6 month Wellness Check

Max did fine at his 6 month wellness check today. This was our first shot visit without Daddy. He was so active and LOVED the paper on the check-up table. He tore it up!! Dr. Nguyen was impressed with his weight and growth.


Stats:
Weight - 18 lbs. 10 oz.(50% percentile)
Length - 27 5/8 (75-90% percentile)
Head circumference - don't remember, I'll update that later

What I'm doing now:

• hitting/patting at things
• rubbing momma's arms, grabbing at faces
• getting excited when he sees family & friends
• playing in the tub: splashing, grabbing for things, sitting up with some assistance
• trying so hard to crawl
• lunging forward
  
• rocking on all fours
• saying ma, da and other sounds
• gruntin when he wants something
  

The Big 6!!

Well we are half way to the 1 year mark. Shawn and I so amazed at how much Shawn Maxwell has grown and developed. This milestone was sad because it was the first day that I was away from him on a "month" birthday. Nevertheless we woke up a bit earlier and took our pictures in the morning. Our little guy is such a morning person. We have our appointment next week, so I will post then with his stats! Until next time....Team Terral

All good things must come to an end :o(

Dog days of summer are officially over for us tomorrow. :o( Shawn starts his new job on Monday. I don't pretend to know too much about what he does, but I know it involves inspecting oil rigs in a rig up yard. He is looking forward to working with some of his old pals and meeting some new people. He'll be working long hours, but he's glad to get back to the grind.

I start teaching a new group of third graders tomorrow. I'm excited because this is a group that I taught Kindergarten during my first year at Andre'. I absolutely love my team, and my new partner. I missed them over the summer!

I miss Maxwell terribly throughout the day!! However, being away from him really makes me focus on our time together. I try to cherish every second when we are together. Television and my laptop have to wait until he's in bed. This year will be difficult, but I firmly believe in the famous quote "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". We are so blessed to have the support of our family. Honey has even volunteered to care for Max for 2 weeks while we go through this transition.

It's been a great summer! We've laughed, played, cried and loved!! Can't wait for June 2010 already. Just kidding!!!

Slappin' Daddy!

This is his new "thing". He "taps" or "slaps" almost everything. I caught him on tape a few nights ago, when he didn't want to sleep. :o)

"I want to move so bad, but it's so hard!! Nap time!"

Splish splash I was taking a bath

We love bath time! Shawn and I usually take turns with bath time, but most of the time we are both in there because it is just so much fun watching our baby Shawn!
Today he was sitting up, assisted by me of course. I was splashing the water and trying to get the water cup and colorful toys. He was so cute!I could of let him play in there for a while I made me realize how big and smart he is getting. Makes me sad to think of how fast he is growing up, but I am excited to be on this journey. I cherish every minute with my beautiful boy!

Getting out of the bath

....lovin' on his Eeyore

Tyson

Just wanted to show some love to our wonderful dog Tyson. He has been so great during this transition and we love him just like a baby, well sort of. We always said we wouldn't be one of those couples who have a baby and ignore our dog. I think we've done a pretty good job, not the best but darn close. We love our Teeson-Weeson!!

Atami Dinner

We had a fun dinner at Atami in College Station. We love hibachi and sushi. Suzy and Richard had a chance to see both her grand babbies for dinner. Lisa and I spend most of the time tending to our little ones. Here is a sweet picture of the kids with Suzy. They were pretty curious of eachother, but I bet they will be playing before we know it.