Professional Photos

The link below will take you to Shutterfly where you can view all of Max's professional photos and order copies, if you would like!

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AcuGjlk1auGTj4

P.S. We did make a few copies for grandparents and great-grandparents so you might want to wait until after Labor Day to order anything.

Weeks 6 & 7: Busy bees!

It has been a LONG TIME since we updated the blog because we have been busy, busy, busy! Aunt Lindsay was here for a whole week and Max got to do so many fun things! Some pictures are below, but here's a quick rundown of his time with Aunt Lindsay. We had dinner at the beach, went to New York City and walked around Central Park, had a beach day, took a few shopping trips and went wine tasting! Max also got his first set of vaccinations. He cried with the shots (a cry mom had never heard before), but did really well the next few days. It was so nice to have Aunt Lindsay here for a whole week. She was SO helpful and we had so much fun the whole week and really miss her already. Max also now has a handmade mobile to look at when he's in his crib.

The next week mom and Max spent some time catching up on stuff around the house and hanging out with some of Max's friends from the mommy group. On Friday night Aunt Amy arrived for the weekend and got to meet Max, finally! While she was here we had another beach day and did some site-seeing in New York City again, but this time down in the financial district. Again, it was so great to have her help and we can't wait to see everyone again in just a few weeks.

A few more exciting things going on in Max's life are a few real smiles here and there. Also, a lot of talking/cooing. And Max got two new toys recently...an activity mat that has a piano on the end so when he kicks it plays music and a swing! Pretty soon our living room is going to be full of baby toys!

We saw a double rainbow the night we had dinner at the beach!

Couldn't resist a photo of the adorable hoodie.

With mom and dad in Central Park. 

Beach baby!

Sleeping in mom's bed.

First time at Dairy Queen!

 Fun at our last winery. Max was in the moby most of the time.

Look at my blue eyes! They get more blue every day.

Tummy time!

Max's room complete with the mobile.

Waking up with Auny Amy.

 Dipping my feet in the ocean!

Enjoying bathtime! This was a first.

 Max & Aunt Amy at the beach.

Max & Aunt Lindsay at the winery.

Week 5: Public places

This post is a little late, but it's here nonetheless! Rob had a few days off this week, which was wonderful and we're just now catching up on everything. Here are a few fun things Max has done since we last wrote:

Max had his 4 week check up and weighed 10.1 lbs! 2 pounds bigger than his birth weight-what a big boy! Everything else was given a clean bill of health.

Max's Grandma Bonnie and Grandma Sue came to visit for a few days and he got to spend a lot of time with them while mom and dad ran some errands, went to lunch and went to a movie! Max also went to his first restaurant on Friday night! We were trying to wait until he got his first set of vaccinations, but I was jealous of all of my fb friends taking their younger babies out into public. After consulting the mommy and me group, we felt ok about taking him out and keeping him covered so no germs could get to him. Luckily, no one asked to see him so we didn't have to awkwardly say no. Max also saw his first movie, Brave, at the beach on Saturday night.

On Tuesday mom and Max got invited to one of the other mommy's house for lunch and we got to spend some time with all his little buddies! It was refreshing to spend some time with other moms my age and babies his age.

Some other adventures included a trip to the grocery store, a walk around the neighborhood and a drive to Laguardia! Aunt Lindsay is arriving tomorrow for a whole week, so we will have lots to share on the next post.

Family photo before Brave begins.

Spending some time outside with mom now that it has cooled down.

Practicing my fishy face.

 Love this shirt!

 Where I hang out when mom is getting ready.

More Max faces.

Go Tigers!

Taking a nap outside with mom and Chloe.

1 month: Growing baby

Max is 1 month today! Sometimes I can't believe it's already been a month and other times I can't believe it's only been a month! So much has changed since June 22. It feels like just since the last post so much has changed. Max is getting better at lifting and holding his head, he's eating more and he's definitely bigger because he can finally fit into his 0-3 month clothes!

We had a rough start to the past week with Max hitting the 3 week growth spurt. Just when we thought we had a routine figured out. Luckily, we think that is over and we seem to be back in a good sleeping/eating routine. Max and mom went to the mommy group where they had a sleep aide talking about sleeping habits and getting them into a sleep schedule. Since the group, Max has taken a full nap in his (huge) crib!

This was the first week/weekend that we haven't had any visitors so we ran some errands as a family. Max does really well sleeping in his car seat and we're confident he'll continue to do that once we can take him to public places. The heat wave finally broke so we were also able to take a walk as a family on Sunday night.

Here are links to two videos of tummy time. One was at the beginning of last week and the second was at the end of the week. Look at the progress in just a few days! He'll be sitting up in no time.

http://youtu.be/QMdu4JmxpXA

http://youtu.be/D4kHmB3fCGM

And, of course, here are some photos from the week.

Sleeping on daddy.

So many facial expressions these days!

Hangin with mommy.

Happy Birthday to Uncle Matt!

He's a drooler.

1 month old! 

Week 3 Picture

Week 3: More visitors!

We had another short week this week with Rob taking off Friday for this week's visitors, but that doesn't mean we didn't keep busy! Monday was Max's 2 week appointment and he was up to 8 lb. 3 oz! Woo hoo for being over his birth weight!! Such a huge relief after making the tough decision to give up on breast feeding and start formula feeding. Everything else got a clean bill of health and we have another check up in two more weeks. Max and mom also went to the mommy group again on Tuesday. Such a great way to get out of the house and learn so much about this whole "caring for a newborn" thing ;).

On Thursday Max got to meet his Grandma and Grandpa Dabb who made the drive from Michigan! We're so thankful to have them come visit. We all had a lot of fun. They taught us a new card game and Max took his first car trip into Manhattan! We had to make a quick stop by the peds office for a bad case of diaper rash, but we learned that Max is now up to 8lb. 10oz! He's going to be a tall guy just like his dad and grandpa. Thanks again for coming to visit Bill & Lana!

And we ended the week with a much needed relaxing Saturday. Well, other than the two mile walk Max and mom took around the Norwalk High School track. The weather finally cooled down enough to take him outside!

July 7...Max is 2 weeks and 1 day old on my due date! I still can't believe he fit in there at one point.

The beginning of a great friendship.

Max spends a lot of his time sleeping in the Moby Wrap during the week.

Modeling the hat his Aunt Di made.

Max with his daddy and Grandpa Dabb.

Max takes New York City!

This week's visitors!

We had a makeshift birthday celebration for Bill with a cherry pie and a tealight candle.

Sleeping through mom and dad's HGTV marathon.

2 miles around the track and many more to come.

Week 2 Picture