16 Months!

Hoorrraaayyyy!!!!

It's me Max with a much overdue newsletter!!! So sorry that I haven't sent a newsletter in some time, Mommy started working again and is getting used to the whole new schedule so we've been pretty busy.

Things with me are going great! I don't go to the same daycare anymore as she had to shut down her daycare, it was sad but we will still go and visit her. Now Mommy and Daddy's friend Ursula looks after me and boy oh boy is it fun! She has a little boy who is 8 months old, he can't run around like me but I am trying to teach him everything I know, good and bad! uh oh! I have so much fun there though so everyone is very very happy!

I am 16 months old and getting so big now, I weigh about 23 pounds and am very very tall. I am still a skinny boy, but Dr Taylor says I am "perfect", gosh I love it when she says that! A few weeks ago I had Roseola, now that's no fun at all, all fevered and rashy, but it's not serious and I got better quickly so that's good.

I am still quite the comedian, I love to do things that make people laugh, I am quite the attention getter. I love to dance and spin and jump and lately I have really gotten a kick out of walking backwards, don't ask why! I love to clap and drum and sing and give high fives and if you ask me I can point to my eyes, my nose, my belly button and my diaper, it is very cute I am so smart! I nod "yes" and shake my head "no" now too.

I am also learning about being gentle, which I am getting better at sometimes I just get so excited! The other day Mommy asked me to give her some love, and to her amazement I knew exactly what she meant and I came over and gave her a hug and a kiss. I give all kinds of kisses now, I am so affectionate. I have totally perfected walking and running a while ago, now I am working on marching, stomping and jumping. I love to march around the house. My biggest thing is climbing. (Mommy sighs) I love to stand on things I am not supposed to all the time so I am keeping everyone busy around me!!!

Now that it is cold outside I have to get all bundled up which to everyone's surprise I am very very good about, I don't mind getting my coat and mittens and boots and stuff on, I even try to help Mommy do it, I am such a big helpful boy! My all time favorite game is "pretend to eat" I know, it sounds funny, but I love to play with spoons and bowls, which I stir up and pretend to eat and make all kinds of "yum yum yum" sounds, maybe I'll grow up and be a chef like my uncle Jay! It doesn't even have to be a bowl, I'll stir in a bucket, a cup, even my boot, yum yum boot soup! I say "hi!" to everyone I see and am such a friendly boy who is not the tiniest bit shy.

Anyway friends and family, I should go and get to bed, hope you are all doing fantastic!!! Enjoy the pics (I have a bit of a rash on my face from slobbering so much, just in case you are wondering) Love you all! Big Boy Max

Back by popular demand....it's me, Max here with my Newsletter!!!

Well, it was never gone, just Mommy has been so busy that she hasn't gotten around to sending one in a while.

So I am now 11 and a half months old, can you believe it!?!?! It is my birthday at the end of the month, I can't believe that I am almost one year old! Holy Moley!!! Things with me are going great. The past 2 weeks though, I have been sick with a bad cough and an ear infection in each ear. gross. It's no fun, for me or for mom and dad, who had to get up with me throughout the night. But I got some medicine from the doctor and I am feeling much better and am getting back to my usual happy funny self.

I am not walking yet, unless I am holding onto something, but I can stand on my own pretty well now. I have 6 teeth so I can chew pretty good too, if I can ever get out of the habit of stuffing as much into my mouth as can possibly fit! My eyes are as blue as ever and my hair is such a light brown it is just about blond. People tell me I am very handsome, but I don't know what that means yet.

One thing that is exciting is how many words I can say!!! Lately it seems like I can say all sorts of things all of a sudden, which is making mommy and daddy very excited! I can say mum-mum for mommy, and I now say daddy instead of "dada", I can say "whiskey" for my kitty cat, which sounds like "dissy", but it is very obvious what I mean. I say "uh oh" all the time, sometimes I will drop something just for the opportunity to say uh-oh, it is quite funny. I can say fish (sounds like "tish") for my fish tank I have in my room, and I can say "hi", although normally I just wave. Mommy and Daddy think I can say kitty cat too, which sounds like "ti tat" but they are waiting for it to be more obvious, but I DO say it whenever I see a cat, so they are pretty sure. One thing they are sure about it how smart I am!!!

I went to my first birthday party, for my cousin, Abby, it was lots of fun, I was so pooped by the end of it that I fell fast asleep during dinner in my highchair... It was a lot of fun though, I can't wait for my birthday!!! You get to eat cake!!!
Anyway, this is getting long so I will go for now, I promise the next newsletter will be soon!!!

Love you all,
Baby (I mean, big-boy, toddler) Max!

Max's 1st Birthday

Info On max's B-day party coming soon!

Heeelllloooooo Everybodieeeeee!!

