One of my new favorite pictures...

An Ode To Sabrina from Max

Oh, Sabrina, you are so lovely and fair.
How I love your dark brown hair.
You spent your last few summer days with me
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it is you I wanted to see
By the end you knew exactly what makes my heart beat
You brought me my first love, a balloon of sesame street!

I Think He's Up to Something...

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!