Life is a Joy!

He loves to sit at his work table and create! Watch out Bob the Builder....Max is the new kid in town!

Drivin' in my car....turn on the radio! He loves to drive his car in the kitchen. It moves so much faster on the tile floor! Watch out world.....here I come!

Toys Toys Toys...I love my toys! Max loves to sit next to his toybox and pull each toy out, one by one and play with them. Spoiled...yes but rotten....NO! He is such a sweet little guy!

Max is growing up so fast it is something new everyday! He has 3 1/2 teeth now and it is so funny to watch him use them when he eats. He still loves pancakes and still makes a huge mess as he devours them but it is sooo cute to watch how happy it makes him!

Max and his Fancy Hat

Our little man has a fancy new hat! Because of the way Max laid inside me, his head is a little flat in the back, particularly on the right side so.....he gets to wear this fancy hat (DOC Band) for a couple of months so that his head can reshape itself. It has been harder for me to make him wear it then it has been for him. He is such a little trooper! He has to wear it 23 hours a day but we can take it off for bath time, swimming, or any special occasion. We go to the doctor every 2 weeks so they can measure and make adjustments to the band as his head changes shape. He just turned 8 months old and he is an amazing little guy. Everyday we notice something different. He has become much more mobile as he loves to sit up, roll around, get up on his hands and knees and most of all he loves to stand! His little personality is changing so much and he is getting be more and more independent. He loves to laugh and talk and he got his first tooth! We never dreamed we could love this little guy as much as we do.....he has definitely stolen our hearts!

Eric is doing great at work and loving his job. We are grateful that his company is strong and doing well! We are starting to do some work in our yard and some planting. Being a homeowner sure can be a lot of work! Life is great and we have much to be thankful for!

My First Pancake ...and Then Came the Bath!

Max had his first pancake today and he LOVED it! It was just a plain one with nothing on it or in it, but he had a ball! What a mess for mommy to clean up...but worth every bit of it! After his pancake he went straight from the high-chair into the bathtub....just look at those curls!

Our little guy is growing up so fast! He has
changed so much the past couple of weeks. It
is like he turned 7 months old and became this
new little person. He loves to sit up and play
with his toys and his new trick is to rock back
and forth when he is sitting on our lap and when
he rocks hard enough, he stands up! He loves to
laugh and smile and he talks up a storm. Since he
is so big, we finally had to move him out of his
infant car seat and into a big boy car seat. Now
when we go out shopping, he gets to sit in the
cart like a big guy and he LOVES it! This photo
is of his first trip to Costco sitting in the shopping
cart. He had a ball talking to and smiling at all
the people he saw and loved being able to see
everything as we went down the aisles. I can't
believe how time has flown by. Before we know
it, he will be walking!