Separation Anxiety

Maya has recently decided to let us know when she's not ready to take a nap. Not only does she sit up and move everything she can, but she has started to vocalize her discontent. After a few minutes of crying and shuffling you start to her this call get progressively louder throughout the house.

"The baby Maya." ........... "The baby Maya." ............ "The baby Maya."

As if we could actually forget that she's there.

She has also expanded this call to when we leave the room to do dishes, or laundry, or anytime she just can't see us.

The Stressful Life of an Infant

With the tears that accompany childhood, learning is obviously tough. My discovery the other day made me start to wonder though.

As I was at a park with the kids and some friends, I noticed that Maya had a funny, wiry piece of hair near the front of her head. As I looked closer, to my dismay, I found that it was a gray hair. I plucked it from her head, which didn't even make her flinch, and sought validation of my discovery.

Another mom confirmed that it was indeed a gray hair. I didn't know you could get gray hair before your first birthday, but apparently you can. Maybe a baby's life is harder than I thought.