Conversations with Wormy

Superman?

Oooh, feet!

Maddox loves bath time now. He kicks in the water and stares at his feet. He's definitely exploring more. He studies his feet and hands and grabs ahold of anything fabric. He has a little toy that plays music and Maddox tries to have conversations with it. He also loves staring at the turtle mobile on the pack'n'play. The mechanism in the mobile stopped working, but we just give it a twirl and he's mesmerized! Maddox also got a little visit from Papa last weekend. Brian is away on a business trip. I know he's going to miss us, so I will try to post more this week... if Maddox gives me the chance!

This Hermit Crab Needs a New Shell!

Maddox is 12 weeks old today! Check out the changes!

6 days vs 3 months....

Spidey Boy

Maddox met John and Meagan who are moving to Japan this week. We're very excited for them! Here he is with John and the little Spiderman outfit they gave him.

Maddox "watched" about 5 minutes of the Chiefs game as he was getting his jammies (they're a hit Andrea) on for bed. He loves being read to, whether it's material I'm studying or his little books. There is one book in particular that he loves to study. Brian took a video of him checking out the high-contrast pictures. I may try to post that some other time. Maddox is talking more and more, but he seems to be a little shy when there is anyone but Brian and I in the audience. I'm the lucky one to hear all of his babblings!

Praying Mantis in the hizouse...

Erin, Maddox and I went for a walk today and we saw this giant praying mantis outside our apartment. I plan to introduce Maddox to Chiefs football tonight, as they play their first preseason game tonight. One of my co-workers at the Library found this amazing book in the Library Donation box last week. It was entitled The Nuclear War Fun Book. It was such an unbelieveable find that I had to purchase a copy for Maddox. I received it in the mail on Wednesday, so Maddox was learning about all of the fun he could have in a fallout shelter in a post-apocalyptic world. The book has fun games like Postwar Scavenger Hunt, ID your Ballistic Missles, and Math in the Aftermath. Published in the height of the Cold War, this book is essential for all survivors looking to combat boredom for the rest of their half-life.

Babbles

Here's a short video of Maddox talking to his own image on the video camera. Sorry about the bad camera work.... It's so hard to capture him at his cutest, because he always stops what he is doing to study the camera!

We had our 2 month check up yesterday. He weighs 11lb 9 oz- over double his take home weight! He's a big, healthy boy!

Grillin' like a Villian

Today we went to church and then to our friends' home for a grilled lunch. Doesn't Maddox look fancy in his collared shirt and little hat? Maddox is sleeping through the night more often than not, which is good because he doesn't give me much of a break during the day! We visited Brian at a farmer's market in a neighboring town where he was representing the library (It was a combo farmer's market/commemeration of a Civil War battle). We bought lots of yummy vegetables including purple bell peppers and "chocolate" bell peppers.

Maddox is holding his head up pretty well and loves to stand. He can support his own weight, but has terrible balance. Also, he waved goodbye to Brian for the first time. Brian and I were waving good bye and Maddox mimicked us. Pretty cute! Here's Maddox practicing being a big boy in his bumbo chair.

Nebraska

Here is the little smiler. My favorite time of the day is the hour in the morning where Maddox is incredibly alert and smiley. This is the time that he laughs and seems to study everything.This past weekend we drove to Nebraska for Brian's family reunion. Below is a picture of 4 generations! Maddox met lots of relatives for the first time, including his great grandma and grandpa. We also had a short pit stop in Kansas City where we met Nana at the park so that she could see how much he has grown.