3/14/2011 97 Days Old

On the 97th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin had to work today and I was on spring break. Erin woke me up just before she left because Maya was a little cranky and needed some of my magical daddy calming powers. It’s like magic. I pick her up and 30 minutes to an hour later she is to tired too cry anymore and falls back to sleep. It was a pattern that began at seven this morning and continued throughout the day. Right around her feedings she would crank up the cries and when her feeding was complete she would drift off to sleep.

During her 8:30 feeding I began to practice guitar. I may not have any magic dad sleeper hold that can comfort her back to sleep, but she does like to hear me play. She lays there and I can tell that she is listening. When I stop for a few minutes her cries cue me up like a conductor tapping a music stand, and I know I better get back to strumming my guitar. I played for her until about 10:00 when Grandma Patti showed up with a sausage egg and cheese biscuit, and a helping hand with Maya. We stayed in our cranky then sleepy routine all day. It was a good spring break day, all except the couple of inches of snow on the ground.

This evening grandpa Greg came by to eat dinner with us and get some Maya time. Erin is home from work now, and is resting on the couch with Maya. Maya is making her presence known with a series of wails. Erin does not have to go into the office tomorrow and I am looking forward to sharing my spring break with my family. Hopefully Maya will lose her crankies and we can have a relaxing day. I think she is just upset that it snowed on spring break.

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