3 Month Max

This is the month of the face. Max's facial expression are spanning the spectrum and i believe we catch them all in the 900+ pictures that it just took to upload my pictures from my camera. I may put more on here later, but for now here is a taste. Max is talking alot. He still isn't sleeping through the night- I think he is teething. isn't it too early for him to be teething? but he is very drooling, mild fever sometimes, fussy lately...i don't know. that just what some very convincing websites have convinced me of.....We really enjoy Max. He is a great baby and really fun personality. A little thoughtful with a lot of smiles.

This on is better!!

For Gammy

SO this will be quick because it has taken me 6 hours from opening this post to actually getting it done.....this was one of 5 projects this last week. this is the one that was the longest in the waiting and i can't believe erick finished it in 4 days.....unfortunately i don't have before before pictures of how the room was before i painted it red....but we finally decided the red wasn't exactly what we wanted...although red is fabulous. and very happy. so we (erick) painted it green and erick put up all the wainscoting, baseboards adn chair rails....I LOVE IT. it is so happy and awesome.....never fear color.

2 Month Max

Tomorrow Max hits 8 weeks. I think I'm amazed at how fast he (and probably children in general) develops each week. By now, he can hold his head up, only waking up once during the night, and has started to smile on purpose - I think. At least it seems that we can encite some good smiles on occasion. I have now been back to work for 2 weeks. Which hasn't been too bad - separation wise. The actual job is another story. But Erick has been bringing Max to have lunch with me everyday so that has made the days go quick. Feeding is still probalby my biggest stress, but i'm trying to relax and just do my best. But I would never EVER have thought I would say that I am SICK of eating and drinking. I feel like i'm shoving my face with food or water every second of the day just to keep up production. Interesting visual I'm sure. We have yet to have his 2-month doctor appt, but I think he must be a good 30 inches now. He seems to only be growin length-wise. But after the last two days of eating, we are expecting a rapid en-fattening.

We went on our second walk - this time I broke out the carrier that my friend Nicole gave me. It was a good walk. However, instead of keeping Max awake like I wanted, he promptly fell into a deep coma.

Favorite pic #5 - I think this exemplifies his adorable-ness. And our lack of parent-ly responsbility of where we sit our child....

I think this looks like Grandpa Hodgson....Yes?

FIrst day back to work - decided to have a photo shoot first. Max is always up for camera time

Minnesota

Some people know that my dad is really sick and hospitalized in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota waiting a liver transplant. So we decided to road trip it. At Max's 3 weeks, we embarked on a great adventure to Rochester Minnesota, supposedly 18 hours by car. 22 hours later and 3 wrong exits later, we arrived. Max was a champ. He sleeps so good in his carseat (which we know is not always the case, Clark Hodgson). But it is also probably why he didn't sleep for 2 days when we finally made it back to Utah. It was a good trip, if not really sad. Hard to see Dad feeling so poorly and knowing he is so uncomfortable. We visited with him 1-3 hours a day, depending on how much he felt like walking and being awake. We will likely never make the drive again - but I hope to visit them again soon. But Nebraska is of the devil. It will be my life goal to never touch Nebraska soil ever again. Let it be written.

Wind Farms....and stretches of nothingness

Yes, I did feed and change him in the backseat...and it still took 22 hours.

1 Month Max

So today is Max's one month. He still looks like an old man :D which i guess is good. Benjamin Button we do not want. He is doing good - I think he has gained a little weight. He is still a skinny bean, but he is getting long. Doesn't fit length wise in most of his jumpers anymore. I am trying to figure out how to go back to work. Hmmm...maybe i'll figure that tomorrow. Really pictures are all this post is about.

I love this pic - probably one of his cutest yet.

really hasn't pulled this off again...it was a one-time moment

You'd think someone had just farted or something...