Maxim, we had a lot of fun together this past month. You did your first charity event with us when we Hiked for Hunger out in east Mesa. You were such a trooper and had fun. I found a play gym on the trail and we swung together on the swing while daddy took pictures. You just loved it as you giggled the whole time.
You had another development appointment with your doctor this past month and for the most part you are doing really well. You are a little behind on your fine motor skills, but that's ok because we are working with you on this and you are improving already.
One of the things your doctor suggest we get is a kiddie pool to help you with crawling. We put your toys in the pool and you are supposed to climb in and out of it to get what you want. That's not exactly what happens though. If I put you in the pool you will pick out your toys to play with and then lounge back on the edge of the pool playing. If I put you outside of the pool, for you to climb in to get your toys, you will grab the edge of the pool and pull it close to you so you can reach in and grab what you need. I think you have climbed in/out one time. Oh well, you still have fun with it.
Your favorite activity this past month is climbing and standing. You think it's so fun to pull yourself up to a standing position and then see who is watching you as you giggle with pride. This gets us every time because you are just so stinking cute. This standing addiction has made it difficult to get you to sit down. You will straighten your legs when we want you to sit and it's always a struggle...but you find it hilarious.
You LOVE to eat and will east almost anything. There isn't much you will turn down, unless you are over tired then that's a different story if it's a new food. You eat a lot of food and you eat often. You ate pancakes and hot dogs for the first time this month and just loved them. You still love bananas, mangos, peas, carrots, basically any fruit, but you LOVE mashed avocado. That you can never get enough of. I have been introducing more table foods to you this past month instead of mashing them and as long as you are not overly tired you are good with it. If you are tired you have no interested in chewing your food because you just want to inhale your pureed food and go to bed.
I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day with you this past month and it was very special for me. Your daddy gave us a very fun day that of course we captured with photos.
This past month we had plenty of snuggle time...your (and my) favorite thing to do. I take full advantage of this because I know that one day this will all end and you will not need a nap time and definitely will not want to snuggle up to mommy.
You are a very good sleeper. You go to bed at 7:30 sharp and you wake up at 5:30 on the dot every single day of the week. It's like you are a human alarm clock. One night you did not want to go to bed at 7:30 (this was quite the shock to me) so I let you snuggle with me on the couch and this is how you ended up before daddy carried you to your crib.
You have plenty of toys to play with and it's hard to pick your favorite right now because every day it's a little different. I will say that you do love to play with balls. We will roll them with you and you will kick them with your feet.
You had your first cabin experience this month as we went to northern AZ with our friends for Memorial Day weekend. We lucked out that AZ banned fires for the weekend otherwise we would have been out in the woods roughing it in a tent. Instead we rented a cabin! You were such a good little boy all weekend even though you did not get much nap time in because you did not want to kiss anything. We went for a long walk in the woods, played with the dogs and just soaked in all the entertainment around you. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to cabining/camping with you again.
You just love the dogs and get excited to see them every night when you get home from the sitters. You always have to say hi to them and get kisses. This is way too cute!
Maxim, you are such a sweet little boy who brings happiness into our lives. Your smile and laughter is extremely contagious and I just love watching you giggle. I can't believe you will be one year old very soon. The time sure is flying by fast and I am cherishing all of our time together because I know it's precious. I love you more than words can say!
Love your mommy
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