Europeans Do It Better

We broke out the Washpod for the first time the other night. What is a Washpod you ask? Its a genius baby bathtub that looks like a 3 gallon bucket with a padded, concave seat in the bottom that baby sits in (DESIGNED IN FRANCE!!! as the packaging proclaims). What's so great about it is it supports your baby's head well, so all you need to help him balance are your fingertips under his chin. I was struggling with holding Max's head still and washing him at the same time in the traditional baby bathtub. And no parts of his body stick out of the water except for his shoulders and head, so he stays warm. Also, I think Max especially likes it because it mimics his in utero experience. He sits with his little knees tucked up by his belly and practically goes into a trance.




That being said, its not like he disliked his baths before:

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

What About Your Friends?

We made the trip to Milwaukee last week and really packed the social calendar. We didn't even get to see all the people we wanted...but Max did get to meet some new friends, and I do mean "new"...most of them were born within weeks of each other.


Lydia and Max hit the nightclub:




Max, Violet and Beckett; A Love Triangle:


(Babies are sorta like little drunk people, huh?)



Second cousins Amanda and one year old Brooklyn compete for Max's affections:


Amanda appears to be winning but I think she has the cleavage advantage here. Later, Brooklyn offered Max her new Dora the Explorer doll and took the lead.



We can't wait to go back and see them all again!

Track and Field

Imagine if he were vertical...

New Trick

Max started smiling a lot in the last few weeks. He wakes up nearly every morning happy as a clam. I ALMOST don't need my cup of coffee now to start the day off right, just this:

MAX-imum Photo Overload

In commemoration of Max's first 6 weeks in the world (and my laziness in posting regularly), here are a whole slew of photos depicting some of his finest moments in no particular order:





















Gosh my baby's cute.

Laszlo Steals The Show

...not that burping Max is much of a show. However, his adoring grandparents, parents and various aunts and uncles may disagree.