That's been the motto in our household. We're all still trying to adjust to normal life here. Dave's back to work now so I've got both girls to take care of. When Dave was home he pretty much looked after Julia while I took care of Maya. Needless to say, I really miss him and I'm sure Julia does too! We're still trying to get a routine together but right now it's a little difficult because a certain little one is still suffering from jet lag. I read somewhere that it can take babies one day per hour of time difference. That's 12 hours = 12 days. We're up to 9 days now. Julia does seem to be getting better, if you call getting up from 10pm to 1:30 am instead of 1-4am better. We keep saying that once Julia gets back on track things will be easier, I hope this is the case.
As for my first full day alone with the girls, let's just say this is hard! I think Dave will have to commit me when this week is up. I've got Maya suffering from extreme Separation Anxiety and Julia who is fighting sleep and both of them seem to get great enjoyment out of crying at the same time and at full volume. I just have to laugh at it sometimes, either that or I'd be crying too, ha! The naps are the hardest part of the day. Julia has been a pill and Maya doesn't want to be alone. If Maya is in the room with Julia, Julia won't sleep. So, what I've resorted to is putting Maya in her crib and going to put Julia down for a nap. Maya cries for a bit but if her door is kept open, she calms pretty quickly. We'll see how this goes for now.
Maya is making small steps each day. She's still pretty hot and cold with Dave. She still won't show him any affection and depending on her mood, will ignore him altogether. I know it's really hard for Dave to deal with but he's being very patient with her. I have to laugh to myself because I know how this is going to pan out in the future. Dad is the big softie around here so it won't be long until little Maya figures out she can score big being Daddy's Little Girl. For now though, we're not really sure what else to do but to keep doing what we're doing and hope that eventually she will warm up to him. If anyone has any ideas in this department, please let us know.
Last week, we took the girls and went out for sushi. Maya was a trooper! She had her first taste of sushi and she liked it! She had a California roll minus the seaweed (I thought it would be choking hazard so I took it out) and some eel. She ate it all! Her appetite never seizes to amaze me. I pray that she continues to go through the toddler years open to trying new foods.
Maya's language development is moving, slowly but still moving. She can say baby, dog, Julia and ball and know what they mean. We're working hard on "more" right now. As much as she eats, we need to get this one down quick! She sometimes still insists on pointing and grunting, so we're trying really hard to get away from that.
This has actually been a big week for Julia. Julia turned 7 months old. The time just goes by so quickly. We started her on solids last week. We had waited until the Bangkok trip to start her on foods. Julia has/had some food sensitivities and we just didn't want to deal with all of it while traveling. So far she's loving sweet potatoes and bananas. We're going to try butternut squash next. Julia also got her first haircut. The poor girl has been walking around with a mullet, we just couldn't do that to her any longer. I just trimmed the long "newborn" hairs that never fell out along the back & sides. It really wasn't much but she looks so much better.
I've got some more pictures to post and a Bangkok wrap-up that I wanted to post. I will try to get them posted when I have a few spare moments. Right now, the girls are asleep and I need a nap!
Oh, I forgot to update Maya's test results. We're still waiting on all the blood work to come back but we do know that she doesn't have Tuberculosis. Whew.
As for my first full day alone with the girls, let's just say this is hard! I think Dave will have to commit me when this week is up. I've got Maya suffering from extreme Separation Anxiety and Julia who is fighting sleep and both of them seem to get great enjoyment out of crying at the same time and at full volume. I just have to laugh at it sometimes, either that or I'd be crying too, ha! The naps are the hardest part of the day. Julia has been a pill and Maya doesn't want to be alone. If Maya is in the room with Julia, Julia won't sleep. So, what I've resorted to is putting Maya in her crib and going to put Julia down for a nap. Maya cries for a bit but if her door is kept open, she calms pretty quickly. We'll see how this goes for now.
Maya is making small steps each day. She's still pretty hot and cold with Dave. She still won't show him any affection and depending on her mood, will ignore him altogether. I know it's really hard for Dave to deal with but he's being very patient with her. I have to laugh to myself because I know how this is going to pan out in the future. Dad is the big softie around here so it won't be long until little Maya figures out she can score big being Daddy's Little Girl. For now though, we're not really sure what else to do but to keep doing what we're doing and hope that eventually she will warm up to him. If anyone has any ideas in this department, please let us know.
Last week, we took the girls and went out for sushi. Maya was a trooper! She had her first taste of sushi and she liked it! She had a California roll minus the seaweed (I thought it would be choking hazard so I took it out) and some eel. She ate it all! Her appetite never seizes to amaze me. I pray that she continues to go through the toddler years open to trying new foods.
Maya's language development is moving, slowly but still moving. She can say baby, dog, Julia and ball and know what they mean. We're working hard on "more" right now. As much as she eats, we need to get this one down quick! She sometimes still insists on pointing and grunting, so we're trying really hard to get away from that.
This has actually been a big week for Julia. Julia turned 7 months old. The time just goes by so quickly. We started her on solids last week. We had waited until the Bangkok trip to start her on foods. Julia has/had some food sensitivities and we just didn't want to deal with all of it while traveling. So far she's loving sweet potatoes and bananas. We're going to try butternut squash next. Julia also got her first haircut. The poor girl has been walking around with a mullet, we just couldn't do that to her any longer. I just trimmed the long "newborn" hairs that never fell out along the back & sides. It really wasn't much but she looks so much better.
I've got some more pictures to post and a Bangkok wrap-up that I wanted to post. I will try to get them posted when I have a few spare moments. Right now, the girls are asleep and I need a nap!
Oh, I forgot to update Maya's test results. We're still waiting on all the blood work to come back but we do know that she doesn't have Tuberculosis. Whew.
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Hang in there with the routine. I really hope it gets a little easier when Julia adjusts back to the time. When we first brought Mirra home I was running around like a madwoman at naptime trying to get my two down. After a couple of weeks they adjusted to a routine and it became so much easier, so hang in there! You will find your groove.
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