Maks' First Month

"Peace!  It's my 1 month birthday!"

Eventually, I will get around to writing Maksim's birth story.  And starting a baby book.  And officially changing my last name.  And finishing running my errands.  And cleaning the house.

Maks is now a month old and he definitely communicates his likes and dislikes with Mommy and Daddy.  Maksim loves to be outside, even in the heat of a Louisiana summer.  Although walks are kept to a minimum and usually fall early in the morning or late at night (100+ degrees is just too hot for this Mama), as long as the sun is out of his eyes, the fresh air and sunshine make our little monkey one happy dude.  

Maks would much rather be held on a walk than placed in his stroller, but a carrier/wrap in the aforementioned heat is just too much heat to handle!  So, trips in the car are also favorites for this fella.  I always cross my fingers that we don't get stuck waiting for a red light, or heaven forbid - a train.  The faster, the better.  Don't even think about slowing down for those turns!   "Who is the crazy lady that keeps going in circles on the roundabout without ever turning onto a side street?"  That'd be me.  And if your baby liked it this much, you'd do it, too!  Little man likes to move!

Only one thing trumps car rides and the great outdoors: the vacuum.  The vacuum machine continues to be the most calming appliance in our house.  It never fails that when nothing else can calm our baby boy, the vacuum can do the trick!  Although loud and annoying for both me and Kira, Maks is comforted by the loud hum of a good vacuum.  Non-stop.  For real.  Turn that sucker on and the little bugger will quiet down and fall asleep in seconds.  The only issue is that Kira is deathly afraid of that scary, scary machine.  There's no time like the present to face your fears, pup!

All in all, we have a pretty good little man!  For the past 2 weeks, he has already been consistently sleeping for 8-9 consecutive hours throughout the night (typically 8 or 9pm-5am), followed by a handful of 2-4 hour naps scattered throughout the day.  Now if only I could figure out the whole "sleep/rest when your baby does" thing...

There is so much going on that I could write a thousand posts.  But, for now I'll stick to summarizing the first month of Maks time with us via photo slides in my next blog post.