39 Weeks Old

And, yes, he is standing up holding that big toy up, not leaning on it! :)

Well, Max has been a busy boy getting into everything this week...what's new, right? Every day when I pick him up from daycare, they tell me how he is just into everything, specifically the diapers...pulling them out and throwing them everywhere. You would think that they could put them up higher where he can't reach them, but if they want to continually pick up after him, that's their business. This week has been a little rough in the evenings. He has not been going down for an afternoon nap at daycare. This means that around 5:00-5:30, he passes out at home for about an hour or an hour and a half. Then, he is just a bear and doesn't want to eat or do anything. I begged them to do whatever they could to get him down for an afternoon nap. I think he is just so busy there that he doesn't want to slow down or miss anything. We have no trouble with him taking naps on the weekends. By the time Thursday came around, they were able to get him to sleep for about 40 minutes in the afternoon...that's enough for us! We'll take every little bit we can get! On Friday, Max stayed home with Mommy. We were all fine, he had his 9 month check up as well as his 9 month pictures and I just decided to take off work rather than running back and forth all day. We even got to have lunch with a friend from our Bradley Class. Emily and her daughter Ava joined me and Max at Olive Garden. It was so nice to visit with them and we can't wait to play again sometime soon!

Max is getting so big so fast. He is now 28 1/2 inches long and weighs 18 pounds 6 ounces. He is such a big boy. He has been pulling himself up on things for awhile now, but he is starting to stand on his own, and balancing longer and longer each day. One of his favorite things to do is stand up in the bathtub, get really excited and start flapping his arms, then make himself fall down and make a big splash! He LOVES splashing in the tub. He will take the wash rag and wave it around, making sure to get all of the floor and Mommy wet. But, he's having fun and when he laughs and smiles at me, I just can't make him stop. He's already got me wrapped around his little finger...lord help us all!

Here is a little video of Max dancing at his table. I laugh at him every day. He just makes the music go and rocks out!

My cute little man at breakfast one morning!

Dancing in his pirate jammies!

Looks like he's posing for a body builder contest!

Look at me...I'm so buff!

And then he turns on the charm!

Precious parts

Having so much fun!

Buried in toys!

The smile that melts my heart!

Instead of "SO BIG!", we're teaching him "TOUCHDOWN!"

This is how he starts to stand up

He's getting better with the sippy cup...a little practice each day!

First he gets one leg up...

...then both feet are on the floor...

...and he's standing!

Remnants of his photo shoot...can't wait to see the proofs on Tuesday!

Playing with Daddy's cup was so much fun!