Ready for Spring!

Well, I broke down and ordered a ton of clothes on sale from Gymboree. Here's a cute spring outfit. It was fun to get him something that looks like a baby outfit. So much of what he wears looks like it's for toddlers.

I still can't get Maddox's hair to go down! It's at least shorter now, so it doesn't look so much like Donald Trump.

Maddox is becoming quite the character now. He says da, da, da constantly. Everytime he makes a new sound he repeats it for size all day long. He also will swing his arms together everytime you say, "Maddox, can you clap your hands". Then he giggles because he's just so proud of himself.
Maddox got the most adorable bunny from Grandma Michelle & Grandpa Rob for Easter. He loves to try to wrestle it - I think he likes that it's just his size.

The other night Angie, Kyle, Corey and I took the boys to Punch Pizza in St. Paul and then for a walk around St. Kate's. We stopped to see all of the ducks. Rowan's pointing them out for you.
I also went to Babies R Us the other day with Corey to pick out all of Amy's baby shower gifts. Corey and I didn't leave there withough spending over $100. Here's his adorable dino outfit.

We decided to give Cooper to Maddox now. Cooper was driving us crazy, but Maddox seems to like him so much so we thought we'd better keep him.
Maddox's favorite thing is to wrestle him and pull out fists full of hair. Cooper just loves to get any attention that comes his way.

Well, that's right, the tongue is still hanging out. It's just so cute!
"Hey ladies! Check out my new jammies."Angie & I bring Rowan & Maddox to "Let's Play! Music Together" class every Thursday morning. It's a super fun class and Rowan just loves to see Maddox there. He continuously points at Maddox and says "Maddox" throughout the class. He just seems so excited to share the experience with him. Their favorite part of the class is that they get to play the keyboard at the end.
Uncle Mark? We got home from Target the other day and it was a warm afternoon. Maddox's cheeks were all rosy and he just reminded me of Uncle Mark.
Look, I'm crafty! I bought wooden letters and paint and got all creative painting letters for Maddox's room. They turned out great.

Here's Maddox taking a nap in his crib. He seems to be getting use to it now and gets all snuggled in for naptime. He's going to be 6 months old on Tuesday and we're heading to the doctor's office Wednesday to get his next well baby check-up, so we'll update you then.

Look at my new wagon!

At the Boogie to Beat Breast Cancer fundraiser we had on Saturday, Maddox had the highest bid for the Radio Flyer Wagon. We even put him in it at the end to deter people from bidding. I think he's going to like that this summer for sure!

Here they are again in all their cuteness! We all got together at Nicole's for Amy's baby shower - she's due in 4 weeks! Belen (14 weeks), Maddox (almost 6 months), & Ellery (almost 7 months) all snuggled in together for a picture. We were actually able to get them all to look at the camera at the same time, well, after about 25 pictures.

Maddox and Ellery have taken quite a liking to each other and Ellery can hold her own even though Maddox is about twice the size of her. She's pretty tough because she has a 2-year-old brother, Caleb, to toughen her up.

Corey & I have taken a liking to giving Maddox inappropriate things and seeing what he does with them. Here are some of our favorite shots. (Don't worry - the Coke can and the chocolate soy milk aren't really open.)

We finally broke down and got Maddox a professional haircut. His hair was just getting ridiculously long on top and the sides weren't exactly keeping up.

He sat still for the whole thing!
He even relaxed with one of Ame's twin boys to watch a little television while Corey and I got our own haircuts.
Craptastrophy! Maddox is still pretty good at having the occasional blow-out. Here's a bath-requiring moment.

