Baby Blues

Max has the most beautiful blue eyes (seriously I am so jealous).  

We get stopped all the time. All. The. Time.  People just have to comment on how blue they are. Now I realize his eyes could still be changing...but I am keeping my fingers crossed that the baby blues are here to stay!

P.S. He still loves the thumb. Isn't even partial to just one of them.  He likes them both.  Sometimes even at the same time. 

Zoo Pass

I am not sure what the official rules are on becoming a parent.  But, I am pretty sure that somewhere in the fine print it says you must have a membership to your nearest zoo.  

Check.

Seriously, I have waited years to buy a family pass to the zoo.  What a glorious day it was to step up to the counter and say that this "family of 3" would be in need of a membership card!

Indian Lake

Some of my best memories as a child were spent at Indian Lake. My grandparents have owned a home on the Lake since I was little.  We would spend weekends with our grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins on the boat, jet skis and in the pool.

So it was time Max got to experience Indian Lake! Max and I joined my aunt, uncle and cousins for a fun day and spent the afternoon on the boat.  He did great.  My uncle got the hang of driving with an infant on board real quick.  Max would start fussing when he drove slow and would fall fast asleep when we started cruising.  Needless to say, we spent most of the time cruising the Lake at a pontoon-fast speed!

No More Night Shift

12 weeks and 2 days old.

Max slept through the night last night. All night. He was asleep by 8pm and didn't wake until after 7am this morning.

I have to confess that I woke with a start at 6:45am frantic! "Sam, did you get up last night? Is he still sleeping?" I ran down the hall and peeked over the crib. Our sweet little boy was sleeping soundly.

Of course I am thrilled at the idea of an uninterrupted night sleep again.  But, part of me is a bit sad that Max doesn't need his mommy [or daddy] anymore in the middle of the night.

'08 Summer Vacation

Family Vacation

Silver Lake, Michigan

July 12-19, 2008

One big happy family!

First Boat Ride

Naptime 

Playtime with cousin Eli

Maddie with Max 

Inseparable this vacation

Tubby Time

Peanut

Our sweet, sweet baby boy.  He is getting so big! And so fast!

Confession

Yes. We officially have a thumb-sucker.