12 Weeks of Love

The "4th" trimester for Max is over, yay! Max is 12 weeks old now. Today was a big day as we went for a nice walk at an outdoor mall and he was totally calm. The weather was gorgeous. This wasn't possible until now because:
- it was always over 100 degrees outside
- he couldn't hold his big head up to sit facing out in his sling
- he fussed unless being bounced or jiggled or anything remotely recreating the womb environment
I love carrying him around in his sling pouch! So many people smiled as they walked by...

To Paci or Not to Paci

Max doesn't know what to think about his pacifier. The longest he's kept it in his mouth is oh, around two minutes...but he averages about thirty seconds before spitting it out.




He then proceeds to swing his clinched fist into his mouth. He prefers fingers and hands. Hopefully he'll grow to like it as he gets older, and get better at sucking his own hands.

We Are Family...

A few family pics, taken a couple of weeks ago. Max already looks different.

Big Boy

Holy smokes!
Max's 2 month (at 10 weeks) check-up results are in:
15 pounds 10 ounces
25.5 inches
His doctor said he's "off the charts" for his age...and as big as a 4 month old. No wonder he has a hard time holding up his big noggin'. He's healthy. Oh, and I won the weight bet with Terry...

P.S. A very HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY to Nana and Da!

Cheeky

Max is all cheeks. His eye color is starting to lighten...looks like they're heading towards a beautiful blue, like his dad's. The pictures don't show his eye color very well though.

Fashionable Max

For playtime, the skull & crossbones onesie


Sporty meets asian mod

And lastly...for quiet evenings in, try the swaddle

iMax

Max loves Macs! Here he is on ichat webcam with Grandpa Mike and Grandma Barbara in Atlanta. Thank goodness for webcams.....we feel closer to loved ones that are far away.