13 Months

While we were in Gatlinburg our little booger came into his teens, well in months that is.  This past month Max has grown in so many ways!  He is still not walking but will stand on his own until he realizes he is doing it.  He is saying a few more words- Bye/Hi(they sound the same), Go(used in the forms of let's go and go away-he shoos you with his hand for that one), Eye(and points to his eye)...but still no MAMA!  This boy may never say my name!  He has also got much better at sign language.  He signs more basically when he wants any kind of food or drink so we sign back eat or drink and he gets excited at the one he wants.  We are currently working on please and thank you.  Oh and he has been doing "all done" for a long time now and will squeeze/cup?/grab each had but at the same time when he wants up(it is hard to describe).  I am so glad we decided to do some sign's b/c instead of him screaming and wining when he wants something he can tell us what he wants.

Now Max has also obtained a little attitude....I knew it was bound to come but I was hoping our sweet little Max would stay sweet.  Now don't get me wrong he is still sweet and a GREAT baby but he will let you know if he is mad!  He will be playing with something he is not supposed to and when we take it away he pitches back, becomes stiff as a board and screams.  And we let him.  We are going to try to instill that fact that just because you throw a fit(even in public) does not mean you are going to get your way.  He will even thrown things down when he is mad.  Scott calls him little Lacey :)  The other night at dinner he started dropping his food on the ground despite several warning and being told no.  So he got mad and threw more so we took his food away and turned his high chair around so he was facing the wall.  After a few minutes of screaming he stopped and sat there until we were done eating.

Night time has become great!  It is crazy to think that only 4 mo ago he was still waking up every 3 hours to nurse and now he goes to bed at 8pm(I lay him down, pat him for about a min and then walk out of the room) and sleeps until 6-6:30am.  Now if only we could get him to sleep past 6:30 on a weekend it would be great!

Sliding at the park