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A quiet day in the house. Neil slept to 3pm because he and Mary Ann were up to 5am. She is so awake in the middle of the night, that it is annoying. We are not use to have difficulties with her. I tried to talk and keep her awake here in the morning. Of curse she is right awake now in the afternoon when I want to write the blog and do other things.
I have started reading to her now. I started with the Bible in child version. Reading to a child, no matter how small, will pay off. It helps the baby develop an ear for the cadence of language -- in fact, varying the pitch of our voice, using accents, singing, and vocalising make the aural connection between us and Mary Ann that much more stimulating. But she looks the other way or loses concentration – I try to adjust her stimulation by trying something else, or give her time to rest. I have read that I should co-ordinate me interactions with her responses and interest. However she doesn’t seem interested at all. She just fall a sleep. She slept all the time and I’m wondering if it’s because she is not mature enough yet.
I also tried to play music for her today. That was fun. She was defiantly fascinated of that. She smiled and made funny grimaces. We got busy to find the camera and record her for the first time on that. When we finally found the camera and got it working she was tired – again.

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It has been a perfect night, all three of us sleeping the whole night in our own beds. We were very busy trying to keep her a little more awake yesterday so she could sleep the whole night. So that plan went well. She ate a lot when I woke her up to feed her 7.30. She also seemed more alert this morning and she smiled. That is still a rare thing for her to do. So I enjoy it a lot every time. She seems like she thrives.
In the last couple of weeks she got small eyelashes and now she is starting to grow eyebrows. In that aspect she is a little immature. She still can’t hold her head but her neck is getting stronger, you can tell. Mary Ann’s hair is getting curlier. I look forward to see how it will turn out.

Mary Ann’s first vaccination was given yesterday. I was happy to learn, she didn’t get any fever of it. In Denmark the first vaccination is given when the baby is 3 month. That is the Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine. I think it’s given a baby when 2 month old in England.

Neil’s dad has sent me a lovely letter again which I replied on today and started on the invitation for the christening. We wanted to send it today for the family but forgot to mail it. Now it will not be before Monday. Ugh, I was so happy that I finally came around to making them.

I’m adapting to the full medication now. And finally I’m getting a hang on when to take what. Wednesday I take 18 pills, Thursday 13 and Friday 12 and so on. I’m also getting use to the medicine now. I get dizzy and nauseating on Thursdays after the new drug on Wednesday but Friday I’m okay again. I have cut down on the water aerobics. It seems to be better for my body but I miss it. Although all come in good time.