Weeks 38-44

Very excited to pose for the camera

Showing off my blankie

Where are my teeth?!?

George is such a funny monkey

Did you hear the one about the chimp, the gorilla, and the spider monkey?

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands...

Enough with the pictures, it's bed time

Flying with uncle Avinoam

Awwwwwwwwwww....

Sleeping on the road...but still styling the hat

Wake up picture

Hi Grandpa, it's Maya...how are you?

How can I smuggle my bag of formula on the plane to DC?

Showing off my tongue to my 2nd cousins Miriam and Daniel

Glamor shot

First crawl...Mommy very excited

Will crawl for snacks

New York visit Part 2

Maya had a great time visiting with the NY family. Many "firsts" occurred on this visit. Maya used her silky, soft blankie for the first time (she is now very attached to it), she met Bubbie and Papa, her great-grandparents, she began doing an "army crawl", she went to her first animal petting farm with her friend Alexander, and attended her first wedding for cousins Kim and Mike. It was very hard to say goodbye to Lawngisland, but we know we'll be back for a visit soon enough!

Four generations

Omi cannot get enough of her Maya

Omi's famous red nails holding Maya's foot

Open wide!

Cousin Bella finally got to hold Maya

The Goldschmidt clan at Kim and Mike's wedding

A Maya Sandwich...Gran-E does not want to let go

First dance with the groom

Uncle Craigy makes me laugh!

Daddy's little girl

Grandpa Les is kvelling

Beeea-yu-tee-ful picture with Cousins Amy and Billy

The Happy Family

New York visit part 1

In August, we went to New York to see Gran-E and Grandpa Les, Maya's great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and to celebrate cousin Mike and Kim's wedding. Here are some of the great memories from our time on Longiland.

I can't wait to see my family in NY!!

Hanging out with Koby and Max (and Dina and Abe)

Mmmmm....Whole Foods.....great place to escape the heat!

Aunt Jaurie loves my pulkies

In crawl position...what do I do with hands and knees?

Meeting up with the MBA crew

I love hanging out with Aimee

Mmmmm...Cheerios
Stylin' with cousin Amy

Snuggling with Auntie Jthe

A new audience for Grandpa Les' jokes

Gran-E makes a great lounge chair with a bottle-holder

First time in the pool with Uncle Mark

Getting a closer look at Bubbie

My great-grandparents are the best

Omi loves looking at me

Cheerios are hard to find on a yellow tablecloth

Yelling contest with Bella

Catching up end of July and beginning of August

Apologies for the long delay in putting up a new blog post. We have a lot to catch up on, so stay tuned for frequent updates.

I have to tell you this great joke I heard...

I love my pretty dress!

Ready, set, goooooooo......

I love naked time

Grooming Saba's beard

Maya will show you just how big she is

New Experiences

Look who can sit up straight now!

For our non-Jewish viewers, this bib says "High Maintenance"

Hippie chick (thanks Grandpa Les!)

First time in the sand...feet, hands, and mouth covered in it!

Fun in the sun

With Lucie and Clara at the beach house

Play ball!

Our first Mother-Daughter conversation

Colds and Rolls

Maya has been keeping our local pharmacy in business. It has been a long month of colds, ear infections, and conjunctivitis. This cold is the gift that keeps on giving as Maya, Mommy, and Daddy are all under the weather. Maya is aware of her loyal blog fans, though has kindly requested that she not be photographed while sick. Despite all of the illnesses, Maya is active, talkative, and happy.

Maya has added new foods to her repertoire including bananas, peas, and apples. She is sitting up for a longer period of time and likes moving toys from one hand to the other. On 6/16, Maya completed a full roll starting from her back! A week later, Maya rolled across the room when Mommy and Daddy took their eyes off of her for just a moment; she was just one more roll away from a rapid "thunk, thunk, thunk" down the stairs. Mommy and Daddy's heart rates have since stabalized and the stairway is now gated as Maya is mobile! She also enjoys jumping in her jumperoo keeping us entertained with her giggles of pleasure. Maya is making more sounds with her lips and tongue. She gets our attention and lets us know her displeasure with babbling and yelling. Maya's current favorite "toys" are the remote and telephone; of course the play ones were not good enough for our little sweetheart, so we had to dedicate electronics for Maya's use only.

Daddy celebrated his first Father's Day. We went to Saba and Savta's house to celebrate with them and Uncle Avinoam. Maya had the chance to show off her new sitting, rolling, and babbling skills providing us all with great entertainment. Mommy and Maya spent their first weekend alone when Daddy went to Seattle for Zadie's unveiling over the July 4th weekend. It was a relaxing weekend filled with long walks, Maya's first time in a pool, and celebrating the 4th with great-aunt Rosie, great-uncle Sherwin, and the cousins.

Enjoy the pictures and videos, and please send wishes of good health our way!

George, can you do this?

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

Happy Father's Day!

Look Ma, no hands!

Butterfly Maya (thanks Aunt Jessica!)

First time in the pool at Clara and Lucie's house

Rolling over!

Imitating Daddy

"Spit" peas