Max's first school photo was the Friday before Easter - right after his haircut. He did a great job and loved playing with the GIANT crayon. Pretty cute, don't ya think?
Friday, April 24, 2009
1st School Photo
Max's first school photo was the Friday before Easter - right after his haircut. He did a great job and loved playing with the GIANT crayon. Pretty cute, don't ya think?
Goose Egg
Poor Max! He had a hard day on Wednesday (April 22). He took two big falls at daycare and they were within a couple hours of each other. The serious bummer is that he hit the same spot on his head each time.
We were pretty concerned but he seems to be fine. That was quite a knot on his forehead! It's finally going down and the bruise seems to be coming in now. Auntie Bex offered to bubble wrap him. That might not be such a bad idea!
We were pretty concerned but he seems to be fine. That was quite a knot on his forehead! It's finally going down and the bruise seems to be coming in now. Auntie Bex offered to bubble wrap him. That might not be such a bad idea!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Crazy Hair Day
Today is crazy hair day at Max's school. We gelled up his hair pretty good. At first he wasn't too keen on the idea but once we had him look in the mirror he thought it was pretty funny and offered his head for more.
Maybe next year we can put some color in and get a really good stick 'em up hair product.
Pretty cute guy! I also love Dan's expression.
Maybe next year we can put some color in and get a really good stick 'em up hair product.
Pretty cute guy! I also love Dan's expression.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
It's My Haircut and I'll Cry If I Want To
Nax finally got a real offical haircut! It goes without saying that he LOVED it. Hahahaha. Good to see I haven't lost my humor even after 35 minutes of crying, squirming and general death wailing.
Technically, Max did have a haircut a few months ago. I managed to shear a few of his longest locks while he was sleeping. Yes - sleeping. We had tried to cut his hair while he was awake and it was not pretty. We opted to forgo the haircut and give him a trim while he was racked out. The cut was a little jagged but it worked for a few months. As Easter approached, I realized that I had to suck it up and take him for a do.
Where to go? Where to go? A couple gals at work suggested the barber shop up the street - Gentlemen's Choice. I NEVER would have gone here on my own or even thought they cut kids hair so I'm really glad for the suggestion. I only wish I had a photo of the exterior to share with you. You'd see what I mean.
Anyhow, I scheduled the appointment for the Friday before Easter. It was picture day at school so the timing ended up being pretty good. I also really wanted to get his haircut before he saw his Auntie Bex at Easter.
I think the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. I should add that the woman was AWESOME and very patient. She even tried giving Foxy a haircut. Max thought that was hilarious but it did nothing to endear him to his own haircut experience. The barber working the chair next to us was pretty great, too. They didn't bat an eyelash at all that hollerin'. Thanks to my mom for taking all of the action photos.
He was squiggling so much that I finally had to pin him in my arms. That worked for about 1 minute of calm and then the storm hit again.
As you can see we tried bribing him with cookies and while he held on to said cookie with a death grip, it did not distract him from his misery.
Suddenly, we're all done. The brush was more interesting than the scissors but still not something Max was interested in.
Finally, Grandma Christie rescued me. Whew!
Mama forgot to bring a second shirt to change into. He was bare chested at the end.
One thing I failed to catch on film is the charm of the barbershop. Taxidermy all around. Two bucks in the waiting room. Max was really interested in those handsome fellas. There was a squirrel jumping off the wall while smoking a cigarette above the chair Max was sitting in. I'd say there was a pretty decent man-room vibe going on.
Shoot! I forgot to bring his certificate to scan. Ah well. Thank goodness we made it through the experience. Let's hope his hair grows really slowly!
Technically, Max did have a haircut a few months ago. I managed to shear a few of his longest locks while he was sleeping. Yes - sleeping. We had tried to cut his hair while he was awake and it was not pretty. We opted to forgo the haircut and give him a trim while he was racked out. The cut was a little jagged but it worked for a few months. As Easter approached, I realized that I had to suck it up and take him for a do.
