Max's first "sick" doctor's visit

We took Max, for the first time, to the doctor's for being sick on December 19th.  I'm pretty happy that he made it to 16th months old before we went to the doctors!  I will tell you more about that but first, some pictures...

Max loves to wear hats

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Video - Max is getting faster and faster with walking.

Max made a mess eating at Brittany's so she gave him a bath with Landen.  He loved it.

Max wearing his elf hat.  Also, he asked to wear his vest today so I let him.

At Brittany's, when Landen saw that Max was wearing his vest, he wanted to wear his vest too.

Brittany and Joe taught Max some karate moves.

From karate master to peasant girl...

As I mentioned, we took Max to the pediatrician's because he was sick.  I let it go on for about a week when it just seemed like a cold but then his cough worsened and he started to have a fever.  So I was concerned that perhaps I was thinking it was just a cold but in reality was something worse.  After Dr. Gondol checked him out (he now weighs 22.1 lbs), she determined it was just a cold which meant there was really nothing to do for him other than to let him get over it on his own.  I was glad it wasn't something serious however it stinks that I took him to the doctors unnecessarily.  We will just keep using the DoTerra oils on Max to help with his symptoms and help him get over this cold. 

Playing with the toys

Checking out the cool wall

Sad face

Sadder face (or pouty face)

REALLY sad face :(  He was not happy about being at the doctor's once I put him up on the table.

Sweet sleeping boy - this is still how he naps at Brittany's, in the swing.  She doesn't even both to have it "swing" anymore.  He just sits in it with his arms all bundled up and goes right to sleep.

Things about Max from the middle of the month...
- He LOVES pickles.  When we were giving him pickles today and didn't give them to him fast enough, his sign for "more" started getting more emphatic and exaggerated.  It was pretty funny.
- He has starting trying to say words after you say them to him (mimicking)
- He is more attentive to music in the store, on the tv, etc.  When he hears it he starts bouncing.
- As I said, he loves wearing hats and also shoes and socks.
- He is such a boy and has discovered he has a penis... which has turned into a fun thing to touch, especially when someone is changing his diaper.  As you can imagine, that can be a VERY bad time for him to reach down there.  I now try to keep a toy or something else in his hands during every diaper change.
- He is sure moving faster and doing what I would consider running (or walking very fast).
- He loves playing Peek-a-boo!
- He is really good about putting things away when we ask him and remembers where he got things from.
- Since he has been sick, I have been putting him in the shower every day to help clear up some of the congestion and boogers.  As a result of the daily showers he has now learned to enjoy being in the shower.
- Another thing that has come with him being sick is he now talks in his sleep.  He will start coughing in the night which must wake him up a little bit because after he coughs, he talks to himself a little bit and then goes back to sleep.