Snowbound Herpetologist

Since she's on her best (well, better) behavior in the mornings, we try to maximize the time :) Burp time! Fat milk hobbit She's starting to notice the cat!

This week, Maya decided to give up naps...oh, except she still needed them, so she was exhausted and cranky all the time (hence, no time for blog posts).  Today, though - we're on our second nap of the day!  Longer than 10 minutes!  Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus! So now I'm super behind on work (housework and real work), so this will be a short post, mainly a quick update to a)  let you know  we're all still alive, and b) post some photos.  She's looking so old, and I can't believe that she's already six weeks!  Wow! In between cranky baby bouncing, I am putting together Maya's room.  This probably should have been done before she was born, but we had this snafu where the basement didn't get finished, so we didn't have a new guest room, so Maya's room had to stay a guest room until our parents were done visiting to help us through the tough first few weeks (and we are SO grateful for their help!).  Anyway, the room is finally, slo...

We said "enough is enough!" and got the f out of dodge! Polar vortex #3,418 - you lose! :)

So what is Maya like as a baby?  She’s what my mom and I are calling a “Spirited” baby - she knows what she needs, and she’s not afraid to let you know that she is displeased with your efforts to satisfy those needs (read: she can raise the holy dead with her screaming).  She’s a baby who likes to be in motion (incredibly difficult when stuck inside your house due to the weather - really, MORE sub-zero temperatures this week???), so there is no sitting around and cuddling for her!  The only time I can sneak in cuddles are when she falls asleep while nursing (my cat was anti-cuddle at first, too - I trained it out of her by giving her treats every single time I picked her up and cuddled the crap out of her.  Would this work with a baby, I wonder?).  Since we can’t go outside to walk, we spend an inordinate amount of time bouncing on the yoga ball.  As long as I move around with her a lot and keep her on a strict Eat-Play-Sleep cycle, she has her good momen...

Maya plus Dunkleosteus :) P.S. Bonus - baby wearing hides the spit up/milk leak stains :)

Almost one month old :) 9lbs, 5 oz at the pediatrician this morning!

We just really, REALLY missed husband, who's away at a conference in California (being a biology rockstar, we couldn't be more proud of him!!). This photo is for him! I think Maya mostly liked it! Also, she got her first piece of mail yesterday, even addressed specifically to her - her social security card! She exists :) Now we can get her passport so that we can continue our regular trips to Canada! Moving right along....