My parents arrived this week to meet their newest grand-daughter. They have been so great with Maya and Maya is responding well to them. But really, what 13-month old WOULDN'T love dedicated attention from 2 additonal people? It took her a bit of time to warm up to them but she now goes to them fairly easily but still knows who her parents are. They obviously are loving spending time with her as well.
Today, Maya surprised us all by climbing 2 stairs from the lawn to the deck. She's never even been near stairs much less shown an interest in them. No one has shown her how to approach, manage or climb them but, somehow, she did it. She didn't even use her knees. Maya walked up to the first step, put her hands down on the step, lifted her one foot up, then her other foot up then did it again for the 2nd step. At the top, she then sat down beside grandpa on the top step like nothing had happened. Not only were we shocked, but we realized that we need to install more stair gates really soon!
My parents offered to look after Maya for us so we could have a break. Although we weren't comfortable leaving her with anyone yet, we came up with a great compromise. Tonight we fed, bathed, & put Maya down as usual for the evening. Then, we grabbed our stuff and took off for Toby's pub for our Friday date-night. Mom & Dad stayed home with Maya and the monitor and offered to call us if she made any noise at all so we could rush home and tend to her. As usual, she didn't make a peep so we got a real date-night out. Drinks at Toby's, a late evening walk in the warm air and some ice cream made it a perfect evening. We're now heading upstairs to watch a video in bed (of course, with ear phones so we don't wake Maya). Another perfect date night!
Maya's personality is growing more each day. She's so animated now! She laughs, smiles, claps, giggles and makes all sorts of happy noises quite easily. She goes to bed much easier now and always wakes up with a smile. She loves adrenaline play and being bounced, tossed, or tickled at will. She's friendly, happy, playful and extremely quick in learning to mimic. She loves to sing and dance which is quite a trick for someone who doesn't talk and is only learning to walk. It's so much fun to see how she's changing and we're having such a great time as a family. I can't wait to see what next week will bring...
It's great to hear that she's adjusting so well. G&G are great with granddaughters!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see her in 4 weeks!