19 Months Old!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Merry Christmas! We have been oh so busy these past several months and our little website got put on the back burner, but it is due to some wonderful news...Sara is pregnant with baby #2! We were so thrilled this past summer to discover she is expecting again and that Maya is going to be a big sister. Sara unfortunately experienced another bout of Hyperemesis with this pregnancy, but since we were able to prepare for it ahead of time it was the tiniest bit better than her pregnancy with Maya. She had more frequent trips to the hospital for IV's this time around, which helped immensely. The worst is over and she is now able to enjoy the bliss of being pregnant!
Unlike Maya, baby #2 is going to be a gender surprise and we are super excited to be planning a homebirth this time around! Sara is incredibly well educated about pregnancy and childbirth (Brad too!) and she has been under the care of an amazing midwife throughout this pregnancy. It is wonderful to have a midwife that comes to our home for appointments and spends time with us as a family for hours on end. The midwifery care and support Sara received during the early days of hyperemesis during this pregnancy was absolutely amazing....you can't get that level of care from an ObGyn! This baby will be entering the world in the safety and privacy of their own loving home...it doesn't get any better than that :)
Maya is 19 months old and doing so well! She is amazingly healthy and has yet to ever get sick *knock on wood! She FINALLY got her 1st tooth at the ripe old age of 15 months and she now has four and a half teeth. She is getting them in a little backwards (lower central incisors, then upper lateral incisors, and now 1/2 of one of her upper central incisors, but hey...that's just how she rolls ;) She is such a verbal little girl and loves chatting and talking and singing. She knows her Abc's (somewhat) and is a connoisseur of music. One of her special talents is she knows how to work an iPhone VERY well! She is so good at it that she could probably be the star of an iPhone ad campaign for Apple! She has gotten a little too addicted to phones though, so we have been taking a break from that for a while ;) She loves the Christmas season and is absolutely mesmerized with Christmas lights. She is soooo excited to become a big sister and loves kissing and hugging Mommy's belly. She also likes to play with the fetal stethoscope and 'listen' to her belly and mommy's belly. Maya has her own little baby doll to practice with and enjoys playing mommy...she is going to be a great helper!
We took an amazing two week long road trip to Colorado in June and had such an amazing time there. Who knows...maybe we will move there someday :) The air was clean, the mountains majestic, the food healthy and tasty, and soooo many things for us to do that our family enjoys. Maya had an absolute blast and we look forward to going back in the future. We have TONS of pictures that we have uploaded from this summer and on...enjoy!
Have a very Merry Christmas and remember...Jesus is the reason for the Season! Christ...The Lord's ULTIMATE Christmas gift!
Maya's 1st Birthday!
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Maya turned 1 year old on May 1st. We celebrated as a family by giving her a couple of her birthday gifts, the big one being her little convertible push car. She LOVES riding in it We later took her to Build-A-Bear, where she picked out a Hello Kitty to stuff and dress. She went to bed nice and early to rest up for her big party the next day.
The sun was shining and a gentle breeze was blowing as we celebrated her special day. Sara created a pinwheel themed birthday party, and it turned out really well. She decorated the house inside and out with multi-colored pinwheels (Maya's favorite toy since Daddy brought one home when she was teeny tiny). Sara baked Maya an organic gingerbread birthday cake with lemon frosting in the shape of a giant cupcake! Gingerbread cake with lemon frosting is a birthday tradition Grandma Barton did for Sara since her 1st birthday, so now she is doing the same for Maya.
Maya wore two special outfits at her party. One was a handmade tutu and the other was a traditional Korean 1st birthday costume called a Tol-bok. It was given to Maya for her 1st birthday by Korean friends of ours. Sara is really into Korean culture, so it was really special for her to be able to have a Korean element to Maya's birthday party. In Korea, 1st birthdays are very important because children used to not live to the age of 1 year old. Improvements in medicine have now drastically reduced the death rate for children, but the tradition lives on. Maya surprisingly enjoyed wearing her Tol-bok and Brad took some awesome pictures of her in it for you to see.
All in all, Maya ended up having a combination Korean/pinwheel themed birthday party! It was soooo much fun to plan and totally unique and special to our family. Much love and thanks to those who attended. Maya is truly blessed to have friends and family who love her so much.
Happy Easter!
Friday, May 01, 2009
Maya had her 1st haircut! There were tears shed, but after a few minutes her hair was transformed into a super cute bob. Maya has a lot of hair that grows very fast, so frequent haircuts are a must!
Maya had a super fun 1st Easter! She got to dress up in a pretty yellow Easter dress for church. After a nap, we headed to Sara's parents house for an Easter Egg hunt put together by Grandma Barton, followed by dinner. All in all it was great day and we look forward to next Easter when she is old enough to understand who Jesus is :)
We've updated the gallery with pictures from April…
11 Months Old!
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Spring is just around the corner! Maya has been spending lots of time outside this past month. Though she has had stroller phobia lately, Maya does enjoy the fresh air...as long as Mommy carries her ;) They have been enjoying spending time with Stephanie and her 2 month old daughter A'nyah. Stephanie lives only a few minutes away, so it is convenient for them to get together for Mommy/baby time. Sara really enjoys their walks and talks.
Brad had a business trip to Vegas. He attended an internet marketing convention with two of his business partners. They had a great time and Sara was excited when Brad brought home the Amazon Kindle to share! It was a gift from his business partner and a neat way to read books...we highly recommend it. While Brad was gone Sara enjoyed Mommy/Maya time and a movie night in with her friend Tara. They watched Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman...NOT highly recommended ;)
We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on March 6th! We had planned to go out to dinner that night, but Sara was exhausted from a busy week. Instead we dined in with sushi...her favorite :)
10 Months Old!
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Maya is 10 months old and a happy little girl! She loves walking around the house with her little pushing toy and riding it too...backwards! lol The biggest surprise of reaching the ripe old age of 10 months? NO teeth yet. We have thought she was teething multiple times...her teeth are definitely giving us a run for our money and they aren't even here yet ;)
One exciting thing this month was we got a new car! We traded in the 2004 Jetta GLS for a new Audi Q7! Sara scored an amazing deal on it that was too good to pass up. It is nice having an SUV to cart Maya around in, though the Q7 is a pretty posh way to do it! Great features, tons of room for her, her stuff, and any future kiddos. We were happy to chose a German Maker so we got to stay in the VW/Audi family. The GLI and Q7 are happy cousins sitting next to each other in the garage :)
