Kisses!

Moya has learned how to kiss. She sorta just up and started doing it! She didn't do the open mouth kisses so much like Belle did. Instead she's gone right to the smackers! She actually makes a "smack" or "smooch" sound too. Very cute. She will press her lips together in a thin pucker and lean forward and then smooch ya. It's the best feeling in the world. Especially when she tops it off with a hug and her trade mark 'pat pat pat.' :) She also blows kisses complete with the smacking sound. She's knows she's doing something cute when she does that too because she always sports her sneaky little smile she reserves for when she's charming you.



The only trouble is that she knows we want kisses so if you ask for one you may have to work for it. The best idea is to catch her in the morning or just get close to her and smile and giggle with her. If you get her in a good mood she will offer a kiss. But if she knows you really want it... she'll be a stinker and refuse.



But I don't care. They are the best whenever I can get them!

Aaah... Motherhood

Moya has been ill... cough and snot and all that lovely horribleness. Well the cough has a side effect of causing her to vomit sometimes. Last night she started coughing weird in her sleep. We go in and I pick her up and ta-da I get vomited on.... covered. It's funny how after the first bad diaper, the first phlegm filled spew, the handful of... god knows what, your kid hands you... ya just end up not being grossed out by it all any more. I held her in the bathroom while she vomited all down my back. My biggest worry at the time was "oh dear she got vomit on Belle's bath toys... gotta remember to clean those or Belle will freak out." :)

Anyway, poor baby was SOOO unhappy vomiting. Not that anyone enjoys it. But we got her cleaned up, I changed and washed most of the vomit off me, and I got her back to bed. Curled up with her on the mattress in her room and watched her like a time bomb hoping she wouldn't blow up again. She didn't thankfully.

Hopefully this nastiness will go away soon.

Valentine

Gaga helped Moya make us Valentines! SOOO sweet!

Belle's Happiest Memory

It will soon make sense why a Belle story is posted here. Last night Belle and I were reading Harry Potter The Prisoner of Askaban. We had gotten to the part where Lupin is teaching Harry how to produce a Pratronus to fight off the dementors. In order to do this he has to think of his happiest memory. On a whim I turned to Belle an asked her what her happiest memory was. I was thinking she would say Disneyland or something like that. But instead, without any hesitation she said "When Moya was born!" I think I scared her because I just instantly started tearing up. I mean I knew that was an emotional event for her and I know she loves her sister but I had no idea she felt so strongly about it!

I'm so glad Belle was there for that, I'm so glad Moya has Belle for a big sister. And I'm so grateful that it was such a happy memory for Belle. I knew that someday if Belle remembered this event that it would be a very special important memory for her. I just didn't expect her to realize it so soon. She's such a strong deep feeling person. It's just wonderful.

Puppy

Moya doesn't want to be fed anymore, she wants to feed herself. This can be very messy of course but super cute and I encourage it since it is obviously an important skill to learn.

She has a pretty cute technique. First she will use her fingers and feed herself that way. But when that becomes boring or just not getting the food in the mouth fast enough she resorts to her puppy dog routine. She will dive her face into the bowel and eat that way, sometimes even making growling noises. So dang awesome.

New Toothy!

This makes 13! She's got a few more coming in too... filling in the gaps between them biters and the molars.

Yoda

This is just hilarious. One of Moya's favorite things to do is tip over her toy box and crawl into it and throw toys out. I couldn't help thinking about the scene in Empire Strikes Back where Yoda is rooting in Luke's tool box and pulls out the flashlight. Moya is about the same size as Yoda and makes some of the same noises even. :)

Now whenever we see her doing this we call it her Yoda Routine. The only problem is that after she's had a good time of it she is literally swimming in toys... well maybe that's a problem for us having to clean it up later... because she doesn't seem to mind. :)