6 Weeks Old

Max’s 6th week was filled with excitement. We had a little photo session to get a picture to send out with our Christmas card. Max was so cute and I got more pictures than I could send. I love how expressive he is in his pictures. I’ll put a few of my favorites here so everyone can see.  We got our first winter storm in Iowa that dumped about 8 inches of snow at our house. It was really pretty to see the snow falling and we even watched as Eric broke in the new snow blower to clear the driveway and sidewalks around our house. The temperature dropped down to the single digits too. It was plenty cold outside, but we stayed nice and warm inside next to the fire. We were concerned because we were planning on leaving on our trip today and weren’t sure if the roads would be cleared of all of the ice and snow. We decided to start the trip anyway. We didn’t leave as early as we normally do...waited for the sun to come up and well, with a newborn (and Eric) there were some delays! :D But, we got on the road and they weren’t as bad as Eric had thought that they would be. The trip didn’t seem to drag on and on like it sometimes does. It was long, but it went by fairly quick. Max did a good job. He got a little fussy at a few times, but that’s understandable. We made sure to stop and let him get out of that car seat to stretch his legs. It was funny because he and I both fell asleep in the backseat and when I woke up, he was wide awake just looking around. He is such a good baby and I love him so much. Eric pushed through and we made it all the way to Dallas. With all of the stops it was about a 1 hour day for us, but our good friend Lonnie was ready for us and had borrowed a crib for Max and we went right to sleep and was able to rest well. So, our adventure continues tomorrow and we are going to head further south to Victoria to see the family. We are excited and tired, but it will be good to reach our destination and have some time to rest. Until next week...