update

Well, looks like we haven't been here in a while. I guess we've just been trying to settle in - amazing how long that takes. Just when you think you have things figured out, Max goes through a growth spurt, or does something new and you have to start all over again. Here's what the little guy has been up to:

• He's becoming quite an early bird. This morning he was WIDE AWAKE and flailing his arms and legs around in his crib (after having managed to kick off his blanket) somewhere in the early 6:00 hour. I, mind you, was not so wide awake, hence my inability to tell you precisely when he awoke. After feeding him and changing him it was evident he was not going to go back to sleep, so here I am. He is now laying on his play mat listening to Mozart and batting at the toys hanging down.
• His eye lashes and eyebrows are starting to get a little darker. His eyelashes are really long!
• He has started to get this little breathy laugh, a really cute smile, and an "ooo" sound. Most often they are the pre-curser to his spitting up, but it's fun while it lasts.
• He and I ventured out on our own yesterday. I had a hair appointment and wanted to show him off to Rick. It actually worked out really well - he slept the whole time Rick was doing my hair & only started to get fussy about 3 miles away from home.
• He has started to interact with the toys on his play mat a bit more. When we turn the music on he really gets active bats things around and "talks" to them. He's only good on there for about 20 minutes though before he's ready for something else.