Third Tooth

I'm not sure when to date this one so I picked the 14th. About a week ago Moya was having rough days. Crying, sweating, drooling, unhappy but nothing would calm her. When I got home I was dealing with her and noticing how she was wanting to chew on me. So I did some investigating and with a flashlight and a close look finally saw a little white tooth beneath the gum. It is her upper left one. It's still not broken through yet but it is there, annoying the heck out of her.

Poor baby. I know that must hurt really bad. I remember those big front ones really annoying Belle too. Luckily we have orajel and Tylenol for the really bad days, chew toys for the rest. :)

Cousin Andy

One of the pleasant moments of our trip to Missouri to visit the Great Grandparents was Moya and Andy. Moya just LOVED Andy. Actually both Belle and Moya really love their cousin Andy. And Andy was so good with both of them. It was very cute to watch. He even got her to sleep once.

Great Grandparents

In May 2009 Belle and Moya's Great Grandmother Dorothy had a stroke. It was a bad one and we all thought she would not live out the rest of that month.

Gaga flew out to see her at the time but we couldn't right away. Thankfully Great Grandma improved some and so we came out to see her now. It was a good and very sad visit. Great Grandma was not able to move much at all and could barely talk, although she could enough for her to say she loved us. It was hard to see someone and say goodbye to her knowing we would not see her again. But it was so wonderful to see Moya sitting there with her. Moya didn't seem to mind Great Grandma's immobility. She would sit by her and pat her face and smile and chatter.

Moya also really loved seeing her Great Grandpa Ralph who she also would just pat his face and smile and smile! She also loved Grandpa's motorized chair. She would sit in his lap and reach for the controls and get very grumpy with Great Grandpa when he'd try and keep her from it. :)

I love my Grandparents and I know Moya won't remember them. But I hope they getting to see her even if only this one time filled them with joy. Great Grandma we could tell was ready to die but she was waiting to see us, to see Belle and meet Moya. She passed away almost exactly 2 weeks after our visit. I will miss her and will show Moya the pictures and videos of her visiting them and tell her about her Great Grandparents.

Moya's First Derby Day

For several years now we've taken Belle to the Parade here in Redmond. She loves it and always dresses up in some fun character for the kids bike parade. It's great fu. This was the first year Moya was with us (well... outside the belly anyway). This year's theme was Aladdin. The play was for Belle to be Aladdin, I was Jasmine, Daddy was Genie, Gaga was Jafar, and Moya would be the monkey Abu. I guess Moya didn't want to be the monkey because as soon as we got there she fell right asleep in the stroller! I had not put her in the costume yet because I didn't want it to get spewed on. There was no way for me to change her without waking her. So Abu didn't make the parade. Belle didn't mind.


Moya however was an amazingly good girl the entire time. It was hot, crowded, and busy and loud but she was just a doll. Didn't cry or get grumpy the entire day! She slept durring the parade, watched happily at Belle do her Aikido demo, and smiled and laughed and watched as we walked around the fair. She must have known how important this was for Belle. :)

Smackers

Moya has started doing this funny little thing with her tongue and upper lip. She sticks out her tongue, sucks in her upper lip and then makes this smacking sound. Belle did something similar too as a baby. It is ever so cute! Luckily I managed to record it.

She just will happily smack smack smack away! You can't tell on the video but it can be very loud sometimes too. She was doing it the other day while up stairs to Daddy while I was downstairs in Gaga's room and I could hear her!

I Found The Meaning of Life

Cuddling with my two girls... yep, doesn't get any better then this. :)

I was up and ready for work and both Moya and Belle woke at the same time. So I picked Moya up and we crawled in bed with Belle. I expected one or both of them to grump about the situation but no they did just the opposite! They both loved being all warm and snugly together. Moya kept trying to pet and kiss Belle. And to say "kiss" is a loose description of what it is. :) It's kind of a kiss/lick/try and eat your face sort of a deal but it is definitely her attempt at doing what we do when we kiss her. It's a show of love.














At one point she was trying so hard to get Belle she pulled her hair, pinched her face and even got a hold of her nose! It was so cute and Belle didn't complain at all, and in fact seemed to love the attention and love from her sister.

And I got some of the love too. Moya turned to me trying to kiss me and grabbed the underside of my chin and pulled me too her.

Luckily Gaga saw the cuddle fest and grabbed the camera. Good thing it's a calorie free kind of sweetness, otherwise I'd have gained 50 pounds right there!

I just love my girls. I can't imagine life without them. They're both perfect and happy and so much fun to be with. My favorite people.

6 Month Check Up

18 pounds 26 1/4 inchs long! My big ole fatty. :) No she's exactly how she should be. Perfectly healthy. Doctor said she's doing great. She was more awake for this appointment and playing and rolling around for the doctor. Which only made it even more difficult to see her get shots. She was so happy and then bam! :( But she recovered quickly.