Max Smiles & Rolls!!

On Tuesday, August 31, I worked on getting Max to smile all day, because he looked like he was curious to try it out. He's smiled in the past here and there, but he's never smiled directly at us or for us... Until that day!! I didn't get the best footage of his smile and it's definitely not the biggest smile he's pulled for us, but he kind of does it here, anyway. Enjoy! We sure did!!



So cute!! I love him so much and he is getting more and more fun every day!!

In fact, the very next day, which was Wednesday, September 1, he rolled from his belly to his back for the first time ever! He rolled over his left shoulder. It was amazing! I was so proud!! I think it was just one of those one-time kind of things, though, because he hasn't done it again since. We have been working on it, though! He's been pretty close a couple of times.

He has been so funny lately. And I think he's favoring his left so far--he is always looking to his left (hence his odd-shaped head--he only looks to his right when I put him on my left side and do something interesting enough to hold his attention), he likes to rotate himself and he always pushes with his left foot so he goes in a counter-clockwise circle. I'm interested to see if he's going to be right-handed or left-handed now!

Oh, also on Tuesday, we attended The Colonies Summer Party (a party for our townhome neighbors). The only neighbor we really know still is Kathy. So she tried to introduce us to a few people, but it mostly just felt awkward. The event felt more like a church social than it did a neighborhood party. Everyone was calling each other "sister," "brother," and "bishop." Which is fine--we don't have a problem with the church or anything, we just don't really feel like we fit in. We stayed for 45 minutes, anyway, then Max was hungry so we went back in to feed him.

:-) Anyway, that's all there is to report for now, so here are a few new pictures.

Yes!! Momma got him to face his right!


Shampoo!


You can see how his head bulges a little more on the right because he lays facing his left...


See how odd-shaped it's getting?!


All cleaned up!


This was right after he rolled. See how perfectly positioned he is to do it again?! But he didn't. :-(


I wake up to this every morning now. When I put him to sleep, you wouldn't be able to see his head in this picture because it would be right about where the lion is. But by morning, he has unwrapped himself and is at the top of the bed on his right side (again, like he's pushed with his left foot)...




The little guy, sleepin' by Mom!


Hope everyone has a good weekend!

-Aubrey