It's me, Max. Mom wasn't able to get last week's newsletter out so this one will be a double whammy!

I am growing bigger and bigger everyday, I am such a happy boy who just loves to stay busy all the time. (mommy sighs, she doesn't get much of a break during the day!!! lol) I am very good at walking holding on to furniture and am getting better at climbing stuff too. Like pillows on the floor or all over Mommy, it is so much fun!

I am also getting better at listening when Mommy or Daddy say "no touching please!" Most of the time I listen and leave whatever it was I was touching alone....unless the temptation is just too great!! :) I am eating all sorts of stuff now, I LOVE fruit salads, and when mommy puts a yogurt in the freezer so it tastes like ice cream. I also love to mash my food all over my highchair and myself, making a big big mess, but that's my job, right? Mommy says I am VERY good at making big messes! haha!

I know words for all kinds of things now, even if I can't say them yet, I know "want your bottle?", "Where's _______ ? (mommy/daddy/whiskey the cat)", "Give that to me please" (about 60% of the time I listen to that one), "would you like a cracker?", "wave hi/bye!" and so many more. I am a very smart baby. One of my favorite games is to take my pacifier and stick it in Mommy's mouth, I think it is hilarious, but at least I am sharing! My other favorite game is "chase" with ME being the one who gets chased, when Mommy says "I'm gonna get you!!!" I squeal and scream and crawl as fast as I can laughing until Mommy catches me, which is, of course, the best part of the game.

Anyway, I hope you are all doing really really well! For Mommy's work friends, we promise to come visit soon, as soon as Mommy's foot is feeling better!

Miss you ALL so so much!
Lots of love,
Baby (big boy!) Max

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are doing really really well!

Not too much new has happened this past week, mostly I have just been perfecting my new skills, crawling and standing mostly.

Today I had a bit of an accident while trying to stand, I didn't quite make it and bit my mouth. My tooth poked into my lip making it bleed and making me cry...a lot. But Mommy and an ice cube wrapped in a washcloth to suck on made me feel better. The first big bump of many I guess!!

Mommy Daddy and me went for a long walk outside today, we visited our friend Laurie and her family and I ate some dirt. I am still undecided if it was yummy or yucky, mommy didn't want to let me try another taste to make sure. too bad. We also went out to eat for brunch, I had toast and fruit salad, yum yum, and to the walmart to buy some stuff. I love going to resturants, I was so excited. I also love going on the subway, especially if mommy or daddy let me stand and look out the window, it is very exciting stuff for a not quite 10 month old baby!

One big peice of news that has happened over the past few days is me saying "mama" and "dada".....for REAL. I have been babbling them for some time now, but it is becoming more and more obvious that just over the past week I have figured out what they mean, usually I only say "mama" when I am upset, reaching for Mommy, On Wednesday night when Daddy left to go see a soccer game I waved and said "dada" clear as can be! I am such a smart little boy!

I am waving hello and goddbye a lot lately, I am finally getting the hang of what that means too. Can't wait to see you and show you all my new skills!!!

Anyway everyone, I hope you are having a nice long weekend and are enjoying this nice weather like me!!

Lots of love,
Baby Max

Hi Everyone!!!

I am now 40 weeks old, 9 and a half months already!!! I can't believe that in less than 3 months I will be 1 YEAR OLD!!!! Yikes says Mom.

Happy Mother's day to all the mom's out there!

This week was very exciting because I figured out how to CRAWL!!! Yes sir! I am a crawling machine going here and there and back again, I certainly keep Mommy and Daddy on their toes! I am also constantly crawling somewhere like the couch or coffee table and pulling myself up to standing. ALL. THE. TIME. (mommy says "sigh"). But all in all it is lots of fun. I am such a happy baby these days now that I can go places, I am all smiles and giggles all the time. We have been going to the park every day, I LOVE the baby swing, love the breeze in my hair. I HATE wearing a hat, mommy finally found one that has a strap so I can't pull it off, but that doesn't mean I don't try. I have already thrown 2 hats overboard off my stroller when out for a walk (without Mommy or Daddy noticing) and Mommy got tired of buying new hats, haha.

I love going places, especially the park. I am just as happy to sit on a blanket on the ground and play with the grass and pick up and throw little leaves and sticks that I come across, so much fun, I am loving this nice weather, which means I get to go outside everyday!

Today we went to the Beaches for Mother's day, we ate dinner in a very busy restaurant, which I loved, I was very excited. I also tried a little bite of Mommy's icecream while on our walk and cried for almost 3 blocks when I couldn't have anymore. Who knew icecream would be so delicious???

Anyway everyone, I hope you are doing really really well, I love you all, can't wait to see you all again soon! Enjoy the pictures!

Lots of Love,
Baby Max

Hello Everyone!!!

It's Max here and I have SO much to tell you this week! I have been so so busy, going all over the place and having lots of fun along the way!

