Maxwell's Baptism

Maxwell was baptised today! He was so lucky to be supported and surrounded by our entire family. He was getting a little tired prior to going up front but as soon as the Pastor took a hold of him he was so content! Wesley went up front with us for the baptism and nearly knocked over the holy water in front of the entire church.

Ryan and Michelle - Maxwell's Godparents

Maxwell is 3 months old!!!

Happy Maxwell at 3 months old and 18 1/2 lbs! He is a happy lil guy!

So exhausted...

This picture was taken at 5:12 pm... Wesley wasn't feeling so hot and would have slept straight through the night if we didn't insist on making him get up and take a bath. He is feeling much better now! Don't they look so peaceful!!!

Suessical the Musical

Wesley and I went to St. Cloud to see his 2nd play. It was Suessical the Musical and our friend Mike played Horton, so I got to be the cool mom who has VIP access to the performers. (At least that is what I tell Wesley!)

Our friend Mike played Horton.
Joe and Amy went with us.
My little Suess.

Cute snuggles...

Wesley is a self proclaimed snuggler... Hopefully Maxwell will be too!

2 Months Old

and off the charts. Maxwell weighed 15 lbs. 4 oz. and 24 7/8 inches long...both in the 97-100% tile. I just checked Wesley's baby book and he was 13 lbs. 7 oz. and 24 1/2 inches long at 2 months. Such a big boy!!! He got 3 shots today and it was pretty tramatic. Wesley usually cried for less than a minute, if even, and Maxwell - well, he is still upset. It took about 5 minutes just to calm him down and he has been pretty sensitive all afternoon. Poor guy...

PS - The 5 1/2 hours of sleep didn't repeat last night but we hope it does again soon.

5 1/2 hours of sleep - straight!

Last night we had our longest stretch of sleep in a long while. Maxwell went down last at 12:30 and woke up at 6:00!! I don't know if I can expect more of that but it was awesome! It is hard to believe that his 2 month check up is tomorrow.

I took Wesley to Wal-Mart shopping. I never would have thought that it would get easier shopping with him but we have passed a major hurdle in that area. Don't get me wrong - I must shop with intention and purpose. Of course, half way into shopping he has to go to the bathroom and we have to book it across the store to the restrooms. While we were in the stall I accidentally scratched him in a rush to get in and out and not have my cart full of merchandise returned to the floor (which has happened!) and he said loudly "Ouch, you punched me" - nice, luckily I was able to walk out without any reports of abuse!

We enjoyed the beautiful weather with a nice walk around the neighborhood and a picnic in the driveway... I am getting antsy to get a lawn and some landscaping!

I am going to back post some stuff soon as well as post pictures - so keep checking.

Happy 30th Daddy

Welcome to the club!

Spark Plug

Wesley will be cruising the streets of Plymouth soon... We took him to get his first bike and it's a spiffy 16" Murray Spark Plug. I am pretty sure it was a bigger deal to us but it was fun to see him try them all out in the store. After the sixth bike, he could have cared less. Shane assembled it and I worked him into his new Spiderman helmet. He worked on feeling it out on the driveway. If he rides it any more confidently as he does his scooter - I will be panicking before long! It was really cute to see him thrilled to figure out the brakes - he had a proud smile that he couldn't hide even though he tried pretty hard to act cool about it.

Wesley getting fitted for the bike.

I CAN DO IT!!!

Maxwell's 1st Smiles

His first smiles started right at 6 weeks...much earlier than I had written in Wesley's baby book of 8 weeks. It is so sweet and rewarding.

He made his first trip to SoDak this weekend and was a good traveler. Of course he slept most of the time but that is all we needed to get through it. Ashley rode with us which also kept the trip more interesting for Wesley. His favorite thing is to pee on the grass on side roads. It never fails that he has to go when we have miles to go to the nearest town and you know he doesn't tell us until it is urgent. He has since suggested it when we are in the vehicle and we have had to tell him it is reserved for special trips to South Dakota.

Wesley goofing off...