We are still having a blast being parents. Maya is such a sweet little girl. It is hard to imagine life before her.
On October 4, we had our first placement visit with our local social worker. We are lucky to complete a post placement report once a year for the next 18 years. The first year we have two or three reports to complete with the assistance of our local social worker. The next 17 years will be completed by us. We have a wonderful social worker who made the visit very informal and easy.
The weekend of October 6, my brother and his family visited for the weekend. It was also NDSU homecoming. Maya got all dressed up with NDSU gear including an NDSU rattle. In the morning we visited my sorority house and watched the parade. Afterwards we headed home so Maya could get a quick nap in and get some food before the big NDSU homecoming football game. This was Maya's first game and she did GREAT! Maya was very playful and happy the first half of the game. During the second half, she slept on daddy's lap.
Random Updates:
Toby is adjusting extremely well with Maya being around. He seems to think that Maya's toys are now his toys (see picture below). We always considered Toby one of our kids but...we now need to watch him to ensure he isn't chewing on the wrong toys! The good news is Maya doesn't seem to mind.
The other day I wore a headband in my hair (the brown one Maya is wearing in the picture below). For most of the day, Maya would stare at my headband and would also try to grab it when she could. I finally took it off and let her wear it which she did proudly. The next day I bought her a few of her own and boy is she happy! She just loves her headbands.
Daycare Update:
This morning we visited daycare. We got to see the room Maya will be in and got to meet some of her teachers. I have been okay up to today about going back to work and taking her to daycare. I am now bummed and very sad. It will be a hard day for me to go back to work and not be with her all day. Can anyone really take as good of care as mom and dad? I know they will take excellent care of her but it doesn't make it easier.
