6/21/2011 194 Days Old

On the 194th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya slept well last night. We were able to suction her and get her calmed down with out much trouble last night. She stayed asleep from 11:30 until 6:30.

This morning Grandam Patti came by to take care of Maya so that I could once again get some stuff done on the house. I don’t know if I wrote this in the blog before, but we decided it was time to try and sell our house. Maya needs more room. So my days have been busy with all the little projects that need to get done before we list the house. Even when I do have to accomplish something during the day I get to spend a few hours in the early morning alone with Maya before grandma gets here. I really like to spend that time with Maya waking up slow. Maya naps on and off through the morning, and I get to hold her as she drifts in and out of sleep. It is our special time together. Time moves slowly and we get to enjoy just relaxing.

This evening Grandpa Bob and Grandma Chris came by to eat dinner with us. They were only able to stay for a short while. We got some good news today…

Maya has a new cousin!  Uncle Chris and Aunt Lori welcomed Tyler Christopher at 1:33pm.  He weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz. and was 19 inches long.  Siblings Tristen and Hunter are excited to have a new little brother. Hunter was even a little disappointed that he didn’t get to take Tyler home with him.  All are well.  Here a picture of Erin visiting him this evening.

And of course we have to include a picture of Maya from today as well.

6/22/2011 195 Days Old

On the 195th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. And then we got busy and ran out of time to blog.

The blog will return tomorrow.

6/23/2011 196 Days Old

On the 196th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin had to work today so I got some  time alone with Maya. Krissie came by about 9:00 so that I could get some stuff done on the house. Maya had a good day today. She did her exercises several times, and took a few naps on the couch.

This evening Grandma Kathy came by for dinner. Maya got to spend most of the evening sleeping on one of our shoulders. Hopefully all the sleep this evening for Maya wont interfere with sleep tonight for me and Erin.

Maya getting some work  done with Aunt Krissie.  She’s proof reading.

6/26/2011 199 Days Old

On the 199th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. We started our morning slow this morning. We have been busy trying to prepare the house to sell. We actually got to busy and forgot to blog. Maya is doing well. I hope the absence of a post for the last two days didn’t freak any one out. We recently recently recieved our photos of Maya from the N.I.L.M.D.T.S. six month birthday photo shoot. Once again Petra’s work is amazing. We also had the opportunity to take a few pictures of Maya with out a feeding tube or air hose. Don’t worry she was only with out her cannula for a few seconds.

6/27/2011 200 Days Old

On the 200th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya woke up twice during the night, but when I awoke she was sleeping peacefully. She slept right through the crazy storm that blew through our neighborhood around the time of her feeding. She also stayed asleep through much of the day. Erin worked at the dining room table as I got a few last minute details before listing the house. The house goes on the market tomorrow. I am in need of a little rest after the last week, and apparently Maya is too. We did get to spend a little time sleeping on the couch.

This evening Grandma Kathy came by for dinner and to see Maya. Maya stayed asleep most of the time, but I think she enjoyed the visit. She has been a little congested all day. We are going to try deep suction again tonight. It really helps Maya sleep, but we hate doing it. She makes the saddest noises every time. Now that she seems to be more aware of her surroundings it is even more difficult than before. She looks up at us for a bit and then her eyes close with tears. I hope that her congestion can clear up. We don’t know what causes it, but we do know that she was not always gunky. Maybe one night we will suction her and her throat will just stay clear. I hope that that time is tonight.

June 28th, 2011 201 Days Old

On the 201st day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin had to go to work today. I got to stay home with Maya. Grandma Patti came by to watch Maya for a bit so I could get out of the house. Maya was very tired again today. She slept on grandma for quite a while. I got to see grandma lead Maya through head shoulders knees and toes. I think grandma might have enjoyed it more than Maya.

This evening Grandpa Bob and Grandma Chris came by to eat dinner with us. Once again Maya napped on a grandma. It is one of her favorite things to do. She slept better last night after her booger removal, but she was still tired. She was only awake for about 4 hours spread out throughout the day. Hopefully she will sleep through the night tonight and wake up ready to play tomorrow.

