Thoughts about great-grandma

This past month Maya went to her second funeral in a year. Without knowing it, she played a very important role in helping her whole family appreciate the lighter side of the life cycle. Now seeing "great-grandma a-sleeping a-box" has become part of her repertoire of things to ponder and mention daily, along with "the fish- move eyes- at the aquarium" (from a comment mom made during a trip to the aquarium) and "the lizard taking a nap" (from a comment mom made when we saw a plastic lizard that had been hit by a lawn mower). It's touching to see that the mysteries of life to a 26 month-old are not that different from those of a 32 year-old.

Aquapolypse Now

Maya doesn't really like bath toys. But she does play bath games. She made up this game yesterday, and has probably played for twenty minutes already. If we didn't haul her out when she started shivering she would probably play for longer. I like how calmly she pours the water out after the urgency (and proximity) with which she yells.

Wheelie bug Valentine

Here is Maya in her Valentine's Day outfit for the school party, demonstrating the great Wheelie Bug.

 

 

 

First mango Lassi

Maya can count to fork now. One, two, tree, fork. This helps her when she's counting her money, including the mennies (those are the brown ones). Also, she found out she likes mango lassi.

 

Mahdi

Maya, in her mature two years, has decided that distinguishing between Mama and Daddy is superfluous and now often refers to either one of us as "Mahdi." Below is a video from when she was younger and more precise in her parental naming. Some other signs of Maya growing up are that she has started to give positive feedback to others- she asked me to stir her yogurt yesterday and, when I was done, said "Good job, a-stir-it, yogurt, Mama." She also tells me to "slow down" and "be careful" when I am driving. But these helpful reminders aren't limited to us parents. Sometimes, if something is too close to the edge of the table, she will advise, "be careful, toast" or "be careful, juice."

Yoga

Maya knows a lot about yoga. She knows that if the answer to "where Daddy?" isn't "work," it's probably "yoga." She knows what "downward dog" is, and what people usually look like when they say "namaste." In short, she knows more than Mama but not as much as Daddy.

yogurt technique

We've been cracking up lately when Maya eats her yogurt. I thought we should share with others so I told her we'd make a video for Grandma, which led to some confusion about where Grandma was and how we could interact with her.