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11 months old!

August 1, 2011

Maxwell turned 11 months old on Saturday. I love the happy, funny, and sweet little boy that he’s turning into. He talks and babbles all. day. long. His belly laughs slay me. He’s crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. We’re starting to (try to) teach him the word no when he gets into cords, drawers and other things he shouldn’t. He’s even walking while holding onto our hands or pushing his toys across the room. He’s busy busy busy all day long.

Eating is an adventure. He’s starting to experiment with more and more finger foods – puffs, yogurt, melts, blueberries and other fruit, Cheerios – but still loves the baby food. I’ve been trying to get him to try new things – meat, other veggies, beans – and it hasn’t gone so well. I just want him to be a great eater and love all kinds of food so we’ll keep offering him different things to taste. I’m sure he’ll come around eventually! He’s doing great with his formula bottles now. He takes a 7 to 8 oz bottle 3 times a day – 7am, 11:30am and 6:15pm. Bedtime is still 7:00pm and he sleeps until around 6:30am. We’re still on a 2 nap a day schedule and he does fantastic with them. His first nap is at 9:00 and his afternoon nap starts sometime between 1:00 and 2:00. He’ll sleep anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours for each nap.

A few other things I want to remember:

Nanner, his paci monkey, is his very favorite thing in the world and he can’t wait to see him during nap and night time.
He babbles constantly – often making Da Da Da sounds which makes Robert very happy! – and also hums a lot.
He loves playing with his trucks, opening and closing his laptop, eating the beads on the Zany Zoo and knocking down block towers.
Stroller rides are also a favorite and he loves to sit forward in his seat holding on to the bar so he can see as much as possible around town.
He loves to fall backward on the bed or the couch…or get one of us to (gently) throw him down on his back. Giggles everytime guaranteed!

Maxwell just makes every day a happy one. It’s impossible to be in a bad mood when you see this smiling face every day!

Even when he’s not smiling he still makes me happy!

Maxwell does make many funny faces…

But he also makes the best smiley faces ever!

11 months

Something that didn’t make him (or me) smile? About half a second after this picture…

Maxwell fell forward off the chair and face planted on the rug. After tears, screams and lots of hugs from Momma, Maxwell recovered and decided that the photo shoot must go on. He still had to pose with Little Al after all!

Now Little Al, don’t lean forward in this chair because you might fall out and, lemme tell ya, it hurts to fall on your face.

The best thing to do is just sit back, cross your ankles and smile.

And you can make a silly face too…Momma likes that!

It’s never dull around our house, that’s for sure! He’s a few more pictures to round it all out…

Happy 11 months Maxwell. You just keep getting better. We love you!!

11 months

10 month photos here: 10 months

9 months photos here: 9 months

8 month photos here: 8 months

7 month photos here: 7 months

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

10 months old!

July 5, 2011

Well, here we are…double digits. 10 months old. I must say, 10 months old is pretty awesome. Maxwell’s little personality is out in full force and he’s a funny, social little thing. I hope he’s always this funny.

He’s pulling up to standing on every single thing and he’s so proud of himself. His schedule is pretty consistent – up around 6:30am and back to bed at 7pm. He continues to sleep through the night without a peep. He naps around 9am and around 1 or 2pm. The biggest change is how much fun he’s having in his crib! Now that he figured out how to stand up in his bed, he has a lot more fun playing in there than before! The past 2 weeks have been an adventure at naptime. He can easily play in his crib for a full hour before falling asleep. It’s hilarious to listen to him talking and squealing in there just having the best time with Nanner and Mr. Moo (side note – Mr. Moo has taken a clear backseat to the favored monkey at this point). He’s down to nursing only 3 times a day. He’s a good eater and is getting pretty interested in feeding himself. He loves puffs, yogurt melts and cheerios. We’re working our way towards other chunkier foods but are still consistently on the stage 2 foods. He eats anywhere from 4 to 6 jars a day. He’s mastered the straw sippy cup and loves it. I can definitely see his desire for independence growing in how much he wants to hold his own spoon and cup! Here are some other things he’s doing that I just want to remember…

Talks, squeals and babbles all day…especially while he’s in the stroller.
His favorite thing to do is crawl over to the cabinet under the tv, pull up to standing and pull out every single DVD on the shelf.
He loves to crawl to the vents and stick his head over the air coming out.
He’s starting to mimic us and will hilariously shake his head no all the time when we do it to him.
He loves to scrunch up his nose and snort in and out. Trust me, it’s funny.
He’s definitely starting to respond to his own name.
When we take him out to eat or in a shopping cart, he can never sit straight because he’s constantly turning around to check out all the people around him.
If you tickle his sides he will really start laughing and let out the best belly laugh you’ve ever heard.
When he’s sitting on the floor and I reach down to pick him up, he’ll stick his little arms out to the side in anticipation.

He’s so cute, so fun, and just the best. As usual, lots of pictures so enjoy!

Happy to be 10 months old!

Just chillin’ with his long legs…

Pulling up on everything…

Belly laughs with Little Al!

Happy ~~baby~~ big boy…

Love these dimples…

And love this perfectly round head…

Ok Maxwell, whatever you do, don’t smile…

Don’t smile, not one little bit…

Oh, don’t give me a half crooked smile…

It’s too much! Definitely don’t give me a full big boy 10 month old smile…

Oh, you did it anyway! I can’t take it! The cuteness is just. too. much.

Happy 10 months sweet boy! We love you lots and lots and lots!!

9 months photos here: 9 months

8 month photos here: 8 months

7 month photos here: 7 months

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

9 months old!

