Half Way Through February 2013

And here we are half way into FEBRUARY! 
Next week we get to find out what the gender of BABY PEANUT will be???  BOY OR GIRL??  What is your guess??

One thing is for certain.  Max is growing.  He is sleeping 10+ hours straight at night.  He is taking a 3 hour nap everyday.  And LOVES milk.  He is gonna be taller than me by the time he is 10. 
He is showing a lot of personality these days.  He loves being silly and funny.  He tells his own "jokes" and likes to be the center of attention.  Who wouldn't want to be at almost 20 months?
Things we are learning about Max:
*He doesn't like big groups at all.  He gets really shy, cries and wants to be held.  It doesn't matter if it is a big group or a small group.  If they are loud, he cries.  He likes to be on his own. 
(I am really going to have to tell my Dad and Brother to whisper when they are around him, in the Rust family all we do is LOUD!)
*He needs time to settle down every night and play by-him-self with cars.
*He understands more than we think.  We can give him full commands and he does it.  Like "go get the balls and bring them to Mommy."  Or "Would you like something to eat?"  And he will run to the kitchen and try opening the fridge. 
*He LOVES Will.  He is sure a Daddy's boy.  He cries when Will leaves in the morning, and loves when he comes home.
*He is a climber.  He climbs on anything.  Including the oven.
*He loves Gerald, and the poor arms are going to fall off.  Good thing Will knows how to sew those arms right back on.

 He loves small places and corners.  He has started to find private places to go #2. 

 A new car ramp was "the best day"! 

Max HATES the cold.  He cries when he goes outside.  He doesn't like to walk in the cold.  He wants to be held.  And UTAH has had the coldest winter since 1947?  Why don't we live in California????

 "Mom I am NOT listening to you."  He loves putting his fingers in his ears. 

  

KING CAKE eating.  We celebrated FAT TUESDAY with our "gang" of friends.  We ate way to much, had food comas, and slept well that night.  Max loved the sugar and cake in the KING CAKE. 

Max woke up not feeling to well one day and he walked around all morning with Gerald in one hand, his blanket on his head, no pants, and in a daze.  It was to funny, sad, and cute NOT to take a few pictures. 

February 13, 2013

Life in Max's world over the last few weeks

Max's world has changed a bit.  Mom isn't as active as she was.  Mom is now on bed rest because of some pregnancy complications.   Baby Peanut is doing okay and we are hoping the rest of the pregnancy isn't as dramatic as the first part.  Mom spends a lot of time hanging out on the couch.  (Which is testing her emotions and humbling her big time!)

We do a lot of hanging out at home.  We see doctors a lot.  And Dad has been home quite a bit.  We are lucky to have wonderful friends who have been taking care of us.  We watch what most would say it "A bit to much TV" but he is one happy boy.  He is funny, he is growing up, still doesn't talk but we are enjoying his "words" and "gestures", and he gives the best hugs.   

 Funny Boy loves to see through the clear plastic part of the bag.  Don't worry we don't let him keep it on.  We know the dangers.

 Max loves being a big boy.  Aunt Rebecca gave us the idea of having him eat with us at the table so he would eat more.  WORKS like a charm!

 My happy man.

When Daddy is home things are GREAT.  Max loves to be outside, and the weather FINALLY warmed up to the 20's and 30's last week.

 All dressed up for church

 Books, books and more books. 

 Hanging out at the doctors office.  They have trucks in every room.  LOVES this!

 "Working" with Daddy

 This is his "cheese ball" face.  He thinks you can't "see" him when he closes his eyes. 

 We tried to make Cheerio necklaces.  Max wanted nothing to do with it.  He was more frustrated that the cheerios were all over the table rather than in the box. 

 Where is Max??

 Saw this quote online.  I was having an emotional day, and boy did this make me cry.

 Coloring everywhere - face, hands, table, and sometimes the paper. 

 The markers got in his mouth so bad, that when I gave him an apple to eat it dyed the apple.  NASTY!

 Giving Gerald some Loves.

 Daddy is so much fun. 

 Auntie Casch is his Gal.  Max LOVES her so much.  He gives her hug bear hugs.  It is pretty awesome.  We love Casch a lot around these parts.

Last week I was CRAVING cucumbers.  Next thing we know, they are Max's favorites.  So great.  He is such a food snob.  Picky picky.  But it makes us so happy that he is branching out, trying new things.  He likes cucumbers and apples now.

And there we have it.  The life of Max.  We thank you for the prayers for Baby Peanut.  We ask you to keep those prayers coming.