Where to go? Where to go? A couple gals at work suggested the barber shop up the street - Gentlemen's Choice. I NEVER would have gone here on my own or even thought they cut kids hair so I'm really glad for the suggestion. I only wish I had a photo of the exterior to share with you. You'd see what I mean.
Anyhow, I scheduled the appointment for the Friday before Easter. It was picture day at school so the timing ended up being pretty good. I also really wanted to get his haircut before he saw his Auntie Bex at Easter.
I think the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. I should add that the woman was AWESOME and very patient. She even tried giving Foxy a haircut. Max thought that was hilarious but it did nothing to endear him to his own haircut experience. The barber working the chair next to us was pretty great, too. They didn't bat an eyelash at all that hollerin'. Thanks to my mom for taking all of the action photos.
He was squiggling so much that I finally had to pin him in my arms. That worked for about 1 minute of calm and then the storm hit again.
As you can see we tried bribing him with cookies and while he held on to said cookie with a death grip, it did not distract him from his misery.
Suddenly, we're all done. The brush was more interesting than the scissors but still not something Max was interested in.
Finally, Grandma Christie rescued me. Whew!
Mama forgot to bring a second shirt to change into. He was bare chested at the end.
One thing I failed to catch on film is the charm of the barbershop. Taxidermy all around. Two bucks in the waiting room. Max was really interested in those handsome fellas. There was a squirrel jumping off the wall while smoking a cigarette above the chair Max was sitting in. I'd say there was a pretty decent man-room vibe going on.
Shoot! I forgot to bring his certificate to scan. Ah well. Thank goodness we made it through the experience. Let's hope his hair grows really slowly!
Monday, April 20, 2009
First Swim
Whew! It's been such a long time since I posted. We've had a very busy 5 weeks and I can't begin to get caught up on just one post. I'll start with an easy one...Max's 1st swim.
We met up with the Zander Clan in Pittsburgh for Easter Weekend. We had a great visit with everyone and I'll tell ya all about it later. We've been meaning to get Max in the water for quite some time but it hasn't worked out. Dan was determined that he'd at least get him in the pool while we were on our Easter trip. We woke up bright and early Saturday mornig. (Gosh, what a surprise.) We headed right down to the pool. Dan in his swimsuit and me with camera in hand.
Max spent most of his swim sitting on the top step and that wasn't an instant success. Thank goodness for the kid-friendly life guard who handed us a little fish for Max to play with. It was just what he needed. He chewed on his fish and wiggled it in the water.
After a while he felt like splashing a little and then he let Dan take him for a little swim. He floats surprisingly well for a little guy that seems to have 0 body fat. At first he seemed to enjoy his swim.
Then he wasn't so sure.
But by the end he seemed ready to go again. This is his facial expression when we asked if he wanted to swim again. If you don't spend a lot of time with him you probably wouldn't know that he is actually saying "Yah!" in his photo.
We'll have to get him back in the water again soon. Looks like I might need to get a bathing suit. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!
We met up with the Zander Clan in Pittsburgh for Easter Weekend. We had a great visit with everyone and I'll tell ya all about it later. We've been meaning to get Max in the water for quite some time but it hasn't worked out. Dan was determined that he'd at least get him in the pool while we were on our Easter trip. We woke up bright and early Saturday mornig. (Gosh, what a surprise.) We headed right down to the pool. Dan in his swimsuit and me with camera in hand.
Max spent most of his swim sitting on the top step and that wasn't an instant success. Thank goodness for the kid-friendly life guard who handed us a little fish for Max to play with. It was just what he needed. He chewed on his fish and wiggled it in the water.
After a while he felt like splashing a little and then he let Dan take him for a little swim. He floats surprisingly well for a little guy that seems to have 0 body fat. At first he seemed to enjoy his swim.
Then he wasn't so sure.
But by the end he seemed ready to go again. This is his facial expression when we asked if he wanted to swim again. If you don't spend a lot of time with him you probably wouldn't know that he is actually saying "Yah!" in his photo.
We'll have to get him back in the water again soon. Looks like I might need to get a bathing suit. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!
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