Grandpa's Home!

Grandpa came home from his trip to Canada on Thursday afternoon, so we all had to have a welcome home party.

Rowan just loved his "baby Maddox". He played with him during tummy time...

...and just loved the football on his onsie. He just kept pointing at it.

Maddox's favorite thing to do his go "Bbbbb" with his lips together. Sometimes he sprays spit all over mommy, but that's okay.

Maddox checked out all the updated blogs with Grandpa.

Grandpa said just the right things to get Maddox to smile and laugh...

...and Grandma got him all snuggled in for bed.

11 Weeks! - Giggling

Yes, it's been 11 weeks now and Maddox is so much fun! He talks constantly now and loves to smile & laugh. We go to play groups and story time each week with Rowan and Auntie Angie. Rowan thinks it's just so fun to have his "Baby Maddox" with him.

Maddox now giggles at himself in the mirror. He likes to stand up in front of the mirror and when he pushes himself up he thinks it's hilarious.

He thought it was pretty funny when Mommy was taking pictures of his reflection too.

"I got it!" - Yes, Maddox can now pull on the toys hanging from his bouncy chair. He's even made the bird spin a few times.

Hangin' out with Daddy after work!

Daddy found Maddox a little busy reading his book. He wasn't too excited when he was interrupted by the camera.

Co-sleeping is definitely the way to go when you have a new baby. Maddox wakes up usually twice during the 10-12 hours he sleeps to nurse and he just snuggles right in with us. It's great not to have to get out of bed all night. That way we all stay well-rested.

Maddox loves to sleep with his Mommy.

Slumber party at Grandma Michelle's! Grandpa was out of town on Saturday night, so Maddox, Corey and I headed down to keep her company along with Kyle, Angie & Rowan. It was a lot of fun and we even kept Grandma up until after 1 am doing a puzzle and chatting.
Grandma was also nice enough to get Maddox all scrubbed up in the morning. He just loves bath time!

Then we headed to Grandma Jane & Grandpa Chuck's house for lunch. Maddox had to show off his ability to stand (with some assistance of course).

Just chillin' with Daddy
He liked checking himself out on the camera too.

Another exciting week!

10 Weeks!

Maddox is now 10 weeks old. I can't hardly believe it. It's weird to think that he was the baby I carried around for 9 1/2 months. He's definitely growing and changing.

He loved to chat now. Corey and my favorite is our morning time chats. Maddox goes to sleep around 9-10 pm and wakes up around 9-10 am. When he wakes up he's so adorable. He smiles, coos, and looks back and forth between Corey and I. It's been nice that Corey's been home so much over the holidays and can enjoy those fun morning chats.

We went to Great Grandma Adeline's again this month to do statements for my dad's business, so everyone got to see him in his cute "dude" outfit (thanks to Ginelle and Kari). The pants were a little snug at the waist (yes, they are 6-12 month pants).

Grandpa Rob felt like they were just too tight when Maddox was sitting - here's the solution. It looks like Maddox just finished Thanksgiving dinner.

Then we headed to Great Grandma Barb's house for a quick visit before we headed home. He gave her lots of coos and smiles too.

Happy New Year's - Grandma & Grandpa stopped for a quick visit on their way home from up north on New Year's Day.

Maddox gave Grandma lots of smiles and chatted with her. Grandpa felt left out, so he had to get in this picture.

New Year's was quite stressful with all the eating, sleeping, and pooping. Maddox had to show Grandma how tired he was.

Rowan's still his best buddy. They hang out a couple times a week. Rowan wanted to hold "BabyMaddox", so here it is. He was kind of excited at first.

They even had a short little chat.

But then I'm pretty sure Rowan couldn't feel his legs anymore and he was out of there. Maddox looked at me like "what's the problem mom?"

So we just lay them next to each other now. They like that too.
Rowan gets a little rough sometimes and starts to poke at Maddox. I think he wants Maddox to interact with him a little more, so he likes to poke, pinch and pick at him.

It snowed on New Year's Eve, so we put Maddox's "best in snow" outfit on. He was a little sleepy for the camera.

Then Corey and Maddox decided to watch a little football in the evening.

I tried to get him to look at his mirror instead of the TV, but he wasn't havin' it.

He took about a 20 minute nap in his crib today. We don't use it much yet because we don't have a monitor set up in there. It's just set up in our bedroom, so he mainly takes naps in his pack 'n' play.

Eleven weeks here we come!