All I Want For Christmas...

Max's second bottom tooth came in on Monday! And let me tell you, those little things are sharp! I don't know how soon he'll be able to wish you a Merry Christmas, but we are definitely moving in that direction. We hope that all of your holiday preparations and activities are bringing you joy! I certainly hope that we get to see each and every one of you very soon!

1 Down, 19 to Go...

No, I'm not referring to the number of years until Clint and I are FREE...(just kidding, sorta). This morning, Max got his first tooth! Or rather, sometime between last night and this morning. And after at least 3 months of crankiness and face rash and drooling and 'should I give him tylenol or does he just need a nap?' we finally have an honest-to-God tooth. It is a small thing, but it feels like such a victory. Go Team! and all that jazz. I would post a picture, but I've never been a fan of pictures of the inside of people's mouths...That, and I don't want to encourage Max's taste for consumer electronics (he particularly likes to try to eat the camera).

But I promise, some more pictures coming, soon.

Shhh....They're Sleeping

My boys are taking a pre-church nap, and so I will take this moment to post some of those pictures I've been talking about...


Clint & Max at the good ol' Kerbey. Max can use high chairs now! Yay!


Post bath-time fun with the mirror. (please ignore the toothpaste)


And fun with tupperware!

Happy Thanksgiving

Alright, I know it's been over a month since anything has been posted here...Once again, I'm sorry. And I have tons of adorable pictures and videos that I am dying to post-and maybe that will happen sometime in the next 3 days that I don't have to be at work. But not today.

Despite our best efforts to the contrary (and the gloomy, chilly weather) the warm fuzzies of the holiday have gotten to us, and we are very Thankful today. And we have much to be thankful for, on Max's first Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the blessings of our friends and family who have seen us through the wild ups and downs of the last two years. It's hard to believe that this time, 2 years ago, we were not even contemplating moving to Houston, yet; and that this time, last year, we were already back in Austin and I was 5 months pregnant with Max... We have many, many blessings in our lives, but we count you all as number 1.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving,
Alex, Clint & Max

Puppy Love

Last night we went over to Trish's and played with the many puppies she has over there right now (hers, Chaco, and a few friends' she is dog-sitting). It reminded me that I hadn't posted the pictures of Max and Winston, Mimi & Pop's dog (Clint's Stepmom &Dad). Max loves Winston & his kisses, but it appeared that Winston really only loved the attention that Max was getting from everyone else! Here are a few more:

Fall Update

I have really missed blogging in my busy-ness, and I find myself remembering things I forgot to put in my last post while I'm supposed to be doing other things. Like working. Max is doing so much these days, and seems to be developing new interests and skills at a lightening-fast pace.

He is still working on the crawling, but is able to combination commando-crawl and lunge just about anywhere he wants to get to. In addition, he is now pulling up into a kneeling position and, once in a blue moon, into a standing position. After getting into his shelf of supplies (read: diaper cream, Tylenol, nail clippers, clothes etc.) AND pitching himself onto the floor, he has now officially graduated to a crib. He loves to use these skills in combination to climb all over Clint and I, whenever possible! He especially loves to climb all over Clint while he's trying so sleep.

And Max is now sitting up! Max can hold himself up to play, and even push himself into a sitting position every now and again. This makes shopping much more exciting, as he now loves to ride in the shopping cart and see all he sights, instead of being cooped up in his carseat. He is so proud of himself and excited when he gets to ride in the cart! His adorable & huge grin of pride sweeps across his face, and I can't help but laugh.

Max is mischievous and curious. He loves to examine faces, hair, and hands. He will grab one of my hands by two fingers (one in each of his own hands), and examine it thoroughly. Then he will hold up his own hand and compare the two. As I mentioned before with his shelf, he is getting into anything & everything he can. He loves my cell phone and watches, after Uncle Ray (Clint's Uncle) showed him his watch with a lighting face. He is always looking at my watch, examining the face intently.

And, of course, everything goes in the mouth, because he is teething. And boy, is it making him cranky. But those teeth will be worth it as we slowly work our way towards chewing foods. Max is now eating oat cereal, yams, bananas, and peas. He seems to have liked everything so far, though it took a while to get used to the texture of the smooshed bananas. Frankly, I can't blame him. I'm not much of a banana fan, myself.

But the best thing Max is doing right now? Kisses. As long as you don't mind slobbery, snotty, open-mouthed kisses, that is. And babbling. He has several consonant-vowel combos down now, including ba-ba, um-ma, and others, along with lots of spitting & razzing. But the most common is still 'mamama.' I'm not complaining. :)

PS-Happy Birthday, Daddy!!! Clint is 24 today.

Phone Improvements

While standing in line with Grandma (Alex's mom) at Home Depot, I called Clint and Max took interest in my cell phone (which he has been doing quite a bit recently). So, I handed it to him. And then the checkout girl got this half-amused, half-horrified look on her face:

"Is he teething on your phone?"

"Yep, it looks like it."
Without batting an eye.

But then, I saw that coming. Oh, how my life has changed.