Babies are Sweet...

We had our first playdate with Amelia and Lucas yesterday. Maya was very interested in the baby... until I held him, and then she got jealous and went a little nuts. I expected this though, and I think it's good for her to see me with other babies (for obvious reasons). Anyway, she got over it pretty quickly, and ate cookies and peas while she played with us. Today, Kevin was home after being on call last night, so Maya cuddled with him on the couch while she watched a little Sesame. She was missing his attention, but it was sweet to see her loving him and giving him kisses while he napped.

"Daddy, I love you, so please wake up and play with me."

"Daddy, are you faking?"

"At first I hated the baby, but now I like him. He's a cutie. I hope our new baby is this sweet."

"Mommy made these yummy chocolate crinkle cookies for our playdate. Thanks, Mom! You know how I love cookies. I even kissed the oven while I watched them baking."

Daddy's Home!

Check out Maya's reaction when Kevin gets home from work. It's short lived, but sweet nonetheless.

Daddy Time

For the first 2 nights of sleep training, I was told to leave the house 2 hours prior to bedtime, so that Kevin could Maya to bed. I was a little uneasy about this, partially because I'm exhausted at the end of the day, and enjoy relaxing with Kevin and Maya. I also wasn't sure that Kevin would feel comfortable doing it on his own, since I'm always the one who puts Maya to bed. Well, the first two nights were tough, but apparently, Kevin loves being alone with Maya in the evenings. He never gets a chance to hang out with her alone at home. Usually, when I want alone time, he takes Maya out, and I take a nap at home. This is different though... he really enjoys it! In fact, he loves it so much, he kicked me out last night! Not that I was upset about it. I went to Borders and read a book for an hour, which was absolutely wonderful. Check out one of Maya's favorite games to play with Daddy...

What? You want to know about Night 2??

Last night was the second night of sleep training, and I was concerned that it would be equally as tough, if not tougher than the first night. I spent my 2 hours prior to bedtime, reading and relaxing at Borders. It was wonderful... Anyway, Kevin and I went to sleep by 9, in an effort to get as much sleep as possible, before several hours of night wakings. Well, we got really luck. Maya slept through the night! She woke up whimpering a few times, but she put herself back to sleep like a pro! Go Maya!


"What the heck is on my head? It feels like part of my shirt, but is that even possible?"


"I know, I know - I slept great. Now feed me my breakfast OR ELSE!"


"I'm slowly backing away from the paparazzi..."

Rough Night.

The bad news is, Maya was up for 2 hours, basically crying for about 30 seconds, every 3-5 minutes. It was sad. Kevin was a trooper, and he worked really hard last night. He even got up to go to work this morning. Poor guy. In wonderful news, Maya still loves us this morning. Phew. Brie has promised me that it'll go better tonight (she did the same training with Alex), so I'm holding out hope that tonight will be a breeze.


"Hang on, Mom. I'm just updating the blog."


"Mommy! You've done it again! A perfect family self portrait!"