Monday, March 2, 2009

6 months old



Max is now 6 months old. I can't believe it!

At 6 months, his favorite food is carrots. His least favorite is peas.




He's a very happy little guy.


He loves to play with his toys.




He rolls around really well, and loves to look at the underside of furniture.




He is getting so big! He can sit up on his own for a few seconds.




He can even put his binky in his mouth all on his own.

Seriously, I just love this little guy!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thankful Thursday



1) I know I've said it before, but I have to say it again. I am super thankful for this guy. I am totally prone to bragging about my husband, but that is only because he is totally awesome. This is the night that he proposed to me (a cheesy reinactment), which was a super romantic day. It was May 15, 2004 and Nic came out to visit me in San Luis Obispo from Chicago. I knew he'd bought the ring because he was so excited about it that he couldn't keep himself from telling me. He planned a day full of my favorite things. We had a picnic by the creek, rode on the trolley, got a manicure for me (so that my fingers would look pretty when I showed everyone the ring), and then we went out to wonderful dinner. Afterward, he took me to the beach where we had one of our first dates. On this date, he told me that I was how he always pictured his wife. Slightly creepy for a first date, but still cute. :) Anyway, we went back there and he got down on TWO knees in the sand in a suit. He said that he did it for emphasis, but I think he just forgot how people usually proposed. Then he asked me to be his wife. Now, almost 5 years after that night, we're still as happy as can be.

Now, Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I want to do something really sweet for him...but I can't think of ANYTHING! He'll be gone the night of Valentine's Day helping out with youth baptisms at the temple, so I need to come up with a romantic activity or gift to give him during the day. Any ideas?


2) I am thankful for infant amnesia because being a new mom isn't easy, and sometimes you have to experiment to get things right. Max is almost 6 monthts old now, and he wakes up every two to three hours durng the night. I have been trying to do sleep training with him where I basically come to check on him every 15 minutes, but don't get him out of bed. I stuck to it for over a week, and it was working sometimes but other nights he'd cry for a really long time! Then last night I was going in to soothe him, and he caught my hand and was sucking it a ton. I suddenly had this aching regret that my baby had been hungry and I didn't feed him right away. I wasn't trying to make him go 10 hours without food or anything. I just wanted him to sleep for 5 or 6 hours. I thought he was just in the habit of eating in the middle of the night, but if he's actually hungry I'm going to feed my baby! I'll just have to be a zombie until he's ready to do it.
Oh, and all of our pictures recently are of him eating because it is so dang cute!
Smores Pictures, Images and Photos
3) I am thankful that Nic was still in Primary for his birthday because they give away the BEST mix for S'more bars. Nic made it last night, and it is SOOOO yummy.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Nic's 27th Birthday

Nic turned 27 on Saturday. We had a really fun day. First, Nic went to play some basketball at church. He must really love it because he had to be there at 7 am on a Saturday morning! That was nice because it gave Max and I time to decorate the house and cook Nic's favorite breakfast-- Cinnamon rolls and bacon. I also made eggs to make it slightly less weird.



Then we opened Nic's presents. Max got Nic a Baby Bjorn so that Nic can carry him all around Ireland. I got Nic a digital picture frame, a gift certificate for new shoes, and scripture pencils (he always asks for these--isn't he so righteous? ;) ).




Then we went up to my parents' house. We also got to visit with my brother, sister-in-law and Baby Connor. We had a baby face-off, which Max loved. Connor wasn't as thrilled, but we got some cute baby cousin pictures.







Then, it was time for cake. Nic's family always makes Angel Food Cake with yummy frosting for birthdays, so we got the recipe for the frosting from his Grandma. My cake didn't look as pretty, but it tasted good. Nic had a hard time blowing out so many candles! We finished the day off with a very good game of Uno.
Happy Birthday, Nic! You are the best husband and daddy in the whole world. We love you.

5 months!




Max is now 5 months old.

He now:

Eats rice cereal.


Sucks on his toes.


and


Parties with his baby friends.

He's also getting very good at rolling over, and uses it as a form of transportation. He likes to go exploring if I leave the room. I'll come back a minute later and he'll be in a much different place than I left him.
His hand-eye coordination has also improved. He knows what he wants, and has no problem getting it now. He usually wants our food!






Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Wild Animal Park





On the Saturday after Christmas, my whole family went down to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. I seriously love to see the animals, and because my parents got us season passes we can go back all year! Hooray! It was a great time, not only because nature is awesome, but also because my family is awesome. Oh, and I forgot our camera, so I stole this collage right off of my sister's blog- Stolen Goods. Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? ;)

Christmas 2008







We had a really great Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve, Nic's dad and Nigel came over for dinner. We had clam chowder, which is what we always had in my family. I didn't make our traditional recipe though because my mom said it's a lot of work at the last minute, which can be problematic with a baby. So, my sister found this recipe. It was so easy, and totally delicious. I kind of think it's cheating, but I needed an advantage when cooking for my father-in-law. He's a fabulous cook that always presents everything perfectly. It's kind of intimidating. :) Luckily, he brought the salad and dessert, so I didn't even have much to do.



Nic and Max showing off our Christmas table setting--complete with the dishes Dale got me for my birthday.






Dale showing Max his fun new toys.




We had a lot of fun showing Max his gifts on Christmas morning. He indulged us more than I thought he would by actually looking at them, and seeming to enjoy them.








On Christmas evening, my parents and my brother joined us for dinner. It was totally fun. We ended the day by playing Nic's new Trivial Pursuit game, and I have to say that playing with my sister's 15 year old game has been a disadvantage for me. I am much better with the more current questions. So, Sharla, now you and I can totally kick the rears of Nic and Mike, as if we didn't already. :)




Word on the streets is that Christmas will be even more fun next year when Max is stoked for his presents, but this Christmas was so fun and relaxing that it will be hard to beat!
















4 months old!


Right before Christmas, Max turned 4 months old.

At 4 months he has started to roll over both ways, but he won't do it as a trick to show people. It's on his own timing.

Max now laughs out loud. His laugh is my favorite noise in the whole world, and Nic is the best at getting it out of him. He also thinks that Peek-a-boo is very funny.

Just a couple days before he turned 4 months his two front bottom teeth came in. He's an early bloomer!