Max-isms

Max makes funny sounds. Here is a list of the most heard sounds in our house now (this is kind of an expansion on one of Chris's earlier posts):

• Grunts - specifically, grunting while he is feeding as though he is enjoying the most delicious smorgasboard ever known to man.
• Squeaks - if you move him and he doesn't really want to move, but doesn't feel like protesting too much, he will make a grunty-squeaking sound.
• Farts - really loud farts - most often louder than those emitted by the other human or canine inhabitants of the household. Today, he let one loud enough for Scully to look up and over at him (and she's usually the main offender).
• Crying - of course, he's a baby, he's going to cry. Most times they are benign protests indicating that he is hungry, or needs to have his diaper changed, or that he doesn't want to be burped or needs to be burped. Sometimes he can really get worked up and wail an ear piercing cry that could wake the dead. When he emits tears along with the crying, it's particularly heart breaking.

Other Max-isms that aren't really sounds but that are particularly amusing:

• Arm waving - I swear if he had feathers and could get his other arm to work in conjunction, he would take flight.
• Head weaving - when he thinks he's hungry, but really just wants to play around, he will weave his head from side to side with his mouth wide open and kind of make an "ah ah" sound. This is particularly most amusing at 4am.
• Kicking - This boy could give Beckam a run for his money - he's got a power forward kind of kick that feels particularly good on the gut.
• Combo - this is a combination of all three. Again, particularly amusing at 4am.