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Firsts, firsts, and more firsts!
Posted by Janet on Friday, July 30 @ 22:15:30 PDT (8 reads)
One day away from 16 weeks (when her Grandad keeps telling her she can drive- at 16!) and 4 days away from 4 months, and Maiya is making HUGE progress! The last few days we have had SO many firsts, it's amazing!
If you count the pictures I posted yesterday as her first time being "twinsies" with her Momma, then that's another first yet, hah!
She's very good at rolling over, even though she doesn't LIKE to do it so doesn't do it often.
She had her first time being layed in her crib awake and falling asleep on all her own!!
She had her first time playing with a rattle.
Her first time reaching out and grabbing toys.
Her first time in a Jumperoo.
Her first time being called "Queen" by one of my friends, hehe.
Her first time with her Granddad walking her in her stroller instead of wearing her while Momma worked.
Her first time playing with her rattle! <3
Click read more to see more cute pics and some videos!
Posted by Janet on Thursday, July 29 @ 10:38:42 PDT (1 reads)
As most of you know, my entire family volunteers as crew for our local little theater- The Douglas Morrison Little Theater. Or, as I still fondly call it, The Hayward Little Theater.
Well, once upon a time, our little crew group there felt left out that other theater crews had crew shirts, so one of our own, Jeff, decided to remedy that situation! And lo and behold, he worked his magic and suddenly we all got legal, if unofficial crew shirts! Yay!
Now, thanks to Jeff, the theater's newest member can be included in the officially unofficial group!!
He decided to suprise us all by getting her the tiniest theater shirt ever! It's so cute and she now fits right in with the rest of us! <3
Thank you Jeff!!
Me throwing my ugly mug in there to share the glory and so you can compare uniforms. Wow, mine looks faded! Hahah.
Posted by Janet on Tuesday, July 27 @ 10:10:01 PDT (6 reads)
I never wanted Maiya to sleep with me- my intention all along was to keep her in her own bed. I knew I wanted us in the same room, but that was it. Well, Maiya had other ideas! She used to sleep in bed with me, and now she sleeps in her own crib, but pushed right up against my bed. And I am SO glad!
Last night, about 2:30 in the morning, I heard her moving. I kept still and didn't check her out because I was hoping it was a false alarm and she would put her self back to sleep. Apparantly my mommy instict SUCKS, because next thing I know, rather than going back to sleep, she let out this piercing, terrified SHRIEK.
Of course, I sat bolt upright in bed. Within a second I checked that she hadn't some how wedged herself in between her crib mattress and mine. Nope. She was still shrieking, and within two seconds I figured she was choking (not like dying literally can't breath chocking, but way too close to that for comfort), so layed her across my chest and whacked her on the back a few times. Luckily, she coughed up whatever she was choking on - I think it was spit up. And her terrified shriek turned in to a typical cry.
For the first time in about 2 months, I sat up in bed with her across my chest and snuggled in my arms to nurse her. I was scared!! She got on the boob and was happy as ever (magical booby!) and was back asleep in minutes. For the first time EVER in her life, I was able to sit her over my shoulder, burp her, lay her back down, she stretched, and went back to sleep!! That has nothing to do with the incident, it's a sign of her growing up, but it was still worth noting!
Naturally, even though she went straight back to sleep, I didn't sleep at all, and every time she fidgeted a little I checked her!
I know that even if I'd been in a different room I'd have heard that shriek- over the monitor and not. I am just SO glad that I was there with her within a second, she wasn't alone and knew I was looking out for her. I am also glad to know that had she actually choked and not been able to scream, our movement alarm would have gone off- when she stopped breathing! I am just so ashamed that had she not screamed, I probably would have only figured out something was wrong when that alarm went off!! Luckily, she let me know and disaster was averted. Let's just say, I'm glad I'm not two feet from her and that I have back up!
My sweet girl who scared her Momma!!
Big stretch as she wakes up, in her first Flip (name of diaper)!
Posted by Janet on Thursday, July 22 @ 18:19:44 PDT (10 reads)
Ok, so it may not TECHNICALLY be midsummer today, but it felt like it!
We're doing horrible getting out to the picture rocks often enough, so today, instead of working all day like I should have, when my Dad and I went to lunch, we also went to the picture rocks!
Maiya did SO well going there and back! She's growing up so quickly. Her first time she HATED it, her second she really didn't like it, but did better. This time, there was minimal fuss! We had her in the stroller, so I think that made a world of difference.
Here's Maiya 3rd time (after being born!) to the picture rocks, at 14 weeks 5 days (or 3 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days)!
Posted by Janet on Wednesday, July 21 @ 11:29:37 PDT (7 reads)
Our little 3 1/2 month old is getting quite the social life! If it's not her big family (Mom, Dad, Brother Quincy, Sister Evie, Gamma, Granddad, Auntie P-Chan...), then she is off making lots of friends!
We have a few friends who we don't get to see too often because they live far away- Claire, Brian, and Atreyu, who were in the last post; Sarah, Andrew, and Zoe who are in this one; Lydia, Justin, Claire, Ronin, and Soren, who were in a previous post- and then we have our play group, with Judy and Amelia, Erin and Hannah, and Kristi and Jonathan. I think I've posted pictures of them before, too, but we have more today! :D We are lucky that we get to see most of them almost every week.
Maiya in her first pair of big girl shoes ever!
Click read more below to see some pictures of the fun times we have with our friends and family!
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