11 months

max is 11 months old today. only one more month until his first birthday...oh, my how that last year has flown!!
not too much going on here which is a good thing:) max is clapping and pointing up a storm. he walks along with mama hanging onto the back of my pants...its a sight to see:) he's so curious and into everything...the house has usually suffered a max-splosion by the time papa gets home from work. speaking of that, max loves it when papa gets home...he can't wait until papa gets in the door and and he can get a hug!
the weather has been pretty nice here and its soooo much easier to get out in the afternoons now...we usually hit the park a couple of times a week so max can swing:) we usually get out for a walk or a jog everyday so we both really enjoy that.
max got a new cousin yesterday, papa's sister L had a healthy baby girl, Amelie Mariani. she was 8lb 3oz and apparently has lots of black hair like max did. max is very excited to meet her!

Pumpkins and eggplants!

we had quite an eventful weekend here in ATX! ACL was going on in zilker park but we had more important things going on...K was visiting from chicago! max loves his auntie K:) the weather was great while she was here and we go to spend some time outside. we even managed to make it to the pumpkin patch.

then max had a run-in with the coffee table. he was going to turn and fell right into the leg of the table...i scooped him up to comfort him and when i pulled him away he had a huge goose egg and bruise on his forehead. papa got some ice going and mama called the on-call pedi. max didn't really enjoy the ice but it really did help with the swelling. he was fine and had forgotten all about his bump in about 10 minutes. he has a lovely mark (K calls it his eggplant) that i'm sure will be with him for a bit:)

he had learned to push his car around walking behind it...the secret is the carpet...it goes way too fast on the hardwood! here is a video link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3dwURPqaCQ
he is getting really good at waving and saying bah-bah, which can mean anything from bottle to bye-bye! he is starting to clap and point a little more which is fun. he loves saying da-da and has said ma-ma once...i keep trying but i think he is holding it in reserve for when he really wants something:)

yipee!

well, my friends, fall has fallen on us here in central texas (at least this week!). the windows are open and the air-conditioning is off. it is so lovely! we've made a couple trips to the park in the afternoons since it's not god awful hot out:) we signed max up for a gym class at the little gym. he goes every wednesday...i think there about 11 other little ones in his class so now he'll have a bunch new little friends:) they play with balls and bubbles and get to interact with each other so it's fun for him and mama gets to meet some new mamas so fun for all!
other than that, we've been pretty stinkin' boring:) we are on the hunt for a wagon...woot...just in time for halloween! saturday night mama went out to celebrate csquared's b-day and that was really fun...a little girls night out! alas, no pictures...stupid:( mama's bff K is coming in town on thursday so everyone is looking forward to that. i'll try and get the camera going while she is here.
here is a pic i took this morning before we went on a little jog...it was 53 out...heavenly!