Friday Five

1. Amaya has been clapping her hands more thanks to Grammie's patient instruction.

2. I've started slowly planning her cuppy cake themed birthday party.

3. After hitting the zoo the other day we went to the beach so Amaya could play. Unfortch for us, the wind had other plans. Look at my hair!



4. Here's another pic just because she is so cute....




5. I can't get over how much fun I've had this week! We've spent so much together time, the most since Paul went back to work after his paternity leave. It's been really great!

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First SF Zoo Trip!

I can honestly say that the last week has been one of the best in a looong time. Paul took off the entire week and our main plan was that we would do as much family time as possible. One of our goals was to make it up to the SF Zoo and on a beautiful sunny day we did! Paul and I had a blast and I think Amaya was content to cruise around in her stroller and then in back carry with her Daddy.

Click here for the link to all of our fabulous pictures!

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First Teething Biscuit!

While wandering through BRU one day I decided to pick out some Earth's Best wheat teething biscuits for Amaya. I knew they would make a huge mess so I put her on a towel in the bathroom floor and let her go to town. She pulverized it, and while the cookie ended up everywhere, she really loved it! After she chewed down every little crumb I plopped her into the bath!

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Bunny Pic teasers!

Last Sunday we took Amaya to get some bunny pictures taken. I loved the idea of having a real bunny near her rather than heading to mall, because as evidenced in her Santa pics, Amaya doesn't seem to do very well with the mall scene. As the pics show she wasn't very excited and did not smile in any of the pics and I think would call this face a little more annoyed than anything else. Even still she looks beautiful and serious.

Thanks Harmony and Crystal!

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9 months old checkup!

Amaya is already 9 months old. Where did the time go?
We had her 9 month appointment today and she is doing well. She weighed in at 16 pounds 4.8 oz, she was 27.5 inches tall, and had a 17.5 inch head circumference. Overall she is in the 10th percentile, except for her head which appears to be in the 65th.

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St. Patty's Day!

Today Amaya turned 9 months old! We spent the day with Aunt Nana and Cousin Sofia and then met Daddy at home. Amaya looks so cute in dresses, I can't wait until summertime when dresses will be the norm!

This months goal is still Gymboree classes and swim lessons. We also want to get out to the park more often and to the beach if the weather cooperates.

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A Play Date with Friends!

We went on a playdate and visited with our friend Charlie! Amaya looks so tired because she wasn't really into napping that day but I think she enjoyed herself nonetheless.

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Loving the Music Table....

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First time on the Swings!

On a sunny day last week, we decided to take Amaya and the doggies to the local park. I got over my germ fears and set her on the swings and watched Amaya scream and smile with delight. Her hair looked so funny, since it has been growing longer these days it was flying everywhere. I love catching her "firsts" on camera to share with everyone.

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Amaya loves daddy's hats and his iphone

Here are a few pictures I took of Amaya wearing my beanie. She also has it in her head that my iPhone is something that needs to be chewed on.

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Amaya gets her first taste of puffs

Amaya is eating solids about twice a day now, and I have been bugging Tiffany for me to let her try some finger foods. So far we have given her apple slices and pear slices, and for the most part she just sucks all the juice out of them and then gets mad when you take away the warm gooey mess she left behind. Well the other day I was finishing up giving her some squash and decided to let her try some of the puffs. The puffs came courtesy of Aunt Crystal. She made a few faces, but eventually started to grab at them and shove her hand into her mouth so she could get to them.

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Sunday Morning Smiles...

Today was a really rainy cold morning so instead of rushing to get ready to do the various tasks we try to accomplish on the weekends, we just enjoyed family time today. I took these pictures a few minutes after she got up from her morning nap. It's so hard to describe how happy this little girl makes me. Her smiles just make me instantly feel better. If I could bottle it up I would....



I'm looking at you looking at me.....








Funny little girl.

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