Heeeeeere's Maya!

Maya Gwendolyn finally made her appearance on Saturday, August 5th at 3:45 pm. It was a short labour - only 6 1/2 hours - but I cheated and got induced so it's not nearly as impressive as it sounds when you get the details. She weighed in at 7lbs 9 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. I should be happy that she came out so healthy considering all the health problems that plagued me throughout pregnancy, but I must admit I was a little disappointed she wasn't any bigger because that meant the rest of the weight gain was all me! :(

So far she's a pretty content little girl; barely cries at all except when her diaper gets changed or you change her clothes or when the pacifier falls out of her mouth. She's figured out the faces she needs to make to garner sympathy out of visitors and she practices them several times a day. We also seem to have a 2am cuddle nap policy she's set in place, whereby she projectile vomits and then dry heaves until I feel so guilty I pick her up and have her sleep with me in my arms. Yes she's already proven she's smarter than me!

Matthew has warmed up to her and now admits he likes her. At first he was stand-offish at the hospital but that probably had more to do with seeing me hooked up to machines and holding this stranger he hadn't previously authorized. After about an hour here at home he was giving her a bottle and kissing her forehead. It probably also helped that Maya stopped at Toys R Us before we made it home and bought him a huge toy car (Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars). Bribery isn't all bad!

Chris and I are still trying to figure out/negotiate a sleep schedule that works for us all. So far I'm doing a lot better with the postpartum thing than I did with Matthew and can survive on far less sleep than I used to. I guess all those months of having to wake up to pee 6-8 times a night helped me prepare for sleep deprivation!

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