I told him he could have his sucker when we got to Target (not in the car). He NEVER forgot about it. Every few minutes all the way from the doctor to Target he would say, “Mommy! Sucker!” And I would remind him of when he got to have it. Here he is in sucker heaven.

On Max’s actual birthday I made him birthday pancakes.

Blue C happens to have cupcakes for birthday boys.

After that we had a play date with Max’s friend Noah and my friend Tina. When Kelly got home we went out for sushi (Max used kiddie chopsticks!) and then we played around at the mall.

The Stats:

Height: 3 ft. (90th %)

Weight: 27 lbs. (50%)

Head Circumference: 20 in.

Favorite Books: Mooncake by Frank Asch (This is the first book he has asked for by name), Ask Mr. Bear, Thomas books, Dinosaur Train books, I’d Really Like to Eat a Child, Where is Farmer Brown,

Communication: I stopped keeping a list of words Max said a few months ago because there were too many to keep track of. He’s saying LOTS of stuff and its awesome! He says a lot of two word sentences. He says some three word sentences as well. Examples, “Papa mow grass,” “Mo cheese pees.” Phrases we hear most often are, “Mommy mere!” (Mommy come here!/look!”) and “Daddy hand!” (Daddy take my hand I have got to show you something amazing!)

Favorite Foods: pancakes, waffles, cereal, cheese, FRUIT SNACKS, popcorn, ice cream, cake, cookies, carrots, humus, broccoli stems, peas, apple sauce, yogurt, toast with butter, homemade popsicles, strawberries, blueberries, bananas (especially during Target shopping trips), macaroni and cheese, tri-tip steak, summer sausage, bacon, nutella

Likes: his new bed (thank goodness!), CONSTRUCTION anything, his blankets (especially his bear blanket),having books read to him (we read a ton of books all day long), watching Thomas or Dinosaur Train (this is quite rare especially because when its time to stop watching Max gets really upset), CONSTRUCTION, the Target dog (we watch Target TV long enough to see the target dog on each trip to Target), riding his trike, CONSTRUCTION,playing with his water toy outside, digging in what used to be our garden with his construction toys, CONSTRUCTION,being chased, peeking at us through bushes, throwing balls, playing with play dough, CONSTRUCTION,us blowing bubbles, him blowing bubbles (Fubbles: No spill bubbles!), playing with dogs, CONSTRUCTION,patting Sprinkles, jumping, stomping, shrieking, chasing Sprinkles, opening presents, getting the mail, firetrucks, police cars, buses, farm animals, tractors

Dislikes: having his teeth brushed. I let him brush his teeth (he sucks the toothpaste off of the toothbrush) then I help and we either brush his teeth together on a good day or  on a not so good day I do all the brushing and its not pretty. Other dislikes: having his diaper changed (he’s not very interested in potty training – this will be an age three goal), being told/asked to stop an activity to do something else, getting dressed, having shampoo rinsed out of his hair, getting shots

Social/Emotional: helps putting things away (sometimes), likes to pretend, has temper tantrums when frustrated/told no, frequently does the opposite of what he is asked to do, very curious, has difficulty sharing (we practice taking turns and find that easier for Max to understand), usually plays alone even when other kids are around, says, “no” to many requests, insists on trying to do many thing by himself (he says, “Self!”)

Adaptive: uses utensils most of the time, removes loose clothing like his jacket

Physical Development: draws with crayons or markers (tells us he is drawing circles), stacks 4-6 objects, throws smalls balls overhand about three feet

Kelly’s brother got this great water toy for Max. He plays with it every day. I put ice cubes in it and Max really likes that.

I pulled Max to Lake Meridian in the bike trailer last week. He played in the water a bit then played on the big, cool playground there. This was definitely my last time pulling Max until after baby #2 is born!

Max got to help my dad fix his lawn mower and install a new blade this week. This kid loves tools.

Max got to go camping with my parents last weekend. He had a blast! I love this picture of him!

Max eating a blueberry popsicle on a sunny but not so warm day.

Kelly built a raised garden a few years ago. We decided not to plant anything this year because Max enjoys playing in the dirt so much. On this day we encouraged mud making!

After participating in a toddler study at UW, Max and I went to Green Lake to have dinner and play.

First sucker. I said no on the sucker but Kelly said yes. Look who won out – Max

Max put a bunch of leftover Easter eggs in a pan and was cooking them a few weeks ago. Then he said, “Egg hot” and blew on it. It was pretty cute.

After that we walked around the construction on Mercer.

Lastly we chased crows, watched seaplanes take off and land and looked at boats at the newly redone park

]]> http://katiekeeton.com/2013/04/16/maxs-best-day-ever/feed/ 0 http://katiekeeton.com/2013/03/26/beach-2/ http://katiekeeton.com/2013/03/26/beach-2/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:36:36 +0000 katie http://katiekeeton.com/?p=1299 Yesterday, Max and I got to go up to Edmonds and have a crepe breakfast with my friend Lisa. I’m pretty sure Max’s favorite part of breakfast was eating the whipped cream on the side. Afterward we went to the beach. Max play for hours! I asked him if he wanted to put his feet in the water and that was a no go.

He had a great time throwing rocks into the water, climbing under logs, watching other kids and looking at trains and boats.