20 months

well, we have a 20 month old over here in these parts...boy, that is getting really close to 2...yikes! double yikes cause that means we'll have a teeny, tiny one month old at the time...holy crap!
we've just been plugging along here trying to stay in a regular routine as that is what seems to make everyone happy. i think we've been pretty successful. bedtime is still going great and he seems to be sleeping later which has been really nice. the flip side to that though is that his naps are shorter...about an hour to an hour and a half but usually just an hour:( the bad part is he usually wakes up crying from his nap and seems like he isn't really ready to wake up put he gets out of bed anyway. we usually spend some time rocking in the chair before we leave his room. we bought a tot clock for him that is supposed to change colors to let him know when he can get out of bed in the mornings and for naps. the mornings isn't an issue right now but i think i need to get the thing figured out (there are a lot of buttons) so we can start trying it for naps.
its still wicked hot here in ATX and there is no end in sight...i think we've had 43 consecutive days of triple digits! i've been feeling extra hot the last few days so that is super fun. we try and get out to the park in the mornings so he gets some outdoor playtime. we went to story time at the library yesterday and he sat for almost the whole thing. i think we will be going back. we tried to go to the winnie the pooh movie but he only lasted for about 20 min before he wanted to be up and looking at the lights, etc. we left:) we'll keep trying!
i need to get a decent belly pic taken and get it up here...maybe tomorrow! i have my 2 hour glucose test so papa is going to be home with max and if i remember i'll have him take a picture. my back is feeling a little better so that is good. we might actually try the pool today (we went twice when K was here and he loved it) but we'll see if i actually get that brave/crazy! don't want to end up hurting my back again but he just loves to play in the water.
we had a fabulous time while K was here and max just adores her. we stayed pretty busy while she was here and she even babysat one night so papa and i could see the last harry potter.
max is "talking" up a storm. he repeats a lot of things but they all sound pretty similar. he did start up with a new sound last week and i'm thinking it might be book but i'm not really sure. his favorite thing to do is point at something and and say "that" wanting you to tell him what it is. he knows all of his body parts, including his junk and his butt...i'm so proud!! he's also starting to be able to distinguish the different ships in his starwars book...papa couldn't be happier!!
max loves to zerbert us and he even loves to give baby J zerberts!

as for the picture at the top, its K and my little beast with his cheese face on! my brain is too addled right now to use all my mad photo skillz so auto it is and anytime the flash comes out...out comes the cheese face...we might have to work on that:)
no time to proof read...the beast is awake, please forgive any mistakes!