First, let me tell you all what Maxwell did yesterday.  We laid him in his crib for his afternoon nap and he managed to pull up on the side and not only get himself to a sitting position but then he pulled himself up to his knees and then all the way up to his feet!!  As soon as Robert got home from work, we went in there and lowered that crib!  He has also perfected a one arm army crawl and is on the move!  Things are changing at the Brown house!

On with the post, along with swimming in the pool, we also took Maxwell down to the beach for the first time while in Florida last week.  We only went once early in the morning just because it was so hot.  Maxwell loved checking out the ocean but wasn’t quite so sure about the waves at first.  He warmed up to it then and had fun playing in, and eating, the sand.  Can’t wait for him to get bigger and enjoy the beach even more!  Lots of pictures….

First time getting his feet in the ocean…and not so sure about it!  Good thing Momma was there to rescue him!  🙂

After a little hug from me, he then decided the water wasn’t so bad after all…

But he didn’t really like the taste of the sand and salt!

I think Maxwell is going to be a big fan of the beach!

In Florida last weekend we took Maxwell swimming for the first time.  He wasn’t quite so sure about it at first but was a big fan by the end of the weekend.  Here’s some pics from his first dip in the pool!

Ready to swim…

So excited he was dancing…

Dad had to take his hat off first though….

And put it on his own head!  Silly Dad!

We had to ease our way into the pool because it was a liiiiitle chilly!

Finally…swimming!

Robert got in with us too and we had fun taking him all over the pool both in and out of the floaty.  I think he’s going to be a little swimmer!!

Getting all dried off…

Stay tuned for beach pics and more pool fun!

What a GREAT weekend!  Our little family of 3 had so much fun together.  I documented most of it on my iphone so here we go…

First, on Friday, Susan wanted to get Maxwell ready for the Kentucky Derby so she got him all dressed up…maybe he’s got a career as a jockey someday?

Maxwell was a little distraught when I told him that I didn’t think elephants were allowed in the race!

He perked up again when he got to meet our neighbor’s new goldendoodle puppy Friday evening though.  Pictures coming tomorrow and, man oh man, get ready for adorable!  On Saturday we ran all sorts of errands, including a trip to Old Navy.  While there, Robert spotted this cute little straw fedora and popped it on Maxwell’s head…

We could not stop laughing!  Given that it was Derby Day and he looked ridiculously cute in it, we of course went home with it!

Maxwell wore it the rest of the day and, surprisingly, never pulled it off his head!  Later, when he was done with dinner, he even asked for the hat again!

Even though it wasn’t Mother’s Day quite yet, Robert did let me pick the movie Saturday night – Black Swan.  Good but very weird and I’m really not sure about the ending.  Have you seen it?  hmmm….

Sunday was Mother’s Day!!  My first with my sweet baby boy.  He greeted me that morning with a huge smile and an awesome case of bed head…

It doesn’t get much better than that…or so I thought!  I must have been very good these past 8 months because Maxwell and Robert spoiled me rotten!  Robert made me pancakes and Maxwell got me flowers.  That would have been enough but that was just the beginning!  Maxwell gave me the best book – Dr. Seuss “Are You My Mother?”  Can’t wait to read it to him over and over again!  He also got me a gift certificate to go spray tan as much as I want this summer!  woohoo!  🙂  Robert then gave me an awesome e-recipe book – kind of like a kindle for the kitchen.  Awesome!!  It didn’t even end there – Robert also picked out and bought an outfit for Maxwell all on his own!  Look how cute…

I love the green shorts!  the back is the best part…

too cute!  We then had a fun afternoon doing things around the house and – surprise surprise! – working in the yard.  We seem to work in the yard every single weekend.  We went to the grocery store later today and Maxwell once again asked to wear his new hat…

He’s just too much.  I am such a lucky momma and can’t believe I get to spend every day with this sweet, sweet little boy!!

I hope all you mommas out there had a great weekend too!!