TEN MONTHS OLD!!

And what a happy ten months it has been!! Well, nothing much has changed since my last post just a few days ago. I guess we can say Max is crawling? It isn't a traditional type crawl but he does go forward. It is kinda like an army crawl and as I said before sometimes resembles a frog. Here's a video of just a short trip to a toy. (As you can tell from the pictures and video - we like playing in our pjs!)

Here are a few more pictures. Enjoy!!

He might be a duck hunter!Just a cutie!

I don't know if I mentioned it but Max DEFINITELY understands the word no, and he REALLY doesn't like hearing it. Here is a no incident with some "bacon."

Uh, O - he's gotten into Rocky's treats!
And he goes for a taste - so naturally at this point I say, No Max!
And this is what happens...
I have NO idea how I can POSSIBLY say no to this face! Look at those tears welling up! Poor guy - Mom is no fun.

SOOO SAD!!!!

Have a great week! Hugs and love

Where to begin??

So, we've had SO much happen! I'm so behind on blogging because we've been SO busy and things have been very hectic!! Since I last blogged, Kelly and I celebrated our wedding anniversary (Dec. 10)! Happy Anniversary to us!

We've also had some tragic events. First, our family (Lindsay and Michael) lost a daddy. It was so sad and very unexpected - words really aren't enough. We ask everyone to remember the Pirani's in your prayers.

The day before that tragedy Rocky was hit by a car and ran away. It was TERRIBLE!! It was the night it iced in Little Rock. We had EVERYONE searching for him in the ice and sleet, but we couldn't find him. (I'll never be able to thank all our searchers!) I was just devastated - I mean HEART BROKEN!! Before Max, Rocky was our child. He's been our sweet puppy for more than 4 years. The next day, we continued to search and put up signs. Kelly was up at daybreak searching for him before heading to work. I was so sad that my puppy (who is an inside dog) spent the night in the freezing cold - hurt. At about 1:30 in the afternoon, we found him! As I write, I still can't believe we found him alive. He was hurt and had to have surgery on both of his back legs. He's healing great. One leg is in a cast and we go back once a week for it to be changed. He should be out of the cast after 8 weeks - ugh, but it could be SO much worse.

Sweet Little Rocky Before the Accident.

During all of the drama, Max continued to reach milestones. Poor little baby. I swear he saves these milestones sometimes to use to make his momma happy! I would be on the phone or doing something related to Rocky and look over to find Max sitting up - which meant he pushed himself from a laying position into a sitting position. It wasn't until we found Rocky that I actually saw him put himself into a seated position. It's SO funny and I hope to get a video soon. When laying on his tummy, he puts his legs into the splits (I tell you what - Max is VERY VERY flexible. I've never seen anything like it!) Then he uses his hands and "walks" himself upright into a sitting position. Amazing!! In addition to rising to a sit, Max LOVES playing patty cake. His Sugah taught him that game! He will just start clapping his hands and breaks into a HUGE grin when you start singing patty cake. It's ADORABLE!! We still aren't crawling (in the traditional sense), but he tries. He slinks around the house. He pushes up on his knees and then pushes forward on his hands. It's almost like watching a frog swim. I'll try to catch him in the act. He rolls EVERYWHERE. So, even though he isn't really crawling, he is getting where he needs to go! (I have to vacuum ALL the time now-not fun!)

Woo Pig Sooiiee

We also went to the dr. for his 9 month appointment. He's definitely slowed down a bit. He weighs 23 lbs, which is in the 80% and measures 32 inches, which is the 98%. His head is in the 98% range too. We are eating ALL the time. We're even eating some table foods off of mom's plate. He really likes rice (Riceland Rice of course). His aunt Shannon's hashbrown casserole is a favorite too. Crackers, rolls and bread are definitely becoming a staple when we're out to dinner or at the dinner table.

My Little 9 Month old!

Of course, we had our first Christmas!! It was wonderful being in PB with all the family. Max went out to dinner with his best friend Harper to celebrate their first NYE. It was LOTS of fun!!

First Visit with Santa!

Opening Presents with my dadChristmas in PB
Sugah and two of her babies - watching the boys and eating cheerios. What a life!
Max and Harper's NYE's Party

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!

9 months Old!

