Cribbage

Not the game....but the act of sleeping in a crib, which Maira now does (for her naps anyway). She seems to have found a "groove" of sleep that is pretty reliable. Callum slept through the night at 5 weeks, but Maira is a little different. She has her SOUR HOUR(s) from about 5-9 or 10. During this time, she wants to nurse constantly, and she does not like it when she is not being held. She wants attention. Or at least the vacuum cleaner noises. She usually (on a good night) settles in around 10, then sleeps, sometimes, a good 7 hours. What's more is that Callum has made it a pretty regular habit now (for the past couple of weeks) of getting up at sometime between 3 and 4 each morning and coming into our room and getting into bed with us. What is scary is that, 90% of the time, we dont even notice until we wake up at 6 and all of the sudden he is right there, sleeping in between us. I guess we are just too DEAD TIRED to even try to stop him when he does come in. Kind of scary, actually....

Here is Maira taking one of her first naps in her big girl crib--the crib is in the room Callum and Maira will share together for a while.

a much girlier look than Callum had....she even has her first cabbage patch doll (like she can even hold things!) and some other girly pinky stuffy....she even has her own mobile (a BEE one whereas Callum had a train one). The cross stitch needlework things on the walls are items made by Lynne that Amanda had on HER wall when SHE was just a baby....
The many "expressions" of Maira Elizabeth. Right now, she is kind of like a Newfoundland dog in her dynamicism...but you can see shades of personality. Right?
(this is one of the only pictures where she looks even TWENTY PERCENT like she might be related to me. This. Girl. Looks. Like. No. One.
See the little ladybug on her outfit? Well, one of the only times I have managed to make her smile is when I stare at her and say BUGS!!!! repeatedly. She likes this I think. And Callum gets into it to, saying BUGS and then LUGS and then RUGS and then MUGS and then BUGS again and then BUZZ and then BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!! and then he leaves to go look for his Woody doll....


Tomorrow Maira Elizabeth will be baptized. This is the biggest day in her life thus far, and this is a very important even for us!