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| Happy 4th of July!! |
20 weeks! The last week was a busy one and Maude took it all in stride. I took her to day care on Tuesday morning before my flight and had a very hard time leaving her. There were tears - and not just from me. The sweet day care teacher also cried. Maude, however, was all smiles and laughs as I said goodbye to her. She and Mike had a great time together and Mike even commented that she exceptionally good and happy while I was away.
Maude has been loving her voice. She tests it out anywhere she can. And testing out her voice means screaming the cutest little high pitched scream. We went out to eat on Friday night and Maude's little screams and babbles brought lots of stares from the other diners. Thankfully, they all thought it was pretty cute once they realized she wasn't upset and in fact, was all smiles as she let everyone around us know that she was there and ready to party!
Maude is now a very active, rolling little gal. She has been able to roll from back to front for a few weeks now, but was only able to do it rolling to her right. She can now roll to her left, and on occasion, roll from her front to her back. This of course means that she's starting to get into things. Gone are the days of laying her on her little blanket and just staying there. She inevitably ends up on the floor instead of the blanket. I therefore spent yesterday scrubbing our floors. The easy newborn stage is officially over...
Mike and I were just discussing the other night about how everyone tried to tell us how much work it is to have a baby. This last few months have been a lot easier than we anticipated. We've been incredibly fortunate to have a happy, easygoing, and decent sleeping baby. As we were discussing this fact, we realized that it's certainly going to get a lot harder. As Mike said, "we haven't even gotten into the psychological stuff yet." I know he's right, but for now I'm going to enjoy the simple thrills of watching Maude grow up.
Enjoy the photos below - all were taken yesterday when Maude had her 4th of July outfit on before going to a barbecue at our neighbors. The video was taken today - Maude got her first piano! Please enjoy her musical stylings!
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| Showing off her 4th of July outfit! |
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| Similar expressions, clearly not even looking in the same direction. |
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| Her little expression makes me giggle. |
