Trains

It's official - Max loves trains, too! I knew it would happen before too long. It's cute to watch them play together. Now that Max can stand and cruise a little he has fun playing with Kyle's train table. This morning they spent an hour in Kyle's room playing with the train table without too many squabbles. :)

Max's 1st haircut

Here's Max before and during his first haircut

Jason had off work today so we decided to take the boys to the mall to get their hair cut. It was Max's first time and I was a little sad to see his cute curls go away, but he looks very handsome. Kyle went first while Max watched - he was quite fascinated. Then it was his turn, and he actually did really well. He wasn't quite sure what was going on, but he didn't cry and cooperated quite well. He sat in my lap and didn't complain once. I was very proud of him! He got a certificate and of course we saved some hair as a keepsake. We went to the play area and then for pretzels afterward. It was a fun day!

Here are some "after" pictures. Max was very excited that she was putting his hair in a bag to take home and a little stunned at what had just happened!

Max 15 months

Max is now 15 months old and we had his check-up after our MOPS meeting on Wednesday so it was a long morning for him. He weighs 19 lbs. 14oz. (which is 2 oz. less than he did at one year). The doctor isn't concerned since weight is very inconsistent between the ages of 1 and 2 and the 2 oz. difference could just be a difference in scales. So, he basically hasn't gained any weight, but is healthy and eating/drinking well so it's probably just his newfound love of crawling and cruising that's helping to keep him slim :). Two questions they asked were "Is he climbing stairs?" and "Is he walking/cruising?" I answered "no" to both of these questions and the very next day he climbed the stairs and started walking while holding onto furniture. He's still quite wobbly, but can get himself several steps while holding onto a couch, table, etc. He's made HUGE progress with this in just the past week - I'm amazed! He is 30 1/4 inches long. I didn't find out the percentiles, but he still weighs more and is taller than Kyle was at 15 months. He only had to get one shot today, which of course, was not his favorite part. It was very sweet that Kyle was worried about this part for him as well and actually cried a little with him because he didn't want Max to get a shot. Kyle was excellent during the whole appointment so I was able to ask all my questions and converse with the doctor so he got a dinosaur on the way out and McDonald's for lunch on the way home. Overall, Max is doing well! Here he is on the way home - all the excitement wore him out!

Ma and Pa visit

Ma and Pa came for a visit yesterday and to watch the boys so Jason and I could go out for an early Valentine's Day celebration! We went out to lunch and walked around downtown Frederick - it was a beautiful day for it! The boys had LOTS of fun with their grandparents! Max didn't even seemed to recognize me when we came home and just stared at me while remaining attached to Ma! We all love when they come to visit - it was a fun day. Here are some pictures they took of the boys while they were here!

Standing and cuteness

Max has recently started pulling himself up to stand. He usually pulls himself from his knees to standing against the couch in order to try and reach a bowl of Kyle's snacks! If he sees that Kyle has a snack he has to have one, preferably in the same kind of bowl. Usually at least once a day he'll do this, and he's getting better at balancing himself for a bit before he falls. He's definitely not ready to cruise yet, but he's making slow and steady strides! And since I haven't posted in awhile I decided to include a few random, cute pictures of Kyle and Max. Enjoy!