April 1, 2013

Spring Breaker

Max and company headed up to New York for Spring Break last week and he had a blast!  He ran wild on the playground, feasted on an unlimited amount of homemade treats, played basketball, and celebrated both Passover and Easter.  He bunked with Grandma and Grandpa, giggled during countless rounds of the door game, and practiced drinking from a regular cup.  He perfected the "ahhh" sound (a la Susie Green) after each sip, but is still working on getting all of the water in his mouth.  At Aunt Carol's house, Max got a lot of practice walking up and down stairs all by himself.  He also got his third haircut.  Maybe it was the pretty stylist, or the comfort of his grandpa, but it was his first haircut without tears! Who needs Cancun when you can go to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Spring Break?!

On a sentimental note, it has been one whole [ridiculously crazy] year since I first kissed my baby goodbye in the operating room.  The date, March 27, is etched in my mind like Max's birthday, because I nervously anticipated it everyday for the first three months of his life.  But just like that, the gap in his mouth, that I feared before he was born, and fell in love with when I met him, disappeared in what feels like the blink of an eye.

What a beautiful day! (3.30.13)


They shoot, they score! (3.30.13)


Gate game (3.30.13)


Gate crasher (3.30.13)


A few snacks for the road (3.30.13)

Holding on tight (3.30.13)


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no-tears haircut! (3.29.13)


Applauding with excitement for a basketball hoop he
spots in a neighbor's back yard (3.29.13)

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Max loves grandma's meatballs (3.28.13)

Just the boys (3.28.13)

Max found the afikomen! (3.27.13)


One mouth.  One year later.
Max's first surgery was one year ago today (3.27.13)

Deflating the air mattress (3.27.13)



Staying hydrated (3.26.13)

Yes!  Grandma and Grandpa have a playground at their house, too! (3.26.13)


Packing up for Spring Break (3.25.13)




Peek-a-boo!
Max and his gang of teddy bears (3.25.13)


Where is my milk?
Max runs to the refrigerator every morning (3.24.13)


Riding with Ceci to the egg hunt (3.23.13)

Check out my new Pumas! (3.23.13)

First shoe fitting at Stride Rite (3.23.13)


Seder plate art (3.22.13)

Too cold for an outdoor picnic (3.21.13)

Sending a out a few emails during yoga (3.21.13)


Where's Max? (3.20.13)


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The girls are after me! (3.19.13)



Now that the sock is off
maybe I can fit through? (3.18.13)

Holding hands (3.18.13)


Max loves bedtime because he
loves his teddy! (3.17.13)


Bagel touchdown (3.17.13)


Can someone give
me a boost? (3.15.13)


Rubbernecking (3.15.13)


Aggressive driving (3.15.13)

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Max rocked his pedometer at the
Hughes Health & Fitness Expo (3.13.13)


Running back and forth over this bridge is so fun! (3.13.13)


Very weight conscious (3.12.13)


No pants and proud of it (3.12.13)


Dress up at the mall (3.10.13)


March 12, 2013

Playground or bust!

It seems like yesterday that Max was attached to my hip at the park. Literally- in the baby carrier. Now, the instant our front door opens, he makes a mad dash for the playground just behind the house.  Max was all dolled up for the Oakton basketball banquet last night, the perfect opportunity for an on-location paparazzi chase.  Another piece of Max-history was caught on film, as he completed the entire playground structure, from stairs to [big twisty] slide all by himself!

Get me to that playground! (3.11.13)

Trying to sneak in a family
shot before Max makes a run for it (3.11.13)


Hanging on and holding steady (3.11.13)


Big boy slide! (3.11.13)


March 11, 2013

Springing forward

The 'snow storm that wasn't' melted away, leaving behind a rainbow of beautiful Spring weather.  This weekend, Max took full advantage of the warm temperatures and went playground hopping until 7:00 pm last night.   Clad in his 'emergency shirt' and several (unrelated) facial bruises, Max hammed it up this afternoon for a fun photo shoot.  You can never have too much sunshine and smiles! Or Max!

Is it Spring yet? (3.11.13)


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Yummy!! (3.10.13)


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Weeeeee (3.9.13)

Very serious about Dunkin Donuts (3.9.13)


Teething mitt (3.8.13)

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...we all fall down! (3.8.13)

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March 7, 2013

Snow day!

Yesterday we were fortunate to dodge yet another meteorological bullet.  Instead of being trapped by a crippling snowstorm and incapacitated by power loss, like the weather reports warned, Max's first snow day was marked with just a couple of inches of mild, slushy ice.  After spending the morning observing the fat, heavy snow flakes fall from his post by the front door, Max ventured outside to feel the new, white substance for himself.  He seemed to enjoy the challenge of trying to trudge through the shallow layer of snow in the yard, but his favorite part of our brief outing was flirting with two little girls that walked by.

Snow baby (3.6.13)


Make-shift sled (3.6.13)


Ice cream date with Ceci! (3.5.13)


Max loves Facetime! (3.4.13)

Always has to hold the ball
for the sport he is watching (3.3.13)

Never gets tired of Drummer Hoff (3.3.13)

Polished off his whole dinner, but
clearly not happy that it is all gone. (3.3.13)


One last dunk before bed (3.3.13)

Texting and riding...not a good thing (3.3.13)

Wrestling with teddy first thing in the morning (3.3.13)


Very serious about his morning milk after being
woken up by Grandpa and Mommy (3.2.13)


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Post-season conditioning (3.2.13)

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Cheering for golf with his golf ball in hand (3.1.13)


Coloring with the crayon as long as real
food is in the other hand (2.28.13)


Warm February day (2.27.13)
Saying cheese with a mouth
full of cheese (2.27.13)


Study time (2.26.13)


Diaper wings (2.26.13)