These are a few of my favorite things...

I don't know why other babies like to suck on their thumbs. I get so much more surface area sucking on my index fingers. They are quite tasty when I'm bored. The pacy is okay. Sometimes I take it, but I dig my index fingers. Mommy and Daddy thinks its kind of gross since I usually end up with saliva around my cheeks. Good thing I have them to clean me up.

I just started sitting on my new bebe pod. It's great! I can see the world around me and Mommy gets a break from holding me, since her wrist hurts these days because of me :(. I try to be good and play by myself on my activity mat and bassinet sometimes, but then I get bored. I like playing with other people better. My favorite play buddy is my Grandpa. He's fun. We're always having conversations, although I have no idea what he says sometimes ;) I also like this new sport called "Daddy surfing". Check me out, I'm getting really good at it.

I like getting changed. I giggle when Mommy puts a new shirt on me. I smile when Daddy wipes my butt. Those wipes are cold man! I like pooping on my outfits, it makes Mommy and Daddy smile. At least I think those are smiles...

I like sleeping on Mommy or Daddy, or at least being held to sleep. I get sweaty sometimes, but it's so comfy. I really don't enjoy sleeping by myself in the crib or co-sleeper. I get scared and have bad dreams. Why don't they just hold me all the time? I'm really cute, it should be easy.

I like all my new outfits. Mommy is so funny, she'll buy me anything I want. As long as it's cute, I just have to look at her with my puppy dog eyes and I get a new outfit. I even got my first tuxedo for my Uncle Barney's upcoming wedding. Wait till you guys see me in that thing. CUTE! All the ladies will be lining up for a piece of me. But I only have room for one woman in my life, my Mommy. ;)

I'll keep you all updated about other cool things I find as I grow up. I think I've still got a lot to learn even though I've been here for three and a half months. That's like a lifetime for me!

-Baby Max

Me + Formula = STINKY!

Boy, I had a lot of firsts this weekend. The most memorable one for me is my first time drinking formula. My Mommy's not feeling so good, and she's been putting up a great fight so that she can continue feeding me. Well, this past weekend it just got worse, Daddy even had to take Mommy to the ER at 4am! I got up to wish her a safe visit and Grandma and Grandpa put me back to bed.

So Mommy is on meds and I have to drink fake milk. It's not as good as Mommy's but a baby's gotta eat!

Other parents have joked about it, but now we know it's for real. Enjoy the time of breastmilk poopies. Once babies like me have formula or solid foods... Watch OUT!

I had a major expolsion and boy was it STINKY! Not just my usual smell, but 100x worse! Daddy smelled me from across the living room! Let me tell you, it was BAD. I almost made myself pass out! Poor Mommy had to clean up my mess. Good thing they have the diaper Genie!

My other "firsts" for this weekend are:

1) First two-syllable "word". I finally figured out how to link "words" together. Sweet-Ness!
2) First Rollover. Not like one of those overpriced and overweight SUVs. I rolled over from my back onto my chest - All by MYSELF! It's a big deal you know. I'll be crawling soon enough.

And Daddy helps me stand when he plays with me so I'm working on my legs. Just wait and see how fast I'll go when I learn to walk.

-Baby Max

My first movie - Cars!

I love my Mommy and Daddy. They took me to my first movie tonight! We went to the last Los Altos Village Association presentation of Friday Night Outdoor Movie Night. Whew, that was a mouthful! That reminds me, the other day, I made my first two-sound utterance. I'll be speaking complete sentences soon enough. For now, I just think them and someone types for me. :)

So we say Cars! I use the term "saw" liberally since we only made it through the first ten minutes. Then I was tired and hungry so I started telling everyone around me these facts. Most people had kids too so they were pretty nice to Mommy and Daddy. Still, I was being a bit too loud so we had to go home. A kid's gotta eat you know!

I can't wait until my next movie date with Mommy and Daddy. Maybe I'll let them watch 15 minutes worth next time.

-Max

p.s. Daddy told me to use this picture, but I didn't see this Car in the movie. He said we'll get one of those one day. I want a Lighting McQueen though.