6 weeks going on 16 (weeks)

Maya is a little over 6 weeks old now, and boy is she developing fast! Here are a couple of things she's starting doing over the last few days:

1. SMILING! OK, she's been a pretty smiley baby since day 1, but back then her smiles were more involuntary muscle spasms likely brought on by gas. NOW her smiles are directed right at Mommy and Daddy, and usually are the result of us singing her a song or talking in a really high pitched, annoying voice. For proof, check out the video of her smiling on cue in the last post.

2. TALKING! Maya is also cooing more and more, and just like smiling, it's often in response to something she likes. The main thing that makes her coo is her special mobile above the crib. It's called a stim mobile, and it basically just has modern-art looking images with strong contrasting colors, which they say is basically all babies can see now. She loves that thing so much, she doesn't even notice her diaper is being changed when she stares up at it. Here's a video of it.



3. DRINKING! Maya has started drinking from a bottle! We had to start getting her used to the bottle now, since she'll need it when I go back to work. The first few days were tough, she definitely preferred drinking straight from me. But Richard found a really good position that she likes, and of course, it's more what you would expect from a 6-month old rather than a 6-week old. He's officially broken my feeding monopoly! (although he still needs me to supply the milk!)



Those are the 3 main areas we've seen significant growth so far. But she's also getting better and better at tummy time, and continues to love looking at people's faces really intently. Courtney and Aaron are visiting this week, and she really likes looking at both of them.

I can't wait to see what she does next!