Hey Joe!

It’s been a busy week over at the Parylaks, so much fun and so little time. Maise has matured overnight going from calling Dad, dada to daddy and now Joe. I knew this day would happen just didn’t expect it at 22 months. We told her “No Joe that’s daddy” and now she’s going with Daddy Joe. Oh Maise! Maise is a girl that likes her shows; she currently loves Caillou and will always request one more. Maise is always asking for just one more before bed. Funny thing is sometimes she can’t make one more. Check out my trooper asleep on the computer chair.

The jealousy monster has taken a bite out of Maise and in this past week we have been seeing her acting out towards Vanessa, being stingy and requesting our attention when we are with the baby. She is very possessive of her toys and toys that used to be hers. She is even possessive of toys that never belonged to her. We have a door-hanging jumper and Maise is convinced it's hers. Whenever we try to get Vanessa in it, Maise just tells us "NO NESSA, NO BABY! MAISE". But she is getting better, just yesterday I busted out the car bouncer and Maise only got crazy for a minute. I let her try it out and she got bored and that is when Nessa got her try. Maise actually became very excited and showed her the buttons and the two had a lot of fun.

Vanessa loves her door bouncer, we only let her in for a few minutes at a time because I would like to see her a bit stronger first but I think we are going to get some good use out of it. This week Vanessa has continued to swat at things and is even grabbing at things. She shakes a rattle and will kick and smack at toys. Maise tries to play catch with her. We will but a soft ball in her hands and she moves her hands and Maise catches it. Lol, silly girls!

With all this new hand strength we are also starting to hold our own bottle. Way to go Vanessa! She still won’t do it for the whole feeding but it’s getting better every day. Vanessa is a formula monster taking up to 8oz at a feeding. We have introduced cereal that she actually ate in cereal form not just hidden in a bottle and we have tried sweet potatoes, pears, and green beans. She likes everything so far, but so did Maise until she decided to get picky.