Well I know it has been about two weeks but we have been pretty busy around here. I can’t believe that Maya is already ONE MONTH OLD! It’s totally insane let me tell you!
Maya Update!
The great news first… Maya had her hearing test yesterday at her Month old appointment and she passed both ears. The doctor said that she has perfect hearing so I was VERY relieved to hear that. She also is a big 10 lbs. 4 oz. and she’s 21 inches long. So she’s growing and growing… Most people that see her think she’s so little and I think just holding her you probably wouldn’t guess that she was weighing in a 10.4 but she is she’s my little stuffed sausage. She has been smiling quite a bit and we discovered that she has a dimple, which is really cute. I will “try” to capture it but don’t hate me if I can’t. She is also responding to voices she looks for Lehna when she talks which I think is super sweet and she will usually look my direction if I’m talking around her. She is also sleeping through the night which is FABULOUS! She sleeps from about 9:30 p.m. to about 3:30/4:30 (some where in that hour) which is GREAT! Of course getting her back to sleep once is a little rough she wants to play and just be awake but usually after about an hour she falls back to sleep. She’s a really good baby though she usually just cries to eat it is a little difficult when I want to lay her down in the afternoon and she wants to be held so I found that her trick is to swaddle her and that usually “tricks” her into thinking she’s still being held.
Lehna Update!
The great news first for Lehna… we are potty training… and so far things are looking GREAT (it’s early of course)! I bought her big girl underwear and she seems to really like them. I put her in her underwear for about 5 hours on Monday and NO ACCIDENTS I asked her if she wanted to go potty like 5 million times but she did GREAT. I then took her out to Wal-Mart and I put a diaper on her then and when we came back I put her back in her underwear and she did have an accident… so we did have some progress. They are REALLY working with them at daycare they said they want to have them potty trained in 3 weeks. Which she goes three times a week starting this week so we will have to continue to work with her at home but she really likes wearing her big girl pants so I was excited. Hopefully we can meet her teacher’s goal of 3 weeks. All of the two years olds are ready for the potty that’s why they are doing it so intently. Lehna is still adjusting to baby Maya she has had a LOT more fits since Maya has arrived but I don’t know how much of that is her being two and how much is her jealously. She will come to me when I’m rocking Maya and ask to be rocked. Which usually I will either put her up with me or I pass Maya off it just depends on how late it is. I know that sounds odd but if it’s late enough where Lehna will fall asleep then I want to take that opportunity so I can put her in her bed to start with instead of having to move her later. We are still struggling with that but we are making progress once she falls asleep we put her in her bed… she will wake up though and we move her back but then we will move her again once she falls asleep again. I really would like BOTH girls in their own beds by the time Maya is two months old… sooooo hopefully.
I wanted to let everyone know that in my last update I neglected to announce that Tait received a raise at work! I didn’t mean to not mention it last time but I did, they are now doing their raises by merit and he did VERY well which I was very proud of him so CONGRADULATIONS TAIT!
Another piece of news is Tait and I have been started attending the Crawfordsville LDS church. We have been going for the past three weeks and we have had regular meetings with the missionaries. The thing that I really enjoy about it is we are learning all types of new people and that has been wonderful. This ward has several YOUNG families so we have been meeting lots of people with children about the ages of ours so it’s really nice to make some new friends. The missionaries have asked Tait if he would be interested in being baptized and at this point Tait isn’t sure yet and I’m okay with that. I know that (for those that ARE familiar with the church) some things may seem really strange to him and confusing so I don’t blame him for having some hesitation. Most of you know that I am a member but I have been inactive for about 10 years. I have to say going back to church is really like feeling like I’m going home. It’s really a good warm feeling when I’m there and I’m so excited that Tait is starting to investigate the church. So keep us in your prayers. There are so many new things that I am learning about the church. Tait and I are in the Gospel Principles class and this is kind of like the class that teaches you the different elements of being a member it’s kind of like the owners manual and I am learning so many new things. I mean even though I am a member there are still so many things that I am learning. Tait has questions about and I'm able to answer some things but then other times I don't know... so I have to ask someone else... This Sunday I am going to ask the bishop about getting Maya blessed so I will give more information about that when I know. They said that it would probably be June 1st, but it depends on the bishop and I would like to do another BBQ after the blessing… since it will be in Crawfordsville I would like to have the BBQ after church on Sunday instead of the event being in Peru like Lehna’s was… But again I will pass on that information when I know.
Last weekend I took the children to Peru to my cousin B.J’s wedding. The bride just had a baby two weeks ago so she was a definite trooper. I don’t think I would want to get married two weeks after having a baby but she looked great it was a very nice wedding. My Uncle Stephen was the officinal for them and it was a good ceremony. Tait was on call last weekend so I had Lehna and Maya by myself but it wasn’t too bad since most people wanted to hold Maya and I kind of wrestled with Lehna when I needed too but she was REALLY good so it wasn’t bad at all. After the wedding we went to visit Nana Helen. The sandbox has been removed (thank goodness) but the kids had a great time playing with one another. We spent most of the afternoon in outside. Lehna LOVES to swing so we stayed outside and talked while the kids played… of course no visit wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the OUTSIDE sandbox so Lehna of course came home sandy… but she did have a bath once got home… and she was out like a light once we got home she has a GREAT time!
This weekend my mom is coming to Indiana so that will be really fun! I don’t have details of when we are going to get together yet but I’m sure by this weekend I’ll have some idea of what’s happening when. Hopefully it will be a nice weekend so we can take the kids outside to play. Lehna got a NEW swing set last Sunday so we have spent A TON of time outside the last couple of days. Luckily all you have to Do is pull a bench up and push her while you sit… b/c I don’t think I could stand for as long as she wants to be on the swing. We also have been playing with bubbles quite a bit. Lehna likes to pop them and she does have her try at trying to make them… it seems to work best when there’s a breeze outside… then she doesn’t get frustrated when the bubbles don’t come right away.
Well that’s my update for now… I do have pictures to update since I have been taking quite a bit since I have been home… unfortunately Tait didn’t bring the laptop home this evening so I will have to upload them when I have that guy… so hopefully very SOON. Thanks for reading about us and take care!
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