! He had fun riding on top of the Schwan's truck although he did get a little cold. It seems that there were a lot of disappointed people when they didn't throw out ice cream sandwiches, just candy.
We celebrated Christmas with Jason's family a couple of weeks ago. I was amazed that Aubrie and Jacob were able to stay calm in front of all the presents. I just kept thinking that when I was little it would kill me to be that close to the presents and not get to open them.
seem to get all three kids to look at the camera at the same time and had a hard enough time keeping them still.
In the last two months, Maya has shown more and more interest in the animals around her. Now, they seem to be showing interest in her. Whenever we let Pepper (the dog) into the house she immediately finds Maya and gives her a good sniff. However, when Maya starts to cry Pepper makes sure to get as far away as possible!
This year, Thanksgiving was an adventure. Lucky us, we got to make the drive with a 4 month old, but it wasn't too bad. The usually 7 hour drive took closer to 10 hours but traffic was mostly to blame. We made better time on the way home once we gave Maya the wheel. I never knew someone so small could be capable of having such a large case of road rage, it's a good thing she hasn't learned to speak!
It was especially wonderful to see Maya receive plenty of hugs and kisses from her Great-Grandma and Great-Great Aunt Irene.
We were so certain that something was going to happen, whether it was spitting up, crying as soon as we handed her to the Minister or, my biggest worry, a leaky diaper ruining her beautiful dress. Much to our surprise, Maya's dedication went smoothly. Maya never cried, at times she almost seemed bored, which was fine with me! My one hope for the day was that we get through it with the dress still in one piece. After the service we changed her and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, the dress made it! It was such a wonderful ceremony and a great day.
Maya's first Halloween was as eventful as it could be for a 3 month old. Jason would hold her by the door as I handed out candy so she could see all the kids in their costumes. I was afraid some of the costumes would scare her but she didn't seem interested at all. Oh well, maybe next year.
Saturday was Jacob's 2nd birthday, we went over for the party and Maya was able to hang out with her cousins. We gave up Maya almost immediately so that she could be properly spoiled by her Granny and Pawpaw. (it's a must) She had such a good time watching everyone play and run around. It won't be long until Maya can participate in the birthday fun.
It's been so long since the last post and Maya has just been growing by leaps and bounds. She has never really enjoyed tummy time but it's starting to get a little easier for her. It wasn't easy for me to get these pictures because although she is getting better at lifting her head she can't do it for very long. Usually she just lifts her head a couple of times and then lies face down crying into her mat with her legs kicking. Oh well, I don't like working my arms either.
She is so adorable when she sleeps! Not only is she finally quiet but she just looks like a little angel.
Jason snapped this photo with his phone a couple of weeks ago. He keeps it as his wallpaper so she's the first thing he sees when he opens his phone.
Last week I took Maya to the Doctor for a checkup on her jaundice. Since she was 4 weeks old and it hadn't cleared up the Doctor decided to take some blood and make sure her liver was doing ok. I was thinking they would just take it from her heel like they did in the hospital but they said it needed to come from her arm. Poor Maya didn't like it at all. She was pretty upset but I noticed that she actually cried harder the night before because I tried to put her down so I could make dinner than she did because she had a needle in her arm, so that made me feel a little better about putting her in that situation. She didn't hold a grudge though, by the time we got home she was all smiles.
