Spring Break Rocks

I used to think NOTHING beats Christmas Break. 
I used to think NOTHING beats Christmas trees, decorations, presents, and all of the Christmas lights.  Boy have I been wrong...

SPRING BREAK IS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS!!

I have never needed a break like I needed on this year. 
I have spent quality time with my family, snuggled with Max, went on long walks outside in the sunshine with Max, did hardly any school work, took naps - lots of naps, and watched some of my favorite TV shows. 
NOTHING beats this!

SPRING BREAK is my new CHRISTMAS!

 Making pancakes with Daddy!

 So tired!

 Will the cook.

Max loves to sit like this and watch the cars go by.

 Making a mess while eating.

Our favorite activity is to swing at the park!  Max loves it!

I love Spring Break.

Easter 2012 - A post of Pictures

Easter 2012 was epic.  Epic in the sense that Max learned a lot and got to spend time in the GREAT State of New Jersey.    Max and I traveled to New Jersey on April 5th and spent a full 5 days in the Garden State.

This is a list of the top ten Easter Happenings:

1.  Max didn't sleep a wink on the flights - he was wide awake and flirting with every girl in sight.  

 

Look at this flirt!

2.  He got an Elmo stuffed animal that he wouldn't touch for two days, instead he would just smile at it and talk it.  He couldn't believe that it was his, or that he could touch Elmo.

3.  Uncle Brandon taught him how to dunk a basketball.  Grandpa Rust got him a basketball hoop as a surprise, and he LOVED it.  I need to get him one for Utah.

4.  Max was king of the world.  He loves being on shoulders.  One of my brother's best friends, Grant, is 7 feet.  He was laughing the whole time he was on his shoulders.

5.  We visited my Mom's memorial bench on Easter Sunday.

6.  Rita's water ice.  Enough said.

7.  Eating his first real New Jersey pizza.

8.  Taking a bath in grandpa's huge jacuzzi bath tub.

9.  Learning how to give "high fives."

10.  Spending time with Grandpa and Uncle Brandon.  Priceless.

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the pictures!  Happy Easter to all.

 Just hanging out in the New Jersey sun.  It was a beautiful weekend. 

Mirror-Mirror

This mirror is in my Dad's room and it was one of Max's favorite places to crawl to.

 Easter Morning:

 

The following pictures are at my Mom's memorial bench:

My Child can stay up with the best of them...

Tonight we had Max out with us and some friends. A lady came up to me while we were leaving and here was the conversation:
Lady: "Can I give you my card? I am a sleep trainer. Does your child have a hard time sleeping?"
Me: "No, he actually sleeps fine..."
Lady: "Well every-time I see a baby up past 6 I have to give the parents my card." (She pulls her post card out of a ziploc bag)
Me: "No I am just a bad parent."

 This lady was for real.  She was so serious it hurt.  

I don't think I am a bad parent for taking Max out with us.  

I do think that if she has kids and they go to bed at six, they might be up at 4am.

Maybe I do let Max stay up late, but have you seen my child...he is the happiest chub.

The week of CRAZY

This week has been crazy and I am so glad it is over.
Max has been sick for a month - he has had the worst head cold and cough.  It wasn't getting ANY better!!  We took him to our doctor and they were not very helpful/supportive/nice/smiley/etc...So we ended up switching doctors...and that was a blessing in disguise. 
Max went for his 9 month check up at the new doctors office...Doctor Adams was our doctor.  Such a sweetheart.  Even let Max play with all the "tools" he was poking him with. 
Max was diagnosed with RSV, a cold, teething, and all around miserable.
Then Tuesday night (The night before Canyon Crest Parent Teacher Conferences) Max woke up screaming bloody murder at 12:30.  Will woke me up and from 12:30-4 we tried everything to get him to stop screaming.  It was awful and so scary.  This was not a normal scream, it was a high pitched cry for help.  He was moving his arms and rubbing his eyes.
At 4am Will and I decided to call the doctors 24 hour hotline.  The doctor told us to take him to the ER.  The ER doctor was a sweetheart.  He must have seen my eyes and seen the worry all over my face, we were seen right away and Max was diagnosed with a double ear infection, given drops, and an antibiotic and within 5 minutes was sound asleep.
Needless to say I did SEP conferences with 45 minutes of sleep. 

Through all of this we had the BESTEST friends.  We had meals brought, and prayers said.  We couldn't have made it through the week without all their love...and thank you for all of the DIET COKE that was brought to Parent Teacher Conferences.  

Max today (Saturday March 31st) is doing tons better.  He still is draining a lot, his ears still hurt, but we have medicine and a plan.  I am much better when there is a plan.
Max and I fly to New Jersey this Thursday and we are hoping that his ears don't hurt and that he doesn't cry the whole flight.  Pray for us - and for a speedy recovery.

Here are some pictures from the week.

 The morning after the ER trip - Max slept pretty much the whole day.  Will had to watch him all day because I worked for 14 hours.  This was Day #1 of SEP conferences.

 

Max's first Wendy's Frosty and feeling better in his turtle.

We are glad that he is getting better - we really missed our smiley man.

9 month check up

24.4 pounds, 30 inches, 50cm head circumference

Loving the Weather

Max and I have been taking advantage of the great weather we have been having in Utah.  It has been in the 60's and low 70's for two weeks now.  Max loves watching the cars go by and if I would let him he would camp out there all day long.

 Look at that BUDDHA belly!

 He is loving standing.  He is so strong!  He practiced a lot today.

Guess what???

Max is moving and crawling!
We baited him with Pizza.
It was awesome to watch, and yes I cried.  It was so cool to see!

 My Baby is growing up!