Friday

This will be a quick entry. We took a turn for the worse in the sleeping last night. Jeff spotted a tooth coming in on top, so definitely the source of the fussiness. Maizie woke up 2-3 times in the middle of the night. Probably does not sound like a lot to you, but to us it was a long night. Also Jeff and I had never decided what our position was on cosleeping, but it seems Maizie may have made that decision for us. She falls asleep by the end of every bottle. No matter how soundly asleep she is, the second her head touches the crib she is up. We have tried to continue feeding her while she is in the crib but it is not effective. Her favorite place to sleep right now seems to be right on top of me. It is of course wonderful, but it also very sweaty and uncomfortable. Also it leads to her waking up a couple of times a night.

On the paperwork front, today we received Maizie's passport. Tomorrow we have her medical exam, which is more of a look over than an actual exam.

Maizie has taken a preference to me. She is still very interested in Jeff. Also when we are out walking she lets both Jeff and I hold her, but for bottles/sleep/play time in the hotel, I am the parent du jour. We think this is a good sign that she is attaching to us, but it does make it more exhausting for me, which is why photos only yesterday and text only tonight. Jeff is becoming very good at preparing bottles, washing bottles, fetching diapers and providing food for me.

A few more days and we will be home. I am looking forward to bringing Maizie home, but I know it means more changes for her. She is a very happy baby and I know she will adjust, but hopefully we will do a good job of not overwhelming her.