My 100th Post - Max's 1st Overseas Call

Evening all. I can't believe I've actually posted 100 notes on this blog. It's amazing that I got beyond 25.

It seems that I'm going pictureless for a couple days. I've got no photos to upload but I do have stories to share and rather than stage re-enactment photos for each and everyone while waiting to post, I decided to go ahead and post sans photos then update later.

Yesterday, Sunday May 31, 2009, Max had his first overseas phone call. His pops is off glavanting around the world for work and the two of them had one of those AT&T moments where they just had to reach out and touch someone. The phone call was actually Max's idea. He had listend to Dan say hi the day before, smiled, grabbed the phone and promptly hung up on him.

We were just hanging out yesterday morning when he grabbed my phone from the hall table, opened it up and handed it to me while saying, "Daddy?". It was one of the sweetest things I've ever seen - even in my current cynical existance. I called Dan immediately. I got voice mail so I left a message. Dan called us back within 5 minutes and Max was so happy to hear his voice. He smiled, blew kisses and said hi. He really didn't know what to do while Dan was talking to him but he clearly loved knowing Dan was there. I suggested the only no fail, ongoing interactive conversation that I can have with Max any time, any where. It starts with, "What sound does an elephant make?" Max and Dan went through his whole zoo and then Max said, "Byeye", blew a kiss and off he went. Sunday sweetness.