On Saturday we went to my great-Papa's memorial service in Bobcageon, which was sad and happy at the same time, happy mostly because I got to see lots of friends and family, I was a very good boy, even though by the end of the day I was so so tired!

On Monday, Mommy, Daddy and me drove to Kitchener to see my big sister, Nisha, and her mom Maire, we had a great time and went to this really fun park, which I missed because I fell asleep once we got there, LOL. But I enjoyed getting to see those guys a lot!

We also visited a big pet store on Monday night and I got so so excited over the fishies and especially the cute puppies who were jumping around, but when Daddy started to wheel me away from them I cried and cried, I didn't want to leave. LOL

Today (wednesday) we went to the zoo! I have never been to the zoo before, some of the animals I didn't really "get"...I guess I didn't really know they were animals and if they weren't moving around I wasn't interested, but I did like the giant fish aquariums and the gorillas, hippos and the big polar bear who swam up to the glass to
see me. By the end of the day I was pretty pooped and glad to be home.

I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday and afterwards we went for lunch with my Uncles Jay and Cory and my friend (Uncle Jay's girlfriend) Ashley. It was fun, I tried some pasta and a mushroom for the first time, yum yum! I now weigh 19.9 pounds and am just over 29 inches long, the doctor says I am the PERFECT size and am growing very very well. I had fun at this appointment, playing with (aka: grabbing from the doctor) all the doctor's neat stuff. I have 4 teeth now and love to chomp on things, I have also learned how to wave "hi" If you wave and say "HI!" I wave back and yell, it's very funny. All in all I am doing GREAT!

Anyway, sorry this letter this week is so long!! LOL, I hope you are all doing really really great, I miss you all!

Lots of love,
Baby Max (not such a baby anymore!! )

Hello Everyone!

It's Max again....Mommy is finally back on track (I hope) with my newsletters.

This past week has been a busy one for me, the weather has been so good that I have been going outside every day! First thing in the morning me and Mommy and Daddy all go for a walk to "get our blood going". After Daddy goes to work, Mommy usually takes me out again in the afternoon to do shopping or groceries and stuff. I love love love being outside seeing the world!

I am still working on crawling, I am getting closer and closer everyday! Mommy thinks it will be in the next 2 weeks that I will probably get the hang of it. I am really good and rocking back and forth on my hands and knees though, so that's a start!!! I said "mama" for the first time on Friday....I said it a bunch of times, although people aren't sure if I mean "mommy" or not. I am still saying "mum mum mum" when I need Mommy, so she is pretty convinced that I am saying it for real, which is pretty cool!!! I can't wait until I can say all the things I want to say, Mommy and Daddy think I will probably be an early talker.

We had a busy weekend. On Saturday we went to visit Mommy's friend Mel, it was her little boy's 2nd birthday party, I had lots of fun and eventually passed out on Mommy's lap from all the excitement. Then on Sunday we all went to the Beaches and walked around and had lunch. I got a bunch of summer clothes since the weather is getting hotter, I want to be prepared! All in all it was a fun day out in the fresh air.

Anyway everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the Springtime! Can't wait to see you all!

Lots of love,
Baby Max
xo

Heeeellllooooo Everyone!

So sorry this newsletter is behind, I have been bugging mommy to get it done but her and daddy have been busy getting our new house ready and stuff.

I really like my new place! There are so many more rooms to see and explore and we have much more space. I can't wait until I can crawl for real and I can check it out on my own (not a chance, says mommy, LOL). Speaking of crawling, I am getting closer everyday, I can sometimes get up on my hands and knees, but mostly if I try to crawl I just push myself backwards or around in circles, but a little guy's gotta start somewhere, right!?

Last week, Mommy and I went to meet this nice lady, who mommy says will be babysitting me when she goes back to work. We are both very sad that we can't just keep hanging out all the time forever and ever, but we will manage. The lady is very very nice, I liked her and the 2 other kids who were there, it's a lot like home, so I think it will work out fine.

I am still giving lots of kisses when you ask me, which is very cute (and slobbery!). Mommy made me a "book of babies", which is really just a little photo album with magazine cut outs of babies, but I love it I laugh and point and give the paper babies kisses, it is all too cute.

Yesterday my Uncle Rob, Aunt Kathy and cousins Asher and Abby came for a visit, it was lots of fun, I like it when people come to visit! They lent me a really cool video which I watched today and loved it, lots of music and things.

My newest thing is "dancing". When I hear a beat or some music, I rock back and forth and wiggle to the music, I just love music!! I also love to bite things with my new teeth. I bite down on the spoon when Mommy feeds me, sometimes I won't let go.

Anyway friends and family, I hope you are all doing as well as me! Can't wait to see you again!

Lots of love,
Baby Max