Happy Halloween!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but can I just say it's SO much more fun with Max! We love dressing up, so of course we would love dressing up our baby. Max was a shark, Jeff was a scuba diver, and I was a beach girl. Happy Halloween!

October

October was a crazy, busy, fun month! We started out with a birthday. Jeff has now officially entered his 30s. His birthday was pretty low key this year. We celebrated with all his special requests. . .bread bowls, ice cream cake, and a remote control airplane. He's pretty easy to please.

Max also had his first ride on the skateboard. Jeff was so proud. He was slightly more excited than Max, can you tell?! I have a feeling that won't be the last time he's on that board.

We went to a pumpkin patch with some of our friends. It was so fun and pretty cute. They had tons of pumpkins in all different shapes and sizes I had never seen before. Max wasn't too interested, but it did give a great photo op. Isn't he such a cutie!

This fall has been amazing! We really couldn't ask for better weather! We are loving Denver's long fall and such beautiful weather. Max loves to be outside, so we go on walks most everyday. It makes everyone so much happier to be able to go outside.

7 Months

This month has been a fun one! Max cut his 2 bottom teeth. As a hygienist and dentist me and Jeff couldn't be more excited! Let the oral hygiene instruction begin! He also has started scooting around more and more. He is mostly stuck in reverse but he getting pretty quick. We love this little guy so much!

September

September was such a great month. Max is getting to have more and more personality all the time and it's so much fun! Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to this month.

These are some pre-church pictures. Aren't Jeff and Max so cute just looking at each other? Max loves Jeff and is so interested in whatever his dad is doing.
Mid-September we were lucky enough to go to Breckenridge with some our great friends! It was so much fun! The weather was just starting to get chilly. There was some rain, but overall just perfect. It's so fun to go on mini-vacations with friends. Colorado is such a beautiful place!

This is a cute little jacket I made for Max a few months ago, and now that the weather is starting to change he gets to wear it. Its pretty cute on him, though I don't know if I would do it again. This project involved lots of phone calls to mom, I may just stick to quilting for now:)

September was great, and hopefully we can dodge snowfall for a few more months!

6 Month Stats

So the results are in. . .
Weight: 18lbs 14oz 72 percentile
Height: 27 inches 58 percentile
Head 17.32 inches 54 percentile
Max is healthy and happy! All the things I could ever wish for!

6 Months

This handsome little guy is growing up so fast. He just gets cuter and cuter. I love that now he can sit up by himself. Occasionally he tips right over when the chub gets off balance but he usually does pretty good.

He has finally started to roll over! I was so excited for this milestone. So far he goes front to back but not back to front. Which is getting pretty frustrating for him, hopefully he will figure out the other way soon.

One of the funniest things that Max does is this fake cough. He started doing it a few months ago. It was somewhat of a warning for us that he was about to get really upset, but now he just does it whenever he wants our attention. I think it is pretty hilarious.

Max definitely has a favorite toy. This giraffe is by far his toy of choice, he mostly enjoys the feet and has figured out how to get 3 in his mouth at once, maybe by next month he'll get all 4:) When he doesn't have the giraffe in tow, he loves his jumper. He has just figured out how to really get jumping and now he never stops. It is so fun to watch him and it keeps him very entertained! He also really loves playing with his dad. Jeff can always get him giggling!

Max gets a lot of attention for his chubby thighs. I absolutely love them. They are so squishy and squeezable. I just had to get a good picture of them before he starts moving too much and they start to thin out.

These feet are also pretty classic. It was hard to get a good picture of them since he never holds still-but this does them justice pretty good.

As for the boys stats I'll keep you posted, he has his appointment in a few days. My guess is that he weighs about 18lbs. . .even though it feels like much, much more after carrying him around.

We love him so much and its so fun to see him grow!

August Awesomeness

August was such a busy and fun month! Me and Max made a trip to Idaho. We went for the Annual Beesley Girls Weekend. It was so fun, but we missed Melanie (next year attendance will be mandatory:)! It was filled with lots of sewing, eating, and shopping. All of my favorites!

From left to right we have: Becky, Sarah, Jessica, me and my Mom

It was also my Grandma Gerry's 80th birthday and my cousin Megan's baby shower. We were so happy we got to be there and fit so much fun into so few days. It's always fun to get these 3 babies together. Max is really catching up to these guys fast, he looks like such a chunk in this picture.

Max, Luke, and Ashlyn

Hopefully that was the last time I'll have to fly alone with the little guy. He has flown a lot in his short life, and was getting pretty good at it. But I was much to over confident in our skills and lets just say the flight home was not fun for anyone, United may ask us not to come back. Oh well, we survived and it was totally worth it!

On Labor Day I ran my first race since baby Max was born. It was a 10k at Boulder Reservoir. I was a little nervous about how I would really do since most of our training was on the treadmill, but I did it! It felt good to be somewhat back to my old self and I finished in 1:01-not amazing but I was pretty proud of myself for finishing!

Angela, me, and Amber

Summer is coming to a close, and I will so miss it! I love everything about it. Colorado summers really are the best. I can't say it enough, we have the best friends here! I think Denver will always be my favorite place to live!