The life of new parents

We went to the ISU vs MU football game in Ames, IA last night.  Uncle Lee & Kaitlin drove up there with us and we stayed over Friday night.  Dustin’s college buddies all came in town as well and we had a really nice time.  Grandma Jacobsen met up with us and watched Maya so we could go to the game.  It was FREEZING.  Did I mention how FROZEN I was?  Very good thing we didn’t try to take Maya.

Maya was a very good girl for Grandma, no tears or anything.

Here’s baby girl in her ISU cheerleading outfit from Aunt Niki.

Sometimes when we ask her to smile for a picture lately she opens her mouth real wide.  I’m not sure if she’s showing off those new molars (sp?) or if she thinks she’s smiling.

Mom & I went to a La Leche League conference last weekend in Hutchinson, KS.  Here’s a picture before the weekend festivities.

Maya & I hung out at Chris & Dawndy’s house on Thursday night.  We intended to take the girls to story time like we usually do, but ended up just letting the girls play.  Maya had so much fun sitting in this massage chair and reading books.

Here’s Lilli, Maya’s 2 yr. old friend.

Silly monkey.

Dustin & Maya went with me Sunday to Omaha.  I had one visit in Omaha on Monday and another in Lincoln Monday afternoon.  We went to visit Aunt Barb on the way and had a really nice visit.  Maya was very happy to see everyone.  Here she is in a car seat turned around to the front for the first time.  She looks like such a big girl!  (She’s not though, she’s still a baby)  )

Aunt Barb had lots of beanies for her to play with.

Below is a shot of Maya’s 1st step!  She took one full step for the 1st time and it was fun that so many people were there to see it!  It seems that she’ll take off any day, but nothing more than 1 step quite yet.

Getting a hotel room with a loft sounded like a good idea, until I saw the stairs.

While I did my visit in Lincoln Dustin & Maya went to the mall.  I joined them after for lunch and then we got to ride on the carousel.

We went to Columbia, MO on Saturday to visit Uncle Lee & Auntie Kaitlin at MU.  We went to the MU vs Colorado game and watched Colorado get creamed.  Here are Kaitlin and Maya doing some tailgating before the big homecoming game.

All bundled up as the sun starts to set.

We headed back home on Sunday in time to make an appearance at the Wilshire Place Halloween party.   It was very windy and cold so we didn’t stay long.  Maya enjoyed looking at all the kids in their costumes and will have a good time on Friday I am sure.

Going down the slide at the play place.

She will not let go of those babies!  She gets so excited when she see’s them every day.  She likes to chew on their heads and carry at least one around with her a good portion of the day.

We took Maya to the doctor this morning for her 1 yr check up.  She didn’t get to sleep until about 3am last night so she was not too happy about being woken up at 8:30 to see the mean doctor!  She got 4 shots and was not very happy about them.  So far she’s doing just fine and hasn’t reacted to the shots.

Height:  30 1/2 inches (85%)

Weight:  23lbs 6 oz. (75%)

Head:  17 3/4 (45%)

Save me Mama!