Visitors!

Well, baby Max had some visitors this past Saturday! Grandma and Grandpa Pigg and his Great Aunt MaeRene and Uncle Bubba drove up from MS to visit for a while! We ate some good ole Corkys Barbeque and just hung out! Baby Max had so much fun! He was worn out when they left. He didn't take a nap the whole time they were here! Guess he didn't want to miss out on anything! HA! They brought all kind of goodies for baby Max! We thank you for the clothes, albums, and toys! They will all be greatly used over the next few months! It was such a joy to have you all come and visit!

My new toys!!

Okay so I know I spoil my child but what can I say "HE IS ONLY LITTE ONCE" Right??? HA!
We went to Babies R Us with our friends Charity and Hannah and Charity found this mirror toy! I handed it to Max and he fell in love with it. He was talking and laughing and holding onto the box while we shopped around. I just had to get it for him! I mean he would have thrown a fit it I didn't get it....right?! HA! Well , I also got him a tray for his little green seat and he seems to love it too! Just can't stop buying for this little guy!! It is just so much fun!

Tryin out a Sippy Cup!

Ok so a few days ago we tried out the sippy cup with Max. I put just a little water in it! He loved it!!! He screamed when we took it away. I don't think he is quite ready seeing as how we have to hold the cup for him...but I just wanted to start introducing the idea to him! Doesn't he look like a big boy!!! (By the way the cup had 3months and up on the package so don't want you to think I am crazy mom)

16 weeks old!

This was my favorite shot! (up above)

Baby Max is 16 weeks old today! What a blessing these 16 weeks have been. I can't imagine my life before baby Max. He is just such a wonderful gift from God. He is just such a joy to be with each day! Going back to work has made me really appreciate that God has given me a healthy little boy to raise! Max is weighing in at 16lbs today! My what a big boy he is getting to be!!! We had pictures made yesterday at Portrait Innovations. We had so much fun I must say! They did such a good job! I walked away with lots of pictures and a CD of all 60 pictures from the session! I think Max had fun too! He was laughing and having a good old time until the end. At the end we took some pictures in his halloween costume which I will display closer to halloween...lets just say we didn't get too many happy ones in his costume. We got a few crying shots that were too sweet. I mean the boy even looks cute when he is crying!!! Out of the 60 shots there was only like 2 that I didn't really care for! I couldn't believe how many good pictures we got!

Well, baby Max is going through a fussy stage right now. It is really hard for me because I don't know what to do to make him happy and he has never had a fussy stage!!! I guess I have spoiled him a bit with all the attention I give him being that I am home with him everyday! Oh well they are only little once. RIGHT?! Ha. Well, just pray that we will get through this stage very soon because I just don't like having my little boy all worked up in tears!! It just breaks my heart and it makes me feel like I am doing something wrong.

Good news...baby Max is sleeping through the night pretty well....he gets up between 5-6 to take his first bottle of the day and then goes back down until about 8 -830. But at least that is better than waking up at 2 or 3!!! He took his first 6oz bottle today! I couldn't believe it. I thought we would never get past the 3-4oz mark..but he did 5oz every 4hrs for almost 2wks and now I think we will move on up to 6oz so he may drop another bottle soon! He is just growing so fast!!! I was going to start cereal this week but decided to wait until after his 4 month check up. I don't want to rush things and I wanted to talk to the pediatrican about food allergies.

Well, I hear little man waking up..so off to feed him!

Talking in the Mirror!

Since Max is rolling over on his belly all the time now he has found his mirror on his playmat! I came in the room yesterday and he was talking away to himself in the mirror! It was so adorable I had to capture it on film!

Back to Belly!!!

Baby Max started rolling from his back to belly (left side only) on Friday October 10th. Now every time I lay him down he is rollin to his belly!! Such a big boy! He has woken me up several times a night crying because he has rolled over on his belly! So silly. For some reason the boy doesn't like to sleep on his belly!!! I guess he didn't get that from his momma!

15 weeks old!

Grabbin toys!

New vibrating teether! He loves it!

Well, baby Max is 15 weeks old today! He is weighing in at 15 1/2lbs and I know he is 25 1/2 inches or more! I haven't actually measured but I know he has gotten longer because I had to move the rainforest jumper up a notch so that he could bounce better!

New things this week are he is rolling from back to stomach at least a couple of times a day (only towards the left though). He just started grabbing at the toys on his rainforest jumper! I couldn't believe it! I almost started crying because there is a monkey on the rainforest jumper that he has been staring at for weeks and finally today he grabbed it! I know he was so excited to finally figure out how to touch it! He started taking his pacifier out of his mouth and holding it. He hasn't figured out how to put it back in his mouth though. I think he is actually starting to like his thumb better than his pacifier! I got him a vibrating teething toy and he loves it! He just laughs and giggles as it vibrates his gums! He is trying to sit up! He loves to be sitting up now more than lying down so he can see everything! He is still a sweet snuggly bug! I just love that about him! He is still sitting in your lap and talking and talking to you! He is still losin his hair! So sad!!!
And lastly.....

