Max Talk

These are the sweet baby sounds which fill my ears every day.

Max especially loves to talk when we are supposed to be quiet. The other day we were sitting in an enrichment meeting about healthy eating and I guess Max noticed that everyone was looking at the person who was talking so he started talking too, in his best, loudest, conversational voice, throwing in plenty of smiles and squeals. I didn't know what to do.

Also we took Max to a Ryan Shuppe and the Rubberband concert on Campus. There was one song where they asked everyone in the audience to howl like a dog. So everyone howled really loudly and then it was silent except for Max who let out a wail of his own just a couple of seconds too late.

Lately Max has also begun this hillarious shreiking noise which I have yet to capture on camera, but when I do I'll post it.

My little Javier!

I just thought this was such a cute picture of my boys!

Am I crazy, or does Max look so much like his dad in this picture?

Talking

The last little while Max has really started taking off with talking! Today I caught him talking to the toy monkey that hangs from his car seat while we were driving home from Grandma's house.

He sings along with me while I am singing him lullabies, and tonight I said, "I love you" and he responded with, "ah oh oo" I swear he was trying to say it back. He got a great big grin on his face like he had just made a break through. I was so proud.

On a More Interesting Note:

Max has miraculously learned how to read at the ripe old age of 5 months...

Don't believe me?

See for yourselves...

A Day in the Life of a Mother with no Washing Machine

This is a picture of our shower, literally covered in Max's clothes which had to be rinsed out before laundry day (i.e. they had been pooped out). I just found it amazing that so many outfits could be drying at the same time, it is an indication of how often this happens. In fact, about ten minutes after I took this picture, it happened again.

First Post

I am beginning our family blog, but I have no idea what to say in the first post. So I am just going to pretend like I am writing in my journal...

Max is growing up so fast, I don't know what to do with myself. He is going to be 5 months old next week and he is just delightful! He barely ever cries and he loves to laugh and talk. He is a major Daddy's Boy! Every time Javier is in the room he watches him constantly! Even when I have him in my lap playing with him, he will be smiling at Javier doing his homework next to me. In this picture he was playing with Javier's nose. In the last week he has learned to sit up really well too which is exciting!

He is very intersted in things also and I think it is cute that he is always holding something (if there is nothing in site he holds his own hands).

Javier and I are doing great. Javier just began the masters of accounting program at BYU and that is keeping him pretty busy. He is also working at the MTC teaching senior missionaries Spanish which he likes. It seems like a pretty cool job because I guess in the winter they teach mission presidents and every now and then they get to teach general authorities. One of his co-workers is teaching Elder Holland! Right now he is in the midst of interviewing for internships for next summer which has got him feeling very worried...

As for me, what's to say. I am really enjoying being a mom, but who could help it, just look at this darling baby. I am really glad to be done with school. I spend my days playing with Max and cleaning our tiny apartment over and over again. So, I guess that's all for now. We'll see if I can think of anything else to post in the next year. I love you all!