A Little Lutz

Monday, January 4, 2016

15 months

Well it has been a crazy few months and I am finally getting around to writing about Max turning 1!

Max had a Train birthday party on 9/19. It was a hot day but a lot of fun. Nonnie and Papa came down to celebrate.

We launched Wellspring Church the next day. Planning the church has been suck a huge part of your first year!

What we know about you at 15 months

-you can say hi, dada, Gracie, Zukey, thank you, baba, ball, and shoe.

-you are a speed walker now

-you love to play ball, train and Elmo

-you weigh 25 lbs and are 33 in long

-you love love love Grace and Zukey

-you love to dance and be in the water

- you are still a pretty chill kid unless you want to eat

- you have 12 teeth

-you put your self to sleep but still want to snuggle around 3am

-you eat all the time

-you don't like avocado or hummus. You love apples and any fruit

-you know a few signs

-you are very social and will go to anyone as long as mom is close

-you can say one, two, three then throw something

-your a great car rider but not crazy about the plane

- you play by yourself pretty well and don't like to watch tv or play iPad

-you are so funny when you pretend to talk on the phone

- you've learned to pray now and start to pray before we even say to

Max you are such a great baby and still very much my baby! Don't grow up to fast bubba. You are sensitive, silly, independent, sweet and brave little guy and I love you more then words!!

Friday, August 14, 2015

This summer has flown by and your first birthday is quickly approaching. It is a true joy being your Mommy. You are so curious and determined yet laid back and roll with the punches. We have had such a busy life lately and you take it all in stride we can push you two hours past bed time, skip a nap, use you pack n play in odd places, feed you random snacks and you still just are as happy as can be. You have not experienced any fear of strangers or separation anxiety yet. You sleep through the night and would prefer to sleep in if allowed a. You nap on your own twice a day. You'll eat almost anything but your a little more picky then Grace....not a big fan of hummus or avocados. You learned how to clap and crawl recently. You pull up on everything and cruise along the furniture. You will push your puppy around the room. Max you've figured out that cars and fire trucks and anything that can be pushed or rolled are pretty cool toys. You do like to play with your sisters princess magic clips when she is willing to share. You get really quiet and try to fold your hands at dinner when we pray. You love music especially anything with a good base. You'll spin your body or stick your leg out and shake it. You love Zukey. Grace is still your idol you get so excited when you see her. You are also part fish and would really like it if I would just let you go swimming on your own. You dive head first into the bathtub if I'm not looking. You don't laugh easily but when you do it is one of the best noises I've ever heard! I am amazed by what you have out up with this year with our crazy schedule and busy lives and I am so proud of you. I love being your Mom little guy!

Friday, June 26, 2015

Maxton 9 month

Well Bubs you turned 9 months old 2 hours and 35 minutes after you sister turned 3 on 6/14. Pretty cool to share such milestones together! You are getting so big so fast. Max you are the sweetest baby. Your personality is really starting to show and while you are pretty even keel most of the time you are start to show your spunky side.

What we know about Max at 9 months.
19.8 lbs (50th percentile) 31in (95th percentile)

-You sleep an 8-9 hour stretch most nights, waking up around 3 or 4 then crashing again till 7 or 8 on the weekends or track out.
-You love to eat. Your eating a lot of table foods now but haven't dropped any bottle feedings.
-You mostly take a bottle now. Nursing is to much work for a busy boy
-You want to be down
-You still army crawl but you are very very fast at it.
-You have 6 teeth now
-You got another bout of pink eye
-You pull up on everything
-I think you might be a climber, you try to get on the shelves of the end tables and anything else possible
-You think eating electrical cords sounds like the best idea yet
-Grace is your idol!
-Your favorite song is twinkle twinkle little star and you get so excited when you see it
-You've done this for a while but you wiggle your hands and wrists in this little circular motion when you are hungry or upset
-You also love the pool just like your sister
-When we pray at dinner you get excited and focus really hard on what we are doing
-Your temper is starting to show and you'll get pretty angry when something isn't going the way you want it too. You clench your fists and stick your arms out ridged and yell.

It is so fun being your Mom! You are all Boy and I can't wait to see what you get into!

3 Years Old

It's hard to believe that you are three years old Grace. I never knew time could fly so fast. You are such a blessing in our life. Mommy and Daddy love you so much. You make us laugh more then anyone ever, you challenge us more then we though possible, and you inspire us to be better.

A few things about Grace Kathryn at 3!
-This year you learned to sleep in a big girl bed and from night one you slept better in your big girl bed then you ever did in your crib
-You still usually get up at least once a night
-The month before Max was born you were potty trained
-You speak complex sentences and often sound much older then you are
-Your favorite toy hands down is Disney Magic Clips! You have every princess except for Elsa.
-You love to watch Disney Collector on youtube it is your strange obsession
-Your favorite food is noodles and sauce close second is tacos
-You are still a great traveler and this year you traveled to OuterBanks (car), Disney World (car), Valpo (flew), Myrtle Beach (car), and Michigan (flew)
-You learned to draw a "funny face"
-You know most of your letters, all your colors, all your shapes, can count to 30, and can make a g
-You have taken on the role of big sister really well. You love Max so much and try so hard to take such good care of him. You are extremely sensitive to his feelings.
-You feel things very deeply. You are sympathetic to others. This has also caused some pretty extensive temper tantrums this year but we are so proud of how you have worked through them!
-You had your third set of ear tubes
-You love to dance and like to do "tie laces" or ballet
-You are afraid of men with beards...when we ask you why you tell us "because they don't have necks."
-You have two imaginary friends Halie and Ellie. Ellis is sometimes a baby in your belly. Halie lives at pinkies house (we don't know who pinkie is). You also say that Halie is your sister.
-You love going to church, talking too, and singing about Jesus. You tell others all the time that Jesus loves them and you do too. You belt out all sorts of worship songs in the car and know most of the words better then I do.
-There are very few things that you mis pronounce but the things that you do say wrong are too cute to correct. For the longest time a restronaut meant restaurant, Mother Goose Club is Clubaleszsclub
-This spring and summer you have to wear a dress every day.
-You are very very girly but hate having your hair up
-You run most places you go
-When you fall you rarely cry, your very tough
-Your birthday party was a pool party and that day you learned to swim back and forth underwater between us

I know there are a million more things I want to remember about this last year. You are such a joyful, silly, passionate, determined, sassy, faithful, kindhearted little girl.

8 months old!

-Max you are an army crawling machine! You get all over the place scooting on your belly.

-You rock back and forth when put up on your knees. You'll start crawling any day now.

-You now have 5 teeth

-You fought pink eye and your first ear infection

-Grace took your toy one day and you yelled at her that was when the screaming game between you two was born. You look right at her and tell in a certain tone inviting her to yell back at you and it goes on and on. You try to get Zukey to participate but she doesn't understand!

-You have started to eat more solid food

-You love to be outside

-Everything goes in your mouth: your particularly found of dog bones, magic clip princesses and paper