June 1, 2011

I don’t know what happened to the last month. I feel like I just did the 8 month post yesterday! But, here we are…9 months old. Maxwell is just a huggable, squeezable, giggly little guy. His personality is coming through more and more and he is going to be a charmer! He loooooves being around people, especially other kids, and smiles at just about everyone. He’s super curious and is constantly looking around and checking things out when we are out and about. He’s just a happy baby and I feel so lucky to be his momma.

Maxwell’s schedule really hasn’t changed since last month – still 2 to 3 naps a day at 9:00, 1:00 and sometimes around 5:00. He’s such a good sleeper now. We just put him down in his crib and, after playing for a few minutes, he’ll just roll over and go to sleep. At night, we lay him in his crib around 6:45 and he sleeps all night until we go get him around 6:45 in the morning. Nanner and Mr. Moo are his big buds. I always leave them in his crib and he can’t wait to get a hold on them when we put him to bed. He’s still eating 3 meals a day – usually fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, fruit and cereal for dinner and then a vegetable for dinner. He still nurses 4 times a day as well. I’m excited to start trying new foods with him but, so far, he hasn’t done that great with non-baby food. We recently gave him a little bite of eggs and some potatoes and he was not a fan! Maybe that will come when he gets teeth – which he still doesn’t have!

As I mentioned last week, Maxwell is just starting to crawl. He’s not consistent with it yet but he can do it! He’s also the best bottom-scooter I’ve ever seen! 🙂 He’s trying so hard to pull up on anything he can reach. While he can’t get himself up yet, if we stand him up and let him hold onto something sturdy, he can totally balance and stay up for a long time.

We did our monthly photo shoot yesterday. Enjoy….

Maxwell knows how many pictures I like to take and thought about making a run for it…

I told him I’d make it quick this time but he wasn’t so sure I was telling the truth…

But he then smartly decided to stay on the chair and smile!

I love my happy and (almost always) agreeable little model!

He then played a little pattycake…

Practiced waving bye-bye…to himself…

and ate his hand.

Maxwell then got pouty with me because I had promised to make it short…

I told him we couldn’t be done with the photo shoot yet because we still had to take our picture with…

Little Al!! Yay for Little Al! Re-energized by seeing his elephant buddy, Maxwell gave me a few more GREAT smiles…

And then he saved the best for last!

Whoa! That’s a smiley happy baby boy!! Happy 9 months Maxwell! We love you!!

8 month photos here: 8 months

7 month photos here: 7 months

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

One more picture of his big brown eyes just because…

8 months old

May 3, 2011

My little buddy is 8 months old. I really didn’t think he could get any better than he was at 7 months, but he just keeps getting better and better every single day. Maxwell is so fun. The babbles, squeals and giggles that come out of his mouth crack me up and make me smile. He talks all the time – just jibber jabbering away to himself in his crib or chatting it up with me and Robert. He’s also quite the wiggle worm. I can barely keep him on the changing table and he even took a little face plant off the couch this past weekend. (after some tears from him and me, everyone was fine. thank goodness!) He rolls all over the place and I’m sure will be crawling in no time.

A few of his favorites:

Singing “The Wheels on the Bus” – this will guarantee a smile from him every single time
Swinging at the park
Exploring the village with Susan – they love to watch the kids getting out of school, visit the ladies waiting for the bus and seeing all their friends at the Pig.
The library – Tuesdays and Thursdays mean Storytime and Patty Cake Time at the library. Maxwell is one of Miss Nay Nay’s favorites! 🙂

Maxwell is eating 3 meals a day – usually fruit and oatmeal in the morning, fruit and rice cereal for lunch and then a vegetable for dinner. He’s a good eater! He’s still nursing 4 times a day too but that might be cutting down to 3 times a day soon. He’s just too busy playing! Maxwell continues to be a great sleeper – 7:00 to 7:00. I’ve actually even stopped rocking him at night. We just put him down, stay goodnight and leave the room. He rolls around for a while but is usually asleep within 15 minutes. During nap time, he still has a little habit of sleeping for 30 minutes and then waking up but, usually, if we leave him in there for a bit he’ll go back to sleep and get a good nap. Morning nap is at 9:00, afternoon nap is at 1:00 and he still usually takes a short nap around 5:00 before bedtime at 7:00. He actually loves his bed and is quite content to just play in there for over an hour if he’s not sleeping. He’s pulling down his bumpers all the time and is trying really hard to pull up on the side of the crib. Not much makes him happier than seeing Nanner or Mr. Moo in his bed. He loves his little paci friends! His hair is getting thicker, wavier and blonder every day. I love watching him grow and can’t believe it could ever get better than this!!

8 month photoshoot…

I love the little piece of hair that always sticks out over his ear. I’m sure it’s going to turn into a curl eventually!

My perfect little angel…

With his perfectly round head…

and perfectly chubby feet…

and perfectly perfect little bottom! 🙂

Like every month, we brought out Maxwell’s buddy Little Al…

Maxwell wasn’t quite so sure he wanted to share the stage that day though…

Hey Little Al, be quiet! I’m the star of this show!

No more trumpeting! Didn’t you hear me? Shush!

You know, I think you need a little help Little Al…

A little help right off this chair!

Ha Ha Little Al! You thought I’d share the stage with you…

But, nope! I’m the star of this show and I’ve got the 8 month sticker to prove it! See ya later!

Whoa…that was kind of a far way to fall…

You ok down there Little Al?

Momma, can you help Little Al up off the floor? He “fell”.

Maxwell and I then had a little talk and I told him that we have to be nice and share the stage every once in a while (though we all know Maxwell really is the star of the show!) 🙂

I then asked my little star to “say cheese!”

Oops! Let’s try that again…say cheese!

Perfect! Happy 8 months sweet boy!! You make our lives so much fun! We love you!

7 month photos here: 7 months

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

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…