Hello Friends!
Life changed on the 16th. Max, Joey and I will never be the same again. Exactly 9 months after Max was born, he started crawling on his hands and knees, pushing himself up into a sitting position, then pulling himself up into a standing position (all by himself), and his first tooth broke through. Since then, Max has been going non-stop, and I am exhausted by the end of the day. :-) I'm sure all mommies out there can relate.
Today, Max got his shots. Instead of being fussy, he was as pleasant as can be. He played for 3 hours and "went exploring." He really seems to be into figuring out how things work. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Children truly are a gift from God.
Sorry that some of these pics are out of focus, but I just couldn't resist using them. Today, Max woke up as Oscar the Grouch. He has been quite grumpy this morning. But for some reason whenever I took a picture of him, he would smile and pretend like everything was rosey.
Happy Independence Day!
Max's first bit of personal independence. He crawled to get the stale cheerios under his exersaucer. I'm going to have to clean a lot better now! :-)
Max with his dad's headband and a Zwieback for those teeth that still have NOT appeared. Oh, I so hope that they will come through one of these days. But in all honesty, he really hasn't been that fussy about his teeth. Sometimes I think he fusses just so I rub the Benadryl on his gums. He loves the stuff! Hmm.
Max seemed to enjoy his little adventure in the Pampers Box.
Mom decided to be crazy and go dance in the rain. 
Papa got a gift card to the driving range! I got to go with Papa one time so far. It was way cool. I didn't fuss at all! Love you, Papa!
