The Teething Fairy is NOT the Tooth Fairy!

Maisy, 4 months


The Teething Fairy is a bitch. She'll take your little happy-go-lucky sweetie and turn her into a grumpy pants. Poor little Maisy. :( Her two bottom teeth are coming in and she is having a really hard time with it.

In happier news Maisy rolled from her tummy onto to her back yesterday. She wouldn't do it a second time, but Rome wasn't built in a day, now, was it? She hates tummy time and I feel like I'm torturing her when I make her stay like that for a while, but it needs to be done.

On Friday we took Maisy to the pediatrician for her 4 month appointment and she'll doing very well. She's now 14lb, 8 oz, and 24 3/4"! We don't have to go back for 2 months and at that point they're going to tell us how to start giving her some solids. That's good, because she's starting to notice the foods we're eating.

Chances are I won't do another post before the holidays, so have a good one!!

4 months- it's about time for an update!

Tomorrow Maisy is 4 months old already! Despite the fact she is teething, Maisy is such a joy and we're having so much fun being parents. Looks like the last time I blogged was at 9 1/2 weeks and the biggest change since then is that she has been sleeping through the night in her crib. She usually goes down between 11-12 and wakes up around 7 or 8 to eat, then goes back to sleep for another one to three hours. This has been going on since she was 10 weeks old so we feel really lucky. When we go in and get her after she wakes up she is super smiley and happy and it's the best feeling. The world could be crumbling around us and it would make us smile. (Cheesy, I know, but that is truly the feeling.)
As for other developmental milestones, Maisy has just started to hold things a little bit. She can hold onto things for a while now before dropping them, and is starting to lift things to her mouth with both hands. She loves grabbing my necklaces and glasses and is now very interested in toys. Her other new thing is screaming, just because she can, which was kind of cute at first. That cuteness got old really fast, so now we're teaching her the word "No!" :-P
There are so many new things happening with Maisy everyday that I am having trouble remembering them all so I'll just list a few more. Grandma and Grandpa Fredericksen bought her a jumperoo and last night she realized she could jump in it (before she just stood and played with the toys). She isn't a pro yet, but it is so funny watching this 2 ft tall little person trying to jump up and down. I can't wait to get some video of it. Her little legs are getting so strong, and when we hold her arms, she can push herself up into standing position. She also tries to sit upright when she is laying down slightly.
I'm betting this blog is a bit scattered, but I rarely get a chance to type with 2 hands and I want to get as much down as I can before Yo Gabba Gabba is over. That show is our savior!
Ok. I'm about to go but before I do here are Maisy's stats from her 3 month dr. visit. We're bringing her for her 4 month check-up tomorrow so we'll see how much bigger she got. :-)

weight: 12lb, 13 oz
length: 23-3/4 in

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9 1/2 weeks

Well, it's been a while. I wish I would have been more motivated to post updates these past several weeks, so I'll try and make up for it now.
Things are going well over here and we're settling in. It now feels like Maisy has always been here. The first 4 weeks were kind of rough, but I think we've found our rhythm. Maisy has been cooing and smiling a lot for the past 3-4 weeks. She also holds her head up really well now, and can turn it from side to side without it flopping all over the place. This makes life a little easier for us. About 2 weeks ago she discovered her feet and when she sits on my lap while facing me, stares at them while she kicks and makes funny noises. She also discovered her hands a few days ago. She had been reaching out to touch our faces for a couple weeks, but about 3 days ago I caught her sussing out those strange things at the end of her arms. She's grabbing for stuff a lot more now, too, which is pretty fun, because she wasn't interested in toys at all until she discovered her hands. One of her other favorite things to do is stand while we hold her. She's got some pretty strong legs, that little one! She likes to sort of walk while being held, like a little marionette. She also loves to sit in her swing and stare at the plastic toys sitting on the tray in front of her. First she was obsessed with the zebra (Or is it a white tiger? This is up for debate). I laughed everytime I saw her staring at it because she wouldn't look away the entire time she was in the swing. She kind of looked at it like, "Who the hell are you and what do you want with me?" After about a week the zebra got boring and she's moved onto the giraffe who is in color. Sometimes I catch her cooing at it.
So that's what's been going on so far. We're having lots of fun with little Maisy (aka "Pickle"), and can't wait until she starts laughing and playing more.
Oh, I should mention that at our 4 week visit to the pediatrician she weighed in at 9 lb, 4 oz, and was still 21 inches. We've got another visit next Friday so hopefully I can get an update posted after that appointment.

Maisy- 3 week pic

She's Growing!

Just a quick update on Maisy. She had her first visit to the pediatrician on the 28th and is doing really well. She now weighs 8 lb 13 oz, and is 21 inches! That's almost 2 pounds heavier and 2.5 inches longer! She has definitely been eating well and looked bigger to us, but it was very comforting to see the actual growth in numbers. I'll add more pictures with the next posting.

youtube link

Maisy has her very own youtube page! Check back often for the most recent uploaded videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Maisydavis

Welcome, Maisy!

Well, after a hiatus from blogging (due to a baby who is quite fond of the boob), I'd like to introduce our beautiful little girl, Maisy Marie, born August 5th at 8:05 pm! Maisy was 7 pounds and 18.5 inches and is very alert. Her eyes were wide open since the morning after she was born. She's very mellow, so we consider ourselves lucky!

Here's the short version of what happened on Maisy's birthday:

Paul and I had our weekly visit to the obstetrician at 11am that day and were ready to duke it out with her again regarding a c-section. The baby was still breech and I was feeling unusually nervous, which I chalked up to having to deal with BS at the doctor's again. When the nurse took my blood pressure it was quite high. I will avoid going into the annoying details about that visit because if you've read previous posts, it's just more of the same. To make a long story short, due to the high blood pressure, we agreed to go to the hospital for monitoring and a blood panel testing for toxemia. After about 2-3 hours of monitoring, my blood pressure still hadn't gone down and one of the blood tests came back elevated. Since toxemia (preeclampsia) is so dangerous and could get worse in the snap of a finger, we decided that there was now a valid reason to have a cesarean. I was 3 days past the due date and was ready to fight for another week or so to see if the baby would turn or if I could at least go into labor first, but after a quick search on the internet about the situation, it was pretty clear that toxemia was nothing to mess around with. So, at 7:30 I went in for my spinal block and by 8:05 Maisy was born. She even pooped on the doctor who gave us so much grief the last several weeks of the pregnancy while she was being pulled out. Way to go, Maisy! So that is the short version of the story. I don't have time to write details about the surgery or hospital stay right now. Hopefully down the road I'll be able to write about that. As for now we're just trying to get used to being new parents and are taking it one day at a time.