Max in action

Here is proof our little guy is walking before his 10 month birthday!


We're so proud of him! (and so is he!)

Playdate with B!

-- Posted from my iPhone

Second Tooth + Walking

Max woke up today with his second tooth--front bottom right. We're hoping that he'll have a short break from teething until the other ones start surfacing. Also I think we can officially say he is walking now. He's been taking a few unassisted steps here and there for about a week or so, but today he has started to consistently walk much better on his own. Max was really showing off today in front of Aunt Jenn and Uncle Scott, taking 7-8 or so steps, reaching down to smash some block towers, and then continuing walking along.

First Clap

I've been trying to teach Max to clap for quite some time now after hearing that another baby in Heather's mothers' group could do it. Lo and behold, he started clapping on his own today. Take that, "other" baby!

Happy Halloween!

First Tooth

After over a week of bad nights including those in Hawaii, the big white lump in Max's mouth broke open, and out came a sharp little tooth.

Maui Max

On October 13th, we went on our first real family vacation to Maui. Traveling with an active crawler is a bit of a challenge, but we all had a nice time. Max loved the pool, flirting with all the people who gave him attention, eating sand, and his first taste of fish. The Ocean was a bit too scary for him but he enjoyed it from a distance. Our nights were a bit rough due to teething, but his tooth finally cut our last night there. He was a champ on the flights, including the red eye! Max got so much attention everywhere we went. We must have been asked about 50 times where is red hair came from.

Here are some iphone pics while we process the real photos:

Chillin' in the pool



Sand Monster!


Max unpacking after mommy neatly packed!