Don't Be Fooled!

..by that angelic, innocent smile! She is probably smiling b/c she recently discovered that she can spit unwanted foods into our faces! We had not guessed that WE would be the ones needing the bib during her meals! This has been an exciting and most hilarious discovery for Maya. Don't even TRY to push peas past those lips! I find that it takes longer to clean the food out of MY hair after her meals now.

Our baby turns 1 year old this Saturday! She now weighs 14.5 lbs and is 26.5". She has officially gained 3 lbs and 1 inch since we picked her up in India. Needless to say, she has a great appetite and is very healthy!
We're getting ready for phase I of her birthday party. She is having a little party-bbq on Saturday with some local friends. She will have another big party in October when we travel back to the midwest. Hopefully she will meet all of her aunties/uncles/cousins/great-grandparents at that party! Can't wait!
Have I mentioned that she now finally says 'Mama'? Nothing beats the feeling of waking up and hearing her calling 'mama-mama' in the mornings!!