so my dad is childcare on mondays, and needless to say, he and Max are getting along like gangbusters:


Also, I think they're conspiring against me . . . that or planning the first thing they can blow up or set on fire once Max's motor skills are a little better

even though he's on the verge of a nap, the playmat calls...

we got the excersaucer thing, which despite the ugliest colors EVER, the kiddo loves.

and apparently, the mini cell phone thingie is a constant source of surprise:


as is the fishy:

or flutterbys, depending on who you ask.

but man he's cute.

ah the excersaucer. what allows me to go to the loo while he's awake.

nomnomnom


and this face cracks me up


as does this one:

whatcha doing later? Wanna give me a bottle?


this kid is so SmooveB sometimes.

I had too many pictures for one post. Also, too much cuteness for one day!


flying superbaby!

and one of my favorite pics ever:


he's about to lunge for something, god knows what, here


and oh, wait! drool!

It was my grampy's 97th birthday back in April, and while we weren't able to be there on his actual birthday, we took Max down to Philly the weekend afterwards for a visit with Grampy. My cousin Tony and Jen were kind enough to host the family at their house (brave brave folks!)



not bad for 97, eh?

Jen introduced Max to his new favorite toy: the whisk! Here he is with my mom and cousin Tony, and his new best friend Whisky! (mmm whisky)



a very arch photo of my dad:


Grampy, Sharren and Charlie:


grabbing lunch


Grampy's a big fan of the lemon merengue pie


and Max and Grampy, hanging out:



(nice, kid. Deck the 97 year old)

it's a new skill!




he's also quite good at the tipping.


and the slumping:


and let's not forget being easily distracted by foots

at least he's not getting lost in the back of a stadium. yet.

If you are wondering why I haven't posted any new photos recently, it is because my fancy new liquid-cooled computer turned out to be a defective, overheating fancy new computer, so all my recent photos are tied up on a hard drive I can't get into. HP currently has the busted box and is supposed to fix it or send me a replacement by late next week. In the meantime Jen is ably holding down the fort with photos she's taken. I apologize on behalf of unreliable technology everywhere.

infantino may be a great company, but man, their toys are BUSY. At least Max's most recent favorite is symmetrical, unlike the duckie toy they make that has unevenly spaced things around the outside. It drive me insane looking at it. How hard is to place things symmetrically, people!?



This one just makes my eyes hurt looking at. Did I mention it's busy?


at least the kid likes it

He's a monster!

our lives would be so much easier if he could just absorb the info like this. really.