18 Months down....

"No, No, No, No"

Want to know Max's favorite word?  Just look at the title of this post.  He loves to hear himself say "no".  He also has a bad habit of saying a word that sounds suspiciously like a rude word for a bodily excrement.  I wonder where on earth he picked that word up?  Not a clue...

Other favorite words of Max's:

"Mowwy" - Molly, our cat has officially been called out by name.

"Meow, meow, meow" - Max knows a lot of his animal sounds... but his favorite has to be meow.

"Oww" - Max loves to say this anytime he bumps any part of his body.   I know it can't hurt every single time he bumps something, but he sure likes to say oww, followed closely by him presenting whatever body part was injured to you for a kiss.

Max has certainly started to blossom in the language department.   He had tubes put in about a month ago and they have made a big difference. He is repeating a lot of what he hears us say which can be interesting.  I think my favorite repeated phrase has been "Fuss bucket".  Which really sounds rude when repeated by an almost 18 month old.  Just use your imagination and you might figure out what it sounded like!

Life After Baby

Well, we are back from camping and we had a wonderful time! 

Camping was something that Lane and I loved pre-Max.  It is cheap, which is always a big plus, the campsite we go to is beautiful, and we love being outdoors all weekend!  We were so scared to try it with the baby and there were good reasons to be scared.  We camp right on the water, there is fire, and poisonous plants/animals close by.  All scary things to parents of an 18 month old.  However, it turned out to not be as scary as we thought and Max seemed to really enjoy himself.  He loves being outside and he did a really good job listening to our directions.

It was a little exhausting and Monday came a little too quickly after such a busy weekend but I see us doing it again soon!  

Here are some pictures of the little man enjoying the great outdoors!

Max is ready to Rock!

In a few hours we will head out to camp!  Max has his new haircut and is ready to go!  Pray that we all make it back safely and still sane!

On Safari Again

We went to the zoo for the third time in 2 weeks on Sunday.  I have to give a major thank you to Laresa and family for the zoo pass, it is great to have a "free if you don't count gas" place to visit and Max LOVES it!

This time we visited the Lions in Africa and Max correctly identified them as "kitty" and he did some very realistic growling!

If you have never been to the Kansas City Zoo you should definitely make the trip!

Here is Max on his zoo safari!

Photo Shoot

The last time I got professional pictures of Maddox was back in November.  Yes, that's right, November.  He was only 9 months old, adorable, and we got lots of great pictures!

Yesterday, I decided that I was bound by the rules of motherhood to take him to get a professional picture.  Let's just say that there is a huge difference in taking a 9 month old's picture and an almost 17 month old's picture.  He is still adorable but I have no plans to do this for at least another 9 months!

Click here to see Max's Photos!