Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Max’s Words:

This is the most current list of Max’s words at 18 months, 3 weeks.

    1. Daddy
    2. Mommy
    3. Kitty and Cat
    4. Dog
    5. Tree
    6. Fishy
    7. Baby
    8. Yeah
    9. Hot
    10. Dirt
    11. Ball
    12. What’s that
    13. This
    14. All done
    15. Truck
    16. Car
    17. Box
    18. Ball
    19. Cookie
    20. Bath
    21. Green
    22. Shoe
    23. Mouth
    24. Eyes
    25. Opa
    26. Grandma
    27. Bite
    28. Bus
    29. Apple
    30. Down
    31. Cheese
    32. Cracker
    33. Please
    34. Juice
    35. Octopus (Oppapus)
    36. Turtle
    37. Keys
    38. Poo Poo
    39. Uh-Oh
    40. Tractor
    41. Choo-Choo
    42. Yummy
    43. Beep Beep
    44. Moon
    45. Airplane
    46. Bite Please
    47. Boy
    48. Girl
    49. Noodle
    50. Purple
    51. Duck
    52. Book
    53. Boat
    54. Beast
    55. Toes
    56. Knee
    57. Ear
    58. Hair
    59. George
    60. Isabelle (Ah-Belle)
    61. Elmo
    62. Abby Cadabby (Abby Dabby)
    63. Bert
    64. Ernie
    65. Oscar
    66. Bird
    67. Shoes

Max signs:

    1. All done
    2. Milk
    3. More
    4. Food

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

And we shall call this post “Talking Tuesday…”

Someone has been a busy little talker. He’s learned a whole slough of new words since last week. I think he’s trying to keep up with his buddy, Cam! Here are Max’s new words:
  1. Daddy
  2. Mommy
  3. Kitty and Cat
  4. Dog
  5. Tree
  6. Fishy
  7. Baby
  8. Yeah
  9. Hot
  10. Dirt
  11. Ball
  12. What’s that
  13. This
  14. All done
  15. Truck
  16. Car
  17. Box
  18. Ball
  19. Cookie
  20. Bath
  21. Green
  22. Shoe
  23. Mouth
  24. Eyes
  25. Opa (Grandpa in Dutch)
  26. Grandma
  27. Bite
  28. Bus
  29. Apple
  30. Down
  31. Cheese
  32. Cracker
  33. Please
  34. Juice
Max signs:
  1. All done
  2. Milk
  3. More
  4. Food

Saturday, September 4, 2010

My Little Hands and Little Feet are Busy Everyday!

     Maxwell is now 16-months old. That’s right, 16 months. Actually, Maxwell is on the verge of being 17-months old. Obviously, my promise of being a good blogger and keeping up with the Chronicles of Max have gone by the wayside. Minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months are flying by as if someone is carelessly ripping them from the calendar. Is it really September already.

      I used to be a part of the busy hustle, the hubub if you will, of the early weeks of September, tirelessly preparing my classroom for the first day of school. I would long for one last hurrah during labor day weekend before I would have to go back to bells, grade books, and lesson plans. Now, I wake up everyday to sloppy baby kisses, coffee being brewed, and art projects calling my name through Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I get to spend my days creating art for clients and fun for a little boy who seems to be growing up way too fast. Although I do miss teaching, I love the time that I get to spend with my little man. It is really true…these days go by way too fast, and you never get them back!

      Things in life are different, but wonderful. We recently moved from a sleepy small town to the big city. We live in a quaint little apartment, just big enough for the three of us, and we are able to get out to new and exciting places a lot more now. The first week that we were in our apartment, we went to the lake everyday and four different farmer’s markets. There is so much more to do, and most of it is within walking distance. We are close to parks, lakes, friends, and cupcakes. Most importantly cupcakes. Max is thriving and changing everyday.

      We recently took Max to the doctor for his 15-month appointment, late. He was actually 16 months. And while he is still on the charts, Max is no less a huge baby boy. He measured in the 90th-95th percentile across the board.

                     Weight: 30 lbs, 3 oz

                      Height: 32.75 inches

                      Head Circumference: 49.5 cm

       He is talking all the time now, mostly gibberish mixed in with real words.

Max’s Vocabulary:

  1. Daddy
  2. Mommy
  3. Kitty and Cat
  4. Dog
  5. Tree
  6. Fishy
  7. Baby
  8. Yeah
  9. Hot
  10. Dirt
  11. Ball
  12. What’s that
  13. This
  14. All done
  15. Truck
  16. Car
  17. Box
  18. Ball
  19. Cookie
  20. Bath
  21. Green
  22. Shoe
  23. Mouth
  24. Eyes
Max signs:
  1. All done
  2. Milk
  3. More
  4. Food

There’s probably so much more to say, but I am not in a scribing mood. I will try to get my thoughts down as they come, but for now.. adorableness and a new watermark.

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