Easter 2011

Max got his first Easter "bucket" in the mail a few days early.  We let him open it and he loved everything in it(Especially the card and yogurt melts)!  Thanks Grandma!

Easter morning began with Max playing with his new wagon(thanks moo moo!!).  After we got dressed for Church we let Max dig into his goods(the sliver egg once contained my engagement ring when Scott proposed).  Yes he did get a lot, not everything was from us, but hey GO BIG OR GO HOME!

After church we went to Neen's for lunch.  We took the traditional Easter pics outside and then ate a great lunch.  No Easter egg hunting this year. 

And he's off!!!

That is right Max is now a crawler!!  Well.....more of a scooter, but he is getting places!  Scott always calls me after he picks up Max and give's me a report of his day.  Well today I got news that I was happy about but also sad about.  Max crawled!  I was happy because he is growing up, but sad that I missed a first.  When I got home the first thing I did was try to get him to crawl.  I laughed as he scooted towards me.  He keeps his left leg bent in front of him and his right leg behind him to push as he pulls with his arms in a sitting position.....please try at home :)  In the past few days he has been all over the house and testing his limits!  One GREAT thing about Max moving about is he now follows us and doesn't scream if we leave the room.

Flat J

We had a little tagalong on our trip to NYC...Flat J...of as I called her Little J.  Here is her blog post from a friend from High School's blog.

8 months old!!

Our sweet Max is 8 months old!!  He is changing so much!!  He wants to crawl so bad...but isn't quite yet.  He has started with separation anxiety.  If we walk out of the room and leave he, he scream until you come back.  On this note he has also become very stubborn(wonder where that comes from...Scott), and he has a very short temper(yes that is from me).  Another habit he has developed is not eating out of a bottle.  The only way he will eat milk is if he nurses from me.  He locks his lips and shakes his head no when he sees a bottle.  We have tried a couple sippy cups, but he hasn't figured out how to use them yet.  I have been quite stressed about this because he needs the milk more than food.  Because he does not eat milk all day as soon as I walk in the door he cry's till I nurse him, and then he is up every 2-4 hours to nurse during the night.  Max loves patty cake and is a good clapper.  He loves his books but would rather open and close them, then let us read them to him.  Happy 8 months to our Max!!

Max's 8 mo pics will be taken the middle of the month, so hopefully we will have pic for the blog soon :)

Michigan trip

A few days after getting back from the city, Max and I hopped another plane to visit some of my family in Michigan.  Scott just had a week off of work so he couldn't take more time off.  My cousin Kelly had her first baby Feb 1st and I was so excited to go and meet him!  I was a bit nervous about flying alone with Max because Scott has become the baby whisperer when it comes to getting Max to sleep, and we all know a crying baby on a plane is no fun.



Max asleep in his carseat on the plane

Max did good!  A few screams but nothing major and the flight was a success!  However getting through security was a task!  I had Max, his diaper bag, carseat and stroller, and my pump.  Everything but Max and I had to go on the belt through the xray machine.  So I became the one handed wonder and got everything folded up and on the belt(including my shoes) and we didn't even have to be grooped, or scanned!  FYI- you can bring breastmilk through security as long as you go through the family line and let them know(they do some kind of test to make sure it won't explode...nothing major).

Once we arrived safely in MI, my uncle picked us up, and the visiting commenced.  Little Jack is sooo sweet!!  Jack and Max are 6 mo apart in age.  Kelly's bro and I were 2 days apart and were very close when we were younger.  I hope that even though they live hundreds of mils away they will still be close. 

 My mom drove down from northern MI and we stayed with her at a hotel for a couple nights.  We drove around a little and stopped in Hell(MI), for the needed tourist pics.  Now at one point in my life my dad lived just outside of Hell and when we stayed with him we cam to Hell all the time.  LOL it still cracks me up!  We also went to IKEA(yes I now have an obsession).  IKEA was a little rough on my mom due to her having to walk with crutches.  She broke part of her pelvis a few weeks before and is supposed ot be non weight bearing on her left leg.  They did have a wheel chair she could use but she was stubborn.

All together we had a great trip!!  I wish we lived closer so I could see Jack more often!

On a side note my mom did not have a safe drive home.  She rolled her car twice(thanks ice and snow).  She had an angel looking after her.  Her car was totaled and she walked away(after they helped her climb out the back of the car) with only a few scratches.