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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’

April 6, 2011

Keep them babies rollin’! Maxwell is officially rolling over ALL THE TIME. Last week, Susan decided to have a little PT session with him. She basically gave him a few little nudges that showed him he can roll over by himself. Since that day, he rolls back and forth from back to belly and belly to back and over and over all the time. He’s on the move!

Here’s some action photos from last week…

Starting on his back playing with his puppy dog shoes…

Then he gets going…

Almost there…

And he’s up!

This is the point where we all clap and say “Yaaaaay Maxwell!” Then, if we’re lucky he’ll reward us with a funny face…

I really just wanted an excuse to put that picture up because it makes me laugh.

What’s that? You want to see him in action again? No problem!

Flat…

Going…

Gone!

All together now, “Yaaaaaay Maxwell!” And you’re rewarded with another funny face…

Watch out world, Maxwell’s on the move! 🙂

7 months old!

April 5, 2011

Today I have something very serious to discuss. My baby is 7 months old. SEVEN months old. What!? Where did the time go? I have to say though, 7 months might be the most perfect age ever. Maxwell is SO fun. He babbles, woo-woo’s, grunts and shrieks all day long. He’s the happiest, smiliest little guy and loves going out on adventures around town. He definitely knows who his favorite people are and is a little stingy with the smiles if you’re not one of them! He still drinks his milk 4 times a day and now also eats real food 2 times a day. He usually gets fruit in the morning and veggies in the afternoon. He likes pretty much everything we’ve given him except for peas and green beans. Sweet potatoes and carrots are big hits! He takes a nap at 9:00 and 1:00 and sometimes still needs a little short one around 4:45. Also, BIG NEWS, Maxwell is official a crib napper! He might fuss for a while but he goes to sleep in his bed with Nanner or Mr. Moo right there with him. Unfortunately, he does have a (bad) habit of waking up 30 minutes after he goes to sleep. Sometimes he’ll go back to sleep and sometimes he’ll just play in there for another 30 minutes to an hour. We’re working on getting longer naps and I really think they’ll come when he starts crawling and wearing himself out. He’s still sleeping great at night – down at 7:00 pm and we don’t hear a peep until we go get him at 7:00 am. Maxwell also recently mastered the art of rolling over. He can go from back to front and front to back over and over again with no problem! This little guy is going to be on the move soon! My little buddy just makes me happier than I could ever imagine!

Lots of pictures…

Sweet, sweet baby boy…

While he doesn’t smile ALL the time…

He does smile a LOT!!

I love this gummy little grin!

Happy…

Happier…

Happiest!

My little yogi – happy baby pose! Maxwell LOVES grabbing his feet these days…

This series of photos just makes me laugh…from serious to belly laugh!

Of course Maxwell took a picture with his best bud, Little Al…

Then, even though Maxwell was really bored with me…

I went in for some close-ups….

Happy 7 months sweet boy! We love you!

6 months photos here: 6 months

5 month photos here: 5 months

4 month photos here: 4 months

3 months photos here: 3 months

2 month photos here: 2 months

1 month photos here: 1 month

Spring!

April 4, 2011

First, I hope you all got a good laugh out of the April Fool’s joke on Friday. I really put up the post to fool my mom, aka GJ. I have quite the history of fooling her every year and she continually falls for whatever I cook up. This year was no exception! I got her good! GJ – thanks for being such a good sport! You make the holiday fun! 🙂

This weekend, Robert and I turned up our doing dials! 🙂 We had GORGEOUS weather to work outside and we got so much done. Robert did all kinds of yard work and I planted all kinds of flowers in our planters. I think I mentioned before, but we’ve been doing some work on the exterior of our house – repainting, replacing rotten wood, etc. The painters and contractors should finally (hopefully!) be out of here by mid-week and I am so ready to have the project finished! We’re going to do a little more landscaping and then all of our major projects should be behind us. Hooray! We are ready to have everything looking good!

Some pics of my planters and pots…

Lots of herbs! Can’t wait to pick that basil…Yum!

Front porch…

Maxwell enjoyed the pretty weather with walks in the stroller and swinging in the Tot Lot. He also thoroughly enjoyed some carrots on Saturday…

Sweet, messy boy. I could eat him up!

We are all very happy that spring has sprung!

Friday Favorite

April 1, 2011

Today’s Friday Favorite are, of course, Maxwell’s shoes. His awesome Robeez shoes. They’re easy to get on his feet but hard for him to get off! After walking all over Crestline Village last week to find and retrieve a missing sock, I’m sure Supernanny Susan’s favorite thing about the shoes is that they keep his socks on!

These shoes are supposedly good for developing little feet. There are actually some interesting facts about babies’ feet on the Robeez/Stride Rite site. Did you know that babies’ feet don’t have arches? Arches don’t start to develop until 2 years old. Fascinating, huh? And babies’ feet perspire two times more than adults? I had no idea! Now you’ve learned something new today. You’re welcome.

As you’ve already seen, Maxwell owns these super cute firetruck shoes…

And he also has these adorable puppy dog ones (these are a little different with a harder sole)…

And I just bought him these fantastic “running” shoes…

I debated about these sandals for the summer but can’t decide if they’re cute or just nerdy…thoughts?

Maybe he just needs some cool California slip-ons…surfs’s up!

And I think these are a must to go golfing with Dad!

And he definitely should get these in honor of Daddo!

And these? these just make me laugh…

To be clear, he doesn’t own all these shoes…only the first 3 pairs! Don’t worry, I’m not going to turn him into a shoe addict like me! I do love that there are some cute boy footwear options though.

Here’s Maxwell in his puppy dog shoes looking sharp…and very grown up. Where’s my baby?

And look what he wore for the first time yesterday! Blue jeans! Yep, my little boy wore his first pair of jeans…he really is too cool for school!

I think he liked them too!

Stay tuned for some exciting stuff next week – 7 month pictures (7 months?! time flies!), “action” photos of some serious rolling over fun, and whatever else the week brings. I know you can hardly wait! 🙂

Have a great weekend!!