Hanging with the cousins!

Max trying to get Laney's pacy!

Max says " I REALLY WANT IT!"

I am gonna get it too!!!

Still tryin to get it!

I got it! I got it!

Laney says MINE and got it back! So cute!

Playing so sweet together!

Laney kept putting the toys back in the bag!

Linley kept taking them back out and giving them to Max! It was so cute to see them all playing together!

We went over to Aunt Lulu's and Uncle Gregg's house Friday night for some pizza and fun! We had a wondeful time. Brian and Jodie came with their daughter Natalie, Brad and Cristina came with their daughter Isabella and son Brodie, and of course Linley and Laney were there too! The kids had a great time playing together. It was nice to get everyone together to just hang out! Thanks Gregg and Lulu for opening your house for all of us!

WALKING with the WALKER!

My baby is WALKING with the walker! Craig got to witness it first! He called me into the playroom this morning to show me that our baby boy was taking some of his first steps with the help of his walker! I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT! He is getting so big so fast!!! Here is a quick clip of him taking a few steps. He looks so sweet!

8 1/2 months old!

My lil boy is 8 1/2 months old this week! I just can't believe how fast the time is going! Max is weighing a little over 20 lbs and he is 29 1/2 inches long!

New things:

* pulling up on everything

* crawling really good

*clapping (this is just adorable!)

* trying to stand alone (he can do this for like 1/2 a second and then we go tumbling down!)

* while standing and holding on to something he is letting go with one hand...he is definitely getting stronger

*he walks around holding both of your hands (he is my lil high stepper...he is a little dramatic in his steps...ha!)
* eating lots of different finger foods (he doesn't like baby food all that much anymore...so we are slowly transitioning to finger foods...he only had two teeth so can't transition to fast....

* drinking out of a sippy cup (he has been doing this for a while but he is getting better at it...now if only he would tilt it back...he wants us to hold it for him...)

and DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!

* he is saying MAMA!!! can you believe it! he said it on Tue and then didn't say it again until today! He is saying it ALL the time now! I am so PROUD! I know he doesn't know I am mama yet but we will work on that!

It is truly amazing how he changes daily! He is such a wonderful gift! I just love being his mommy and watching him grow. Somedays I find myself wishing it would all just SLOW down it seems like yesterday I was holding a little baby boy in my arms and now I look up and I have little boy that is about to be walking!!! I just can't believe it!

Playing in the TUB!!

Max has officially outgrown the duck bathtub. I got a bathmat for him and stuck him in the big bathtub last Sat morning. He loves having his freedom in the bathtub. He crawls back and forth and pulls up on the side of the tub. He just laughs and plays the entire time. It is actually hard to bathe him while he is being such a busy little boy! He just loves it though and when we take him out he trys to get back in! So precious!!

Pulling up on EVERYTHING!

Starting to pull up on his crib! Doesn't he look so cute peeking over the edge of the bed!

Almost there! You can do baby!

And we are UP! Such a big boy!

Max is pulling up on everything and everyone! He is getting pretty good at it too! I am so proud of my lil guy! We have had a pretty rough and crazy week but he is ALL WORTH IT! It is so fun to watch him changing all the time! Thank you GOD for this sweet lil gift you gave us!

More projects....

Made these bibs for a friend of mine Amy! They all turned out so cute! I guess this was my first offical sale! Thanks Amy for supporting my new addiction!

Thought the one I made for Cooper was so cute...I had to make Max one too!

A friend of mine Samantha brought this outfit over the other day and wanted a S monogrammed on the dress and whatever I wanted on the bloomers. I was very nervous because I have never monogrammed on an outfit before but it turned out good! I hope she liked it! I kept thinking if I had a girl she would have to have one of these too!! Thanks Samantha for also supporting my addiction!

Another milestone...

