Happy Valentines Day!

2/14/09
Dear Max,
Happy Valentines Day! You received lots of fun Valentines today from Cooper, Gramie and Grampy, your cousin Daniel, Nanna, and your mommy and daddy! We all love you so much! However, you were an "equal opportunity" lover this weekend. On Saturday you wore your "My Heart Belongs to Mommy" T-shirt and on Sunday you wore your "I Love Daddy" T-shirt. We don't play favorites around here. You also enjoyed a lovely evening with the baby sitter while dad and I went to the ward valentines party. We had such a nice time and I'm sure your little date with mommy's friend was lots of fun too!

MY HEART BELONGS TO MOMMY!

I LOVE DADDY!

This weekend was also marked with some firsts! Here they are:

Saturday you sat up in your Bumbo chair for the first time! Thanks to Aunt Natalie for hooking you up! You look like such the little man in your little chair. I love it! We sing lots of songs and dance with your hands and arms all while in the bumbo chair. Your dad was so enthralled with it he just sat you on the counter in your bumbo chair and turned on the video camera just to watch you. Is he silly or what!?!?!

Saturday night you slept the longest ever! You have always been a really good sleeper, sleeping at least 4 hours solid since we brought you home. However, Saturday you slept from 11:00 pm - 6:30 am! A new record of 7 and 1/2 hours! Nice job Max!!! That is the best Valentines gift you could ever give your mommy and daddy and we love you for it!

Sunday after church dad was changing your diaper and you decided to pee on him... this is not a first. However, it was enough of a mess that we decided a bath was in order. We got your bath ready and put you in... I was still holding onto you as you had this strange look on your face... I asked myself... Is the water to hot? But your not crying. Are you breathing? Yeah you're breathing. And then there it was... I couldn't believe my eyes... a floater! Your dad laughed while I disinfected the entire area - seventeen times!

In your Bumbo chair watching the Daytona 500! Almost as good as being there in person. And Kevin Harvick (#29) did not dissapoint you on your first race... 2nd place is great!

Baby Belize

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dear Belize (Max),
This whole week your dad and I have been and will continue to call you Baby Belize. You see before your arrival we had purchased and planned to spend our vacation this week on a cruise to Cozumel, Costa Mya, Belize and the Bahamas and ending the week at the Daytona 500 race. However, the cruise line has a rule that all babies must be at least 6 months old to go on the cruise. Although we had several offers from family and the best Grammy and Grampy in the world to watch you for the week. The thought of leaving you was unbearable. Max, having you here in our family is better than one million trips to Belize. We know that we will visit another time and the great part is you will be able to come with us! We are thrilled for all the adventures that we will get to experience together. As for this week... Baby Belize it is! We love you Baby Belize!

Baby Belize!

What's Belize?

"Formal Night" Dinner as a Family on the "Ship"
Man that ship is sure swaying a lot today!




Our Beach Blanket Baby!

I love you Baby Belize!

All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Dear Max,
I often laugh cause every day I dress you all up and then we hang at home! We do run the occasional errand. But for the most part I am the one that get's to stare at you all day and say... you look so cute! And snap a picture. So here is a photo montage of my ode... All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go!

If I only had a job?


Ready to go Jogging? I am!





I Love Daddy... and my Chubby Cheeks!


Why so serious?


I know my eyes are closed... but look at that smile!

Two Months Today

It's Been Two Months Since I've known these crazy people!

02/07/09
Dear Max,
Today we have known you for 2 months. I can not believe how quickly time has gone by. Having you here we have experienced such great joy. It has been a blast getting to know you and learning all about you! You are such a good baby. We feel so lucky to have you in our family. You are a good eater (your eating all 4 ounces!), your a good sleeper (good naps during the day and between 5-6 hours at night), and man do you create some memorable diapers! :) Your dad keeps teasing you about the "gas chamber" in your pants! The one question your dad does ask a lot is how is it that we feed you the same thing, over and over yet we keep getting different results from the back end? These are the questions that now fill your dad's and my conversations! We love you! And Happy 2 months!

The Nursery

Here is Max's Nursery

Dear Max
We have been working so hard on your nursery. Of course we didn't have it completed prior to your arrival and have enjoyed making the room just for you. We completed the Nursery about a month ago (January 3rd). Your dad worked so hard painting and putting up the molding and chair rail. I have sense moved a recliner into your room just so I can sit and enjoy you and the nursery we have dreamed of for so long. Love you Max!

A Big Day Out!

A "Sleeping" Max and I on our Big Day Out!

January, 24, 2008
Dear Max,
Today we had our first big day out. Mom's friend Andrea had planned a great day for her nephew Jimmy and allowed us to come along. We started the day at the Shark Reef. I really think you loved it... however, you slept through the entire thing! I documented the day so you and Daddy would have pictures of it, cause I don't think anyone would have believed it. After the Shark Reef we went over to the MGM Grand to see the Lions. Guess what? That's right, you slept through that too! We then went to lunch at PF Changs and then to see your very first movie in a big theater. We saw Inkheart... and guess what? You slept through that too!!! Well, I had a great time and I hope one day you enjoy looking at the pictures, cause you sure didn't see any of it today! I love you Max and it was so fun hanging out with you today!

O- and thanks to your Mom's friend Emily I learned a little trick today called "propping" it sure did free up my hands and time today. My life with you may officially never be the same.

Max and Mommy at the Lion Habitat... Look I'm still sleeping!

Look what I found at the Shark Reef Book Store!

A book all about the Adventures of Max the Minnow!!!!
I know a shocker... I'm asleep

If you look closely you can see the Shark! I can't believe I could sleep through this!

We Love the Jelly Fish! Oh and I'm still asleep!

But our favorite is this one... the Lion Fish!

Max (asleep) and the Lion Fish!

Max and the Kimono Dragon. I'm confused which one is sleeping?

Max and a Big Fish (Max is the one asleep)


Max and the Pirana's! I don't think he would be smiling like that if he knew what was just behind him!

It's official!!!

So here it is... our first blogging. I must say that motherhood makes you busy! I've been trying for weeks to get this started. I've been keeping a journal for Max and decided that the best way to keep everyone up to date is to share this journal. So my posts for now - will be my notes to Max. I'm happy to be blogging!