Here Let Me Help You With That!

As you can see from these photos Max is turning into quite the big helper. Nevermind that in some of these he was the one to remove the binky in the first place. Still, his concentration in inserting the binky just so cracks me up.

Smilebox Attempt #2

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Mya's Arrival

Make a Smilebox photobook

Curls

Mya's hair decided it would like to be curly after today's bath...but only until it was dry. I'm still unsure of what color it will end up being. It started out darker than Max's but appears to be lightening up some. She's definitely more dark brown than black now. The eyes? Time will tell. I call them navy blue for now.

Our wee one is growing quickly and starting to settle into a routine. Things are starting to settle down in our household. Alex and I can normally count on a few hours alone after Max goes to bed. We usually end up doing exciting things like laundry or picking up toys but hey, we'll take it.

Max is going through a growth spurt and is eating like a maniac. His new word of the day today...pizza. Refer to the Naomi entry below for reference.

Naomi

Is she not one of the most beautiful little girls you've ever seen? She has amazingly nice parents to boot. Naomi and her parents arrived at our house this evening bearing pizzas and sodas. You 3 are welcome at our house any time!

Mya Update

An updated photo of Mya. She's finally starting to keep those eyes open long enough for us to enjoy. I admit that I'm getting giddy at the thought of dressing her in all the cute dresses that have been passed on to us through the generosity of family. Bring on the pink!

And now you will see why I think Mya looks nothing like Max or I....she takes after Daddy and BaNoi!

Le, my mother-in-law, came up for a 4 day visit. We had a great time sharing Mya with her. P.S. Yes, that is breast milk in the bottle and not formula. I'm currently suffering through the "marathon eater" stage. Just when it doesn't seem possible that she could stomach another ounce....time to eat again!

Max is doing well. He has his moments of not understanding why I can't just put the baby down and pick him up but overall he's great. Here is a shot of him sharing his double stroller. He likes to reach over and point out her features. "Eyes! Nose! Mouth!" Also note how well the color of my skin matches the white of my hoodie. Thank you, Oregon Sunshine!

A True Mother's Day Gift

Strrrrretch!

My husband has been an amazing helper since the birth of Mya. I don't know what I would without the support of him and my family. Last night he gave me what I consider to be the best Mother's Day present ever. He instructed me to sleep upstairs for the night and he would take care of Mya so that I could get some solid rest. I was able to pump before bed and one quick session during the night which took care of her needs. What a nice break!

As a Mother's Day gift from Mya, she is resting peacefully in her swing. Max never took to his so I'm giddy at the thought that we have another soothing mechanism available to us. The other one that she is fond of is the Bjorn. However if you'll remember back to Max's newborn days you'll know that I spent ages with him attached to me in the Bjorn. We nearly grew into Siamese twins. I'm not going there again so am hopeful that she'll take to the swing.

Max hasn't had any specific gifts for me other than being his cute self. Here's a cute Max story to share from yesterday. My sister and niece came over to keep my company while Alex was out. Max began chanting, "food, food" to Shelby. Shelby said, "Max do you want some food? What do you want to eat?" His immediate response was, "hot dog!" His communication skills have been growing by leaps and bounds the past few months.

Okay, back to reality here. Hope you all enjoy a great Mother's Day!

Welcome Mya Lynne!

Okay, just a few quick details about Mya's arrival. Someday soon I'll have the time for additional pics and stories.

Thursday, April 30th was the big day. We arrived 2 hours early, they prepped us and we rolled back to the OR pretty much on time. The first comment I heard as she began to emerge was, "Wow, she has a lot of dark hair!" followed by, "and a big head". The next words that followed her squall were, "It's a girl!" I can't say that I had an I told you so moment since I really wasn't sure but we're thrilled to add a daughter to the family. I think Alex is still processing the fact that we produced a girl this time.

Thus far she's a great baby. I'll credit it to her personality but it may also have something to do with the fact that we're not anxious first time parents as well. Alex has been a wonderful help and it makes me weepy already imagining when he goes back to work. Max has done beautifully with her and we refer to her as "your baby". He probably would have preferred a new Barney video but thats the breaks, kid.

We've had a couple of newborn issues to deal with. She has a very short frenulum (sp?) which is the skin attaching the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. It has presented a few feeding issues and could possibly present a speech issue in the future so we may have to have that clipped. From what I've heard, it's a quick relatively painless snip done by an ENT. She also lost exactly 10% of her body weight by the time of discharge so we have both ped and lactation appointments tomorrow to follow up and make sure she's on the upswing. Max had he same loss so at least it's a road we've been down before. He's certainly made up for it!