Thumb sucking

Maya is starting to suck her thumb, but she hasn't quite figured out to clench the rest of her fingers so she doesn't poke herself in the eye.




I think I'm ok with thumb sucking as multiple people have told me that they make for the best babies as they can self soothe. Our pediatricians prefer it to pacifiers. However, I won't be able to take away a thumb. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we have to if she continues thumb sucking

Update:  Maya did indeed poke herself in the eye during the night, which resulted in a pediatrician trip after a night filled with tears :-(  Fortunately she just scratched her sclera and is just fine now!

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Play Gym

Maya was centered on her play mat, but much to her dismay, scootched herself off of it.






Yesterday Maya experienced her first earthquake. She was oblivious to it though because she was eating. It will be a neat story to tell her!

Go Phillies!



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Maya likes to bang on her toys

Maya enjoys any toy that she can bang on. Here she is in her Bright Starts Around We Go! She is too young to move herself around it right now but she likes the toys on it!

Oh and yes I did brush her hair today. It's just getting super curly!





Here's another picture of my crazy hair!



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Maya Learns Cause & Effect

Lately Maya's been going through a bit of a sleep regression. When I say "bit" I'm really just trying to make myself feel better about the 2-3 hour epic bedtime battles that we had for a few days. Well, while browsing through a local children's consignment store, I spotted a Fisher Price Aquarium Soother listed at a great price. I figured- well it's cheap and my niece has a similar one, which she loves, and I'll try anything at this point. So for the past week or so I've been turning it on at bedtime and the light comes on, the bubbles bubble, the fish tail swishes, the lullaby music plays and it runs its course. I'm now trying diligently to put Maya in her crib awake at bedtime so she learns to self soothe. Tonight I placed her in her crib and she cried. I went downstairs to get a drink and wash a few dishes before checking in on her. When I came back upstairs she was quiet. I turned on the video monitor and there she was turning the crib soother on and off! So, she seems to have mastered cause and effect (with the added bonus of putting herself to sleep tonight)! Let's hope it continues!!


Here is the little device! Tonight it's my favorite thing (oh and yes I know the sleep experts say to not put "toys" like this in the crib, as I've read probably every major book on infant sleep, but I don't care)!


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Maya 4 months old!

Here's Maya's 4 month picture!

During her 4th month she began to play more.  She can now grab things. She enjoys trying to stand, putting everything in her mouth, playing in her jumperoo, and hitting the buttons on her sit and stand piano toy.    Unfortunately, she's had a major sleep regression so we're working on that.  She seems to have decided that life is much too interesting to sleep!  She's currently around the 30% for weight, 75% for height, and 50% for head circumference.  She's a tall lean baby!