Baptism, First Road Trip and Turning 6 Weeks Old

Hey there - this is Maddux taking over blogging duties since Mommy doens't seem to find the time to update this blog enough!!

The last couple of weeks have been busy for me! For one thing, I am growing leaps and bounds! As of my 6 week appointment on Wednesday (July 29) I was 24 1/4" long and weighed in at 13 lbs 6 oz! This means I grew 4 inches and put on almost 6 lbs in 6 weeks!

When I was not busy just growing, this is what else I have been up to the past couple weeks:

(The pictures got loaded in backwards order - forgive me, I'm a rookie at this - haha!!)

I snuggled with my big sister Jerz:

And hung out with Daddy..

This is me right before my 6 week Well Baby Clinic checkup, just hanging in my crib, looking like a handsome little man:

Snuggled with Papa Ron with my butt up in the air :)

I took my first road trip on Sunday, July 26th - Mommy and Daddy took me to Glen Ullin. This is me with my Auntie Lyndsey (aka Auntie Looney) at the nursing home in GU:

And with Auntie Carrie and cousins Michaela (it was her b-day that day), McKenzie and Mason:

Here I am meeting Great Gramma Schaff - with Uncle Nick and cousins Mason and Kenzie nearby:

This is Papa Mike's new Corvette - I can't wait until I'm old enough to ride in it with him! (Mommy got to be his first passenger - she felt pretty special!)

Here I am with Gramma Sandy during my first visit to her and Papa Mike's house in GU:

Here I am with Great Gramma Schaff and Mommy and Daddy:

Mommy makes me do tummy time everyday - and as you can see from this picture, I don't mind it sometimes :)

Here I am during tummy time, just being cute:

My big sister Jerz decided to join me during tummy time:

I've also started smiling lately - here Mommy caught a picture of one!

I've also learned to like my swing - sometimes I even take a nap in it:

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE my crib mobile:

Here I am at 5 weeks:

And just enjoying my monkeys in the Pack 'n Play:

I was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Sunday, July 19th. Here are some pictures from that day:

With Papa Ron and Gramma Joyce after the baptism:

The baptism stole that Janell Hellman made for me:

Taking a nap after the baptism - it was hard work!!

The baptism cake for the after party - sorry about the sideways picture!

With my godparents Val and Tom, Father Nick and Mommy and Daddy after the baptism:

Getting dunked at the baptism!

With my parents and Godparents during the baptism ceremony:

Other than that, I have really started "talking" (aka cooing) all the time. I love to lay in a crib, in the pack 'n play, or anywhere and wiggle my arms and legs. I am sleeping for 3-4 hour stretches at night and am taking the usual cat naps during the day, unless I get in a car - then I take longer naps. Mommy takes me on walks and jogs with her - sometimes we take the beagles with us too!

I got to visit Great Gramma Vivian's place yesterday for the first time. Gramma Joyce had taken the whole day off to spend with me and Mommy - so we went to lunch, went to Gramma Great's place and just spent some time together at home!

This was Mommy's last week of maternity leave which means I start daycare on Monday. I'm not sure what that will be like, but I'm pretty sure I'll handle it better than Mommy will - I think she's going to be sad not to be able to spend all day everyday with me anymore!!

I am so busy being a baby but I will try to update this blog as often as possible.

Hope everyone has a good weekend - I will be busy cheering on Mommy and Daddy's softball teams - they both play in State tournaments this weekend!

Love,

Maddux John

One Month!

Well our "little" Maddux turned one month old today!!! He continues to grow by leaps and bounds - when we went to the Well Baby Clinic on Wednesday (he was 4 weeks old) he was up to 11 lbs 4 oz and 23 inches long already! So he's gaining about a pound per week and growing about an inch per week!

Here are some pictures from the past week:

Finley holding Maddux:

Maddux holding onto a ring on his bouncy seat (I may have helped him by putting his hand on there but he held on on his own for quite awhile!)

Our little monkey monkeying around in his monkey outfit in his monkey pack and play :)

OK the swing isn't so bad at first...

After about 20 seconds - I HATE THE SWING! GET ME OUT OF THIS THING NOW!!

Maddux and Daddy taking a nap together:

Maddux noticing his mobile in his crib for the first time:

Mommy had to sneak the "I love Mom" outift on!

Maddux likes to help hold the bottle - I think in case he can get at the milk faster!

Maddux in the "Little Slugger" outfit that his uncle Tom wore when he was a baby for photos - as you can see Maddux barely fits into it!

A close up of those chubby cheeks:

Maddux with Tom:

Maddux with Auntie Val and cousins Sydney and Payton - they came and spent all of Tuesday afternoon with us this week!

Maddux will start off laying straight and somehow always wiggles his way into this position:

Maddux also noticed his little puppy rattle blankey when I was changing him the other night - and was quite fascinated with it!

Jerz had to get in on the snuggle action with Mom and Maddux!

We are going in for some formal pictures at Sears this afternoon. We also have Maddux's baptism on Sunday this weekend - so a big weekend to look forward to!

Have a great weekend everyone!

3 Week Update

Maddux turned 3 weeks old today. I took him to the Well Baby Clinic and got him weighed and measured. He weighed in at a hefty 10 lbs 3 oz and is now 22 inches long. Over the last two weeks he has averaged almost 1 lb and 1 inch gain each week! Yikes!

Here are a few pictures from the past few days. I cannot believe how fast he is changing & growing already!!

Maddux the "babe magnet":

Our little man:

Post-bath & not really happy about it!

Mommy couldn't resist styling my hair into a mohawk!

I'm 3 weeks old and SO BIG!!! (And yes the fuzzy ducky hair returns after a bath and there's nothing Mommy or anyone else can do about it!)

He's really starting to look like a little boy already!!

That's all for now - have a great rest of the week!

4th of July Weekend

We had a good 4th of July weekend - Friday night we went to Brian and Val's for their annual party - Maddux slept through lots of fireworks that they set off in their driveway! Apparently that's how we need to get him to go to sleep? :) Saturday we went to a picnic at McDowell Dam and then Gramma Sandy and Papa Mike came over for a visit to our house....

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Maddux in his overalls - they are newborn size and as you can see he is outgrowing that size quickly! Had to get him in these cute overalls before he got too big for them!!

On his way home from the picnic - exhausted!

Riley playing some baseball:

The guys taking in the baseball action:

Jillian, Lisa and Gramma Great with Maddux

More baseball action:

Not sure if this is a gas-related smile or inadavertant - but Mommy still thinks it counts as a smile from Maddux :)

Gramma Joyce & Maddux eating once again:

Jay & Tom grilling with a cute umbrella to ward off the rain shower:

Gabe playing catch:

Gramma Great & Maddux chowing down yet again:

Mommy & Maddux at Brian & Val's party:

All dressed up for Brian & Val's party - my first party!!

All in all it was a good weekend but little Maddux did catch a cold - so we are trying to help him through that. Jay has been really sick as well. We're hoping all the sickness goes away soon so our summer is more enjoyable!

Chris and Val and the girls stopped by last night too for supper and to visit - the girls did a good job holding Maddux and it was fun to have them over!

Other than that, we are just busy being parents to Maddux and to the beagles - all of them keep us on our toes!!

Have a great week everyone!