maia!

I'm totally bored at work ..so what better way to pass the time than to write a blog filled with fun facts about little miss diva!

first of all - i can NOT believe that maia is 25 1/2 months old. I know i'm totally nerdy for throwing the "1/2" in there..but hey! shes my first babooski so i'm allowed to mark every single milestone that you could imagine haha

1. this week we started the "WHY?!?!" phase. as you can imagine ..its a total blast!! i've realized there's alot more i need to learn so that i can attempt to answer her "whys" in a way that might possibly be true lol. along with why..we have "what" O.M.G this is both hillarious and ridiculously annoying at the same time!! somehow she only needs to ask "what" a million times when you're trying to ask her to do something. about the 5th time she asks...i give up lol she does it ALLLLL the time! me and the fam try not to laugh everytime, but its so hard! she tilts her head to the side and its just adorable.


2. maia's vocabulary is growing so much everyday!! as a baby she never really made little baby coo-ing noises or anything like that. the first verbalizing she did was humming along to songs! then she went straight into talking and hasn't looked back since. the new development with her vocab is saying everything in the right tense and using words like "either, also, too, etc..." for example she'll say "i don't want to go outside either, too many mosquitos!" i mean HELLO genius girl! and lately she's been telling more and more stories, they are SO hillarious and awesome. " and um this is my skirt and i wore it yesterday and um its pink so now we have to wash it and um you can't wear it because it's to small and it's mine" just TOTALLY random things like that. i can already tell that she's going to be one of those kids that just has to much to say that they have trouble getting it all out because they're just so excited to tell you everything!

3. she LOVES reading. anything and everything. she is constantly asking to read more books. and her new thing is to read books to us. SO cute. she'll open a book, and if it's one of her favorites she has basically memorized it and can actually tell the story pretty well. if it's a new book she'll just describe what's on the page " and then there was a tree and a bird, and um a boy sitting" its so cute omg. i need to post a video!

4. music music and more music - she can't get enough! first thing in the morning "turn on the music mommy". we are lucky enough to have an awesome stereo system that my dad put in..so maia pretty much listens to childrens music all day everyday! if you name a song..she knows it. the other weekend when we were in college station the other weekend; i was trying to put her down for a nap but couldn't stop laughing because maia just kept yelling over and over "OH SUSANNA DONT YOU CRY FOR MEEEEEE" i was like what the heck most random song ever hahah. too hillarious! her and nana have a special routine of going and sitting on the stairs and yelling out songs as loud as they can, i recorded it the other day because I want to make sure and try to remember all of  these special things that maia loves doing!

5. BABIES. as sariah can tell you...maia loves babies! sariah has a beautiful 7 week old and maia pretty much smothers her everytime she sees her! she loves holding, rocking, patting, singing to and reading to her! she also can't go anywhere without a babydoll under her arm. i LOVE when i catch her playing pretend with her dolls and talking to them, some of the stuff she says just melts me...she is SUCH a sweetie! and you can tell that she picks up alot at school "please be quite..im speaking! ok?" haha yes ma'am! i love that she is so loving and girly. i was not like that AT ALL when i was little...i never played with dolls or did dress up or anything like that...i mustve been pretty boring lol oh ya and purses. this girl can accessorize like nobodys business.

6. picky eater of the century. it is a CHORE getting food in this little girl! somedays all she wants is salad..which is cool i guess haha she'll randomly eat a TON of one food and then won't want it again for a month! i have to be super creative and come up with eating games to try and make it fun so that she'll actually want to eat! lately at dinner her and grandpa have a game of saying "1 ..2..3" and then taking a bite at the same time. she thinks its pretty funny so that usually works. or bribing, i dont care what people say, bribing is my best friend sometimes hahah

7. if maia could live outdoors, i think she would. there's nothing she loves more than playing outside. which unfortunately isn't always possible ..like when its 103 degrees outside for example! i can't wait until it gets a little cooler and we can start going to the zoo again..maia LOVES it! animals combined with being outside...could it get any better?! ;]

8. maia is timid. she only does what she is used to and comfortable with. sometimes this really frustrates me because i'll take her to a park or something and all she wants to do is sit in my lap and watch everyone else play! i just have to be patient and let her be who she is! oh she climbed up a slide all by herself the other day and slid down on her belly. HUGE moment!

