3/26/2011 109 Days Old
Some beautiful photos for your enjoyment!
3/27/2011 110 Days Old
On the 110th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. We had to rest up last night after a big day. Yesterday Grandpa Chris and Grandma Lynn were in town. They came in from Jersey to see Maya. We had a full house. KC and Michelle, Esther, Micah, and Luke, and Bj all came by to hang out last night. We sat around and took turns holding Maya.
After a full day we were ready for some rest. We slept in this morning as best as we could. We had a much more mellow day today than yesterday. Grandpa Chris and Grandma Lynn came by to see Maya before they headed home. Krissie and Travis came by as well. It was a good day except for the snow coming down. It is too late in the year to be happy to see snow. It was 80 last week, what the heck happened.
Maya had a pretty good weekend. She had a tough morning on saturday, but she recovered as is doing well today. She slept for most of the weekend, knocked out a few diapers, and slept some more. Tonight it is just the three of us. five if you count Maya’s furry sisters. I’m going to get back to my girls now. Goodnight
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)3/28/2011 111 Days Old
On the 111th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin had to work this morning so I was on my own taking care of Maya for a few hours. After Erin left Maya did not want to go back to sleep. I stayed up with her until Grandma Patti got here to help out. After which I took a three hour nap. It was nice. Luckily I didn’t miss a thing Maya slept the whole time.
It was a good day. Maya has not had any cranky spells today. She did spit up and get a little chokey twice, but she recovered quickly. She has been awake all evening. Grandpa Greg came by after work to see her. Grandma Kathy came by and made us dinner. We got some good Maya time in tonight. We tried tummy time for a while. She did not repeat her newest trick. On saturday durring tummy time she rolled over for the first time. We layed her down on her belly and she pulled her knees up under her and through her head to the side until she was lying on her side. It was a big milestone. Today she was not interested in doing it herself tonight. She figured if she waited long enough I would turn her back over. She was right. I guess we will just have to be ok with her best skill being diaper assassination.
3/29/2011 112 Days Old
On the 112th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. I got ready for work while Erin and Maya snuggled in bed. We were practicing family bed this morning. The three of us were crammed into our little bed. Erin took my getting ready for work as an opportunity to spread out into my sleep space. When I left for work they were both asleep.
When I got home from work Erin was working on her laptop as Maya slept in her boppy. I made the mistake of pulling her out of slumber before she wanted to wake up. She let us know that wasn’t cool. She was calmed down by the time that Grandpa Bob and Grandma Chris came by. We also had a late visit from Maya’s nurse tonight. Maya has been doing really well the last few days and the nurses visit didn’t change our opinion on that. She has been off tylenol since sunday night. We think that she might have been more irritable because of her RSV vaccine. That was two weeks ago. Hopefully that was what was causing her irritablility, and she can be a little more comfortable for a while.
Maya is sitting in grandpa’s lap now. Erin and grandma are doing a craft project at the dinning room table. We are listening to Keb’ Mo’. It has been a while since I posted Maya’s playlist, but rest assured her musical education is still ongoing.
Maya’s Playlist
Keb’ Mo’, self titled
Keb’ Mo’ Keep It Simple
3/30/2011 113 Days Old
On the 113th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. I moved Maya from her bed into mine and Erin’s before I left for work. They were fast asleep when I left. When I got home Maya and Grandma Patti were on the couch. Maya was awake, but not for long. She was wearing a new outfit today. She now fits into many of the 0-3 size clothes that up until now had remained lonely in the closet. She is also controlling her temperature better than last week and we are able to put her into some long sleeved and long legged outfits. Before dinner she got a bath, and now she is in another new outfit. That sure makes mom happy. I think she looks cutest in just a diaper, but these new clothes are nice too.
Tonight it was just the three of us. We ate dinner together, I played guitar for Maya, and we watched a little TV. Today has been a mommy day for Maya. She let grandma know all day long that she just wanted her mom. Erin would hold her and calm her down, but she did have to work. I’m sure it was hard for her to get her work done, but I think she probably enjoyed being needed by her little girl. I wish I could have seen it.
As I began to write this post Maya was a little cranky. She just went through two diapers in about ten minutes, and she is not always a fan of diaper changes. Erin was holding her and trying to comfort her when I turned on some music. I started to play my new Keb’ Mo’ CD. From the moment the first chord was strummed Maya stopped squaking and calmed down. I guess she likes her music. I don’t mind that a bit. It makes me feel connected to her somehow. On days like today we absolutely know that she is my daughter, and Erin is her mom.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)3/31/2011 114 Days Old
On the 114th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Maya was not cranky, but she was awake. She was awake at 3:00 this morning. By about 4:00 we decided that she might be hungry even though she was not really crying. We fed her at 4:00 and eventually she fell back asleep 5:30. She didn’t mind being up she had slept all day. Me and Erin on the other hand are a little sleep deprived today. Well more Erin, but I was up some too.
When I got home from work today grandma Kathy and Maya were asleep on the couch. Well Maya was asleep. Grandma was awake. At about 5:00 two very special people came by to see us, and by us I mean Maya. Angie and Trisha came by and brought us dinner. Seeing them again brought back some memories. We spent the first few days of Maya’s life in the care of these wonderful people.
