Meeting Milestones at MyGym

Since yesterday was a holiday, the whole family went to MyGym for FreePlay. Mark gave Max two of the balls from the ball pit. Max figured out how to hold each ball with just one hand and was able to move them from hand to hand. He figured out he could hold one ball steady with his leg or with the other ball and then he was able to grab it with the other hand. He was, of course, totally adorable while doing it, but we were mostly just happy to see that he is meeting his milestones and progressing well. Other MyGym activities included bouncing on the trampoline (while I held him) which was a first and continuing to work on holding on to the metal ladder with just one hand while standing. :)

Weekends Are For Fun...

The ducky is fun AND delicious!

Smiling at the playground

He's such a ham!

He really loves to go on the swing. And I love little furry pants and jacket (with ears!!).

Max and his brothers.

Max had a good weekend, in spite of a mild sickness. He's had a bit of a fever and been a little on the cranky/clingy side. But he had some fun over the weekend even with feeling not so great. He played with his brothers and went to the park. And this afternoon he had a lovely nap on Wendy's lap at Tea Time Knitting. Life is good when you are a little baby...

Because Bob Complains..

Bob complains if the top photo of Max is one where he is making a food-tasting face. So here's the professional photo of Max as a monkey for Halloween.

Because it is all about Bob...

Max tries Banana

Do I really need to say anything more?

Costume Time!

Max in his Elvis onesie from my trip to Vegas...

Max in his Halloween costume!!

Making up for lost time...

I know it seems like it has been so long since I last posted with photos that Max must be in college... But he isn't. :) I've just had some computer woes. And then had about 500 photos to cope with... I hope the resulting cuteness makes up for the delay...


Max pets Gretel. They both seemed to like it.

Max in his JumpJump! Thanks Auntie for sending it over. He's a little too short to reach the ground so we put big plastic tubs under him so that he can prance and bounce. He totally loves it.

Max in a funny hat from Krista.

Max likes Daddy's beard.

Max with Matthew. It was a mutual admiration society for sure!

Max is ready for Halloween with his special shirt and bib. And gymnastics skill...

Max in his special sweater I knit for him with the giant hood. I love it!

Max loves his mummy and his mummy loves him!

Bathtime is fun time!

I have owned this snow suit for a very long time and I was waiting for Max to come along and be the right size to fit into it! He was very warm and snuggly!

My team got me balloons (and flowers and a card and a coldstone cake) for Boss's Day. Thanks team! You guys rock! This is Max and Nik playing with the balloons. Max is getting quite good at moments of standing up without clinging to the edge of the playpen.

Thanks Shelley for the cute zebra outfit and pants!

Thanks Bethany for the cute outfit with the bears on the feet! We all know I love the little feet!

Max modeling a sweater I just made for him. The first time I made it the neck wasn't big enough for his pumpkin head. I ripped out the neck and did it a second time. You know that is love. I never rip things out and do them over.

Toys for Max

Max is in his Intellitainer right now and he is having a great time. His feet touch the ground enough so that he can turn himself from one side of the toy to the other. And he has better control of his hands so that he can play with the various things. Sadly the music part seems to be fading although I am foolishly optimistic that new batteries will solve the problem.

Another toy that Max LOVED earlier in the week was the spin ball. Here's a link: http://www.tinylove.com/toy.aspx?toyId=58 He must have spent 20 minutes playing with it while sitting on my bed while I was folding laundry. I don't know that I could say anything more to recommend it. :)

Much as it sucked to have been a memory-challenged loser who left part of the pump at home, requiring me to leave work to come home and feed Max, it was very nice to be home and to get to spend some time with him and Mark. It was also nice that he took a 2 hour nap and then spent another hour hanging out with his Daddy. I was able to get a lot of work done. Yay Max!