Side Effects

When Maisy went in for surgery, they told us about some risks during the actual surgery and after. I think they forgot to mention one side effect. This baby doesn't like to sleep anymore. I find it more humorous than anything. It's like she just has so much energy now that she doesn't want to nap. She just wants to hang out and explore. I'm sure this will be remedied a little when she starts moving around a little more, but as of right now, there are several days when she sleeps less than Gunner does. Silly Maisy.

Yesterday marked Maisy's 6 month birthday and one month  since surgery. She's doing great. Here are some milestones:
*Maisy started eating solids on Easter. So far she's tried avocado, banana, applesauce, green beans and rice cereal.
*I can't remember if I mentioned it already, but I stopped pumping a few weeks before surgery.
*Maisy is rolling well from tummy to back but hasn't yet rolled from back to tummy.
*Maisy is sitting well with a boppy behind her and is on the verge of sitting by herself (she's done it for a minute or to but isn't very steady).
*Maisy is usually waking up twice a night. Sometimes she just lays in her bed and yells and talks rather than crying. Usually she goes back to bed after a quick bottle but there have been a few times in the last week where I have been up a littlewhile.
*Maisy LOVES to have her diaper change. She squeals or giggles in delight or gives huge happy smiles. I guess she likes being clean. She also loves the bath.
* Maisy weighed in last Thursday at 11lbs.9oz.
*Maisy is completely off of medication.
*Maisy is a total giggler and Gracie is usually the best at getting her to laugh hard.
*Maisy's home health  nurse said that her scar is the smallest scar she has ever seen for open heart surgery.

We love our little Maisy and are so happy that she is starting to experience so many fun things. She is a really happy and easy-going baby and loves it when we play with her toes (or maybe we just love it). Anyway, this is one of my favorite baby ages and I'm really enjoying it :)