All better! Maddox has changed a lot over the past week or so. He now has some pretty defined babble going on. He does a good ba, ba, ba and wa, wa, wa. I'm trying to get the mama in before the dada, but we'll see. He's so well coordinated now with grabbing for things and hanging on to them. He's also entertained by dropping them and watching mommy and daddy pick them up. He still fake coughs constantly and that tongue is going to dry up soon if he doesn't get it back into his mouth. We haven't had socks on him lately because his cankles just push them right off, so he's enjoying eating his chubby toes. He's sleeping so well now. He goes to bed around 8-8:30 and sleeps until 5, nurses, and goes back to sleep until about 7. I'm liking that whole routine! He seems to be more interested in food/eating now, so I think we'll be trying solids sometime soon with him. Almost 6 months, I can hardly believe it!

My Tongue!

Maddox now sticks out his tongue constantly. I'm not really sure where this came from and why now, all of a sudden, his tongue is so interesting to him. I think I have over 100 pictures with his tongue hanging out. Here's a collection of my favorites.


He's also drooling like crazy, so I'm sure teeth will be to follow sometime soon. He's not fussy ever though, so I don't know if he's teething for sure. The drool is our only sign so far.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Yesterday Corey, Maddox & I headed to Great Grandma Adeline's house for Easter lunch. Before we left, Maddox ate and crashed on our bed. It's the only picture I have of him in his dude outfit because when we got to Grandma's Maddox peed all over everything during a daddy diaper change. This holiday was a little hard for me because I went after working all night and only 3 hours sleep, but the ham and cheesy potatoes were worth it alone.

Everyone loved to snuggle with the chubby baby (we don't get a lot of chubby ones). I'm pretty sure his cankles were squeezed by all. Maddox showed off all his tricks: sitting, standing while hanging on, smiling, giggling, and his now found friend, his tongue. In two more weeks we bring Maddox in for his 6 month check-up. We should do a weight guessing contest. Any guesses? He was 21 1/2 pounds at 4 months (with his cloth diaper & cover on).

More Giggling!

Just Sittin' - Naked!

Where's Grandma & Grandpa?

This weekend we spent at Grandma Michelle & Grandpa Rob's house and they weren't even home. We spent most of the weekend getting ready for a big upcoming event, Boogie to Beat Breast Cancer. Angie & I had to collect many silent auction items around Cannon Falls, while my parents were up at the cabin doing the same. We've gotten a lot of great stuff. Grandma & Grandpa did eventually come home Sunday evening and the kids were thrilled to see them. Thanks for letting us use your house!

Maddox is developing such an adorable personality! We went to a "Music Together" class at the Eagan Community Center on Saturday morning and Maddox was boogying down with all of the other kids. It was SO cute!

Maddox and Rowan got all snuggled in to watch The Jungle Book Saturday night. It's Rowan's new favorite movie. Angie & Kyle were out to dinner with friends so Corey, Scott & I held down the fort. Apparently, it doesn't matter how old you are, you still love to discover things with your mouth.
After getting Maddox and Rowan all ready for bed, I tried to get a picture of them together. They're wearing a set of Maddox's pjs that match all cute, but Rowan was not interested in entertaining his Auntie Heidi by sitting still for an adorable picture. Better luck next time.

Hi Daddy! I don't think I want you to take a nap on the couch.
We also enjoyed some wildlife up close and personal. There were 3 turkeys roaming the yard.
Since Maddox is sitting up so well now, we decided he could sit in the bathtub. He absolutely loves it. He also likes to dive in and try to take a drink, so that makes bath time a little challenging.
He also loves to suck/chew on the wet washcloths. I did discover that he doesn't really like when you take things away from him. I took the wash cloth away to finish washing him up the other day and he all of a sudden threw a fit. I gave it back and he instantly stopped. I don't know if I'm ready for that yet. Usually you can take whatever he has away and he hardly notices.Hey Chubby! - I had to get a shot of this. We were getting Maddox ready for his bath, but had to wait for Uncle Scott to get out of the shower, so Maddox hung out in just a diaper for a while. Check out those legs!
Katie & Jeff came over for dinner and cards on Friday night. We made molten chocolate cake for dessert. The first time we made them we forgot an ingredient. The second time around Katie decided to see what her cake looked like on the floor.
Don't worry though, she applied the 5 second rule.

I'm Gonna Get Him!