Well, we have reached another milestone....well not sure if you call it that....but anyways, Max now officially has two bottom teeth, so we started brushing our teeth this week. We went to Target and I let Max help pick out his first tooth brush and tooth paste. He looks so cute holding the tooth brush. He actually didn't want to hand over the tooth brush to let me brush his teeth! Silly boy! Guess I am going to have to get another one so he can hold one while I brush! HA! I will post pics of his precious lil teeth later. It is not the easiest picture to get.

My first sewing project almost finished....

Last week it looked like this. I spent 2 hrs learning about patterns, cutting out patterns, pinning, and basic sewing 101. And by the way I sew REALLY SLOW! I am sure I will pick up speed a little as I get better. Now I just need a sewing machine....

This week it looks like this! So adorable! Can't wait to see it on him at Easter! Let's just hope it fits by then!!! This week I learned how to finish up the outfit and whip stitch! So fun!!!

So went to sewing class again last night and finished up Max's Easter outfit. It only lacks button holes and buttons! I put the bunny on there this morning so now I can take the outfit and find just the right buttons! I am pretty proud of myself. I never thought it would turn out this good. I mean if you look really close the seams are not perfect by any means but....I learned alot and it was a ton of fun! I am ready to make more!

Max's first encounter with SNOW!!!

Such a cute lil thing sitting in the snow! I just want to pick him up and squeeze him! Man I love this lil boy!!!

So as many people know we got 6 inches of snow Saturday. It was and still is so beautiful! Saturday I brought a bowl of snow in to Max and let him play in it. It was too cute. He crawled right over and stuck his hand in the snow and was eating it. He made some really funny faces while he was eating it. I will try and post a video of it. For some reason I am having technical difficulties with that video. I did however post pics and a small video of him in the snow on Sunday. He really didn't like it too much. He kept trying to crawl to me and he didn't like his bare hands down in the snow. Guess we will see if he likes it next year! Hopefully we are almost done with this COLD weather!!! Come on spring!!!

Happy 8 months sweet lil boy!

Ok...so it is really hard to get a picture of him in his chair these days! So you can pretty much tell from other pictures that he is getting bigger!

Max's friend Noah came to play yesterday while his mommy appliqued some t-shirts for his older brother.

Max and Noah played so sweet together.

Max actually shared his drumset toy a little. I couldn't believe it! He loves it so much!

He doesn't just share his drum with anyone....

It was such a nice day Hannah and Max went on a stroll around the neighborhood in Cooper's wagon! Thanks Cooper for letting us borrow your wagon while you were napping! Max loved riding in the wagon!

Max is 8 months old today! He is weighing in at 20lbs and he is 29 1/2inches! He is really starting to look and act like a big boy and not a baby anymore! So sad! Even though he is busy busy he still is my lil snuggler and he gives kisses ALL the time! So sweet!

New things:
* He eats pretty much everything like his daddy! HA! He has had most of the baby meats. He started third foods this week and he likes them ok. I think he prefers finger foods at this point but he is not quite ready since he only has one tooth! He screams for our food. It is too funny!

* He is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. He just started pulling up on his crib in the last two days. I go in in the morning and he is standing peeking over the crib at me! SO CUTE! I found out that he won't crawl out of the playroom without pants on because he doesn't like for his legs to touch the cold tile. So funny!

* He has really gotten attached to his B (blankie) he wants to take it out of the crib in the morning and carry it around the playroom with him. Guess this is his new attachment.

* He loves watching Baby McDonald, Baby Einstein.

* He loved playing with my bottle of vitamins (don't worry it was supervised). He would shake it and just laugh and laugh. So I bought him some maracas (spelling?) and he just loves them!

* He is really playing well with other babies!

* He talks ALL the time like his momma! And for those of you that know me...you know I like to talk!!!

That about sums it up....I think! You know how babies are, they change everyday! It is so amazing to watch him grow and change everyday! I thank God for giving me the chance to watch him grow! He is such a wonderful gift! Thank you God for my sweet lil Max!!