Day 295

Dear Daddy,

I'm so glad you are home!

I love you, daddy.
Love, Maya

Day 294

Dear Daddy,

Here are today's pictures, in preparation of your coming home:

Hanging your sign!

Taking a nap, which turned into a half night's sleep:

I love you, daddy, and I can't wait to see you.
Love, Maya

Day 293

Dear Daddy,

Wow-today was another busy, busy day... in a nutshell we went to Wal-Mart, went to mommy's doctor appointment, I hung out with Aunt Kristin while mommy went to another appointment, and got to play with Uncle Alex for a bit. I'm still not feeling well... so if I'm (STILL) running a fever tomorrow mommy is going to have to take me back to the doctor probably, since that's been since Sunday.

Mommy didn't realize she didn't take any pictures today... so she snuck in and got one while I was sleeping. Sorry! We'll take more tomorrow.

I love you, daddy, and I can't wait to see you.
Love, Maya

Day 292

Dear Daddy,

Today I was still not feeling so great-better than yesterday, but still not good enough. I'm still snotting all over and my cough isn't getting any better... so hopefully mommy won't have to take me back to the doctor yet again.

This is me doing what I do best lately...

Here I was screaming again, but you can see where my tooth is about to come in (and how it's crooked!)

Throwing all of my diaper doublers on the floor...

Mommy made a delicious dinner tonight... I loved it so much I got seconds!

...but then when she was cleaning me up mommy found a lot of the chicken in my bib. At least I ate my veggies!

Here I am (really) brushing my teeth for the first time, with the baby toothpaste and everything!

Mommy used the leftover green fleece from my costume and got another color from the fabric store and made me my very first tied fleece blanket. I thought it was so soft.

I love you, daddy, and I can't wait to see you.
Love, Maya

Day 291

Dear Daddy,

Today was awful. Just awful. I woke up at 7am screaming... mommy gave me tylenol and teething tablets and a cold pacifier, and usually I'm right back out... not this morning. Even when she was holding me I wasn't happy... just crying. Mommy figured it was my tooth because it's been close for awhile now. After a couple of hours I started running a fever, even my feet were hot, so mommy figures it's my shot too. Since I woke up so much earlier than I am used to, mommy put me back down at about 11 and I slept for two hours (though because of a series of unfortunate events mommy didn't get to rest even though she really needed it).

This is how I spent a lot of the afternoon, and then mommy put me back down at 2 and I slept for another 2 hours. It was just a rotten day... hopefully tomorrow is better.

I love you, daddy, and I can't wait to see you.
Love, Maya