Grammy's Visit

Dave, Sophie, Max and I were lucky enough to have Dave's mom, Missy come visit a week after Max was born. She was so helpful, she cooked, cleaned, played with Sophie, rocked Max. Sophie just loves her Grammy and they had so much fun going to the playground in our neighborhood. Here's a couple photos we took right before she left.

We had Max's newborn photos taken last week and Gina, the photographer, just posted our sneak peek. Enjoy!

http://www.ginageigley.com/blog/2010/03/welcome-baby-max-6-days-old-hawaii-newborn-photography/

Sophie's Big Bike Ride

Sophie wanted to ride her bike down to the park. Grandma Webber took her and got quite the workout. Sophie hasn't quite mastered riding by herself yet. She's still working on keeping her feet on the pedals. She sure looks cute in her helmet though. I keep thinking I need to get her some knee pads.

Sophie loves holding Max. She is doing really well and likes to bring him his lovey.

I think Max is looking more and more like Sophie as he puts on weight.

Storytime for Two

Sophie gets a story before nap and before bed everyday. I don't know how often I've read that it's important to have a routine, so Sophie gets a story of her choosing. Since Max's arrival we've tried to include him in her bed and naptime routine. Sophie really enjoys laying next to Max as we read to her. She's doing a really good job adjusting to being a big sister.

Welcome to the World Max!

Maxwell George Edgerton

Born: March 6, 2010, 4:22pm

Weighing: 7 lbs 5 oz

Measuring: 19 inches

Here' s Max right after he was born. I had a relatively easy labor. I spent most of it at home. I went into labor around 4:30 am, was admitted to the hospital around 1pm, and gave birth at 4:22pm. We really liked all the doctors, midwife, and nurses that helped us deliver Max.

Here's Sophie meeting Max for the first time. She knew right away that he was "my baby Max" and insisted on holding him. She has been trying to hold him ever since. She also keeps saying "pretty baby Max" and "little baby Max". She is firmly in love.

Here's Max at one day old.

Dave, Max, and I ready to leave the hospital. They let us go after 24 hours but we will check in today to make sure Max is doing well.

Here's Max and Sophie meeting at home. We are settling in well. Sophie really loves her little brother and is excited to have her own baby at home. Especially since several of her friends also welcomed home siblings in the last couple months. Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm working on getting back into fighting form. My mom and Dave are really helpful and we're excited to have Dave's mom coming to help this coming weekend.

Valentine's Day... Finally

It only took us about two extra weeks, but we finally celebrated Valentine's Day. These trips to Guam for Dave really cut into family time. Sophie got one of those foam floor alphabet sets from Dave and I. She and Dave love it, but I have to admit that I'm getting tired of picking up little foam pieces all over the house. Sophie also got this pretty dress from her Grammy and Grandad in Texas. Here's the best shot I could get of her spinning, which she loves to do when wearing her pretty princess dress.

Sophie's next favorite thing to do is run. She runs everywhere. At our house you really can hear the patter of little feet as she runs from one room or activity to the next. I just love her little face. I can't believe she's almost two and a half.

We're currently working on teaching Sophie her colors. Right now everything is either red or blue. Every once in a while she comes out with pink, but it's not going great. If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate it.

This was my Valentine's Day craft project. I found this really cute Maya Road mailbox on Two Peas in a Bucket (my favorite scrapbook shopping site) and I just had to have it. I pretty much craft-lifted the entire project from something I had seen on the internet. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I used Pink Paislee paper, Prima flowers, and a bunch of Maya Road embellishments.

I made this flowers following a tutorial on www.lollychops.com. They were a lot of fun to make and didn't take too long.

I haven't posted any photos of Duncan recently. He's looking a little older, but not as fat as usual. Having Kea around to chase has really helped get his weight under control.

Here's Kea, I can't believe we've had her almost six months. How time flies when you're housebreaking a puppy... or attempting to.
Here's a sneak peek of Max's room. We just got the art work we're planning on hanging back from the framers, so we'll hang that hopefully tonight and post some more pictures in a couple days. Not too much longer until Max joins us. I'm getting pretty uncomfortable, so I'm more than ready for him to make his appearance. I think Dave's ready for his paternity leave. He gets two weeks, Yeah Navy! Sophie asked me yesterday when she could hold Baby Max, so I think we're all getting impatient.