The first time I met Angie was in the C section room. I could only see her eyes. Just like all surgeries everyone in the room was in a cap and mask. She took Maya from the C section room to the NICU as I followed behind. When we got to the NICU Maya was placed in a warmer and I was stationed at her left side. I remember thinking that there was a lot going on, and I was aware of none of it. Several people stirred around me as I got to look at Maya. Shortly after we got to the NICU, as the nurses and doctors went about their work with Maya, I heard a beeping sound that was unfamiliar to me, but that I will always remember. Maya’s alarm was going off. Her oxygen saturation had dropped causing the alarm to draw Angie’s attention. I remember that before I knew what was going on Angie had swiped her hand in under Maya’s back and flipped her up off of the warmer, startling her, and silencing the alarm. I did not know who this women was that could save my daughter by flipping her in the air. I did not know what any of that was at the time, but now I know that it was Maya’s first apnea. Angie was stimulating her to bring her out of the apnea. That scene repeated a few more times before Maya was stable enough to be moved to our room to see Erin. I had no idea who was hidden behind the mask. I had never seen her face just her eyes peaking out, and she had pulled my daughter from an apnea multiple times. Shortly after Angie removed her mask and I got to meet her.
She was in our room when we got to know her better. She gave Maya her first bath, and took care of her for the first 12 hours. When she comes over I tell Maya that the woman who saved your life three times is coming to see you. That may be an exaggeration, but that is how I see it. We are so thankful for the love and care that we got from all of our wonderful nurses. And we are happy that this blog allows them to still be a part of Maya’s life. They have a special place in our hearts.
Tomorrow the regular blog will return. We will have all of the normal stories about Maya and diaper assassination. Tonight I just wanted to share a story and show my appreciation for all of the wonderful people that have sent some love our way.
4/1/2011 115 Days Old
On the 115th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. As I was getting ready for work Maya began to crank it up a bit. She was crying and irritable when we had to leave her in the care of Grandma Patti. Shortly after we left Maya got calmed down. Grandma took good care of her until I got home from work at about lunch time. We spent some quality time on the couch looking out the window at the beautiful sunshine.
This evening Maya may have set a record for number of visitors. Morgan and Olivia came by to see Maya. Lori, Tristen, and Hunter came by as well. And to finish off the night Grandpa Bob and Grandma Chris came by as well. It was a good evening. Tristen got to hold Maya for a while. We made delicious fish tacos. Hunter watched go diego go, and did an awesome shake your booty dance. It was a full house but it was fun.
Now only Grandma and Grandpa remain. Our eventful evening has come to a relaxed and quiet end. Maya had a good day today. She had been awake and happy for quite a while She has only been cranky for short times and they have been just regular baby crankies. She is looking really good. We have a weekend to spend with her, and we plan on making it a great weekend.
4/3/2011 117 Days Old
On the 117th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. We all slept in this morning. We didn’t get out of bed until noon. We had a low key day today. Our only visitor was Grandma Kathy. She came by to see Maya this afternoon. It was a bit hot in the house today and after attempting to keep Maya cool for several hours we finally bit the bullet and turned on the AC. Since the temp in the house descended from 80 degrees Maya has been asleep. She did wake up enough during her bath to let us know in no uncertain terms that she was not happy.
An added plus of the warm weather has beeen that Maya has been in a dress all day. She is cute in any outfit but in a dress she is just over the top.
Yesterday Krissie and Travis came by. They are always here on saturdays, and I think they are in their absence from mayawinnifred.com. David is also here about every saturday. While we were all here we fired up the grilled, cooked some burgers and dogs, and played a game. Earlier in the day Susan, and Marci came by to see Maya. Susan brought us some gyoza which is a new favorite of ours.
It had been a good weekend. Maya had a little trouble this morning, but for most of the weekend she was a happy baby.
3/4/2011 118 Days Old
On the 118th 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 had the day off. Erin woke me up to say goodbye and let me know that Maya was doing well. Right as Erin was leaving Maya woke up. Erin had put her down in her bobby on the bed with me so that I would wake up to any noise that she made. I was able to keep my eyelids pried open for a little while, but eventually I drifted back to sleep. Maya must not have wanted me to sleep because every time I closed my eyes she would let out a squak lifting my eyelids up again. As long as my eyes were open she would not make a sound. When they would close again another squak would wake me up. We went on like that until just before her 8:30 feeding.
Grandma Patti came by to watch Maya today. Maya had kept me awake since 7:00 so when grandma got here I went back to sleep. Apparently so did Maya. I guess it’s OK to sleep for grandma just not dad. She stayed mostly asleep until 2:00, and she has been up since. Her eyes stay wide open for longer now. She likes to find things with her hands. She has gotten very good at grabbing her cannula and tugging on it. I think that she thinks it is a game called watch my parents get bug eyed. When she is not grabbing her cannula she likes to find her mouth. She doesn’t like to suck on it, she just likes to feel her lips. Every once in a while she forgets that she doesn’t like the taste of her hand and she will stick her tongue out and her hand in far enough to lick it. Afterwards she makes a sour face, and turns her head from side to side. When she does this it is always with her left hand. We are pretty sure she is left handed just like her mother.
In the afternoon Krissie came by to take over for grandma and watch Maya for a while as I cleaned the house. Maya was wide awake at this time. I wont go in to too many details, but Maya played a great trick on Krissie during a diaper change. I will say that our couch now has a nice wet spot where we lay Maya to change her diaper.
This evening grandma Kathy came by to eat dinner with us and see Maya for a bit. Maya had a good day today. She got a little gaggy after a couple of her feedings, but we patted her on the back until her throat was clear and she is doing fine. Right now she is rocking in her chair with Erin. It is time to go to bed now. I gotta go hug my girls and get some sleep. Goodnight.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)4/5/2011 119 Days Old
On the 119th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Today is my birthday. Ever since Maya was born I never allowed my self to dream that she would still be with us on my birthday. I am so fortunate to get to spend to day with my wonderful daughter. I don’t think blogging is a good use of my time tonight. Tonight is a special day for me to spend with my family.
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