Assume the Position

Yes, it is no secret Max loves his bottle. I handed it to him, went to another room and came back to this:
Someone please remind me...how old is this kid? 7 months? Huh? You don't say.
Cracks me up totally! I guess he's got it down...all about relaxation!

6 month well visit

On Monday Max had his 6 month well visit. He really does good at his visits. He hates the poking and prodding, but don't we all! He just fusses a little as if saying..."Hey Doc! Cut that out! That really doesn't feel good, is it really necessary?". Then come the shots! He cries for as long as it takes the Dr. to give the shots (very quick, I might add) and for me to pick him up. Once mommy has him, he's fine! Oh, I guess you're probably wanting the stats 29 inches (97th percentile) and 21 lb 2 oz (90-95th percentile). For those of you who know about his head, you'll be proud to know he's moved from the 50th percentile up to the 75th percentile...Geesh!

Pool Time!

Whew! Was it hot here yesterday, and today and tomorrow and probably the rest of the summer. Good thing Max likes the water. When we got home, since he was such a god boy the whole ride home, mommy and daddy blew up the pool and out we went to play. Don't worry, there was a blanket under that pool, up on the porch, in the shade.

The Grove

In Ocean City there is this fabulous restaurant that from the outside looks like a bait shop, turned, liquor store/ pizza joint for the locals. On the contrary! It is this eclectic little place that has fresh seafood that they smoke right out back, they also have duck, lamb, and steak. The place is a family favorite and is so hard to explain and sounds like the most bizarre place, but it is absolutely wonderful. Their menu changes daily, based on what seafood they have. There is no menu, the waiter will get the attention of everyone in the room...3 plastic picnic tables worth, (I think there are 6 tables total) and tell you what they are offering for the evening, appetizers, entrees, and desserts. We go for the food but LOVE the desserts, fresh berry pies that are picture perfect every time!

Beach Weekend

Now that Max is 6 months old (I KNOW!?!?!) we decided it was time to take him to the beach. We went "down the ocean", as they say in these parts, for a few days. Max did really well all weekend in a new place. He was sick before we went, I was hoping it was just teething, so we had two rough nights with him in the same room as us, our last night there was fine, but we decided it best that we come home, especially since mommy and daddy are now sick too.

As you can see, he loved the beach. He found the sand very interesting and when he wasn't trying to eat it, he was squishing it in his hands and feet. We washed his hands off in the water and boy oh boy did he like sucking his thumb after that. I don't think we've seen him suck his thumb for that long before.

Its about a 2.5 hour drive to Bethany Beach and Max did really well there and back. He just goes along for the ride, which is fabulous for us. He does like to have company with him back there, but that's OK, because mommy likes to play with him.

Happy Memorial Day

Ok, so I'm a day late on that, but I wanted you to see this really cute picture of Max in his patriotic outifit.

Grandma and Grandpa were here to visit this weekend and boy did Max have fun. I'm not quite sure who wore who out. Max was so tired yesterday and so were the rest of us! Today Grandma Cathy said he was kinda whiney all day...there's only one of her and Max apparently wanted to be entertained today.


There was a little sleeping. Here is a typical picture of Max and Grandpa.


Here is a picture of Max and Grandma.


There was plenty of mischief and Max got to do a lot of stuff Mommy doesn't let him do. He survived. He's learning more and more everyday and he is "the smartest boy in the world".

Oh! And this is what I got for Mother's Day from Max. I'll let Auntie Em tell you how the Nannies accomplished that!

Too Big

Check this out! This is what Max and Daddy do when Mommy is shopping

He's just getting too big! I can't believe it. How time has flown!

The Nannies...

Hi Max,
Grandma and I flew out just to spend some time with you last week. We both took a couple days off work just to play with you for three whole days. We took a couple walks, played outside in the exersaucer, splashed EVERYONE while taking your bath, and you showed us how much you LOVE to Jump. You showed off in front of me (auntie em) and played with grandma trying to avoid eye contact with her...you already know how to tease her!




We had so much fun and where really sad to leave you! You were such a good boy all weekend (beside the first night when you made grandma and I get up 100 times in the night to get your passy...not cool)! We loved being your nannies and wish we could see you everyday!

I love you!
Auntie Em

Month of Firsts

April…whew! That flew by! It was a month of first for our little BIG guy! As you know he got his first cereal, but he also got his first cookie while Grandma and Auntie Em were visiting. As you can see, he thoroughly enjoyed it!

He also tried his first sips out of a big boy cup. He wasn't quite as successful at that, and maybe we're pushing it a bit, but it's so fun to try things with him and see what his reaction will be. He will pretty much let you do anything to him, and he will definately let you know when he doesn't like what you're doing, or when you've gone too far. He is practically holding the bottle by himself.

He's also had 1/2 of one Cheerio (yes, you read that right). I was sitting with him while I ate a bowl of cereal before leaving for work, he had already eaten, but kept grabbing at my bowl so I decided to let him try a Cheerio. The first time he just turned his head, grabbed at my bowl again, so I held a piece out in front of him. He grabbed my hand with both of his hands and put it in his mouth. I thought for sure he'd spit it back out. After a minute, I did a swipe through his mouth and gone! I couldn't believe it. I've tried once or twice since then, but he's not interested. Oh, well...soon enough.

April Update

Ok, so I’m lousy at this whole blogging thing. I just can’t seem to find the time to get it updated when I get home from work and work has us blocked from EVERYTHING that could possibly be personal use. It is, however, time for that update on Max…his stats, ya know.

Well, to our amazement, or not, our little bundle weighed in at 18 lbs and he is 27 inches long. We know he’s heavy, so no, we weren’t that surprised when the Doc said, 18 lbs…we were more surprised that it wasn’t 20! The Doc also asked if we were feeding him cereal yet…no. His response? Start! Well, since the bottles he takes are full to the top, I was hoping he would say that. Since the introduction of cereal, things have been quite messy around here. We’ve had a few explosions (or as Auntie Em says “ass-plosions”). I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like when we introduce peas and prunes…YICK!

In other updates, it amazes us everyday how much he changes so quickly. One day he can’t catch his thumb as it flies past his face, the next day he’s putting his bink in his mouth by himself. His dexterity improves more and more all the time. He’s still not rolling all the way over. He will roll from his back to his side, but that’s as far as he gets. OH! And the Johnny Jumper...he just LOVES that! He has the most fun ever when he's just jumping away in the doorway. I'm pretty sure he jumps higher than Auntie Em. I think he'd stay in there for an hour or more if we let him...oops! we do!