subscribe to valueChanges from input FormControl in FormGroup

In Angular 4, I'm trying to subscribe to the valueChanges of a FormControl. Neither of the versions below is working. I'm not seeing any errors. The form.value JSON is updating as I type, but the subscription isn't working.

myForm: FormGroup;
public firstName = new FormControl();
public lastName = new FormControl();

this.myForm = this.formBuilder.group({ 
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
});

this.myForm.controls.firstName.valueChanges.subscribe(value => {
      console.log(value);
});


this.myForm.get('firstName').valueChanges.subscribe(value => {
      console.log('name has changed:', value)
});

Here's a template snippet.

<form #myForm="ngForm">

<md-input-container>
    <input mdInput name="firstName" [(ngModel)]="firstName" placeholder="enter name"/>
</md-input-container>

{{ myForm.value | json }}