Today was a cold and blustery day here in Ann Arbor. Maia was very sleepy until about 11:00 this morning, after which we got bundled up and went out to walk around Briarwood Mall (where the snow couldn't get to us!). While at the mall, I got the chance to talk to no less than four moms and moms-to-be about the wonders of my baby sling; I think the baby sling shop should start giving me commission on all the slings they sell because I send random people there! :)
Then, after our trip to the mall, Maia was sleepy again and napped from 1:00-3:00 PM. I think, altogether, she slept 16 hours between 8 PM yesterday and 8 PM today. That sounds like a ridiculously huge amount of sleep, but I read that it's average for an infant of this age. Some friends of ours from childbirth class have a little girl (a couple of weeks older than Maia) who sleeps for nine or ten hours straight at night, but doesn't really nap during the day at all. While that type of continuous nighttime sleep would be amazing--it's something I haven't really had in six or seven months--I really do appreciate Maia's nap times during the day. When I really think about it, I'm quite happy with what I have and wouldn't trade it for anything.
At Maia's nighttime bottle feeding with B., she ate seven ounces of milk, which is a bottle-feeding record for her! Of course, we don't know if it's an overall record due to the absence of a measurement system for nursing. :) Her little tummy is able to hold so much more than it did just a couple of months ago. I've noticed over the last week ago how much more solid she feels--her chest and ribcage are wider and more substantial, her legs have a lot more strength to them now, and her grip on my fingers is more determined. It is absolutely amazing to consider just how quickly she's growing.
As I've mentioned before, I tend to re-read my posts to process what I've written before I publish them. As I'm reading this, I wonder: do I come across as impossibly happy? Are there readers out there who are thinking "She can't really be this pleased with everything!"? I don't want to sugar-coat my thoughts or observations about our life these days, but I honestly do feel this profound sense of peace right now with life as it is. I'm sitting here at the computer at 9:30 PM, drinking a cup of cocoa and listening to the rain fall outside. The three of us went to the downtown branch of the Ann Arbor Library this evening, just to check it out. Maia sat in her sling with her silly green winter hat on, and Brian found a great book on BBQ to read in preparation for his summer cooking project. Maia is now asleep upstairs in her room, and if things go according to our most recent schedule, she'll sleep until she's hungry at about 3:00 AM. Because I'm so accustomed to waking up in the middle of the night, that 3:00 feeding is a pleasure; around 2:00 AM, I tend to start waking myself up every fifteen minutes or so, just listening for Maia's first little noises and hoping that I'll get to see her soon. I know! It's ridiculously cheezy! But it's true.
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