Maya Pics!

Here are some pics of Maya from Chanukah

watching Barney for the 25th time with the same enthusiasm as if it was the first time!

.... and today

(notice the 2 top teeth! FINALLY)

Liz Lyons motivated me to attempt to do Maya's hair (i will do a clip,bow or at the most pigtails)...BUT unlike Nina, Maya does NOT sit and play with toys while I do her hair. SO after hysterics i was able to get some pony tails in. No even parts were made!!!! Let's just say at one point Maya was in the sink turning the cold water on her pants and socks so I could get the last pony in. I will have to come up with something else next time but here is the first try!

Maya's hair is changing. It is still very curly but much more frizzy at the ends. I use any normal shampoo and then Curlz conditioner and sometimes a product after she is out of the bath but that product doesnt work to keep the friz away. Any suggestions?

Also, I have been checking the Riggs blog all day. I keep thinking 58 more days until Abby is done! Oh it feels long for me i can only imagine for them.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLICK http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com and please pray for The Riggs tomorrow. Tomorrow Abby starts a very agressive treatment. There is a video on their blog (that i cant download) and it tells their story. Please pray for them!

crazy over this girl!

Whoever said that you will love your child more then u ever could put into words or imagine is right. That is how I feel about Maya. I cannot believe she is my daughter. I am just so crazy in love with her. Her new thing is she cuddles up with me by laying across by neck and putting her head in my neck. Then sits up and kisses me on the lips. Did you ever? She is quite the affecionate girl. Dont get me wrong she has her moments of major drama and defiance but we are working on that! She has 4 teeth now. I am thinking she is getting a ton more in bc she is teething soooo bad. The poor thing is just crying from pain! It breaks my heart. She is doing so much these days...running, dancing to Barney who is now her LOVE. She is crazy over Barney songs! She loves her baby doll, feeds it and rocks the baby. She says "go" and throws her passie. She calls her passie uh-oh because whenever it used to drop we would say uh oh. She has the cutest voice ever! She yells Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa in the morning when she is ready to come out of her crib. She says Dada and then Josh says Maya and then she says Dada and on and on we go. She does the sign for more all the time! Loves bathtime with her Papa and can't get enough of the ittsy bitsy spider. I am starting to have bad dreams that something bad is happening to her. I dont like it. I think its because i am so worried someting is going to happen to her. I am working on that too!

It has been so long since i last posted! we are getting pics taken in January so i will be able to post more pics soon! Sorry for the long absense. There have been so many referrals and travel calls with AGCI its been so exciting to watch.

I just am so thankful that we adopted from Ethiopia. It is the best thing that has ever ever happened in our lives. We love you Mymy!

This VERY DAY last year...

is the day we first laid eyes on our daughter. We got the call at 12:45pm December 17th. Pics to come. xoxo

Couple Things...

okay first, I made my blog un-private!

second, I have not had ANY time to post or do anything but work, take care of Maya and attempt to sleep...we have been really busy getting the store ready for the holidays. The economy is making it tough at work!!

Here are some pics of Maya at Thanksgiving! I loved looking at Michelle's blog and seeing the face of here gorgeous little girl. Tracie your pics are AMAZING!

Happy Holidays!

Abby Riggs

Please go read the Riggs blog and PRAY for Abby and her family. This last post is just so heartbreaking. I could bearly read it. It just continues to put things into perspective. I remember when we found out my mom had cancer, I thought life would NEVER be the same. As time goes by things go back to normal and you forget how "awful" it felt to hear the word cancer and thought I will never be upset over the little things again...well as time passes I find myself upset over the little things...THEN I read Brent's post about their weekend at the hospital and the immense pain Abby is in...read here. They are such an amazing family with such faith.

Maya has taken on a new form of WALKING. She went from walking one day to running the next to only walking with things in her hands. She brings us books, bottles and anything else she can get her hands on. Even heavy things! She is unbelieveable. When she walks she looks like a cowboy on a horse who got off the horse but thinks he is still sitting on it. Legs wide open, her legs bent and there u have it. It might be the CUTEST thing I have ever seen in my life. Today she said mooooooooooooo when we said what does a cow say? She SCREAMS Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa from her bed in the morning. She is such a funny girl.

Maya with her aunt Ju

Anyway, please don't forget to pray for the Riggs and for everyone who has their court date tomorrow in Ethiopia!

IN LOVE...

okay so, I am so beyond in love with Maya. She is the funniest thing. Ever since we went to Disney World my mom and i sing "Its a small world...after all" to her and she dances. She sways from side to side and when we are done we all clap, she does to. Her new thing is when we are finished with the song she looks at me with a very serious face and hums...to get me to start singing again. She loves music.

I never did 12 things about Maya we love most for her 1 year old birthday so here they are:

I love...

1. Her love for dogs! She goes crazy over all dogs. Even huge labs that are 100 times her size. She absolutely loves Ollie. Tonite she was sitting on him and he was sleeping. SO cute.

2. I had a glass disney statue collection when I was younger so after our trip I decided to set them up in her room. Maya goes NUTS everytime she sees the statues. I give her each one and she goes mmmmwah and then I put them back and take the next one and she kisses the next one. over and over again...

3. When she wakes up in the middle of the night or right before bed she still likes to be rocked. We get in the normal postition and cuddle. Sometimes I will be thinking she is sleeping and she has this mischevious laugh...then i look at her and we both start laughing. Its adorable!

4. Her gummy/bottom 2 teeth smile! I really dont want her top teeth to come in (they are coming) b/c I love her top gums! They are so cute! My baby is growing up!

5. This new skirt we bought her. My mom and I took her to Old Navy and we saw this ballet pink tulle skirt. Its the cutest thing. She went nuts in the store wearing it and talking to this fake dog they have. She would scream at it everytime It talked.

Here is a pic...can u die! She is going to wear blk baby legs, this skirt, a white shirt and big bow for Halloween.

6. My mom got her a eyore doll and everytime she sees him she embraces him and hugs him!

7. When she hears Josh or my parents come to the door she goes huhhhhh and breathes in air! We run to the door togehter and celebrate their arrival!

8. She is ALMOST walking! Today she took steps across the room without anyone holding her hand.

9. She LOVES go-gart! YOGART. I freeze them for her and she sucks them. If they arent frozen

she finishes them in one second. The girl loves dairy. Cheese, yogart, milk and tons of it...

10. She loves her mommy! If she is in daycare or with someone else for the day and I or Josh pick her up she screams when she sees us!

11. She has a toy cell phone that Aunt Kelly got her for her birthday and she talks on it, then hands it to me then my mom then looks at it and texts! I am serious she looks like she is texting!

12. Her newest trick. I chew gum all the time and i look over at Maya and she is chewing her tounge like I chew gum! SOOOOO cute.

Maya, we love you more everyday. Every day our loves grows deeper for you. You are the JOY of my life and I thank God He brought you into our lives.

P.S. I of course am getting the major adoption bug and WOULD LOVE to start the process over again BUT we have to pay off our debt first...Its so hard to wait. I would LOVE to adopt from Ethiopia again and go through the whole thing again...we will see.