My new Ride: The PT Sport!

No, it's not a retro-wago-van made by Chrysler (Cerebus?). I didn't say PT Cruiser, I got a P&T Sport! That's Phil & Teds for those who don't keep up with the latest in baby rides. My Dad reads Autoblog, but I like wheels of a different variety.

I think I look great in it. The blue camo was a hard sell for Mommy but I think she likes it after seeing it in-person. Can you guess who picked the color? It's almost a match for my part-time ride, Daddy's WRX! I like Mommy's ride better, but the Scooby-Doo is fast and makes my head squish up against the SIP wings on my Peg. The ride of the PT is like Mommy's car, smooth, cushy and fast!

The best part is there is an extra seat for my friends Sammo and Tubs, or a future baby sister.

Not that there is any news to share. I want Mommy and Daddy all to myself for a few years!

-Max Attack

First week at Lisa's

So this week was different. Instead of sleeping in late with Mommy, they are getting me dressed and sending me off to some lady every morning. Well, maybe not tomorrow. I wonder if this is gonna happen every week?

At least it was fun! I made some new friends at Lisa's house. She takes care of me during the day, but I'm not sure what that's called... There is another kid named Max, but I'm the cuter one so everyone calls me Baby Max. I guess he's Big Ugly Max. I dunno. Then there is this kid named Alex. He's half like me and half whiter. But he speaks Mandarin! No joke. That kid is funny. And then there's this other Chinese kid, but I don't know his name yet. He's kinda quiet.

This lady Lisa is cool. She holds me and feeds me and talks to me and stuff. But I miss my Mommy! Only Mommy knows how to hold me the right way. And Mommy gives me the BOOBIE! Gotta love that. I guess the bottle ain't bad, but man, I love me some boobies.

Monday was rough. It was my first day at Lisa's and I was totally thrown off schedule. I couldn't even poop! It was hard. Literally!!! Each day got better, I got more comfy there and today, I pooped THREE times. That's a lot, even for me. Poor Lisa. At least it's mostly breastmilk! Wait unti I have more solids. STINKY!

Lucky for me, tomorrow is Friday. That's the start of my weekend and it means Mommy's gonna play with me all day. TGIF!

-Max

¿Quien es Mas Macho?

Yo soy Macho Max!

I'm a tough little guy. Mommy and Daddy took me to see Dr. Brown again. Last time I went, this nurse dude shot me up four times! It was not pleasant! I was guessing it would be more of the same this time, and unfortunately, I was right...

I did my usual checks, height, weight, head size. I'm pretty big for my age, 75 percentile in both height and head size - all that genius has gotta fit some how! - and 50% weight. So I'm a bit skinny for my size, but have you seen my parents? It's in the genes I tell ya!

After Mommy and Daddy talked to Dr. Brown he listened to my heart and left the room. This is when the man-nurse came back. And he had a tray with him! Four more vaccinations, luckily one was just liquid drops. It didn't taste too bad, but I had to spit some back out to show him who's boss. Si, soy más resistente que ti!

Then he pulled out the shots. Those needles were huge! If you had to get a shot with a porportionally sized needle as an adult, it would be about a foot long! And it felt like he stuck half of it in my thigh! I'll admit I'm a bit chunky there, but boy oh boy did it hurt. I tried to tough it out and not cry... but I'm just a baby! Waaaahhaaaaa! Mommy!

Last time Mommy said it hurt her more than it hurt me. I know it's hard for her to watch. We had Daddy this time and he held my hands. He also picked me up as soon as it was over so I felt a lot better.

I'm a tough little guy.

-Macho Max

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.

Hello World! (Pt. 3) - my Red Egg and Ginger Party!

What an exhausting day! I had my big RE&G party at the Hokkaido Seafood Buffet near Daddy's office. It was so much fun seeing all my cousins and uncles and aunts and what-have-you's. I can't remember almost 50 names, I'm just a baby! Everyone had fun playing with me and filled their tummies with lots of good Street Fighter-style (all-you-can) eats!

For those who don't know, read a bit here about what this Party's all about.

So I waited a bit to throw the party, just to let Mommy and Daddy get some rest. I think I sleep up to 3 1/2 hours some nights! I'm just over two months old now, and everyone was saying what a big boy I am becoming! Cute too, but I'm too modest to say how often I heard that... (hint: 3 words, rhymes with "a kumquat".)

We went home with a bunch of cool gifts from my extended family. I got plenty of lysee for my college fund and even some bling-bling from my great-aunts. I'm probably a little too young to be rockin the gold chain, but I'll be doing my best Mr. T impression when the time comes.

I love my Mommy and Daddy. They threw me a party fit for a King! How fitting!

-Lil Emperor

My first international Skype call.

So Daddy got me a Logitech QuickCam Messenger so I could chat with him when he's at the office. Daddy is there a lot, so this gives him a few minutes of joy during his long days hard at work.

I've done a few calls with Daddy last week, but today my Uncle Ducchi called. He's in Vietnam! This was my first international Skype call. It was kinda fun. He got to see how cute I am and I even made a little noise in my Pampers just to say Hi!

My Uncle Ducchi looks kinda like Daddy but with more hair and not as good looking.

-Max

Daddy's first Father's Day.

Today is my Daddy's first ever Father's Day! I got him a really cool car... d. What did you expect? I'm still a baby! Mommy also helped me pick out a nice picture frame and put a pic of me and Daddy in it. He's going back to work in a few days so he can put it in his office so he won't miss me too much. My Dadddy works long hours, as does Mommy. But I have her for another 5 months!

We had dim sum this morning with Daddy and Mommy's Daddy. I was tired so I slept through most of it. I did offer to pick up the tab though.

Now we're back at Grandpa's farm and I've got wireless access here. Just wanted to put in a quick post before I go back to my day. Lots of poop to be plopped and naps to be caught. Later!

-Max

Check out my first music video.

I've gotten a few requests for a video, so here it is. Check out my rhymes yo! I know how to put together a mean mix tape...



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-MC Max Qute