Searching for the perfect pumpkin.

This might be it!

Mama’s little corn cob!

On Saturday before the pumpkin patch we went to our neighbor’s house for Olivia’s 2 yr b-day party.  Here’s Maya during her 1st jumpy experience.

On Friday, Aunt Brie and Grandpa Ralph took us to the Shatto dairy farm.  We had a blast and got to taste all their variety’s of milks (the banana is really good!).  They just came out with ice cream, which I highly recommend.  It was so tasty.  I let Maya try a little, it was her 1st ice cream experience and she’s in love.

Aunt Brie milked a cow and the rest of us just watched.  )

Playing with Aunt Brie

Who loves Truman the Mizzou tiger?  Maya does!  She loves her toy from Uncle Lee and likes to dance when the song plays.

Does that face look like a girl that would require 3 -4 hrs of cajoling to fall asleep last night?

She let’s us know when its time to eat!

Last night Maya could not get to sleep.  I tried rocking her for an hour, Dustin tried for 1/2 hr, I tried again, he tried again, and so it continued.  I tried laying down with her in our bed, the guest bed, rocking some more.  We tried to let her cry for a few minutes to see if she could get settled down, nothing.  So at midnight, I let her play for a little while so I could empty the dishwasher.  I turned around just for a minute and she had crawled up into the dishwasher.  Before I lectured her on how unsafe it is to play in the dishwasher, I had to take a couple shots.

Before I had Maya, I would never have guessed I would be up in the middle of the night doing dishes while she played.  I would guess that babies go to bed at a reasonable hour and if they wake up, you certainly don’t let them stay up and play.  When you’re at the end of your mommy rope, you’ll be surprised at what you’ll allow.   Dustin was trying very hard to get some work done, so when I brought Maya down and she started pushing all the buttons on her 2 favorite musical toys and yelling and clapping, I can’t blame Dustin for being a bit distracted.  Finally, after letting her play for 20 minutes or so, I rocked her one final time with success.  She did take a 3 1/2 hr nap today at the perfect time to let me work (I had a training teleconference I had to attend and no sitter), so that makes the rough night seem a little better.  I’m happy to say she’s safe and sound in her bed tonight by 10pm (yes I know this is still late, but better than last night), hopefully she’ll sleep until the morning, but I won’t be holding my breath.

Jack & Nathan

Kwanza & Jonas

Lissa & the boys

Lissa’s husband Byron with new puppy Daisy, and Sylvie

Maya & Sylvie in their PJs after getting into all kinds of mischief on the stairs.

We spent the weekend in Tipton visiting Grandma Jacobsen.  We had a great time.  Maya enjoyed looking at the horses and the kitties and had the most fun climbing up and down Grandma’s stairs.  Saturday night we walked around the riverwalk in Muscatine and had dinner at The Button Factory.

M’s not the 1st baby to chew on this crib.  It was Grandma Jacobsen’s when she was a baby and all her kids used it, her sister’s kids used it and now her grandkids use it when they’re in town.

Grandma bought Maya a new toy that makes lots of noise and sings lots of songs and it was a big hit!

Bath time at Grandma’s!

Baby girl likes corn, she did quite a number on this by the time she was done.

She’s not sure how she feels about riding on the mower with daddy around Grandma’s yard, but after awhile she was having lots of fun.

We went up to visit the Kammerer’s in St. Joe last weekend.  Those girls are always looking out the window.

We walking around the park and looked at the geese and the other animals.

Sylvie did a good job sharing her toys with Maya.