Walking Boy!

Max is now entering my favourite stage! 

Walking! Crazy I know but I just love the little zombie walk and the lack of balance! And his face! He is so proud of himself!!! 

He's been walking across and with furniture for a couple months now. Even holding people's hands but rarely could you convince him to walk between two people. It just wasn't interesting enough for him I guess. 

So last week when he starting venturing out into the unknown by taking 2-3 steps on his own (when no one was looking) I knew it was coming! Luckily I managed to catch the best video ever! Walking from the stove to dishwasher! A good 6-8 steps! And ever since then he's pretty good at 6-8 and more!!!

Growing so fast. But I have hopes I won't 

have to carry him when I have this baby!

Go Max!

Family Day/Follow Up

I am just a little behind! I haven't posted about Family day!

We did our annual trip to waterton but didn't make it sledding because Waterton failed to have snow. Seriously! NO SNOW! Super windy as always but oh well. Dan and I took a drive to let Max nap and we found snow up by Cameron which I guess we all coulda gone and found a new sledding spot. but old traditions are hard to let up!

 We got our usual camp kitchen and ate food to our hearts content. Seriously. And then we bought some cards and played games! Max was a little bit of a bear because he was so tired. Sean had so much fun though playing/running with all his cousins!

 Tycy and her family even made it up for the party! We woulda partied with them more after Waterton but we had to get home and get the boys ready for bed and such because I had an early day Tuesday taking the boys to Calgary!

Tuesday we left bright and early for Calgary. Luckily Sean was fine. So his throw up was just too much fun and crap food the day before! Dan and I really didn't do a good job monitoring what he was shoving in his face.

Calgary was good. Max's appointment was quick and easy and we found all is healing perfectly in his little mouth! YAY! he is a strong little guy and fought back pretty well and almost did let Dr. Fraulin see in his mouth. haha

After his appointment we met up with the Swendsens for lunch! It was fun seeing how big their boys are and meeting their sweet little girl for the first time. Sean thought she was "so cute". I miss them and all our other friends in Lloydminster! we gotta get up there for a visit!

Max's 1st Party

Well now that we've had his birthday party I have to say officially my baby is now one. Bittersweet day. I love my babies and I love them growing up. But turning one is basically a toddler. I have two toddlers. But a baby soon coming. So I guess that makes it all better... bahahaha

We had Max's party a week later than his birthday just because on the Saturday after his birthday he still was on food restrictions and had arm braces still and it just wouldn't be fair not to eat your own cake at your own birthday party!

We had invited everyone to come swimming with us before hand but nobody wanted to. Their loss. Sean was sad his cousins didn't show up but the boys still had fun swimming. Though they need to spice up their pools just a little. I miss Lloyd for its beach front entrance, epic waterslide and wave pool! oh well.

It worked out nicely because we got home from swimming and had enough time to lay Max down for a nap before everyone was due to show up.

Sean was more excited than Max to see everyone showing up. All his "fwriends" haha He thought it was his birthday party! Didn't even bother him when we said it was Max's birthday.

We had some food (pulled pork) its becoming our tradition for family get togethers. Easy and yummy.

Opened some presents. Max sure is a loved/spoiled little boy. My parents got him a car that screeches and drives forward when you pull it back. He LOVES it. He's seriously put some miles on it. Sean loves the old macdonald book the Fyfe grandparents got for Max. Max likes it too. The two of them sit there pressing the musical button over and over. The also both love the train set we got for Max. and of course some of his Aunties got him some clothes! haha He's going to look so stylish!

Then of course we had to have cake and icecream. And I went crazy with cake again. surprise surprise. But it's fun and I love it! Max totally annihilated his cake. So sweet.

Sean didn't get to help Max blow out his candle but Ty sure got in there. Stinker

It was a super fun evening celebrating out sweet little boy! I sure do love him.

The Cakes:
I only took pictures on my phone of them. LAME but they turned out cute!!

The best kids :)

Everyday has its little moments where I am just overwhelmed with Love for my kids and how blessed I am to have them. 

It's the moment no camera or video could ever perfectly capture. Just over whelming feelings of love. 

I love them! And even though I get overwhelmed thinking about the day coming near where I will have three little kids. I love this third little baby too! :) 

First Birthday

Somehow this day came a lot faster this time around. I've been excited and dreading it all at once. Last year I was getting induced again but I wasn't as scared as I had been with Sean. I felt I knew what was coming and I was more prepared. How little I knew.

He is such a different kids than Sean. Birth was no different. He just had a point to make that he is his own individual. I am so grateful for that.

I'm so excited to have reached this milestone with Max. A whole Year! Time gone far to quickly but well spent. He has done and gone so much in his first little year I can't wait to see what the next days, weeks, months and years bring. Especially the month coming up that will make him a big brother.

 He's not quite walking yet. Stubborn boy. He walks across couches, walls and pushes chairs everywhere but as soon as you stand him up and get him to try and walk between two people he'd rather sit and watch. What a nut.

 He's already had major surgery too! Which he has recovered from very well. Don't know about his palate yet but we'll find out next week. He's sleeping through the night now. (Thank you Surgery?)

 Off his bottles to. The doctor didn't really want us using it anyway and Max didn't want it so the garbage it went. And he hasn't suffered at all.

 Still says "maa mamama" all the time. but he babbles way more now than before and you can hear the different sounds that weren't there before. So he'll start catching on to other words soon.

 He's much more cuddly now than before his surgery. And just enough so. :) Can't complain to much about that.
 He has two almost 3 teeth. Man has teething been a royal pain this time. I think just because he can't chew on his fingers like he did constantly when his bottom teeth were coming in.

I've learned so much this last year in being this kiddo's Mom. He's shown me I have more patience and strength than I thought I had. I also have more love in me for him and his brother I don't know what to do with it. Except maybe share it with their brother coming soon.

We love you so much Max man!