What goes in must come out..

Hi Maya,

You are of course playing with my iphone......what is it about babies loving anything electronic...you probably like it because you associate it with me...that is probably a sign that I use it too much around you....anywhooo....lets talk about food. You continue to eat like a champ....you have had the following foods:
1. carrots-not a huge fan...but will eat it if mixed with other fruits or oatmeal, but boy do they make your toots stinky!!!
2. apples
3. pears
4. bananas
5. green beans
6. sweet potatoes
7. turkey gravy-eek...but you ate it.
8. rice cereal and oatmeal

Your dad cooked up a whole bunch of food today. He has been in the kitchen all day...peeling...baking...blending... He is a good daddy to you. We will now have a good supply of papaya, apples, pears, sweet potatoes, squash, root vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes and parsnips). I am planning on starting you on avocados soon! We wouldn't have to buy any baby food now.

We went over to visit Sarah and Bethel yesterday. Bethel is 3 months older than you but about the same size as you. She had a lot of fun toys at her house so you had a good time. You really like playing with blocks. So I took you to TJ Max today and I bought you some more toys.... you are spoiled...he he! It is just so fun to watch you analyze and play with new toys.  You like to pick up an object in each hand and then bring them together and stare at them...you are trying to figure out how they relate. You also like to take objects out of boxes/containers and then put them back in....You are very purposeful in how you play...I love watching it!

You are still getting up at night to eat...usually at 4 am or later. I will first just hear you "talking" and then eventually you get mad and start crying and at that point your dad and I will go in there. We try to get you to go back to sleep by putting your pacifier back in your  mouth...but then you really get upset and start screaming. At that point I usually break down and feed you. And you eat ALOT!. But I would like to fit more feedings in during the day and get rid of the night time feeding. The only good thing about it (beside the fact that I don't mind seeing your cute little face in the middle of the night), is that you will then usually let us sleep in until after 8 on days that we don't have to get up to go to work.

This past Friday you had your six month shots. You weight 18 plus pounds. I don' t have the paperwork so I don't remember your height. You are still in the 91st percentile for weight but you have moved up to the 81st percentile for height. You used to be in the 60's. I was really excited about it...maybe you won't be short.

Love you lots Mayabird....