If only it were chocolate pudding...

Unfortunately, it's not. Max enjoyed two FULL containers of organic prunes tonight! Ugh! Why would I do this to my child? Although he has been nursing exclusively, the kid has not pooped in FOUR DAYS! I'm getting desperate. He has never been constipated before, but he's gone three days without going and then just has a lovely little liquid blowout. Hopefully that's what will happen tomorrow. Needless to say, we will be staying home until the blessed event occurs. I'm scared!

a continuation

So anyway, about Max turning six months, it was awful! I cried when I put him to sleep that night. Danny tried to make me feel better by saying that some day we would have another one and I would have a teeny baby again. No! I want Max to be my only teeny tiny baby forever! I told him. So maybe it's not so realistic. Two things hit me really hard.

One, I set him down in this little green and white vibrating chair he used to sit in all the time while I was putting some things away in his room. I looked over and saw him, clearly too big for the chair, listening to the wobbly lullaby play. The sound of the music brought back so many memories; bringing him home from the hospital to our cute little apartment in Mission Viejo, the worry of exposing our preemie to the germ infested world, being so proud that I could set him in that chair and vacuum the living room and he wouldn't wake up. I love that chair. He was so small and sweet in it. Fast forward six months, Max was so annoyed that he was in the chair with his legs hanging over the edge.

Then I sat down to feed him and I realized that his legs now wrap all the way around my body. His hip hits my hip. He used to stretch all the way out and just fit across my body while he nursed. It was so sweet. But then I remind myself, he is still so sweet. And he will always be my baby! The book I Love You Forever comes to mind. I love my little Maxwelly belly! He is so fun right now. I am trying not to lament over passing time and just enjoy him as he is, because I know soon he will be a year old and I will be missing his little six month self. =)

Sr. Picture Posting Palooza

I will just apologize now. I'm about to post like 50 pictures of my cousin Jen's senior pictures because my whole family is dying to see them! We found the coolest old building in SLC and took all of the pictures there. Jen is so gorgeous. Thanks for asking me to take these! I had a blast.

Happy 6 month Birthday!

Max is six months old today. I can't believe it! A million people can tell you how fast babies grow up but you will never believe it until you have one of your own. Some things about Max right now...

He is finally sleeping through the night! It started immediately when we moved in, at about 5 and a half months. Last night he slept from 8:30 to about 8:00 the next morning. Then I feed him and cuddle with him in bed. He often wakes up between 6:30 and 7:30, then I feed him and he snuggles with Daddy before he gets ready for work. We love our mornings together as a family. It is so nice!

He is getting a lot closer to sitting up! he can sit on my lap for a little while without help if he has something up high to focus on. Otherwise he just folds in half! He is rolling from belly to back like a champ but has yet to roll from back to belly.

He is still slobbering a lot and putting everything in his mouth, but the first tooth hasn't showed up yet.

The mohawk has returned! He started with a ton of hair, went bald, and then over the last month it has come back in soft and blond. It's not as red as it used to be!

Max thinks his Mom and Dad are pretty great! He laughs and smiles at us all the time now. It is such a great feeling when I walk in the room and he gives me one of his big open mouth grins.

He is SUCH a happy baby. He usually only cries when he is hungry or very tired. All my friends always comment on how lucky I am to have such a content baby. I agree!

On a separate note, this is my new bed! I would like to encourage anyone who hasn't been to Down East Home to go. As anyone who knows me will tell you, I am a hard core bargain hunter. I got this Pottery Barn head board for $35, PB tags still on it, and two glass ball Restoration Hardware lamps for $19 each! The headboard was originally 4 or 5 hundred and the lamps were $250 each. Crazy deals! I am obsessed. The best part is, I have totally been lusting after both of these things at the original stores for a long time. I couldn't believe it when I found them at Down East!

