Lots of playing (mostly at Brittany's)

Going back to work after the weekend is always a drag for me and Peter.  However, for Max, it means good things.  He loves going to his Aunt Brittany's house and playing with his cousins. He gets to do lots of fun things.  Here's some of the fun stuff from the week of 10-8-12.

Mornings are a fun time because Max hangs out with us while we get ready.  Usually he wanders around playing with whatever he finds and pulling things out of drawers.  He's happy in the mornings and Peter and I get a little playing time with Max in too.  (Although sometimes it's hard to pull away from the playtime and we end up leaving late.  Maxwell is just too cute!)

Video - Max enjoys listening to the radio in the morning and has started dancing to the music.

Playing with the wii remote

Helping clean up by vacuuming.  He must be focused, his tongue is hanging out.

Enjoying the sun on the balcony.

Getting ready for Halloween.

Reading books

Oh wait, it's not a book - it's a hat!

You can't quite tell but his pants are super cute with little pin stripes.

Playing with the ball

Hayden helping Max play.

Woo - these blinds are fun!

Being chased by Landen.

Making music with some spoons.

Enjoying an afternoon snack of Fiddlesticks. (His favorite!)

You are interrupting my playing!

All worn out and sleeping at home.  Note he's not all curled up like he is normally.  I couldn't believe how sprawled out he was!

What Max is up to this week:

• He has started to say "wow"
• He is showing some sense of possession and got territorial one day when I was at Brittany's.  Hayden was standing in front of me and Max came over and pushed him away from me because he wanted me all to himself. 
• He is passionate about his nursing in the morning.  I have been trying to stop him so hopefully he will fall back asleep and sleep longer but he gets angry if I stop him - he scratches me and pulls my hair.  Not okay.  So I get mad and definitely stop and he gets madder and yells which just frustrates Peter who is now woken up so we are all mad.  Good times. :)
• He loves reading books by himself and being read to.
• He is completely off the bottle and drinks his formula out of sippy cups.
• He says "Ha ha" with a little maniacal, gruff tone if he thinks something is funny.
• He crawled back down the entire staircase by himself.
• Lately he walks a lot with his arms up and he isn't dropping back down to crawl as much as he has been.
• He rubs his belly during bathtime.
• He has started pulling his socks off.
• He knows how to unlock an iPhone!  (hit the button and then slide the arrow to the right)  When Peter told me he could do this I didn't believe him and then he gave Max his phone and I saw that he really did know how.  How in the world did he learn that?  It's not like we taught him that!  Smart kid must have learned from watching us.
• We took him to a pet store and he had lot of fun looking at the animals during our short visit.  We got there just as they were closing so we didn't have much time but will go back for a longer visit.
• We went to dinner and ordered Max a side of mashed potatoes.  He wanted nothing to do with the potatoes but enjoyed my broccoli and the meat off my ribs.  He couldn't get enough of the ribs!