Thursday, April 30, 2009

Kiss me… I’m waiting

Max has started giving kisses!  Of course it is on his terms and he only does it when HE wants to.  But it is really funny because he will just open his mouth and wait for you to come kiss him:)

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Today is our last day of Amoxicillin! Max had a ruptured eardrum and so we have been on antibiotics for the last ten days.  I felt so bad I didn’t even know he had an infection because he is so happy all the time.  He had just been fussy at night.  He hates the antibiotic and twice a day I wrestle with him to get it in his mouth.  We resorted to putting on Ni Hao Kai-lan (a children’s show on Nickelodeon) in order to get him to take it.  The song in the beginning distracts him long enough for me to get all of it in his mouth.  Good bye Amoxicillin.  Hopefully we won’t ever need you again!

I see more Ni Hao Kai-lan in our future…

Monday, April 27, 2009

Yes I am an over achiever.

Every time Jeremy or I look for a picture we’ve downloaded, we always come across these.  In order to get my art credit at college I had to take a theater class.  One of our assignments was to read the play Romeo and Juliet and then you could do one of three things.  I don’t remember what the other two choices were (probably something more difficult and time consuming), but one of the choices was to design costumes for some of the characters.  My drawings turned out so good that a certain coloring book (which shall remain nameless) decided to use them in their coloring book!  Or maybe it was the other way around.  Shameless. 

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I know you are all thinking you haven’t seen enough pictures of Max…

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Max and his bff Noah.

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S-T-R-E-T-C-H

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My little morning sunshine.  Always so happy to see me.

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Watching our cat.  Ollie provides endless entertainment for Max everyday.

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Our cat got much more enjoyment out of the Easter basket than Max did.

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Now that he has mastered rolling over, he usually rolls immediately when I put him on his tummy.  But this time he was torn between rolling over and watching TV.  So he watched TV for about ten minutes this way.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Happy Happy Half Birthday!

I can’t believe my baby is half way to his first birthday!  He turned six months last Sunday.  It was General Conference and the whole time I just kept thinking that the last time we were watching conference (in October) I was having a baby!  I was having contractions all day Saturday while I listened to conference and timed contractions.  Then that night Jeremy was trying to decide if he should go to priesthood session.  I told him he better stay home just in case and then fifteen minutes later we were on our way to the hospital!  I just can’t believe that was six months ago.  I am so in love with being a mommy. 

My friend Kelsey took these pictures.  For those of you who aren’t from Texas, bluebonnet season is a big deal here.  Everyone wants to get their pictures taken during bluebonnet season.  Now I see why.  Aren’t these flowers beautiful?!!  Thanks Kels!  As always, your pictures are amazing.  I had to post a bunch of them because I am in love with them all!

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No he didn’t fall out.

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My lil’ buckaroo!  The barrel and cowboy hat are from his room.

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I love Max’s funny face in this one.

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Some cute things about my little munchkin…

-He loves it when I whisper in his ear.  He listens intently with a little smile on his face like I am telling him a secret.

-He laughs at the silly things I do all day long.  But when I try to show Jeremy what I did to make him laugh, Max just looks at me like I am crazy.  He still saves his biggest laughs for Jeremy.DSC01132DSC01101DSC01135

-He now sits long enough for me to take a picture.  I’m pretty sure he is planning on skipping the whole rolling over thing and going straight for sitting up.  My little overachiever:) I have been trying to get this kid to roll over forever.  He’s only done it twice.  I’m pretty sure he knows exactly what he is doing. He figures he doesn’t like to be on his tummy so why would he want to roll over? 

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-He is my morning sunshine!  He wakes up around eight and just talks to himself and rolls around in his crib till I come get him.  When he sees me he gives me his biggest cheeser smile and starts kicking his legs excitedly for me to pick him up.

-He still snuggles me sometimes in the morning.  I still can’t believe I can get back into bed with him and he will just snuggle up close to me and put his hand on my face.

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- He loves his lotion rub downs after his bath.  I love lathering him up because he literally lays there looking all relaxed with a smile on his face as I rub his arms, legs and back.  It is hilarious!

-He loves his jumperoo.  But I have to keep the sound off because every time that monkey makes a sound it scares him and he cries.  Gets him every time.
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-He still talks.  A lot.  My favorite is when he gets really excited it turns into this high pitched girly voice.  It’s ok if I think it is cute for now right?

-We just started him on his third solid feeding a day.  Not that any of you really care but just for future references his eating schedule is….

breakfast: baby cereal, some fruit and a 6 oz. bottle lunch: jar of meat/veggie and an 8 oz bottle       dinner: one veggie, one fruit and a 6 oz. bottle bedtime: 8-10 oz. bottle

-Max is still a cat-napper.  He takes three naps a day.  Although I think he is close to dropping the third one.  Most of his naps are still only about 30-45 min.  I am starting to see more 1- 1 1/2 hour naps though.  Hopefully his naps will continue to get better.  But I can’t complain because he still sleeps from 8pm-8am. I am so spoiled.

Stats from the doctors office…

Weight: 17 lbs. 15 1/2 oz. (60th percentile)

Height:  27 in. (75th percentile)

Head circ: 17 3/4 in. (60th percentile)

Max’s 1st Easter!

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The Easter bunny left him some toys and sippy cups.

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Max’s church outfit for Easter.  Such a handsome boy!  After church we went over to a friends house for dinner and dessert. 

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Welcome Home Nate!

We were able to go home to Utah earlier this month for my brother Nate’s homecoming from the Indianapolis, Indiana mission.  It was so much fun to see him again and for him to meet Max!  Here are some pictures at the airport…

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Playing with Grampa Fullmer at the airport

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Welcome home Nater!  We love you!

More of our trip home…

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At one of J-Dawg’s baseball games

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Snuggling Gramma Knudsen

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Max LOVES his sunglasses!  He thought they were so much fun and wore them everywhere.

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Jeremy’s Grandmother came into town while we were there and it was so fun to see her.  She had seen Max when he was just a week old at our Houston airport.  It was fun for her to see how much he’s grown since then!

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Uncle Jesse, Max and cousin Kaleah. This is how we roll.

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Hanging out with Loola

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Uncle Willie and cousin Sadie

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Bath time with Gramma Fullmer

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I know what you are thinking…. “I can’t believe you did that to your boy!”  Well it wasn’t me it was Jeremy!  I just took the picture :D