Week 21 - Max's Run-In with Sippy the Cup

No, Mom is NOT trying to get Max to grow up fast. In fact, she'd prefer that he stay a baby forever. But Max has shown interest in cups (for example, he likes to grab the cup we use to rinse him off during his baths), and Mom thought it might be a nice alternative to the bottle (which he doesn't particularly like). So he was introduced to Sippy today.

While he seems to have mastered the grip and bringing it to his mouth, he didn't quite understand the "sippy" skill and just gnawed on the spout. (Mom tested the cup - it's actually not easy to "sip" it out with the valve in; and without the valve, it just pours out too fast!)

Week 21 - Hot Baby

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"FIRST" NEWS ALERT: Max rolled from front-to-back on April 17, 2009.

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With temperatures expected to reach the upper 80s today, Max donned his first "warm weather" outfit: Land's End polo shirt and shortalls (from Great Uncle Verlyn and Great Aunt Marge in Wisconsin); Robeez elephant socks (from Heather in California; the matching elephant shoes are still a bit large); Taekwondo kick booties (from Bobby and Deanna in Ohio); and - of course, the ever-present accessory - a Target brand diaper (currently size 3). With so many fashion-forward friends across the country, it's easy to be the best dressed baby around. Dad "eating" Max - yummy!

In typical unpredictable spring-weather fashion, last Sunday was cold. Dad bundled our little man up and blew bubbles for him on the patio. Dad couldn't do the one-armed hold for very long, declaring, "Boy, this baby is heavy." (Note: Max weighed 16 lbs, 2 oz at his 4-mo check-up on April 2)

Week 19 - Our Little Cherry Blossom

Springtime in DC means one thing: thousands of folks flocking to see the cherry blossoms. None of the trees, though, could compete with Max's cute factor.

Max's first solid feeding (very runny rice cereal) - catch the video action at maxmaybe2.blogspot.com