Max turned 9 months old on Wednesday. I really just can't believe it. He is just so stinkin' cute!! His little smile really melts my heart and I love when he "talks" to me and hugs me. He usually has A LOT to say - he must get that from his mom. He has started a new thing where if I try to hand him to someone he grabs a hold of me with both hands and won't let go. He started it at Thanksgiving. I think he may have gotten overwhelmed with all the people. He cries sometimes when I leave the room. It's so sad. We go to the dr. on the 19th so I'll be able to update more then. We are still sleeping through the night (when we are at home). We've just started eating a real lunch on a regular basis. He snacks a lot throughout the day. We still take our 10:30 and 2:30 naps and sometimes we take another one around 5:00 or so. Max still isn't crawling but he has started making some strides towards being a crawler. He still rolls ALL OVER the place. Now when he is on the hardwoods, he uses his hands to slide his body forward and backward (usually backwards). It's really funny to watch. He occasionally attempts to army crawl and tries to get on his knees. He really tries to crawl when he is in the bath tub. It is the most he has ever tried to crawl or get on his knees. We've decided it is due to the weightlessness of the water. It is GREAT and EXTREMELY cute! Now he'll even put weight on his legs and stand with assistance. He's just getting to be such a big boy. We can't wait for his First Christmas! Here are a couple of pictures. Enjoy and have a maxalicious week!!

Trying to crawl

Best Friends!

7!

That's right our 7th tooth poked through. I would have included this in yesterdays blog but the left lateral incisor didn't make it's appearance until today- he was working hard last night. I guess I just needed a reason to blog and post more pictures. And silly me, I thought we were taking a break from teething - I guess he's getting use to these teeth popping up all over the place!! Also, we are getting SO much better with using a sippy cup. I felt a little hopeless for the little guy but I'm hopeful now. He almost looks like a pro. Thanks Christina for the Nuby! Enjoy these pictures of Max riding the horsey at Joe and Gayle's. TOO cute - maybe this means he'll love horseracing as much as his big pop?

Is that Kelly's face or what?

Ride little horsey!!Sweet Baby Boy!!

Thanksgiving, Christmas and Baptism all in ONE?! WHEW!

Well, we went to WM for Thanksgiving this year. It was a FULL house. We have more to be thankful for this year than ever. Kelly, Max and I are truly blessed!! I really hate that our families don't all live in the same town so we could do all of our holidays together. I love Kelly's family and was sad not to see them this Thanksgiving but REALLY look forward to Christmas.

We were gone for 5 whole days! You won't believe how packed my car was - I almost needed a U-Haul! My mom, Allen, sister and brother came into town from Florida. It is always so great to see them. I can't believe how big Zach is getting. Max really liked pulling Zach's hair and he LOVED Allen - maybe it was all the food Allen gave him or the plant Allen let Max pull on - either way, Max loved Allen. First we went to lunch at my dad's and then that night we had dinner with my mom's family. We let Max taste some table foods for his first Thanksgiving. I attempted to give him peas, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes but he didn't like them at all, however, he did enjoy the dressing off of Allen's plate and the chicken nugget Allen tried to give him. Thursday night we met some friends and heard my dad's band play at the Red Rooster. It was fun and I learned a new word - Maxalicious!! How great is that? My mom (and the McLemores) were SO maxalicious for watching Max while we went out!

On Friday we went shopping - I know - not the greatest idea but the crowds weren't really that bad. It was tons of fun. My mom, Sara, Gayle, Rachel, Zach, Max and I loaded up and headed to Memphis. We shopped and had lunch at Huey's. But the Razorback's big win over LSU was the definitely the icing on the cake for our Friday - well maybe not for my sister!
We also exchanged gifts with the Florida group since we won't be together for Christmas. Max really enjoyed opening presents. My sister got him the CUTEST set of keys and he LOVES them! And my mom got him a fun steering wheel toy.

Then on Saturday, we went back to Memphis so Rachel could get her ears pierced! Afterwards we all went to church and attended Caleb's baptism. Max was SO good at church!! He didn't need a snack or anything to silence him. He was so quiet! Maybe we should start attending Saturday night mass rather than Sunday morning. Dinner was GREAT! I just love being with my family. Max had lots of goodies at the dinner for Caleb. He LOVES Ritz crackers - but let's be honest, what's not to love? He likes rolls too (just like his mom)! His new favorite game is to pull on fan or attic strings hanging from the ceiling. He had lots of fun pulling the fan string and turning the lights off at the party (thanks Clay for that new game)!

