Max is 2 months already!

Here are his one month pictures, yes we are a little behind! He is doing well, growing like crazy. At his one month appt. the dr. discovered he has hip displaysia, so we had to see a pediatric orthopedic dr. He has to wear a harness 24 hrs. a day for 6 weeks and then as long as he is doing well and his socket is forming correctly, he can go to 12 hrs. per day for another 6 weeks. He has had it for 2 weeks already and is a champ! We also found out he has milk & soy allergies and has acid reflux. He is on medication for the reflux and I cut out all dairy & soy from my diet and he is like a different baby! Whew!! It was a rough few weeks, but now he is so happy and sleeps great!

He has had great head/neck control from day one! He LOVES tummy time too!

Conked out!

With big sis in her princess chair!

Yes, he is in a pink chair! We will bribe him with this once he is older!

Max is one month!

Wow, it's been one month already, which is hard to believe. Max is doing great and is up to over 11 lbs! He goes on Friday for his one month checkup and a shot, poor guy! Maddy is doing well and is a great big sister. She enjoys helping with baths and holding him. Her attention span is short, however, and after a few minutes she is done!

Maddy likes to be a "baby" and play in Max's play gym, imagine that!

Right after a bath.....

Max is somewhat smiling, he mostly does that, along with a laugh, in his sleep!

Max's first bath.....he loved it!

Maxwell Austin Brawley arrives!

Baby Max was born on June 18th. He weighed 9 lbs. 1 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. He cried for about twenty minutes straight after he was born. The dr. even joked that we wouldn't need a monitor! We went home on Sat. evening and everyone is adjusting well. Max has a philosophy of "Up all night, sleep all day!" Needless to say, that is wearing mommy out. Maddy is doing great and LOVES her little brother. "Where's baby Max?" is the first thing she asks when waking up. And she loves to help take care of him, mostly by getting mommy things.

Happy Memorial Day!

Maddy and her new friend, Maya, had a ball at the Valentas' cookout! Maddy's favorite thing was definitely the bouncy castle and of course their dog! She was exhauasted on the way home, but surprisingly didn't fall asleep.

I love this one! Two tired girls, but they didn't stay down for long!

Happy Mother's Day 2009

Maddy enjoyed her "rock sucker" from Vollmar's wedding!

Another crawfish boil and lobster tails, yum!

Maddy ate the crawfish and lobster dipped in plenty of butter.

Crawfish Boil - April 2009

Paul did a crawfish boil one Sunday and we weren't sure how Maddy would react. She LOVED it! It was the most entertaining dinner we have ever had! She played with them, named them AND ate the tails, amazing! After she figured out she liked them, she would pass them to us and say, "Open this one please!" A seafood lover is born......

Happy Easter 2009

My easter basket and new favorite book!

Hunting for eggs with my cousins

Having fun with my cousin, Emma (notice the princess dress)!