Cousin Ava & Mr. Max after their first shots.
Our socialized healthcare doesn't pay for fancy pink bandaids, but if you look closely, Max has got a standard one on each thigh. Maximillian took it well and has been behaving just fine.
We went out for a long walk in the snow yesterday. The whole city was quiet. Max rides along quite content in the Baby Björn inside dad's jacket. Still no above freezing temperatures in the forecast.
Maximillian gets a kiss on a snowy day at the torp cafe.
Mr. Max usually naps in his swing, but not always.
The kiddos slept well until we stopped for hot chocolate/coffee/tea.
Don't let the fact that Max had a meltdown two minutes after this picture was taken detract from the awesomeness of this photo. You can even see his eye color is just starting to turn brown around his pupils.
Out at our favorite cafe in the woods. Mr. Max was well behaved and fooled all the other guests into believing he was a quiet baby.
Mr. Crabby McCrankypants stayed awake for two whole hours after his feeding this afternoon! (Usually it is an hour max.) And not only that, during those two hours he didn't cry (and by cry I mean scream at the top of his lungs) AT ALL!! (Usually he doesn't go more than like 15 minutes.) And it included a full 5 minutes of tummy time!!! (Usually it is more like 5 seconds.) And he laughed FOR REAL for the first time!!!! He knew he had to do something special today to make up for his behavior overnight, but I didn't expect all this. Thank you, Maximillian.
Max is the one on the left. Notice he has a Y-shaped butt crack--so adorable!
During the first couple of weeks of his life, Maximillian hated being on his back. Now he's changed his mind and can lay on the changing table for 15 minutes sometimes and just stare in amazement at his buzzy-wuzzy-bee. The flip side is that all tummy time shall end in a freak-out after 1 minute.
Max slept for 7 hours in a row last night. SEVEN HOURS! And then after his feeding he added on another three. Halleluiah!
Not for the purpose of ignoring the screaming baby, but to prevent hearing loss while trying to calm him a million times a day.