June 2012

Here's to Maks' second month!

Bubbles

"I can blow more bubbles than you!"

2 month checkup

Little Maks is growing like a weed.  I must be used to his size, because it's not until I go to the pediatrician's office and sit in the waiting room that I realize just how much larger my man is than his peers!

There was a cute little girl in a car seat next to us while we waiting to be called in to Dr. Ritch's office for Maks' 2 month check up.  I was casually chatting with the little girl's parents, only to discover that she was 6 months old.  6 months old?!?!  When I heard that, it was all I could muster to keep my eyes from popping out of my head!  Maksim was her size when he was 6 weeks old!  I think it was as much of a shocker for the little girl's parents to find out about Maks' age/size as it was for me to find out about hers!  Such a cutie, nonetheless.

I never think of Maks as being as big as he really is.  I guess it's because he is my firstborn and the only newborn I've ever really spent a significant amount around.  However, I've met my share of chunky babies with roly-poly thighs, and that's just not Maks.  It wasn't until I learned that Maks is proportionally as tall as he is heavy (in fact, he is a bit taller) that I understood why he didn't look like a sumo-baby.

Here is how Maks measured at his 2 month visit:

95th percentile for height

90th percentile for weight

50th percentile for head circumference

No vaccinations for us (Maks has never had any vaccines - not even a vitamin K shot or eye ointment at his birth.  I'll blog about that sometime in the future, I'm sure), so our Dr. visits are uneventful and tear-free.  We like it that way!  Dr. Ritch is always so enthusiastic about Maks' progress and very impressed by him in general.  He's loving how Maks thrives while being exclusively breastfed on a mostly vegan diet.  Mama and Daddy are pretty happy with their healthy boy, too!

On a Roll

7.5 weeks old and we're on a roll!  Rolling over, that is!  

As Bryon caught the act, this mama can still barely believe her ears!  Maks ventured from his back to his belly...and to his back once again!

Now there is something to smile about!

Mr. Personality

"Oh, are you going to take my picture?...

...in that case, I'll smile really big for the camera!"

Auntie Andrea

5 weeks old and Maks finally had his second visitor.  This time, we were able to spend about a week with Auntie Andrea.  It was a week filled with singing, dancing and splish-splashing in the tub.  

Getting to know one another.

Cozy with the first auntie he has met.

Smiling for the camera.

 As impossible as it sounds, I think Maks enjoyed it every bit as much as his Auntie!

Taking a bath with his auntie.

He loves the water!

Warm and clean after his bath.

Passed out on Auntie Andrea.

This mama was sure to check her sister's bag to make sure Auntie didn't try to smuggle Maks back to the East Coast! 

May 2012

Here's to being 1 month old!