Boston/Easton Nicholas Scott

sleepy boy

how cute! a little cross eyed =)
big yawn!

in the bassinet

The name isn't quite decided on, either Boston or Easton. It sounds like they are leaning toward Boston though. This is Danny's cousin's little boy and he is such an adorable baby! I could not believe how perfect he is, and soooo tiny! 6 pounds, 14 ounces, 19 inches long. It was crazy to see him and Max next to each other and think Max was a pound smaller than him! I thought I would have a tiny baby forever but time really does fly with kids. Boston/Easton was also very alert for being just one day old. I think he looks quite a bit like Nick, but they change so fast at this age. Tomorrow he will probably look like Kesha! We can't wait for the mini Danny and mini Nick to be buddies. It will be so fun! Congratulations Nick and Kesha! He is honestly one of the most beautiful newborns I have EVER seen.

Chop-Chop!

Here is my new do the second day I had it, a little lame looking because it was the first day I had to style it myself! I am really glad I cut it though- I was hating my long hair! I never bothered doing it because it looked dumb, so I ALWAYS had it in a ponytail, which was getting so old. I'm glad to have a change. I have been thinking about cutting it short forever, I don't know why I didn't do it sooner!

Kamryn's Birthday Carnival!

Max with his tickets and yummy party favor on the bouncer!
Max helped Kamryn hand out tickets for a while.
Me and Max at the fairgrounds.
Max with Kamryn the birthday clown! Isn't she adorable?
Max was laying on his blanket talking or "telling stories" and laughing hysterically for the longest time. It was so cute! He has been talking quite a bit more recently. I never really figured out why he thought I was so funny at that particular moment.

Tonight was Kamryn's birthday carnival at the "Peterson Fairgrounds" (a.k.a. her back yard) and we had so much fun! Jess did an amazing job throwing the party- there was a blow up bouncer, cotton candy, cup cakes that looked like balloons, an actual hot dog cooker- these guys go all out every year and it is SO fun to see what they come up with. My favorite was the ticket booth they made. They handed out tickets to all the guests and then there were games to play that cost tickets. So cute! I already reserved Jess for Max's party planner!

Kamryn is such a cute little girl and was great with Max. I can't believe she is three! When we lived in Brigham City she was Max's age and such a little doll. She always was dressed soooo cute and had the most adorable bows (not that those things have changed!). She did all these really funny tricks, like showing her muscles, before she was even a year old. SO funny. She was totally the kind of baby that made me want one of my own!

Addison, one of the guests about Kamryn's age, was so in love with Max! She wanted to hold him, tickle him "help" him stand up, it was pretty funny. It was also fun to see Kevin and Jess' family again. Jess' sister Bub is the best! Max loved her. I was also happy that it only took about a half hour from the office to get to Brigham City- not bad! Danny and I are going to have to hang out with Kevin, Jess and Kamryn more often I think!

Sadly, there was one birthday party we missed this week! Brittany's birthday was on Friday and we are sooooo sad that we were unable to be there for it. Thanks for being my best friend. I miss you like crazy! You have no idea. We love you Britt and we can't wait to see you in August. We're counting down the days already!

New Holidays: The TWENTY fourth of July

As I am not a Utah native, I always forget about pioneer day! I was excited and surprised on the 23rd to make fun plans for the following day. For those of you we don't know, we Utahans celebrate the 24th to honor the Mormon Pioneers who settled the valley (right?). One thing I do know is that it's FUN because everyone gets work off and we get to use up our leftover fire works. We celebrated with our friends Darren and Jody and their little munchkin Hadley by going to a reservoir (the name of which has suddenly escaped me) and out to Tony Roma's for ribs. Yum! As always, here are far more pictures than anyone probably wants to see. =)

my two favorite beach bums

Danny has gotten really good at making Max laugh!

Hadley is the cutest little girl EVER! I had too many to chose from. I could post a milllion of her!

Darren and Hadley. How sweet is that?!

All done!
Hadley loves to hold Max but does NOT like Jody to hold him. She gets VERY jealous! It's pretty funny. =)

I have a TON of really funny face pictures- these are just a few!