Sweet Success

This is one of those moments I've been waiting for. For Max to fall asleep due to pure exhaustion! Yeah! Max has an endless supply of energy, which he probably gets from his Dad. I snapped this photo on Wednesday evening after a day out with a girl friend who was visiting from California. We went to lunch and went swimming at Phyllis's and Dave's afterwards. Like always Max never naps when were out because I guess he's afraid he'll miss something. So he fell asleep an hour earlier this evening. J

Fathers Day

We celebrated Fathers Day Friday evening at Mike's parent's house. Phyllis made some of her delicious strawberry pie. Mike didn't want his piece so I ate his too! I thought Max would of interacted with the twins Sydney and Avery more but he just kinda stared at them. I guess he was to busy discovering the house.

On Sunday we went over to my parent's and had a nice steak dinner. My Mom asked me what Max was going to eat for dinner and I said he was going to eat what the rest of us were having. Max had been eating a couple finger food prior like bananas, bread, carrots and potatoes. So sure enough he ate with the rest of us asparagus, potatoes, bread, steak and a cookie for dessert. He just kept shoving the food in his mouth. We couldn't put it down fast enough. Afterwards he was exhausted and MImI gave him a bath since he was covered with food. He wailed the whole time and quickly fell asleep afterwards. J

Swim Class

I signed Max and I up for an introductory swim class at the YMCA. Last Saturday was our second class. Max really enjoys playing in the water and has a fun time kicking his legs. We sing songs and practice the back float, which Max seems to be catching on pretty quickly. On our last class I just had to support Max's head while he was floating in the water. I couldn't believe how still he was lying. Watch out Max may be the next Michael Phelps! J

8 Months Old

Max turned eight months old almost a week ago. I've been meaning to update the blog but have been too busy chasing him around! He crawls really fast and is pulling himself up on anything he can find. Either Mike or I sit on the floor with him whenever he is playing to supervise. Talk about tiring! Whenever Mike gets home from work he'll lay on the floor and Max will crawl and bite all over him. We call it the Daddy Gym. It's funny to watch.

It seems like recently Max has so much energy and is napping less, but is going to bed earlier and sleeping much longer at night, so I guess it all balances out. He's finally sleeping unswaddled to.

He's been eating more. We've added another meal, so he eats solids four times a day. We're just starting to experiment with finger foods but he does love his baby snacks: yogurt melts, cereal puffs and biter cookies. I'll put some puffs or melts on his tray and he'll try to shove a whole handful in his mouth! He still hasn't quite figured out his sippy cup but will drink a bit of water with help. J

Missy Bossy

          Last Saturday we took Max swimming for his first time at Zach's neighborhood pool. Although the water was a bit cold he didn't seem to mind. He lounged in his duckie float seat and kicked his legs around a little bit. We didn't stay long. I was so worried he'd get too much sun, even though he was wearing 50 sunblock, had a hat on and his floaty had a canopy over it! I signed Max and I up for a baby swim class at the YMCA so I can't wait for that to begin this weekend. It should be a bunch of fun.

After swimming we headed over to my parent's because we were asked to babysit Miss Scarlett for the evening. Scarlett was excited to see us, especially Max and would help out whenever she could. She'd help when I was changing his diaper by getting out the wipes and throwing away the diaper. I even showed her how to wash off his pacifier if he dropped it. We also found out that Scarlett doesn't like being told what to do, so I don't know how many times she told both Mike and I that we were NOT the boss of her or that she was going to tell her Mom on us. We both got a kick out of this and I told her that she was the bossy one! At one time she put Max in time out on her little red stepping stool where he proceeded to pull her hair. She kept on telling him to stop spitting! I tried to explain to her that babies slobber when they are getting their teeth. I was surprized with how smoothly the night went and Max seemed to enjoy Scarlett's company. I think he stared at her for most of the evening. I guess he liked watching her talk.  J