Sleeping Angel

Well, Max hasn't been feeling well. He has had a cold for about 1 month. (maybe RSV, who knows at this point and it really doesn't matter). We saw the MD at the beg. of March for his 2mo appt and shots. He was 11 lbs 11 oz. A complete 5 lb wt gain since birth!! He said he was in the 50th percentile on everything, so keep doing what I'm doing re: breastfeeding b/c he was perfect. At that appt. he felt like it was a cold that would run its course. Since that appt he has progressively gotten worse. I missed work last Mon b/c Sun night he ran a fever and was so full of mucous in his nose that he couldn't eat. I was suctioning out LOADS of it. They put him on an antibiotic. Well, throughout last week he kept getting worse instead of better. By Sat. am I was worried that he had bronchitis because the congestion went from his nose to his throat and then his chest. We went to the doctor on Sun AM (yes - our's is open on the weekend) and they said he had bronchiolitis which is worse than bronchitis. It's very close to pneumonia. So, I am off work today taking care of my BABY!! He is on a new antibiotic and getting breathing treatments with a nebulizer, just like Mommy with her asthma. So, update for all - keep Max in your thoughts. Hopefully in a few days he will turn the corner and feel better. For, now lots of love, attention and spoiling. Here is how the little prince gets to sleep sometimes, right beside Mommy in her bed.

Happy St. Pat's

Happy Irish day everyone!!!

Fun Times

Here is Max making faces at Daddy. He is having fun with him one day after work. Doesn't he look happy.
Face #2 - I think he looks like he's thinking here, maybe about being mischievous.

Face #3 - now he looks suprised!

I love my Aunt Lori

Making funny faces at Nana & Papaw Stowers

Two Month's Pics

Taken 2/28 since there isn't 30 days this month. He is 8+ wks old.
As you can see, he wasn't very happy about having his picture taken at this time!!

It's so hard for us to believe how much he has grown!! Reminder - look back at the 1 month pic.

Funny Pics

Here he is being high tech. First of all, he sleeps GREAT in his car seat. Second, Nana and Papaw Stowers bought him a webcam and we get on Skype to chat with them. This is to help them no miss Max so much when they go back to WV in April!!! He gets on there periodically and makes faces at them. Here he is with Nana watching him sleep. She literally is on the other end of the webcam babysitting him - watching him sleep!!! (That black thing is the webcam on his chest)
I don't know what he's doing here but it's funny

Chris was sleep deprived the night this happened. Baxter wearing 3D glasses from the Superbowl - Daisy's just watching the activity

Learning head and neck control using the Bumpo

We put his hair in a Mohawk often

I don't want my picture taken and I will hide from you Mommy

Again, don't know what he's doing but it's funny

Funny faces at Daddy

Trip to Lena's

I went to visit my Grandma Lena (which is really my Great Grandma) at her house in FL. She likes to lay with me on her bed. I like to look at her and talk to her.
She is singing to me here and I am concentrating on the words...

Here she is praying over me in Italian. I don't know what she's saying but I am listening.

Happy Valentine's Day

Nana Stowers bought me my Valentine's shirt!! Don't I look cute?

One Month Old

Here is his one month picture!!! I got this idea from my friend Paula in WV. I will take his picture each month on this blanket so we can see how much he has grown. It's easy to center him under the dog and start the pic with him laying on the edge of the lace. My Mom made him this blanket. I only wish I would've thought to start this with him as a newborn when we first brought him home, but alas!!

My Travels

My first trip to the Beach. We went to Sanibel Island last weekend when Kristina was here to visit. It was nice, in the 70s with a breeze. The water was cold!! This is as close as he got to the water. I kept him either covered up on our beach blanket or in his stroller covered up so he wouldn't get sunburned.
My first outing out of Ft. Myers was to go see Nana and Papaw Stowers at their camp about 1 hr away (north) at Port Charlotte. They are taking me for a walk. It was quite cool that day, in the 60s. Mom has me bundled up with a hat and blanket.

I went to my Daddy's work and visited him and his friends there!!

Some of My Friends

My girlfriend Kristina came to visit us last weekend from up north. She and I went to Nursing school together. She and her husband are pregnant!!!
First time Kristina held Max!

The man of the hour - Dr. Brown. The best doctor ever. This is who delivered Max. I don't know what I would have done without him. He was a wonderful doctor and he stayed on past his on-call time to deliver Max.

Here's Uncle Mike!! Yes, he does hold Max but he tends to hold the dogs more :) Especially Daisy because she's just so loveable. On a side note, another reason I got behind on the blog: the week I went back to work Daisy got very sick, we thought at one point that she wasn't going to make it. We don't know how, but she got pancreatitis. She spent several days at the Vet in the "hospital". She is all better now but we were so focused on her that it was hard to even take care of Max. Nana Stowers came and stayed to help out with Max so we could take care of sick Daisy even after she came home from the hospital. Thankfully, all is better now!

Here are Josh and Bethany, 2 of our Florida friends

My Favorite People

That's all that needs said!

Tummy Time

Here is Max not enjoying tummy time!! Notice Baxter closing his eyes. He hates hearing Max cry. If we don't do something about it immediately - Baxter will back at us until we do.

Baxter looking in on Max

Daisy kissing Max

Hello World!!

Sleepy Max in Various Positions

Sleeping in the swing. The Snoopy stuffed animal my Aunt Nancy and Cousin Tabitha got him. It sits on the back of the crib - looks like Snoopy is watching over him that way.
Asleep in Daddy's arms

Thinking about sleeping

Asleep on Mommy's legs

Posing in my chair

Thumb Sucking

Ok, he hasn't done it much. Chris and I have only seen brief snippets of time where he does this but Nana and Papaw Stowers watched him one day and he sucked his thumb on his own for 20mins!!!! He really isn't a big binky fan so maybe.....