3rd week of January 2016

Pretty normal, non-exciting winter week

Rockin a puffer vest to school

Emmalyn and I went and enjoyed some delicious scone and candied bacon at Tida's shop.  They do it once a month on a Saturday but we never get to go because there's always Kindermusik.  But, we had a break so we went!

It was fun to visit with both Tida and Jason while we were there.

cousins

Maxwell is doing awesome at swimming lessons.  He's swimming the whole length of the pool, no problem and really working on improving his strokes.  He does freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and his coach just introduced the kicks for the butterfly.  He did awesome with them and she was pretty stunned.  He just seems to have a natural talent for swimming

We went to Max's pediatrician because he's been having problems with his bum being irritated, red, itchy, and hurty... to the point that he doesn't want to sit on it and we've tried oils, making sure he wipes his bottom well, and diaper cream and it's not getting better.  Turns out he had rectal strep.  Did you know you could get a strep infection in places other than your throat?  Yup... you can.  One of the great little things I've learned in motherhood.

He weighs 38.8 lbs.  Growing up!

I took him to lunch after the doctors.  It sure is fun spending time with him.

The other day, Max was pooping (which can be a 15 minute process) and he called to me, so I go in there an ask if he's done pooping yet and he says, "not yet, I just wanted to tell you I love you."  :)  ...and my heart melted.  He is an affectionate boy and has no problem giving hugs and telling people that are important to him that he loves them.

Mid-July Photodump

July 10 - 19, 2013

So, Max woke up super sick on the 10th (I KNEW he was getting sick!!!) and unfortunately I needed to go out of town for work to Denver.  It was awful to be away from him when he didn't feel good!!

This was sick Max one morning I was gone.  He was watching the iPad while his dad worked out.  He was so unhappy, he was playing with his nipples to self soothe.  We have noticed that Max has a fascination with skin bumps.  Peter has a little pink bump on his arm (I'm not sure what it really is, it's not a mole) that Max calls a "bubble".  He likes to rub it when we are cuddling as a family at night.  He has tried to find a "bubble" on my arm but the closest I've got is a mole.  I think that fascination is also why he likes to play with his nipples.  We've noticed that when he gets tired or unhappy he will self soothe as well.

I grabbed a couple pictures during our Kindermusik class since we are going to be going to a different location.  Our favorite teacher, Miss Kristen, is going to be moving across the country.   :( We loved her so much that we drove across town just to go to her class.  Now that she is leaving we are going to go to the location closer to us.

The room

Max playing with various instruments

Instruments away...

Playing with the parachute

We had a fun treat and got to spend a few hours and lunch with some of the Carlsons.  It was a great visit!

Peter and I did some more furniture shopping for our family room.  This is the rug we decided on.  It's a very cool rug - the picture doesn't do it justice.

Max enjoyed the popcorn.

The next day was a girl's shopping day as Tida and I hit SO many stores trying to finish up accessories for the room.

I love the vases we found

Also love the painting.  Thanks Tida for helping me out!

Cousins playing with blocks

I finally got Brittany to go to the neighborhood ladies' bunco night.  She had a good time.  :)

We get pretty crazy at bunco.  This particular night, the ladies' took their complaining about a particular neighbor's sunflower weeds and turned it into action.  After the game was over, a group went and did some weeding by the light of an i-phone.  It was pretty funny.

Playing at the mall

Big update on Max:

• He's good at taking turns but not sharing
• He yells "trouble" when he jumps on the couch or the bed.  He learned this because one day when he was jumping I was saying "timber" and then it got changed into "trouble" and stuck.
• You hear things like "my ball" a lot lately
• He knows so many words - like he said "counter" (counter top) this morning, I had no idea he knew that word!
• He calls sunglasses "eyeglasses"
• Maxwell always takes his shoes off when we are in the car.
• His "N" finally sounds different than "M"
• He is all about soccer and soccer games
• Lately he wakes up at 7 am
• I love, love, love his cheek kisses.  I don't quite know how to describe them, but they are fast and repeated...almost like fishy kisses without sucking in the sides of your cheek.  I tease him and say "don't give me cheek kisses....no...please don't..." and of course he does :)
• He is enjoying reading the library books we got
• As noted above, he has noticed his nipples
• He has started picking his nose...I blame those annoying boogers he had when he was sick! In the car, after picking his nose he held his hand up and said "booger".  I quickly gave him a tissue.
• He hasn't had much appetite lately
• He is getting better at colors
• He is still hitting
• We went out one night this week and I held him while we watched the lightening and listened to the thunder.  It was super sweet.  He sat there with his cheek pressed against mine.  I love tender moments like that and am so grateful that my boy is so sweet.
• He is so good at going to sleep and now will just hang out sometimes after waking up rather than getting up and asking for us or crying