You've Had A Birthday Shout Hurray!

Yesterday we had a low key birthday celebration for Mr. Max! He is now 1 year old and had no clue what was going on but enjoyed his 10 minutes of nonstop sugar eating. I rarely give him sweets so he was really loving eating the blue frosting. He cried when I put his party hat on and for the rest of the night tried to destroy it. Seriously I can't say it enough I love him SO much and I can't believe how fast a year has gone by. It seems like yesterday that he was brand new in the hospital the whole 5 pounds of him just sleeping away. Now he is crawling/walking everywhere, talks constantly, screams a lot, has 8 teeth and still takes 2 long naps and sleeps all night long. My parents continually say how lucky I am to have such a happy baby. He is active and curious and is always on to something new.

Max does some pretty funny things. He likes to put things places. All his toys end up in this big pot by the TV and he will pull all his blocks out then put them back. He likes to take anything that is sitting around and put it in the trash can. He loves his dad and wrestling with him. He is cuddly with soft things like his blankets, pillows, and hugs stuft animals...and also bites them. He shrikes and yells along with the rest of us and loves to jibber jabber all day long. He loves sleeping in my parents closet and gets special treatment from his grandpa everyday. He also loves being outside and will crawl all around the cement but will not touch the grass its funny. We love having him in our family and are so excited to see how he grows and develops more. Its pretty amazing how much one little person can change in just a year. Happy Birthday baby Max!!

What Would The World Be Like Without Dads...

In my life there would be a lot less mess at bath time, dinnertime, or really anytime spent taking care of Max. There would be no socks left anywhere and everywhere and when baby max'x bed time came around it would be serene and quite no wrestling, and rough housing. Pretty sad life with out those dads I would have to say. Happy Fathers day to the father of my fat Max and to all those future babies that are dying to join the family! Also to my dad who is gracefully sharing the fathering duties while we are living together in the same house hold!

Summer Is All About...

Getting dirty being outside, eating watermelon, swimming, and getting a bath in the kitchen sink.

Tomorrow is Max's one year old birthday and I am pretty excited about it. Max has no clue but I just keep shouting "Happy Birthday" and he smiles and shrieks back. It's not only a monumental day for him but for me as well. I survived the first year of sleepless nights, teething, baby colds, diaper rashes, major spit up, rolling over, crawling, falling down stairs, walking and getting to take care of this little chunk everyday. Overall its been pretty amazing.

Summer Update.

Despite some crazy things going around our house we are still soaking up the summer fun around here. Larry goes off to work everyday and I get to hang out and play with Max in the summer sun. We have been going to my sister-in-law Carlene's house almost everyday swimming, playing, eating and talking the day away. Seriously is there nothing better the girl talk? I would say no, and it really is therapeutic for me. Its been such a fun time and really eases my worries about our life and makes me realize things happen and in the end everything works out fine. Max has been taking little steps here and there and today he took like 7 in a row! He is loving all the attention he gets and is constantly getting into everything. In just 5 short days my baby will turn 1!! Seriously time flies, last summer I was about to have a baby and this summer he is walking, has opinions and is his own independent human. We are looking forward to this weekend when we get to celebrate fathers day and Max's big birthday and getting to hang out with Larry who is working so hard for us! What guy!

HARD

Life is so hard. Larry and I just got some crappy news the other day. News that makes me sick to my stomach and burst into tears everytime it crosses my mind. We now have to make some really HARD decsisons in the coming weeks. At first I was completely over run with emotions and was really feeling like seriously I cannot handle this and felt like we are doing everything right so why are things going terribly wrong? I am now trying to understand and believe that there is a reason but its hard to not have a lot of self pity and resentment. We are in need of prayers and I will fill everyone in once it doesn't hurt as bad to talk about it.

Chocolate is getting me through...

It has been a doozy of a week. Yesterday morning I was like man this week sucks and then I remembered it was Wednesday and really didn't want to get out of bed but alas a crying baby came before my wants and needs. Max has been sick which is a super downer he crawls behind me crying all day and its making my ears ring poor little guy. The entire day I look forward to him going to sleep so I can eat chocolate, drink diet coke, and watch TV that's a sad confession {but only when he is sick} Also the weather has been awful trapping us inside watching as it rains, hails and whatever else it wants to do. Larry and I had a fight last night I'm tired, stressed, and it always ends up in a fight...why is that? Trying to be nice to each other and working on a marriage sucks sometimes. I know this might seem like personal info but this is my blog about our lives and right now things are tough and I am learning that is real life. Larry's grades come out tomorrow and I really want to just want to put my head under a pillow and forget this entire law school mess. Its hard watching your husband study for countless hours being second in his life all for the sake of grades which could or could not be bad...its like expect the worst right? At the moment I am enduring to the end without grace and being very selfish I need to snap out of it and fast! Any Ideas?

Our Memorial Day

Monday the weather finally seemed like it wasn't going to rain so I jumped at the opportunity to get out and do something. My sister-in-law Carlene gave us this amazing bike trailer/jogger and I wanted to test it out! We did an 8 mile bike ride and it kicked my butt seriously it was so sore when we were done. Larry toed Max and had to really slow down for me haha it was pretty funny I kept yelling he owed me a big diet coke when we were done. Look how cute Max is ready to ride! He loved it and half way through totally conked out and slept until the end he really is such a fun little trooper. I am hoping I can bike him to the park and play and bike home pretty often and do more things outside with Max as the weather gets better. It was a fun afternoon and at the end Larry got me my big diet coke!