Max - 4 Months

Seriously? Has another month passed already? Time is flying! Here are a few things about my 4 month old Max.

• Max has a tight grip. He holds on to the collar of our shirts when we are holding him, which makes it a little tricky to lay him down for sleep. He also likes to hold onto my hair. He still manages to grab my hair when I have it pulled back. And he does not give it up very easily.
• Max has something in his mouth most of the time. His favorites are: his shirt, toys, blankets, my hair, his fist or individual fingers, and pretty much anything else he can get his hands on.
• Max is very friendly and generous with his smiles. Both boys make people smile everywhere we go.
  
• We have about 2 seconds from the time we put Max in his car seat or bouncer to buckle him in before he arches his back and nearly climbs out of it.
• Max is very determined. He fights going to sleep, sometimes more than others, and makes it very clear when something is not right. Each day he gets a little better at falling asleep on his own.
  
• He can't sleep when he is too hot.
  
• Max is very happy and likes to 'talk' a lot. I love to hear him coo.
• He discovered his feet this month and loves to hang on to them.
• He also likes to stick out his tongue.
• Max likes to watch us eat and grabs at our food. If he can reach it, he will get it and good luck getting it back!
• Max gives us kisses and I L.O.V.E. it. He'll reach out and grab my hair or face and press his open mouth to my face. So so sweet. He'll also give hugs the same way, foreheads touching.
• Max has figured out how to hook his pacifier (which he'll only suck on as he is falling asleep) and pull it out when he is going to sleep. Once in a while he'll get it back in his mouth.
• Max is a sweet sweet baby who can win hearts in an instant.
• He smacks his lips and tongue when he takes a break from eating.
  
• Max is now rolling all over the floor. We can't leave him alone for a second. He has also started pushing off the floor with his toes to get to toys or whatever he sees. YIKES!
• Max laughs more and more each day and is getting more fun to play with.
• He is a bit of a Momma's boy. :)
  

At church on Sunday, a woman sitting in front of us was captivated (her word) by the interaction between the boys. McKay was talking very sweetly to Max (as he often does) and Max was grinning and playing right along with him. She said it was very clear to her that Max loves his brother and that McKay is a good brother to him. She was touched by the love she could see.

At his 4 month appointment, Max weighed 13 lbs 15 oz and was 25 1/4 inches long.

McKay loves to play on the floor with Max and Max loves when McKay plays with him. They can keep each other entertained for quite a while!

He uses the toys and toy arch to pull himself up. If he knew how to, he could turn on the music/vibration himself.

Sometimes the arch can withstand his pulling and other times it can't! He can pull the toys off the arch and then take the toy off the ring.

On this particular Sunday night, Max was 'watching' Jordan write an e-mail and playing with this bear toy (you can see the full toy in the pictures above). In the course of playing with it and his shirt, he got almost the whole toy down his shirt! He was ready for bed but I had to take his picture first. This boy never ceases to amaze us!

I LOVE this picture. McKay loves reading books and is quite patient and creative when he reads books to Max. Of course Max loves it.

My handsome boys!

An unplanned silly picture.

We love you sweet Maxwell!