Well, one thing you won't be remembered as is a good sleeper at night time. Last night was probably the worst night since you were born, but there are so many bad nights that it is hard remember now which one was the worst...I guess the night you woke up every 45 minutes might have been the absolute worst and you did that a few times when I was still breastfeeding you to sleep. You must have been teething and you have a cold or something and we were up between 12 am till 3:45 am. Your Dad took the day off from work so we could all rest. I was in tears I was so tired and frustrated that after six months I still am getting up 2-3 times a night. It was hard last night as you were awake and you could not fall back asleep. Sleep has been a bit of a drama for me in terms of figuring out how to get you to sleep for naps and at night time. You are now easy as to put to sleep at night. We just close the door to your room and say, "Nite Nite Sunny Sun." and close the blind in our room and say, "Nite Nite Sunny Sun" and you immediately know it is time to sleep. I change your nappy, feed you and then wrap you and sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" twice and then put you in bed and sing a song that I invented to the tune of "Good bye Ladies" except it is "Good night Maia." And you usually just hum yourself to sleep or if you are so tired...just go right out like a little light.
What you did today that was funny. Well, you have decided if you don't want any more food and I ignore your closed mouth and insist on giving you more that you are going to blow raspberries with a mouth full of pumpkin for instance and then today, you started spitting your food at me. I started to laugh as it was so funny to see this little baby girl spitting food and blowing it out of her mouth in my direction.
Well, I am going to go to bed now. You seem to be sleeping very soundly and we hope that you will surprise us with a good night. We would like to keep you in our room, but the three nights we slept in another room separate from you, you slept through the night. So we may have to put you on your own, so we can all sleep. Not really what I had planned to do as I like you sleeping next to me, but I am so worn out after so many nights without a good rest.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
6 Months old
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Maia is now six months old and headed for her seventh month. I have so much to catch up on in this blog as you can see I have not written anything for months and months, so this week, I would like to write an overview post of Maia's life and what has happened in the last six months, but for now, I will start with today and move forward.
This week Maia has started to move across the floor by picking herself up when she extends her arms and then moving either side to side or backwards. She has not figured out how to go forwards yet, but I am sure she will be there in no time, so this weekend we will be childproofing the house.
Maia when you read this one day, I want you to know that I LOVE you SO much. You are the best thing in our life and we adore you. You are such an easy, happy baby and you and I have so much fun together. You will read in my summary that I really hit a ruff spot in trying to figure out how to get you to sleep, but thanks to your Dad and some great support from my friend Cass and the Australian Baby Whisperer, Sheyne Rowley, life is bliss and I am so happy being a mother and you are so much happier as a consequence of my change of mood. Babies feel their mothers' emotions and I was so worried that you may have thought that you were a "problem," but I was having a problem, it was not you sweet angel. You are a gift from the Gods.
So today, what did we do? We went to Montessori 0-3 program and you were very interested in how to hold and pick up small ping pong size balls with your hands. You still have not figured out that you can put them in a hole in the box and they come down the shoot to the side, but you will before I can blink an eye. You LOVE putting things in your mouth and so where did the balls go...in your mouth, of course! After you woke up from your afternoon nap, you and I went down to Como Pleasure Ground and went for a swim. You weren't exactly thrilled with the water temperature, but I eased you in gradually and then pulled you back and forth the length of the pool a few times. Then, we went for a short walk and came home. You are laughing so hard when I was playing a game with you on the bed before bed time when I would cover my face and then brush the cloth across you. You thought that was the funniest thing you had ever seen as I have never heard you laugh so hard. We got the second round of play on video, but the first time around, you were laughing even harder and it was lovely to play with you.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Today is now Wednesday. We went to your third music class and had lots of fun. I had a great time watching you take it all in. You are so observant and everything in life is so new that you are just gob smacked every time you hear or see something new. One of my favorite moments in the class today was when you were given the stick and the instructor held your hand while you hit a beat and then looked around at everyone's reaction as they responded to the rhythm that you hit on the drum. Your reactions to the world around you are so much fun to watch and most of the time you just have your mouth open in wonderment as your little brain seems to be whirling with the newness of each day and experience.
Maia is now six months old and headed for her seventh month. I have so much to catch up on in this blog as you can see I have not written anything for months and months, so this week, I would like to write an overview post of Maia's life and what has happened in the last six months, but for now, I will start with today and move forward.
This week Maia has started to move across the floor by picking herself up when she extends her arms and then moving either side to side or backwards. She has not figured out how to go forwards yet, but I am sure she will be there in no time, so this weekend we will be childproofing the house.
Maia when you read this one day, I want you to know that I LOVE you SO much. You are the best thing in our life and we adore you. You are such an easy, happy baby and you and I have so much fun together. You will read in my summary that I really hit a ruff spot in trying to figure out how to get you to sleep, but thanks to your Dad and some great support from my friend Cass and the Australian Baby Whisperer, Sheyne Rowley, life is bliss and I am so happy being a mother and you are so much happier as a consequence of my change of mood. Babies feel their mothers' emotions and I was so worried that you may have thought that you were a "problem," but I was having a problem, it was not you sweet angel. You are a gift from the Gods.
So today, what did we do? We went to Montessori 0-3 program and you were very interested in how to hold and pick up small ping pong size balls with your hands. You still have not figured out that you can put them in a hole in the box and they come down the shoot to the side, but you will before I can blink an eye. You LOVE putting things in your mouth and so where did the balls go...in your mouth, of course! After you woke up from your afternoon nap, you and I went down to Como Pleasure Ground and went for a swim. You weren't exactly thrilled with the water temperature, but I eased you in gradually and then pulled you back and forth the length of the pool a few times. Then, we went for a short walk and came home. You are laughing so hard when I was playing a game with you on the bed before bed time when I would cover my face and then brush the cloth across you. You thought that was the funniest thing you had ever seen as I have never heard you laugh so hard. We got the second round of play on video, but the first time around, you were laughing even harder and it was lovely to play with you.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Today is now Wednesday. We went to your third music class and had lots of fun. I had a great time watching you take it all in. You are so observant and everything in life is so new that you are just gob smacked every time you hear or see something new. One of my favorite moments in the class today was when you were given the stick and the instructor held your hand while you hit a beat and then looked around at everyone's reaction as they responded to the rhythm that you hit on the drum. Your reactions to the world around you are so much fun to watch and most of the time you just have your mouth open in wonderment as your little brain seems to be whirling with the newness of each day and experience.
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