9. i am so excited that maia is really starting to develop friends with the kids we always go on playdates with! she always ask when she is going to see them and loves playing with them! she really is just SO sweet! she LOVES her family obviously and is always so excited when everyone comes home everyday and then when she wakes up in the morning "where is grandpa where is nana where is meagan etc..." she just loves being around people!

10. we are SO close to potty training time, i can just feel it! she is always saying that she wants to sit on the potty...never does anything..but at least she's getting used to it! yesterday when she needed a diaper change she got the new diaper..a bag to put the old one in..and went to her room to get it changed. come on maia...if you know all that..we can make it to the potty in time!!

oh random but the other day maia had a fever and was either awake or deliriously talking all night. and at one point she pulled my cheek to her..licked it..and said "i want more french fries"
i seriously think i laughed for like 5 minutes!

i wish i could remember other random quotes from her because there are MANY. ...ill just have to make a separate post when my brain is working!

so there ya go. a few facts about my sweet babyboo who is awesome and amazing and NO i will never stop bragging hehehe :]

balancing

I'm tired!
and i'm ready for thanksgiving break already! I am soo thankful that i got into the Program for Excellence in Selling, but holy cow it requires a TON of outside of the classroom commitment. I just have to buckle down and get it done! anyone want to play golf in our tournament?! ;]

I am really excited today though because yesterday i talked to the woman who I am hoping will be my mentor. she is the president of her company and i completely LOVE it! it's called the black sheep agency in case y'all were wondering hehe! she basically has my dream job and to be able to have her as a mentor who be completely invaluable and such a huge help with my career!

my to-do list tonight is full of school work and laundry! but that has to wait because me and maia are having some playtime at the children's museum with a few of our friends!

oh and last night me and maia slept in our own separate beds! SARIAH...are you proud?! lol

well i guess I better get back to balancing these multiple separate lifes i'm living :]

I hope that you are all having a good week!

someone's got a case of the mondays

OHmygoodness. I'm thinking back to when I was so excited for maia to turn two and i was so sure that my sweet baby could never turn into a "terrible two" toddler. HAHA how wrong was i?! don't get me wrong, maia is still soooo sweet and loving 90% of the time, but that 10% sure sucks the life out of you! her tantrum schedule is actually pretty regular...which i think is weird. She throws one almost every day when i get home from school/work. My guess is that it's just her trying to get attention and kind of acting out because she's upset that i have been gone all day, i understand that....i just wish it would stop. by the time i get home (usually around 4) im exhausted and the last thing i want to deal with is this little munchkin screaming at me to "go away" and "i no like you" all while either hitting me or throwing everything in sight. i've been putting her in her bed and leaving the room most of the time when she starts acting like that..and usually about 5 minutes later i hear a quite "mommy come here..i'm sorry" and i'll go in and she's laying down holding one of her baby-dolls, looking deceptively innocent and adorable lol other than that scheduled tantrum she usually only starts to act up when she's hungry or tired...so if i can stay on top of that it brings the number of tantrums down to a minimum!
to my mommies: how do y'all handle tantrums? is there a certain thing that seems to set your toddler off?

on a lighter note. this weekend was AMAZING. me and maia headed out to college station around 11:30 friday morning (after a quick stop at beautique salon to get my hair touched up...thanks meagan!) and got there right around 1, and we stayed until 4 Sunday afternoon. it was full of lots of fun outings with and without maia. me and miranda did a babysitting swap and i watched mackenzie friday and she watched maia saturday...next week we're doing the same thing just switching days :] it ended up working out REALLY well and i'm so thankful that I have someone i know and trust (not to mention a good friend for maia) in college station now! maia loves hanging out with mackenzie so it was an especially good weekend for her! my sweet girl has changed SO much since starting "school" and was a total social butterfly with all of jimmy's roommates...pretty sure they were all wrapped around her little finger by the time we left! she even went down the slide by herself when we went to the park on saturday (y'all know how scared she is of EVERYTHING) so that was a pretty big deal :]

at the park friday night

they are so sweet to each other! and their millions of baby dolls haha

hanging out after brunch on saturday

hahaha i love this picture.

