Friday, May 17, 2013

Maya - 5 Months



My little sweetie is getting so big! She is really coming into her personality, and I can already tell that she is going to have spunk! 



She makes me laugh constantly. She is getting ridiculously curious about everything. If I'm holding something, she wants it. If it makes noise or flashes, she wants it. 



She especially wants whatever I'm eating or drinking. It's getting difficult keeping it from her (partly because I want to share, and partly because she is getting so strong and fast). 



She has also started laughing! And by some miracle, we caught her first laugh on video. I was extremely excited. She is continuously easier to make laugh. 



She can roll both directions going from tummy-to-back, and is getting pretty close to rolling back-to-tummy. 



She has 2 teeth! She obtained them very gracefully. The only indication that I thought she may have been teething was how much drool she was producing. I hope the ease of her teething becomes a trend. 



She is a serious Mama's girl. She is desperate to be with me, always. If I set her down and walk more than 2 feet away, she cries, even if she can still see me. 



Right now I find it somewhat humorous, but I have a feeling it is going to get irritating. It makes me very grateful for my lillebaby COMPLETE carrier. It has helped me many a time get chores and dinner done. 



In other news, this holding and picking up a baby thing is working wonder for my arms. But not my thumb or wrist on my left hand. I hold Maya on that side 90% of the time, and it has started to strain my joints. 



So much, in fact, that nearly every night for the past couple of weeks, my left thumb comes out of the socket while I'm sleeping. The first time it happened was rather startling! 



Last night it did it twice in a row, and I can no longer just move it back into place, I have to actually push it back in. Today Maya and I took a little walk to the Walgreen's down the street and got me a thumb brace. Hopefully that helps.

Spring!!


The weather here in Colorado has a pretty intense reputation of being bipolar. And it never fails to stand up to that reputation.

Just a few short weeks ago our streets and homes were covered in several inches of snow (Ft Collins had a snow day on May 1st!). Now the weather is already pretty warm, and seems to indicate that this summer is destined for 90s-100s like last year. Which is great! I love hot weather. 

But Spring brings some new fun things. Like our trees. They are leafing! It's so exciting to me! I feel like a new mom again.


Yesterday Maya and I went on a walk and there was a meadowlark perched on a lamp post. I love their song.


We can sleep with the window open! If Maya doesn't wake me up first, the tweeting birds do it for her. 

I love Spring!