Hatten Family Visit

Well, some of our best friends from WV came to visit us last week - Mark and Paula, with their 2yr old daughter Lydia. We really enjoyed their visit. We went to the beach and Disney. Lydia had the best time!!! Here are some pics from their visit - Enjoy!!!

I don't look good in this pic at all but I loved how they were holding hands. Lydia was great with Max. She would "pet" him and give him kisses. She had to learn to like the dogs though. Daisy was great with her and Baxter was his usual high strung self. He would follow her around a lot and try to lick her feet. She certainly gave us a glimpse into what life will be like with Max when he's two.
Max and Mickey and Minnie

Lydia meeting Cinderella!!! I have never seen such sheer happiness. I actually cried. For those of you who know me, going to Disney was HUGE for me. But, believe it or not I had a good time and would do it again with Max when he's old enough to enjoy it.

The Hatten Family

Max went to the beach back in Feb when my friend Kristina came down but he was much smaller and it was too cool to get out of the stroller much. So, here is his FIRST real trip to the Beach..... he put his feet in the water, didn't like it. Guess it wasn't warm like his bath water.

I love this pic that Paula took of us. I didn't even know about it until I went through all the pics we both took. I LOVE THIS!!!

Lydia playing in the sand

Max looking cool. He has his hat and sunglasses on. My Mom and Dad bought him his beach hat, it's sooo cute. Yes, I bought my child baby sunglasses but what are you to do living in FL? The sun's just sooo bright. I put him in a onsie that Roberta from Chris' work got him - it was fitting for the beach. It says "a little crabby".

Happy Easter

Tummy Time on my WVU blankie from Kristina and her Mom. Checking out my new Easter toys.

Happy Easter everyone!!!!

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