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Alabama winter

March 6, 2012

Like most of the country, we’ve had a very mild winter.  That said, we’ve had a few cold days here and there.  Below are some pictures from one cold-ish day about a week ago.  Mind you, two days after I took these pictures I sent Maxwell to school in short sleeves!  I guess that’s an Alabama winter for you!

We had quite an adventure in the backyard.  Let me show you what all we did…

First, Maxwell took his place on his new favorite spot.

He loves to sit on his perch and check things out in the yard!

Second, Maxwell carefully went down all the steps on his hands and knees.

Safety First!

And, of course, he’s always proud when he makes it down!

Yay for Maxwell!

Third, Maxwell checked things out through the fence.  Let’s hope this is the only time he’s behind bars! (ha ha, aren’t I funny?)

Fourth, Maxwell decided my pansies needed a little “pruning”!

He’s so helpful.

I then told him no (several times) and he had to pout a little…

Poooor Maxwell.

Fifth, Maxwell played with – what else? – trucks.

Sixth, Maxwell pulled his hat over his eyes.  He does this all the time and thinks it’s pretty funny.

I agree.  It is funny.  Silly boy.

Seventh, Maxwell decided to work on his core strength and balance on the ball…

He’s got a little work to do on that core!

Eighth, bubbles.

What a way to end a beautiful, winter day!

Tomorrow – the long promised applique tutorial!

One last thing – Happy Birthday to Maxwell’s Great-Granddaddy!  Hope it’s a great one!

 

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Doctor update – 18 months

March 5, 2012

Hope you guys had a great weekend.  Ours was nice and low-key.  Thankfully we managed to escape all of the storms they predicted for us on Friday.  Besides a little hail, we just had rain.

Maxwell had his 18 month check-up with the doctor last week and we got a good report all around!  He’s now 24 lbs, 13 oz. (50th %) and 33 inches tall (75th to 90th %).  His heart sounded good, his lungs sounded strong, and his ears looked clear!  There really wasn’t much to the appointment…just a reminder to be very grateful for our healthy and growing little boy.  He did have to get 3 shots though which were the pits.  But, those are the last ones until he goes to kindergarten so we’re in the clear for a few years.  Hooray!

Hanging out, waiting for Dr. Walley…

Maxwell kinda gave Dr. Walley the eye when he came in…

and then thought he’d be better off in my arms.  Fine with me!  🙂

But they eventually made friends and all was well.

Thank goodness for good doctor reports!

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Friday Favorite

March 2, 2012

Today’s Friday Favorite was a Christmas gift from Aunt Nancy Ellis and Uncle Charlie.  It gets played with every. single. day. these days.  It’s Mr. Potato Head.  Correction – it’s the entire Mr. Potato Head Family packaged in an even bigger Mr. Potato Head!

That’s a lot of Potato Heads!  Check it out on Amazon here.

I know, I know…everyone says you should stay away from starchy carbs.  But, Maxwell doesn’t care…he just wants his Mr. Potato Heads!

Can’t you tell how excited he is?  🙂

Seriously, he loves these things and dumps out every little piece every day.  It’s great for his fine motor skills too.

Some of the potatoes that we I make look pretty normal…

and some of the potatoes that we Maxwell makes look…well…not normal.

I’ve actually had fun playing with this too.  I never had a Mr. Potato Head as a kid and kinda remember always wanting one.  I don’t know why I didn’t just ask for one?  It just seemed like one of those toys that other kids had and I didn’t.  Not anymore though!  I’ve got all the Potato Heads I want!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

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Diaper and boots

March 1, 2012

First, happy birthday to Maxwell’s great-great aunt Dodo today! Hope you have a great day!

After bathtime last week, Maxwell spotted his boots and REALLY wanted to put them on. After the boots were on, he didn’t care much about clothes so he got to play around like this for a while…

Come on…like you wouldn’t do this if you could! 🙂

One last picture for today…extreme closeup!

And one last item of interest for today…Maxwell learned another new word! Mailman! He said it when we walked to the mailbox and also when he saw a mail truck in his truck book. Smarty pants indeed! Guess all those episodes of Sesame Street are paying off! After all, a mailman is a person in our neighborhood!

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Another quick visit

February 29, 2012

Happy Leap day! See you again in 4 years 2/29!

Maxwell’s Aunt Messy was in town on Saturday and stopped by for a quick visit. Maxwell was much too busy to actually sit in her lap but they still managed to have some fun together…

Peekaboo!!

We love visitors!

In other news, Maxwell got bit at school yesterday! ouch! The teacher said one of the other kids bit him on the finger (and i could still see the bite marks that afternoon!) The teachers loved on him a little and he was fine. It does make me a little nervous for next year though because he’s going to be the very youngest kid in the 2 year old class. I mean, the youngest possible you could be -you have to turn 2 by September 1 and he turns 2 on August 30. Hope my baby can hold his own against the big kids next year!

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