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Matt Hanson’s Brain Archive
May 15, 2006
The Girls Together
While I have in fact taken less pictures of Maizy by herself then I had with Kaley I do take a lot of pictures of the girls together.
Push-up Pops
playing
painting
poking
in purple
March 7, 2006
Almost walking, almost talking
As I’ve said before I’ve been pretty lame at taking pictures of Maizy over the past year. But it’s not just Maizy - I find myself leaving my camera at home for all sorts of events. But when I look at my pictures I see why; I’m getting sloppy. My pictures are getting to be second-rate and it’s hard to get excited about taking them. I just need to put some more energy into it. I’ve also been slow on the draw - these pictures are already a couple months old.
Regardless here are some pictures of Maizy, playing at the house, at the playground. There are some good smiles at least. She’s almost a year old in these pictures and that’s a fun time. She’s crawling and standing up on her own using chairs and objects. Not only that but at almost a year she’s able to play more with Kaley without us worrying about her getting hurt. Granted Kaley sometimes is rough with her but she’s able to take it a lot more, and she has her own methods of fighting back…she likes to pull hair.
Starting at 6 months, perhaps sooner, Kaley was interested in the TV. There were a couple tapes (the Comfy Couch) that she would sit and watch the whole thing. Maizy couldn’t be more different. She has never spent more then a few minutes looking at the screen even for the most colorful and vibrant looking scenes. She may look at it for a minute but then she’s on the move to explore or play with some bauble in the corner. She’s either just too active with a short attention span or she needs glasses…
October 28, 2005
She likes to eat, she loves to scream
I have started taking more Maizy pictures to make up for my poor performance in past months. She definitely has a more active personality then Kaley ever did. Not that Kaley was lackadaisical, she was just able to stay in one spot for more then a few minutes. Not so with Maizy. Showing no interest in television or sitting still, she’s always on the move and when she’s not on the move but wants to be she screams.
We’re not talking about a normal baby scream or crying here. No, this is a harsh guttural scream that pierces the brain, then gets louder and louder until it drives you out of your mind, or you set her free to roam once more. But other then the scream factor she’s a pretty easy. She goes to sleep on her own, sleeps through the night and happy most of the time.
She’s now getting old enough where we can let Kaley play with her more without fear. She’s not as fragile as she once was and in another few months she’ll be able to pick up Kaley over her head like the twig she is. It’s actually a pretty good combination for siblings. One of them is older so has seniority, but the younger one is tougher and stronger. Kaley’s still learning to keep her hair out of grabbing range as it’s always fair game.
September 10, 2005
Maizy’s sitting up
I feel quite lame for not taking a gazillion more pictures of Maizy in the last 2 months. I have a whopping 12. For Kaley I took around 30 photos around the same time. My mother told me last week that’s just the way it was with the second child. So Maizy, when you’re older and reading this - sorry. Though you’ll probably be fine with the fact that there isn’t more photos of you naked in the bath, drooling and puking.
The last couple months Maizy has gone from lying around mostly to being able to sit up on her own. This is an exciting time for it means no more floppy bobble heads to constantly worry about. For a short period of time you can put the baby on the floor with a toy without worrying about her crawling off and finding stuff to put in her mouth. But the crawling comes soon…
September 4, 2005
The Hanson Girls
It’s nearing the end of another summer. Kaley is approaching three fast and Maizy nearing one.
This summer has seen Kaley get fully potty trained, a huge addition to her vocabulary and speaking skills, riding a tricycle, drawing faces, swimming (with arm floaties) around the whole pool by herself. She’s a smart girl and loves to be a big sister to Maizy. This week she’ll start going to a playgroup/”school” twice a week which will give Kim more time to spend with Maizy.
Maizy has seemingly outgrown her previous ‘wheezing’ problem, has had tubes put in her ears and can now hear a lot better. She likes to talk now, but to her talking means yelling really loudly. She’s just starting to crawl and now we need to babyproof the house all over again as she finds new things she wants to play with. She’s eats well and is bigger then Kaley ever was at that age.
All in all both girls are doing very well, growing fast and learning new things quickly. They both sleep well through the night and while they get up earlier then we would like they are both usually very well behaved and a joy to have in our lives. I’m sorry I haven’t taken more pictures of Maizy - I’ve taken a lot fewer pictures overall and I’m trying to rectify that situation.
July 1, 2005
May 1, 2005
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February 27, 2005
February 23, 2005
February 9, 2005
January 26, 2005
January 12, 2005
December 30, 2004
A baby is born
Once again Kim and I were surprised by a premature baby. This one wasn’t as early as Kaley and significantly heavier at 6 lbs. 1 oz. Baby was born at Portsmouth Hospital on December 30, 2004 at 11:58 AM, one day before her mother’s birthday.
