Maya is Three Months Old

Maya is three months old today. She’s weighing 12 pounds 11 ½ ounces and is 22 inches long. I’m not sure how since she measured ½ inch longer when she hit two months, but oh well. She still wakes up once in the night to nurse, but she sleeps a good 5-6 hours in a row and I’m happy with that. Maya is no longer sleeping in her first bassinet. She always seemed to sleep very little in it as if she were uncomfortable so we moved her into the play pen's bassinet. She seems happy there. She’s still living in our room and I’ll probably leave her there for now. I put her in her crib for naps sometimes, but she usually fuses so I end up moving her to her swing. Plus Jayden tries to climb in with her. And he’s a big boy at 30 pounds and can cause some serious damage if he were to fall on her accidentally so she'll be rooming with us for a while.

Maya continues to nurse and nothing makes me happier. I just went back to work and I was so worried about the transition. I worried about not having a place to express my milk, about not having enough milk to express and about Maya not wanting me anymore. It was all for naught. I am pumping in my office. I do pump almost exactly what I need and Maya still latches on with no problems at all. The days she was with the sitter, she made me nervouse because she was drinking way more milk than when I nurse her, but as soon as we were together again, she seemed content with my supply. I was so happy because I was killing myself trying to squeeze in an extra pump, and I was barely getting enough milk to make it worth it so I decided to stick with three pumping sessions a day, which is a lot more manageable than four.

Maya coos and chuckles and even squeals in delight. Esteban swears she says mama when I'm not home. She's very active. She goes nuts in her play yard and bouncer and usually tires herself out. She responds very well to mommy and daddy and her big brother too. Maya grabs on to fingers or toys and shakes them around and many times you can hear her tiny feet kicking at her toys in her bassinet. She holds herself up very well and is super alert so I give her tummy time. She's not crazy about it, but I know it's good for her. She's also starting to suck her thumb which is just too cute. To let you in on a little secret, I sucked my thumb till I was 10 years old. I am not planning on letting her go that long though.

Jayden is crazy about his sister, but is now starting to show signs of jealousy. Before he was definitely trying to dominate our time and attention, but now he gets jealous if he feels in any way threatened. The other day, Maya was crying so I went to get her from my room and was carrying her into the living room. When I got there, he had folded up her play yard and sat on top of it as if to stop me from putting her in it. If I lay down next to Maya, he will try to squeeze in between the two of us. He's also doing the same thing to Esteban when he's home with the kids. Mostly, Jayden just wants to help but every once in a while... Watch out! He’s something else.