Big news! Big news! DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! Baby Max is sleeping through the night!!! He is still waking at least once for me to put his pacifier back in but I don't count that! HA! He usually takes a bottle at 8 then goes down between 8 and 9. He then sleeps till at least 6 but this morning it was almost 7! He has pretty much done this for 3 days now so I am hoping it will stick! He is just getting so big so fast! He is now taking 5oz bottles 5 times a day! I think I am going to start him on cereal next week. He seems to be ready...he loves to stare and watch mommy and daddy eat!

We want to wish Grandpa Maxwell a HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY TODAY! He is in Las Vegas celebrating his 60th birthday with Grandma Maxwell!!! The trip was a surprise and he found out the night before they left! Grandma Maxwell pulled a fast one on him! He was definitely excited!

Max's friends Cooper and Hannah!

What a cute trio!

Cooper and Max sharing the bouncy seat! HA!

Hannah and Max wrestlin! I think Hannah won!

Aren't we so cute!

Cooper and Max watching Baby Einstein!

Just the three of us! Our first pic together!
Here are some pictures of Cooper, Hannah and Max! Cooper's mommy Amy and Hannah's mommy Charity and I walk every morning! We also get the kids together for play time! I know they aren't exactly playing together just yet but they enjoy playing with each others toys because it is new stuff to look at! The mommies also enjoy being able to get together!! The funny thing is we all live on the same street and just met a few weeks ago! I feel like I have known these girls forever! We just have so much fun together and I know as our little babies grow they will have so much fun together too! I thank God everyday for placing these girls in my life! It is such a blessing to be able to go through all the new mommy stuff with other Godly women!

Back to work....

Well, I started back to work this past weekend! Saturday was REALLY hard. I think I cried about 6 different times. It was definitely harder than I thought it was going to be! I never dreamed I would want to be a stay at home mom but guess what...I do! Too bad financially we just can't do that right now! However, I am very blessed that God has given me a job that is flexible enough to only work the weekends and one shift every other week! God is good! Sunday was a little easier only because I knew I didn't have to go back till the following Saturday!

I have to say daddy "Craig" did a very good job taking care of baby Max! I was very impressed! I think baby Max really enjoyed his daddy/son bonding time! I know in the future Max will be glad mommy is going to work and it will just be daddy and him!!!

Thanks to my girls Amy and Charity for keeping me awake on Monday! Max and I took a 2hr nap in the morning and then we hung out with the girls and their babies so that I would stay awake the rest of the day! Monday was pretty hard because I was so tired but I just kept playin and lovin on Max and it made it ALL worth it! I love me some baby Max!!!

14 weeks old!

Hanging out in my friend Cooper's horse jumper! Giddy up cowboy!

First time in his highchair! (Thanks Aunt Cher and Uncle Chuck!)

I know he is screaming here but I loved these jeans on him! Too cute!

This picture cracks me up! He looks like "I'm the man!"

Well, baby Max is 14 weeks today! He is weighing in at 15 1/2 lbs and 25 inches long! He is getting to be so much more fun! He is holding his head up all the time! He is ROLLING OVER from his belly to his back...only towards the left side. He did it for the first time on Sat Aug. 27 and then he has done it a few more times since then. He is laughing and talking about everything. He will lay in your lap, look up and you and just talk away! He is very ticklish on his feet, belly, neck, and under his arms. It is so adorable to hear him laugh! I just love it! He watched a Baby Einstein movie the other day and he loved it. He kicked and laughed. He was entertained for about 15 minutes watching it! I put him in his highchair for the first time this week...just to sit in it! He loves it. I think he likes being up so high where he can see everything! He is still doing pretty good with eating and sleepin. He eats about 4oz every 3 hrs and then gets up once during the night to eat 2oz. He has been sleeping anywhere from 6-8 hrs straight then goes back down for 3-4hrs. I am just waiting for the day he decides that he can go without that little 2oz bottle at night!

Baby Max had his first roadtrip with his friends Cooper and Hannah today! We went to the Tunica outlets! They all did so good together! It was alot of fun!! Thanks Amy and Charity! Cooper turned 15 weeks today and Hannah turned 23 weeks today! How funny they were all born on a Thursday! Guess we celebrated by buying some winter clothes for them all! They are all such sweet babies! Can't wait to enjoy watching them all grow up together!

On a sad note....I have to go back to work Sat!! I am so sad that I have to leave my little man! I am not looking forward to the first weekend away from daddy and him! At least God has blessed me with only having to be away two days instead of all week! God is GOOD! Please keep daddy in your prayers! I know this weekend will be a bit challenging for Craig but I know he will do a great job! He is such a good daddy and husband that I have no doubts he will be just fine...but still don't forget to pray for him!