3 Months

Wow, Max turned three months old yesterday! It is sad to think that he will never be this little again, but I know that with each passing month things get a little more fun. I love to see him smile, coo, kick, and act so happy right now. I also enjoy watching him as he grows more responsive to the world around him. He loves for you to talk and sing to him and has even been enjoying reading some books. He weighs about 13 and a half pounds right now and still has his sweet, chubby cheeks!

He loves to make this face where he raises his eyebrows and looks at you intently.

When he is fussy, Jonathan can usually calm him by holding him like this. Look at those cheeks!

Likes to take a bath with Mason and watch him be silly.

Loves his play gym! It cracks me up how he smiles and coos at this thing. He also bats at the things hanging down and kicks like crazy.

I am FC Dallas!

A few weeks ago when it was 7o degrees outside (in the middle of January!) Mason and I went in the backyard to play. He started kicking the soccer ball, but decided he couldn't finish playing until he put his soccer uniform on. All he is missing is a pair of cleats. Who needs cleats, though, when you have a cool pair of Spiderman shoes? He was running around the yard kicking the ball yelling, "I am FC Dallas!"

WARNING!

After playing pirates with your child on Sunday morning, remember to remove your gold, hoop earring prior to entering the church building. If you do not heed this advice the consequences will be numerous inquisitive looks and your child's Bible class teacher looking at you like you are crazy.

Yes, Jonathan actually did wear this earring into church unknowingly. He first realized it when a lady we know asked him if he got his ear pierced. I first realized it when one of my friends came up to me and asked if Jonathan got his ear pierced. I immediately knew what had happened, and I couldn't find him fast enough. It was surprising to me how many people thought it was real!

What do you see?

When I look at this picture I see my two little boys looking cute in their Spiderman shirts.

When I showed the same picture to Jonathan he immediately said, "Mason's hair looks like Kid from Kid 'n Play." Great. I knew he needed a haircut, but I didn't think it looked that bad. I hope this isn't one of those pictures that Mason will look at when he gets older and say, "Mom, why did you have my hair like that?" (Believe me, I have plenty of those. Thanks, Mom!) Sorry in advance, Mason.

Multi-tasking

Reading while doing the "cuddle cure"


Practicing guitar while wearing the Baby Bjorn (notice the towel to keep Jonathan's guitar from getting scratched)

2 Months

Max is two months old today, and to commemorate this special day he slept eight hours straight last night! This is much better than six months which was when Mason first slept through the night (this was after we let him cry for a few hours). Max loves being held and talked to, and when you are holding him he wants your undivided attention. When he smiles I just want to squeeze and kiss his chubby little cheeks. He is also doing great with tummy time and raising his head to look around. The first two months have been great, and we look foward to many more!

Christmas 2009

This year we spent Christmas Eve at Jonathan's parents, and then we drove to Oklahoma on Christmas Day to be with my family. We didn't know if we would be able to make it to Oklahoma because of the weather, but fortunately the area we were driving in wasn't too bad. I was also able to stay part of the next week in Oklahoma which was fun.

Christmas at Mimi and Granddad's house...

Max and Ella hanging out.

Max with his first Superhero shirt. Mason thought this was pretty cool!

Mason and Amelia took a bath in Mimi's big bathtub and then got to come in the living room to see what Santa left in their stockings.

Christmas at Grandma and Papaw's house...

Mason and I made cookies before we left for Oklahoma. He had fun decorating one for himself, one for Amelia, one for Santa, and one for Rudolph.

Sprinkling reindeer food in my parent's front yard with Aunt Julie. Santa came to my parent's house on Christmas night since we weren't there on Christmas Eve.


The infamous Wolverine costume from Santa!


The boys cuddling and watching television.


I'm not sure what this outfit is supposed to be.

We had fun playing a card game called Sequence. The girls won which was fitting since the boys were trying to cheat :).

Max got to meet my grandpa for the first time. He also got to meet my Aunt Holly, but my picture didn't turn out.