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.