Max, for the most part, was so good while we were gone. However, night time was TERRIBLE!! We didn't bring the pack and play so he slept in bed with Kelly and I. Each night, he got worse and worse! He just wanted to eat all night. Needless to say, he (me too) was VERY happy to be back in his own bed today. Let's hope we didn't have too much of a set-back. The McLemores (my family too) are just WONDERFUL for helping me SO much with Max this weekend.

So, I've started sewing. I made my brother Zach a T-shirt for Christmas - with LOTS of Wendy's help. Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I made some stockings for our family. I have much more ownership of the stockings. I had SO much fun but couldn't have done it without my aunt Gayle's guidance and help.

Below are just a few pictures, ENJOY!!

First Present to open!!

That sweet little face just melts my heart!
He thinks presents (paper) are FUN!

Mmm, these keys are almost as good as my mom's

Max still likes to move around in his bed!

Zach's T-Shirt

Kelly's (You can't really tell but the silver embelishments are money!)

Tabitha's

Max's

Bye, Bye

Well, we've been waving bye-bye pretty steady for over a week!! It's different from before - now you can almost get him to do it on command - well, when he wants to cooperate. It even sounds like he is saying bye-bye with the motions. It's so cute!! Now he kinda does his own version of Woo Pig Sooiiee (even though the Hogs just play with our emotions). He only raises one arm and just makes a humming noise that resembles woooo. It too is absolutely adorable - well, again, when he does it! Also, I think we're taking a break from teething because my sweet angel baby is back to normal! We're sleeping from about 9:00 to 6:30 - he eats at 6:30 and then sleeps until about 8:30. I love it because he snuggles with us in our bed from 6:30 until Kelly and I get up. On days that I go into the office, I actually have to wake him up - not complaining, I WELCOME that problem! (I haven't written about it because I didn't want to jinx it but we've consistently been back on track!!) I'm sure Max feels like it is just paybacks because on days I work from home Max is the one to wake me up. It's so sweet. He just rubs on my face (well some days he pinches my face or pulls my hair). It's GREAT! We've also weaned off the right before bed feeding and he puts himself to sleep, well for a month or so now!! I just can't believe how big my baby is getting!


He LOVES feeding himself!! Meal times have become even more fun. My favorite part of the day (well it's a toss up between bedtime and morning) is watching him bathe and get ready for bed. He is SO cute!! and SO happy!!! I can't even put into words how I feel! He is definitely just the cutest, sweetest and most animated during those two times. His face just beams with pride and his smile is gigantic as Kelly carries him around. Just ADORABLE!! I want to always remember it!


Today, he and I are going to Texarkana. I have court down there on Monday and Max gets to spend the day with Aunt Allison! I don't know who is more excited?!! Wish them luck! I'm so grateful because I haven't spent a night away from him and am not quite ready yet, (I know it's so silly, but I can't help it) so I'm very glad he gets to go with me. Thanks Allison!!


Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!! We have so much to be thankful for this year and just can't wait to spend it with family. Take care and hopefully we'll have lots of fun pictures from Thanksgiving.

Hugs!

Eight is Great!!

So, Max recently turned 8 months old! I just can't believe it! Not much has changed since his 7 month birthday except he got 3 more teeth in a month's time for a grand total of 6 teeth!! He is rolling ALL over the place and gets EXTREMELY frustrated at what I believe are crawling attempts. This weekend he actually started rolling over in the bath tub. It was so funny and too cute! We've had had lots of fun since Halloween. Max voted for the first time and enjoyed his first election night. We went to dinner with Uncle Chris and Lauren - good times! (It was also the 6 year anniversary of when his mom and dad starting dating - WOW!) This past weekend he went to WM for a Clara's and Charlie's birthday party where he had a GREAT time. The rest of the weekend he spent at Sugah's house while his daddy was deer hunting. Kelly got an 8 pt. We went shopping on Sunday and Max got the cutest new coat! Here are some new pictures - he is still just the cutest (roundest) little thing! Enjoy and have a wonderful week!

Bath time is still SO much fun!!

Blackberries are his FAVORITE!

First Election (November 4, 2008)

Modeling his new coat - So DOGgone Cute!