going up the stairs by herself :]

me and jimmy celebrated our agreed upon 1 year anniversary (lol) with a dinner to chilis (super classy) and exchanging gifts! He majorly spoiled me and got me a gorgeous string of pearls...i'm finally a real southern girl ;] after 3 weeks of not seeing him it was nice to have 3 whole days together just hanging out and doing whatever we wanted. definitely very needed for both of us! and I'm super looking forward to this upcoming weekend...jimmy is getting his aggie ring and doing the traditional "dunk" with all of his roommates and a few other friends on friday night! i'm SO proud of him and i know that that ring represents ALOT of hard work and dedication...and i know he's super pumped to finally have the perfect "whoop" and be able to show it off hahaha



this week has started off running and i'm currently avoiding the mountain of homework that snuck up on me. december 2012 seems a lifetime away!

that's it for now! hope y'alls weekend was as good as mine ;]
xoxox

my first post :]

Since I decided to take a break from facebook I thought this would be a good way for me to stay semi-connected to the social media world!

basically this is going to be a blog for me to post my random thoughts and ramblings and also chronicle all of the adorable (and not so adorable) things that maia does so that I can remember them! I've thought on and off about having a blog for a long time and decided to go ahead and try it out!

tonight i have alot on my mind..but I won't bore anyone with the details.
My weekend has been full of friends, family and playdates...and i am very thankful for that! i feel so lucky to have such a great group of moms to hangout with and have playdates with! Maia adores all of her friends and so do i! i've come to realize how important it is for me to have a "mommy network" and for maia to have a consistent group of friends that she sees regularly! I don't know what i would do without them...who else would sit around and chat for a couple hours about discipline, potty training, and tantrums?! and i LOVE how social all the kiddos have become...seeing them interact and their personalities really starting to come out is so amazing...how can such a little person be such an individual?!

we love you guys! and of course everyone not in the picture too :] (i couldnt find a good one of all the kids together...shocking huh?! haha)

this weekend i've also been thinking alot about my friends and family...i feel like this summer was such a big learning experience, i'm not really sure how it happened but by the end of it i really recognized who my true friends were and how very VERY lucky i am to have them! i know that being my friend can be hard sometimes and the people that have really stuck by me mean SO much to me! same thing with my family...even though y'all are stuck with me whether you like it or not ;] maia absolutely ADORES her nana, grandpa, and all her aunts and uncles and they are all so loving with her and sacrifice SO much time (esp. nana) helping me with her so that I can go to school and work. and i know that without them...neither of those would be possible and my life would be 100% different (and not in a good way!) .

 

an oldie but a goodie!

I struggle alot with the fact that maia does not have a "normal" family...but thinking about everyone she does have in her life makes me so happy! i know that she is so loved and has great examples and people to look up to!

and of course a day (hour...minute .. ;] ) doesn't pass without me thinking about my amazing man! sorry babe but i'm totally going to embarrass you on this blog. i just can't even explain how lucky i am to have him in my life, i got used to having him around every day this summer and now that he's gone i realized how good i had it! seeing jimmy and maia together totally makes me melt, maia ADORES him and i know that it's mutual! i don't know alot of guys who would be willing to put up with everything jimmy does. me and maia can sure add up to alot of attitude somedays! this school year is going to be tough, both of us are going to be super busy which means we won't get to visit each other as often, but i'm trying not to get bummed out about it. me and maia are going up to college station these next two weekends and i'm SUPER excited!! i don't know when we'll get to visit after that..but at least we get to go now!

is this not the most adorable thing you've ever seen?!

ok well...i think i'm done for now. I told ya it would be rambling!

I hope that whoever happens to read this has an amazing week and uses some of it to think about all of the blessings in your life!!

lots and lots of love :]