Team, and an author as well...check out his book Vertical Leap HERE.

Everyone knows Dane Bradshaw even Maya! So Maya was lucky enough to spend the day downtown with Julia and Dane. Maya was a little slow to warm up as she is to most guys but by the end of the day Dane pulled her in with his CHARM! (oh is he going to KILL me)


HOW CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The point. Maya's new thing. She points at EVERYTHING!


What up ladies...jealous? I'm in the arms of Dane Bradshaw! PEACE

So not only does Maya get to spend the day with Dane and Aunt Ju BUT she gets to be the FLOWER GIRL at their wedding next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so excited.
Love you Ju and Daney...ALOT! xoxo

THERE IS NO SPREADING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you LORD! I just am in such SHOCK right now. We waited ALL DAY and it was a torturous wait for sure. We didn't think we were going to hear anything til tomorrow as the hours were getting later in the day...I was attached to my phone. A VERY familiar feeling to the wait for referral or travel call BUT WORSE if there can be anything worse then that wait...(dramatic okay but it was a tough wait for me)....ANYWAY...My dad called and said "Cancer contained in the uterus...Cancer did not spread to the ovaries or lymph nodes!!!!" He was crying as u can imagine. My wonderful husband is at work and was going to go to Florida this week but decided since we were all so anxious about this he would stay home and if I felt okay he would go. What a sweet man he is....SO we are still waiting to hear from the doctor if she will need radiation or not but PRAISE GOD the cancer DID NOT spread. Thank you for your prayers. I feel forever changed by this and hope I will be...MY MOM IS GOING TO BE OKAY!

Okay thank you all SOOOOOOO much for your prayers. This is SUCH a huge relief.

Love to you all

update, maya and welcome home!

UPDATE ON MY MOM
Sorry I haven’t updated sooner. My mom went thru surgery which ended up being longer then we thought and about 5 hours later then we thought. The doctor was running behind…anyway, he was a wonderful doctor and said that when he got inside he said everything looked normal, the lymph nodes look like lymph nodes but we will have to wait till Monday or Tuesday to see about the pathology report. SO we are waiting…patiently waiting. My mom is doing MUCH better today. Still in a lot of pain but HAPPY to be home…I will update more later. Thank you so much for your prayers, emails and calls.

Love you all
Josh, Julie, Maya

WELCOME HOME Liz, Karen and Sharon and everyone else who was in the last travel group! I cannot WAIT to see more pics of your kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!