Thanks Stacia!

Max in his playpen with his mozart music box toy.

Max dancing to techno with some help from Daddy. He's definitely a baby who likes music. And techo seems to match up with his strong desire to bounce. I'll have to put on Phish to see if he likes to bounce around the room..

He just loves to pose for the camera. How lucky is that for me? :)

Now that it is cooler at night, we try to dress Max a little more warmly at bedtime. We have some sleep sacks that are great since they are warm and fleecy and make for an easy diaper change. But he can't walk around in the sleep sack. Luckily he has two cute little fleece sleepers from Stacia.

Queer Eye for the Baby Guy

This weekend Max wore one of the outfits he got as a gift. He had a little white long sleeve polo onesie with a little red bear logo. He had a black and white shirt with a little red bear logo. And he had grey cord pants, also with a little bear logo. It was almost like the days of garanimals yet clearly he isn't to the point of picking out his own clothes, so the logos must be for me. :) I was pleased that I owned little grey socks to complete the ensemble. I know I am biased, but I'd say this outfit definitely made the MaxFactor at the high end of the cute scale!

Max Stands!

Max spent a lot of his weekend walking around. He managed a few moments of standing on his own. About 5-10 seconds before he grabbed onto something. He spent so much time walking around that his brothers had to help out before his parents became permanently bent over! He loves to walk around and he's walking fast fast fast. He even knows to lift up his food for the step between the kitchen and the living room. He can't manage the second step since it is full size, but the first step up is a little one and he can lift his foot up on to the step. He is very excited about walking around and would happily do it for hours. When we need a break he is also willing to spend a little time walking around inside the playpen, although he hasn't yet mastered walking along the sides where the "walls" are higher. He also likes to hold on to the playpen or our hands with just one hand, while he practices balancing. He's such a happy baby!

He is also very fast at rolling over on the bed, and is starting to get the hang of getting his feet/legs under him in a crawling kind of motion.

Photos to follow shortly...

Ma Ma!!!

This morning on the way to school Max said Ma Ma! And then followed it up with da da da da da. Qwagsie said he must have meant "Ma Ma is awesome" and I think that is a fair assessment.

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...