Maya…
She grows faster than eyes can believe, fast enough to confuse the MCH nurse (“So she’s seven weeks? Five?? Really?), fast enough to outgrow suits before she’s actually worn them. She has learnt to smile, to recognize her hands, to love watching bright lights and shadows. She knows all the regular characters around here, shows interest in new voices. She can hold her head up for a long time now, roll from back onto side, is developing a mean punch. Her vocabulary now includes “gi” and a sound very similar to “yeah” which is often spoken at surprisingly appropriate moments.
This little person is changing so fast and so beautifully that she has us enchanted, head-over-heels, teenage-girl giggly over her every expression. We are besotted.
We have introduced her to forest and to ocean, to five out of seven grandparents, to another little monkey (sayuri, two weeks younger than maya), and to all kinds of music which many people would probably suggest should not be played to a newborn. She has shown curiosity and enjoyment in all, though milk seems to remain her favourite thing in the world.
I can hardly wait to see what she will do- what she will learn, what she will teach- tomorrow. One thing I can count on though is plenty of vomit down my chest, and if I’m really lucky a good wee down my leg!
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