6 Months

I cannot believe 6 months have gone by since Max was born! Time is completely flying by, but we are enjoying every moment with sweet, little Max. You forget how much changes in only a months time. Max loves to talk (his new sound is dada), laugh, and smile. He is super ticklish and has the cutest little laugh when you tickle his feet, legs, or the sides of his tummy. He is also majorly drooling and chewing on his hands, which makes me think he may be getting some teeth. Max is also sitting unsupported some and is starting to move a little while he is on his tummy. He's definitely not in a hurry to go anywhere, though, which is a change from Mason! His stats this time were 16 lbs 2 oz (25th%) and 27 1/2 inches (75th%).

First time to try cereal. He loved it, but his tummy didn't. It was not a fun night!

Road Trip

Well, for those of you who don't know, the Air Force has graciously decided to assign Jonathan to work in Florida at Eglin AFB starting this July. This assignment was slightly more pleasing than say...Alaska....which was one of the other possibilities.

The base is located right by Destin and Fort Walton Beach, FL. This past weekend we took a brief road trip in preparation for the move in order to find a house and scope out the area. An 11 hour trip took about 15 hours since we had a 3 1/2 year old and a 5 month old. Mason and Max both did great, but we had to stop to feed Max a million times and let him get out of his carrier.

Needless to say Mason broke every one of my rules (and then some) regarding "hotel hygiene".

1) Never go barefoot on the carpet
2) Never touch the comforters on the bed

3) Never wrap youself in the comforter and roll around on the carpet at the same time

4) Never clean the toilet lid with a Kleenex and bare hands

5) Never lick the mirror

6) Never run your hands through the sand of the ashtray looking for seashells

In the end, we had a lot of fun seeing the sights and playing on the beach. Mason was definitely in hyperactive, super-spastic mode the whole time. Jonathan and I were laughing that this was probably revenge for all the grief that we caused our parents on family vacations. Oh, and we found a house. Florida, here we come!

This cracks me up....

Jonathan has been helping Mason give Max piggy back rides. Mason runs like a mad man around the house while Jonathan holds Max on Mason's shoulders. Max has the hugest smile on his face the entire time. This picture doesn't do it justice, but it is pretty hilarious to watch!

5 Months

Max turned 5 months old on Sunday. I know I say this every month, but he is such a sweet baby. He is easy going and happy and is usually content to sit on my lap and chew on a toy. He has finally started eating every 3 hours instead of every 2 (this has made my life much easier), and he is sleeping fairly consistently through the night. Some of his favorite things to do right now are drool, play with his feet, sing songs, and watch Mason run around like crazy. If he is ever fussy I can usually calm him by singing "Five Little Monkeys." He loves that song, and Mason has even gotten the words and the motions down.

Do you think the pollen count is high?

After swollen eyes a few times this spring, I've been keeping Mason indoors and giving him Claritin and perscription nasal spray. I didn't even think about him going outside for recess at school. When he woke up from his nap yesterday this is what he looked like and both eyes looked like this by the time he went to bed last night. It hurts me just to see him, and I can't get him to quit rubbing them! Any suggestions? Why does the perfect weather have to be during allergy season?

Random

I've always been a pretty random person, and my thoughts are about as unpredictable as they come. Somehow, though, Mason is proving to be even more random than me. He is in a stage where he loves to tell jokes (usually not even close to being funny) and die laughing at himself. One of the things that he has been doing lately that he thinks is hilarious is calling people names. I know this sounds mean, but he is not name calling in a bad way, but in a totally random way. For example, he will say something out of the blue like, "Mom, you're Barnes and Noble." or "Max your Tony Romo." I can't help but laugh because the things he says are so strange. Some of the names he has called us are....

-Biloxi (as in Biloxi, MS)
-Plasma Car
-Constellation
-Indoor Chick-fil-a Soccer Shoe
-Whack-a-Mole (some game he saw a commercial for)
-Toe Cramp
-Tofu
-Israelite
-Naaman (from the Bible story)

I wish I could remember some of the other ones, but I'm sure there will be more :).

Easter 2010

This was a good Easter because we got to celebrate with both of our parents, as well as my brother. We missed the rest of our family, though, and Mason especially missed getting to hunt eggs with Amelia. A few pictures from the weekend....