All Smiles

Max is starting to show all kinds of facial expressions. We can get him to 

smile at us by making goofy noises. Now we are waiting for him to start 

laughing and giggling with and at us. Mr. Personality in the making.  M

Fill In the Blank

Max is ___________.

Daddy's Magic Touch

How sweet is this?

Wake Up Max!

Max had a lot of  visitors on Saturday! First Christine and Jessica dropped by to visit. Christine can't get enough of Max and is always so excited to come over and hold Max. Too bad I forgot to take a photo while the girls were here. Then later in the evening my Mom and Scarlett dropped by because Scarlett said she wanted to see baby Max. My mom said whenever they look at the blog she insists on watching Max's bath video several times. In this photo she was actually saying, "Wake up Max! Wake up Max!" Also instead of touching Max she pet Max. I guess she was getting him confused with our cats.  J

Going to Visit Grandma

On Wednesday Max and I went to visit his Great Grandma Zimmermann for the first time.  I was shocked when Grandma told me that she use to make formula with Pet milk! She also talked about how they only had one crib and the various sleeping arrangements for everyone. We all had a good time and Grandma was glad that we stopped by so she could see Max before he got too big. She also agreed with Jeanne and said that Max had a Zimmermann nose. I think he does also, but Mike thinks it's too early to determine quite yet.  J

Bath Time Fun

Look how big Max's tummy is getting!

Remus and Mooch

Our cats have been adjusting to Max really well now that they have figured out that he's staying for good. For the most part we try keeping the cats off the baby stuff, but sometimes we give in to them. Remus did try to hop into the baby bouncer several times yesterday, but we wouldn't let him. Although it would of been entertaining to see how he thought he'd be able to get comfortable in it.  J

Little Stinker

So I was reading What to Expect In the First Year and for the second month it said that your infant may stay up for longer periods of time, usually thirty minutes or more.  Well on some days, like yesterday, Max decides that he's going to stay up all day long! Except for the occasional dozes in the bouncer. Thank God for the bouncer! You can hold him and rock him and just when you think he's asleep, he'll give you a wide eyed look. That's one of the reasons Mike and I call him a little stinker! On most nights he falls to sleep when we do, but last night he kept me up till 1 am! The joys of parenting.  J

Max's One Month Check Up!

Max had his one month doctors visit today. He is growing so fast and will be driving before we know it. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 7 oz. and measured a length of 21 1/2 inches. He gained about 2 lbs and grew about 2 inches in one month. At this rate, when he is 10 years old, he would weigh a whopping 240 lbs and come in at 20 feet tall!!

One Month Old

On Sunday Max was officially one month old. It's hard to believe! The three of us went over to my parent's to watch the football game and for dinner. I dressed Max up in his cute Rams football attire and matching rattle socks. Too bad the Rams are horrible and lost 3-47, or something like that. We all took turns and posed with Max by the cozy fireplace.

Four weeks old

Max is four weeks old today. He has been filling out a little bit more. His face is rounder, he has a bit of a double chin and his belly is much fuller now. His one month appointment is on Tuesday, so we'll see how much bigger he has actually got. Max's means of communication is grunting, usually when we're doing something he doesn't like he'll give us a grunt to let us know of his disapproval.

Election day 2008

Max went with us to the polls this morning so he could participate in the electoral process. We could not pass up the chance of having him possibly take part in history. We stood in line for an hour and a half, we stood outside for like 40 min. and little Max slept the whole time making it very easy for us to vote without incident. 

Halloween 2008

We headed over to my parent's house to celebrate Halloween and hand out candy. Although they don't get a whole lot of trick or treaters in their neighborhood. When Mike and I arrived my Mom was sitting out front but I wasn't sure where my Dad was. I said, "Where is Dad?" My Mom said he's laying out in the front yard. Yes, I had walked right past him. He was laying in the grass with his Michael Meyer's mask and dark coveralls. It was a pretty fun idea but he wasn't to good at scaring the kids. He couldn't even scare Scarlett! Later he turned his mask inside out and did his best John Mc Cain impersonation to entertain us. So, basically we sat outside and watched my Dad lay in the front yard. Alicia and Scarlett came in for the weekend and got back just in time to take Scarlett around the neighborhood. Alicia dressed up as Amy Winehouse, she had the beehive wig, and Scarlett was a mermaid. I was just glad to get out of the house and to spend time with my family.