Germs and giggles

For those of you who don't know, Maya was put in to the hospital this past week with RSV. It was a four day stay that totally messed up her days and nights since they kept waking her up while she was sleeping at night. BEFORE the hospital, she was sleeping in about 5 or 6 hour segments through the night - which I was VERY HAPPY with. Friday and Saturday, she slept all day despite our attempts to rouse her and she was awake and screaming all night. Today seems to be a little better, although she still has slept more than normal. I'm not sure how much of that is that she's getting over RSV and you sleep more when you are tired and how much of it is that she's still mixing up her days and nights. Either way, I'm sure it won't be long with the loud family get togethers and the jostling of who will hold her next before she is back to sleeping well through the night. The RSV is sounding good. The doctor was very pleased with her progress at her follow up appointment on Friday.

Through this whole ordeal, she has started really coo-ing, giggling, and SMILING!! I managed to get a few of the smiles captured by camera. So, for those of you jonesing for some Maya pics, enjoy this post! Love to all! Merry CHRISTmas!!

THIS is what RSV looks like! HA! Poor girl....when she wasn't sleeping, this is what we saw for a few days.


Maya 12-21-08 with Luke. I am not sure who adores who more. Luke or Maya.


This is Maya in her Christmas dress this morning.






I l-o-v-e this picture for some reason. Maybe it's who is IN the picture.... :)


One of her first smiles on camera...from a hospital bed, no less!


Heard of the Linus project? They made her this blanket. Great idea!


The bunny is also from the people with Linus.


At church this morning.


What a great smile!! How could I not be in love!?!?!


Luke playing his XBox...had to pause for the pic!


Evan pretending to be the villian, Venom, from Spiderman


Drew being Drew.


Gabe and Maya tonight after baths


Mommy and Maya



Gabriel and Maya tonight