2 Weeks Old! They grow up so fast...

Maya Papaya Rose is 2 weeks old today!  She's had quite a few experiences already, including hiking in Scituate, shopping for Uncle Marcus, and spending lots of QT with Grandma & Grandpa Laich.

At 2 wks, Maya's already bigger than Mr. & Mrs. Owl!

This baby sitting is easy business

Hi Grandma Laich!  Yes, I am cute!

Even cuter post-bath time

Hi Grandpa Laich!  No, I'm not old enough to start playing tennis yet

Bath towel courtesy of auntie Kelly S!

I love my carseat - why do my parents have so much other baby gear?!

On my first hike with Grandpa Laich!

Family Hike - just don't keep me out longer than 3 hrs , or I get cranky!

I heart great grandma!

Daddy's lap is the mostest comfiest

Maya blowing kisses!

It's amazing how much poop can come out of something so small...

No I'm not growing up too fast mommy!

Maya the moviestar - don't you hate the papa-razzi?

Maya's cute sundress!

Maya's distrusting look as she got tricked into bathtime AGAIN

Maya in her Mobi-wrap (which takes 30 mins to put on!)

At Uncle Spork's Tico restaurant for brunch!  Can't wait to have the omelette milk!

Baby massages are the bomb!

Making love to the camera

No I don't bleach my eyebrows, I swear!

2 weeks young!

Soon I'll be eating these owls for lunch!

Maya in her Shirley Temple outfit

My blue steel look!

Happy family!

Are we almost done with pics yet?

Daddy's hands are on my bum!

12 days old!

Oh my Maya (that's one of Grandma's favorite expressions), you're already 12 days old! And we've barely blogged since you've been home. I guess we have been a little busy, figuring out how you work. But we've been keeping track of all your "firsts", and you've had a lot already! Here's just a few:

1. June 28th: First car ride - Driving home from the hospital, Daddy drove extra safe!
2. June 29th: First doctor appointment - Daddy thought you were going to weigh the same as when you left the hospital, since you're such a good eater. But like all new babies, you had lost a little weight, ending up at 6lbs, 11 oz. Nothing to worry about though. Dr. Shang kept telling us how beautiful and perfect you were - she's right!
3. June 30th: First trip to Target! We've been another few times since then too...
4. July 1st: First time meeting Grandma and Grandpa! We got frozen yogurt and stopped by the Volpes to say hello.
5. July 2nd: First softball game! We watched Daddy, Uncle Marc and Grandpa play in a pick-up league - they won!
6. July 3rd: First hike - World's End in Hingham
7. July 4th: First 4th of July! We went to Prashant and Kalpana's to watch the fireworks. You slept right through them though!
8. July 6th: First trip to Wrentham. You shopped till you dropped! (which didn't take very long...)

Maya has been such a good baby, she's sleeping really well now, even giving mommy 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night! I was a little nervous she didn't wake up sooner to eat, but at the doctor today she weighed 7 lbs, 11 oz - which is a significant weight gain! So we know she's getting enough to eat.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from Maya's  first 12 days of life.

Immediately post-birth - doesn't Mommy look amazing considering she pushed for 3 hrs?!

Mommy-daughter immediate bond

Gift from Daddy's work @ Shaser!

I think Maya's hungry

Daddy's hand is almost as big as me!

Even going to the garden, you have to look fabulous!

Whatchoo talking 'bout Willis?

Woolly woolly

I love that I can pee anywhere but I especially like going on daddy!

Maya at Day 4

So, the big thing these days among our friends is taking pictures of your kid alongside a picture

Video from Maya's birth

Amazed I thought to record this - and please excuse my high-pitched screams ; ).

3D ultrasound pics!

So from the day of our first ultrasound, Richard has been asking our doctor for a 3D ultrasound. We've been told time and again that they don't have the 3D capabilities in the office we go to.

Well yesterday I'm in for my routine weekly appointment,  where they monitor my amniotic fluid and every now and then get a read on the baby's weight (last week she was 6 pounds, 4 ounces).  I don't even get super excited for these ultrasounds anymore, since usually it only takes about 3-4 minutes and mostly what they do is look for the black splotches on the screen that represent my fluid. I'll occasionally ask them to confirm she's still a girl (yep!), but otherwise it's pretty routine. But yesterday, the technician finishes up her fluid measurements and then casually asks, "Would you like a 3-d shot of the face?"

OF COURSE!!!

It was so cool - I've never seen anything like it. She was so real and human, it just really made me realize I have a human being growing in there!And she's so adorable!! The tech said she has a petite face and delicate features, but all I see when I look at these pictures is the cheeks! Does it remind you of anyone?

Cute Little Nose

Sucking her thumb

Sleepy head

Eggy's Daddy

Nursery complete! Full-term! Countdown is on...

So, after multiple bedskirts, different sheet sets, several versions of storage cubes... we've finally finished the perfect (we think) nursery for our little eggy!

As of week 37, Lisa's now considered "full-term" so I've been instructed to no longer travel, keep my cellphone on all the time... we've installed our car seats (fun fact - did you know that fewer than 1% of people install them correctly?!  We did!).  We also made the big trip to Costco and pretended like we're NEVER going to be able to shop again.  Felt like we were expecting the end of the world!  Anyway, I think we're as prepared as we can possibly be... until eggy comes, then it will seem like we're not prepared at all.

We're very excited to have both our parents coming in mid-July and late-July...

Full Term!!!

Monday was an important milestone - I am officially full term now! That means if Eggy was born tomorrow, she would be fully "baked" and not need any special medical attention. Woo hoo!! Its getting so exciting now, I literally can't walk down the hallway at work without getting lots of comments and oohs and ahhs, all of which I love and is making me even more ready to meet little Eggy!

I had a doctor's appointment last Thursday, where they told me I was already 1cm dilated (totally normal for 36 weeks, you can be 1 cm dilated for weeks). I go back in tomorrow morning so I'll be curious to see if it's developed any further.

It's finally getting hot in Boston, and I can see now why they say you don't want to be pregnant in the summer! But we're enjoying being outside, we took a nice walk on Sunday through the Arnold Arboretum and laid in the grass in the sun for a while. It was heavenly. I can't wait to do it with Eggy! And this weekend Courtney and Aaron are in town for Franny's wedding, so I'm looking forward to seeing them.

I really want Eggy to come right around her due date, so if anyone has any suggestions on how to make that happen, let me know!