facebook

yep, i know. i may be the last person in the world to join facebook. even joey joined before me. my mom and my sister had a bet on how long after i had max it would take for me to join...well, 3 months...

...and since i am so unknowing of the facebook world, i would ask that you make it as easy on me as possible and become my friend. whatever that means....

3 months

max is 3 months old today....we took him by the dr the other day to do a weight check and he is up to 12 lbs! he's really growing up...he's started to interact more and even "plays" with his toys. i love being a mom and joey loves being a dad!

g baby

here's max modeling his gdiapers....we are using these when we are at home, but i decided they were way too complicated to use when out and about. they are a combo cloth/disposable diaper and so far seem to be working well....if you want to know more you can check out gdiapers.com

super max!

this is max's new thing...a pose that only clark kent could do better! joey will sing the superman song to max and he just smiles....i love this little superhero so much!

happy valentines day!

joey played at a dnow this past weekend, but he got to take a break on saturday to spend a little time with his valentine and our sweetheart son. he came over to kristin's moms house in arlington to help us get some 3 month pics of max....max loves to smile at his daddy!

and this little outfit was a gift my dad and step-mom...who knew max was so serious about tractors?

the first boo-boo

when i got max up from his nap i saw this...

...a pretty big scratch across his forehead. this is so sad for 2 reasons: #1, max is meeting my old class at school tomorrow, getting 3 month pics taken saturday, and having a sip and see shower on sunday with my mom's friends from church. and scratches do not make the best first impression. #2, i cut his fingernails two days ago but i cut too close on a couple nails and made him bleed :( ....well, turns out that in all that drama, i missed a nail and this must of been the one used in today's scratch. guess i need to work on my mommy manicure skills!

tales of a monday night

i'm writing this blog more for myself then the rest of the world because i wanted to remember this story...hope you think it as cute as i do!

so about 5 nights ago, max started sleeping through the night (10pm-6am) and i couldn't be happier....i kept telling myself not to get my hopes up too much bc i know he is supposed to go through a growth spurt soon and that could mean getting back up to eat in the middle of the night. so last night, when i heard him start to fuss, i looked at the clock. 4:07am. shoot, i thought, but then i remembered what i had read in some book (i've read a few about sleeping schedules so i really can't remember)...sometimes babies will start to wake up out of habit, not necessarily because they need to eat. so as i climbed the stairs i decided i would turn him over, give him his paci, and see if he would go back to sleep. as i walked into his room, he got quiet and when i peeked over the crib at him he had the BIGGEST smile on his face...it was like he was saying "GOTCHA MOM!"...it was all i could do not to pick him up and snuggle that happy boy. luckily though, i remembered that it was 4 oclock in the morning so i just rolled him over and went back downstairs. by the time i got back to my bed, he was already back asleep and i didn't hear another peep until 6:10am.

sometimes i really can't believe how smart (and a little manipulative) babies can be...i'm sure max will continue to keep me on my toes!