Well, it appears we have survived the worst of the heat wave here in Seattle. Wednesday was the peak and the temperature was well over 100 degrees outside. Our house held steady at 90. Luckily, the last heat wave we had was right when we brought Maya home from the hospital and at that time we caved and bought a portable AC unit for our bedroom. Maya and I spent a lot of time over the last week trying to entertain ourselves in that one room. Walks were out of the question and the one time we decided to venture out to the mall to utilize their AC, it was so crowded with people doing the same thing that it just made me grumpier.
It was much cooler today (somewhere around 85) and we were very excited to venture out. I was a little stir crazy.
With all the time on her hands, Maya discovered her feet!
Thank goodness for her favorite toy; the magical star that lights up and plays music. She can talk to that thing forever and it provided a whole lot of entertainment when we were cooped up.
We got in a lot of tummy time. Her neck is really becoming strong.
Other accomplishments this week:
- Daddy and Maya spent their first evening at home alone while Mommy enjoyed a much needed girls night out. I hear they had a whole lot of fun together.
- We are officially signed up for daycare when it comes time. It's tougher than I thought it would be, but I know she will learn a lot.
- She is really starting to use her hands and is constantly trying to grab at things. You can see the concentration on her face when she is focusing on it.
- She is definitely a chatter box and we get huge smiles whenever she sees us, which makes it all so fun.
I can no longer keep the TV on as background noise during the day as Maya will contort herself into any position to watch it. We have switched to music! You can also see she is gripping her toy. She has really discovered her hands and can grab on to almost every thing. 
The big news for the week is that we have transitioned Maya to her own room at night! I think it was tougher for me than her as she had no troubles at all. It is nice to get a little extra sleep since she isn't keeping me up with all her noises. I think the ones who are happiest about this step though are the kitties who are now allowed to sleep on our bed again! She's still swaddled, but that will be the next change since she breaks out of it every night. I just wish she could fall asleep without it, unfortunately her hands and feet are way too much fun and she plays with them and keeps herself up. I haven't yet figured how we will manage this one!
Playing with Daddy. We still get lots of smiles and she has even giggled a couple times! 
And here she is just being cute.