6/29/2011 202 Days Old

On the 202nd day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya let me sleep in this morning. I didn’t get up until almost 8:00. At 10:00 grandma Patti came by to help take care of Maya. We all sat on the couch and watched a movie. As is her usual grandma sang goofy songs with Maya. There was head shoulders knees and toes and a few others that I’m pretty sure she made up as she went along. Grandpa Greg also stopped by in the afternoon.

This evening it was just the three of us. We got some take out and watched a movie. Maya has been a little cranky today. It is so hard to tell what is going on with her. She has been very tired for a few days and normally that means that she is struggling. We did get in some tummy time and other exercises this afternoon, but most of the day she was either grousing or sleeping. Right now she is sleeping peacefully. Hopefully she will continue sleeping in peace all through the night. Last night that was certainly not the case.

6/30/2011 203 Days Old

On the 203rd day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin had to go to work today and I got to spend the morning alone with Maya. Maya decided that she wanted to be awake today. She woke up about 7:00. I held her on the couch as we watched TV. I think that she figured she got enough rest sleeping for the last three days, and she was making up for it today. She did take a few 15 min cat naps, but she would wake up bright eyed and ready to play. She was talking all morning. What she was saying I have no idea. At times her little tongue would push out of her mouth and lick the air. I figured that meant she wanted a banana. After she was through with the banana I tried a little bottle feeding. She only had about one cc, and she didn’t latch on, but she did manage to get it out of the bottle and to her belly. Some ended up on the outside of her belly too, but we are working on that.

This evening Grandma Kathy came by to watch Maya so that me and Erin could go scope out a new house for Maya. I don’t think we found the right place yet. Maya was still awake when we got home. She stayed awake until Erin sat down with her and cuddled her to sleep. She had a very full day. Hopefully that will translate into a restful night for both her and her parents.

7/1/2011 204 Days Old

On the 204th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya woke up a few times through the night. She would wake up very upset. After a few minutes of cuddling she would go back to sleep. She did sleep in a little later than usual and the extra sleep was definitely needed.

Today Erin got to take the day off with me and Maya. We did not accomplish much. Maya was very awake today. She got to do many excercises. She was playing with her tongue for most of the day. She likes to open her mouth up wide and stick her tongue out while making a huh sound. It is one of the cutest things I have ever seen.

This afternoon Maya had a visit from her nurse. Today Maya finally recived her 4 month shots. When she was originally scheduled to get the shots she was really struggling. We decided to put off her vacinations. At the time we did not know that she would be with us much longer. But as always, Maya amazed all who know her by fighting off all that she was dealing with not only to the point that she could rest easier but to do things and develop in ways that we did not know were possible. Today we decided that we better go ahead and give her the shots. She didn’t like that much.

This evening Grandpa Bob and Grandma Chris came by with dinner. Maya fell asleep in grandpa’s arms shortly after he got here. She has been asleep ever since. Grandpa obliged by sitting with her as the rest of us ate dinner. Maya had her little hands tucked up under her chin and was nestled into Bob’s arms. Grandma had a picture taking fit. She was over come with the urge to snap as many pictures as possible. I call it shutteritis. It is a condition that many people around Maya have caught from time to time.

Maya is still asleep now. Her and Erin are resting on the couch. Soon we will go to bed, but I get the feeling Maya will need to be held a lot this weekend as she recovers from her vaccines. We don’t mind that a bit.

7/4/2011 207 Days Old

On the 207th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya has been cranky since she got her vaccinations on Friday. She has needed to be held much of the time, and her sleep through the night has been often interupted. She wakes up every few hours and wants some comforting. This morning she was sleeping soundly in her bed when I awoke.

Today was the fourth of july and we were to celebrate with my brothers and sister. They started to show up at the house around 2:00. We fired up the grill and cooked some burgers.  After dinner we headed over to Grandma Kathy’s by way of Sheridan’s Frozen Custard. Grandma Kathy lives close to a fireworks display. We walked from her house until we found a spot the had a nice view point. Maya loved going for the walk. As she passes under trees her eyes get huge and she looks excited to see new things.  She was able to stay awake for a few minutes of the show. I heard it was a good show. I don’t know I had a hard time taking my eyes off of Maya to watch it. I don’t know if she saw any of it or not. She was looking in the right direction, but it is hard to say. But I know for sure she enjoyed the stroller ride.