Month Number 5!

This month has been busy!  Max has been going to play group once a week, he just started music class, and has been meeting up with his other baby friends on a weekly basis!  His play group consists of about 10 babies ranging from about 2 months to 7 months.  We rotate who hosts each week and it is our turn to host this week!  Max really enjoys his time with his new friends and is typically the life of the party talking to everyone!

We left Max for the first time overnight this month too as we had a wedding to go to in Michigan.  Grandma DD and Great Aunt Mary took good care of Max (and Kyla) while we were gone.

                   

Max also went on a few road trips this month to Michigan and Fort Wayne.  He did great on both trips!

Max also started solids this month!  We started him with rice cereal and he has also tried some sweet potatoes.  As of right now, he enjoys rice cereal more than sweet potatoes but I am sure that will change as he did not really like rice cereal at first!

Highlights this month: First tooth sighting! Squeals all the time! Hands are constantly in his mouth, cannot sit still, rolls from tummy to back, able to sit supported, still enjoys going to the park to swing, his bouncer.

Again after some fine calculations we figure Max weighs about 21 pounds... and is 28 inches long.  He does not visit the pediatrician until next month.

 Discovering his feet...

 Max went to his first birthday party which was really cute.  And he sized up to all of the one year-olds at the party!

 Max playing with his friend Henrik!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Halloween!!

I know it's early but I will post pictures as they come in and as Halloween is later this week.  On Saturday, we met some of Max's friends out at the zoo and one of Mom's college friends tagged along with.  It was great to get together with Renee as she has two young boys of her own!  She always has good advice!

 Love this one :) <3

 Frankie with Mom, Annie, and Ellie with Mom, Christy

Halloween was a rainy, gloomy, blustery night in Fort Wayne!  At my parents house we only had three trick or treaters!  Two of which were Max's cousins, Luke, and Katie.  Max couldn't keep his eyes off of Luke!  

 Max with cousin Katie and Grandma

Luke trying to make Max smile!  

Month number 4!

Sorry the for delay with Max's month 4 post.  We have been experiencing this known "thing" called month 4 sleep regression.  Max was doing great sleeping "through" the night and then suddenly he stopped and has been getting up 3, 4, 5 times a night!  It has definitely taken a toll on me as a Mommy!  We are finally back down to only waking twice a night so it is a step in the right direction.
Max has had an enjoyable month!  He has been getting out a lot on play dates and field trips.  We continue to meet weekly with his friend Charlie at the parks and lunch dates with Frankie and Ellie.  It is so fun to see all of the babies grow as they are all so different!  Max continues to enjoy swinging at the park, being in his bouncer, and newly assembled walker.
This month Max constantly has his hands in his mouth, is grasping and holding toys and objects, smiling, giggling, blowing "raspberries."  He continues to tolerate tummy time but is still not his favorite but Mommy enforces at least 30 minutes a day.

At the pediatrician this month Max weighed 18 pounds 4 ounces (92%) and was 26.75 inches long (99%).

Like father like son

 Go Tigers!

 Field Trip to Nature Museum 

 Happy 4 Month, Max!

Special Guest Blogger...

So now that Summer has turned to Fall, Max is currently experiencing his first cold, Mia has been busy comforting the little guy, so I decided hijack the blog and post an update over the hectic last few weeks.

Overall Max is a fairly chilled about guy, here he is wearing some shades and sleeping in a park...

Max got "kidnapped" by his uncle and I to watch the Lions game at a Lions friendly bar, however Mia arrived, took him home and the Lions ended up losing.

We've been doing all kinds of walks, he's even out of the carrier and into the big stroller. He went with Kyla and I to the dog park, but the turned out better for Kyla more than anyone else, thanks to the surprise dog pool that had been added.

In September, we had the big wedding with Matt and Steph.  Grandma Dragan visited to help babysit, but Max got to meet all of his relatives and even get a photo with the beautiful bride and handsome groom.  But after the festivities Max was pretty cashed out on Sunday.

Still loves his tummy time, his Japanese-speaking, animatronic Pooh Bear, hamming it up for the camera and his swings at the park.

Just for fun...

After turning three months on Monday, Max had a very busy week, full of play dates!  On Tuesday, we met up with four Moms and their babies ranging from ages 9 months to 3 months.  We met a one of the Mom's homes for a kiddie pool party!  It was great fun and it was also fun for me as a first time Mom to see the other babies sitting up on their own as I know this is soon to come for Max!

Max ready for his kiddie pool party!!!

On Thursday, we also met up with some of my old high school friends for lunch who also recently had children.

Today, we went to the park with one of the babies we met at the play date on Tuesday.  She is 4.5 months so a little ahead of Max but boy did she have eyes for Max.  Charolette ("Charlie") and Max went on the swings together at the park and absolutely loved it.  This was Max's first time on the swing by himself and he did great!

Charlie and Max on the swings

Probably need to invest in a hat soon as the cool Fall air has come to Chicago

Other highlights this week: starting to enjoy tummy time, FaceTimed with Great Grandma Cleary, attempting to stop swaddling during naps (and maybe nighttime depending on how brave Mommy is).

Month #3!

I can't believe Max is three months.  He has been an absolute joy this month!  I remember everyone telling me it only gets better in the beginning when he was first born and now I can say it truly does!  His smiles and "talking" always bring laughter and smiles to me all the time! It really is contagious.  This month was another busy one!  As mentioned in an earlier blog post, Max was baptized, we took our first Mommy and Max trip to Indiana (plus Kyla) to visit the Pastrick family in Munster then continued our journey to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Dragan in Fort Wayne, went to his first BBQ at Uncle Matt and Aunt Steph's house, and last but not least one of Mommy's college friends, Shana, came to visit!  While in Fort Wayne, Max had a lot of "firsts," the highlight being that he went swimming for the first time!  He absolutely loved it! but not a fan of the sun shining bright in his eyes!  (we forgot his shades).

Loves the swing at the park!

Fist in mouth!

 Tummy time

 Up, up and away!

 Swimming with Grandma.

 Visit from Shana.

First day of NFL season, Go Lions! He was definitely their good luck charm!

Highlights this month: continues to have an obsession with ceiling fans..., lots of talking, smiling and cooing, and laughing, kicks his legs nonstop!, found his fist and they are constantly in his mouth, recognizes Mom and Dad, loves bath time!  still hates tummy time but will tolerate it especially when he is able to get his fist to his mouth, consistently sleeping 7-8 hours continuously a night (which makes Mommy REALLY happy!), still doesn't like to nap...

Max did not visit the pediatrician this month, but by Mommy's fine calculations he weighs about 17.5 pounds and is 25.5 inches long.  Wow, Max is one big boy!