twelve months with max.

the most love- filled, joyous, exciting, amazing twelve months of our lives. loving max is so easy to do... i mean just look at him. 

the first year of max's life has left us all awe-struck. he went from a teeny-tiny ball of love and spit up to an extremely active, charming and loving little boy (ahhhh- doesn't feel right to call him a little boy). month twelve brought another tooth to accompany the two on the top. and our doc says the canines are on the way. does teething ever end??!!

a favorite game this month- getting into the winter gear.

this bears/ santa hat is his favorite. he loves to wear it all over the house, just not outside when it's cold... then he'd like it off. he likes to keep us on our toes- ya know?

this month brought a new seat for meal time! it's so perfect to put him at the bar while we are getting stuff ready in the kitchen.

lots more food this month! he's getting more adventurous in the food department, but we didn't have to do much convincing to get him to eat his first slice of pizza ;o). 

still have to hide those veggies though... thank goodness he can't taste all the spinach in his baby green drink :o).

after elle left her mac and cheese (and fork) within max's reach, we realized he had picked up how to eat with a fork! he now insists on silverware with every meal :o). mr. independence strikes again!

loving some elmo on a snuggly inside day! he just can't get close enough ;o).

this month also brought the most snow our yard had seen! and it even lasted long enough to get baby boy all bundled up. we loved it, max- not such a big fan. i think he's more of a sun lover ;o).

max couldn't hold out until his birthday for new shoes, his feet were too crunched in his old ones! we call these his hipster shoes, and he calls them 'ish' or 'shish.' more words- yay!

this boy wants a piece of all the action. he likes to help with laundry by throwing clothes all over the room. he really prefers to toss the already folded variety ;o). his next favorite- pushing the hamper all the way back to his room!

love, love when he snuggles his stuffed animals! sweetie baby!

this month max got to help ry and i celebrate my big 30th birthday!! loved having him on the outside of my belly this year, he makes it feel like there is so much to celebrate!!

mr. interested in everything. wants to know what everyone is up to... at all times.

we find sweet one in this position all too often. he even likes to scoot around with the one knee down! it seems like kind of an in between of crawling and walking.

we told our doc about our stubborn one who seems to be ABLE to walk on his own- but won't. he said he's not worried at all, max is so super strong and just needs to build up the confidence. i may sound crazy saying this- but it seems like life may be a little easier once max walks. at least in the backyard anyway!

yay for growing and learning so much!! max rung in at 18.20 pounds and 30.25 inches this time. he only gained a few ounces in the last few months, but our doc said it's probably because he's so active! could've also been that the nurse had a hard time getting a read on the scale since he was screaming his head off and flailing around :o/. the nurse said max must be smart, because most babies don't start crying at their appointments until 18 months, when they realize what's happening. max must be a genius since he started crying the minute we stripped him down ;o). not much weight gain, but he grew almost 3 inches in two months- wow!

 mr. independence would just like his own space to play with pens and drink his juice!

max has been loving to read this month!! but not being read to by us... he'll only let us get through a few pages before he wants down :o(. he prefers to sit by himself, turn the pages, and take it all in.

those cheeks, that nose, those eyes and little teeth. so hard not to constantly cover him with kisses!

and here's to another twelve months with the coolest guy we know. we are so lucky to call him ours.