The Brown's are on the mend!

I think in general the Brown's are back! Max's ears seem better and he just cut another tooth. Also Sooner Start came out for Maxwell's first session. For those of you who don't know Sooner Start is a state run program for children between birth and 3 years old. It basically helps children that are having delays (speech, social, developmental etc.) get on track. It keeps them on track and identify possible problems. We set a short term goal of having Max walking short distances without help in the next 6 months. This session was pretty much a meet and greet between Max and I with his worker. She is very nice and sweet. Our next session is on Tuesday so I'll update you all more then.

I'm also feeling better. The shingles are almost completely gone and it looks like there wont be any scars left behind, from that. The Sweet's is also gone and the infection that was in my arm has cleared up. The doctor did say that there is going to be discoloration on my arm for the next couple of months. I'm a little worried there are going to be scars left behind from the Sweets though. Oh yeah I almost forgot, the ulcer I got from all the medicine I was taking is also healing up nicely.

Jeff has started picking up some events at the Ford Center. Just last night he worked Star Wars. He has told Max that he is never allowed to watch anything Star Wars. I guess he kept getting hit with light sabers and what is worse about it wasn't children but 30 year old men that were hitting him. Jeff is feeling a tad bit under the weather the past few days, but hopefully it is just the weather changing. I hope you all are not to tired from reading this long of an update. I'm excited for Halloween and ready to show off my little man!

Only Time Will Tell

I have no cute pictures to post this time. The family has been sick lately and we all know that no one needs to see pictures of people feeling miserable. Max got the flu from his Grannie. He is finally getting over it. Also due to his drainage from being sick he had the beginnings of an ear infection. He is on the mend however. Jeff luckily never really got sick. I on the other hand am a very different story. I caught the flu from Max. While at home I had been dealing with something on my ear that hurt and was starting to spread. I went to the doctor and it turns out I have shingles!!! As if this was not bad enough the shingles on my arm became infected. The infection became so bad that last night I had to go to the ER. I got more medicine and NOW I'm hoping that I am on the mend too. Only time will tell.

Happy Birthday Jessica!

Some of you may know that yesterday was my birthday. I'm officially another year older, but I'm not sure about being any wiser. It was a fun day overall. First I went to work and a coworker bought me lunch, mmm Mcalisters. Then after I got off work Max and I had a play date with Kacee and Nicholas. The kids had so much fun. There were bubbles, books, snacks and more! It was really fun to see the kids together. They ran circles around Max!!! Some of you who follow my friend Christie's blog can see some extra pictures too. Warning some are not intended for young audiences however. At Max's birthday party Nicholas and Kacee were sweet on each other. Yesterday however Max was almost a third wheel at one point!!! Max was content eating some animal cookies while Nicholas and Kacee shared some books and kissing on the couch. Lock up your daughters people! After all the kids were completely tuckered out we headed to go eat at Ted's. Those of you who don't know I personally think this is the BEST Mexican food. On the way to go eat and after dinner you could tell it as my birthday because Jeff let me play the soundtrack to Rent in the car. And I got to sing at the top of my lungs the entire time. It's the little things that remind me how sweet Jeff can be. For those who don't know Jeff despises musicals. What a man I have!!!

Family Pictures

We have now gotten our first official family pictures. They didn't turn out to bad and as usual Max was the star!

Dinner Dance

Max has started doing what Jeff and I have been calling the "dinner dance." Every time he takes a bite he throws his hands in the air and starts waving. He then proceeds to rub whatever food is left on his hands all over his face. Maybe it's because I'm his mommy but it is so adorable!

Surf'n the Net

Max is so high tech now! He loves the computer and is always wanting to push the buttons. Maybe we will have the next Bill Gates on our hands.

Thnaks for the pj's Nicholas!

Max Got some new pj's from his friend Nicolas. Nicolas didn't like them so we have inherited them. I think Max was confused by the feet in them. He hasn't had on long pajamas in a long time. He did get used to them pretty fast though. Thanks Nicholas for the new pajamas! Also after breakfast today I decided that I am starting something new. I figure it is never to early to start good habits so we attempted hand washing after he ate. It was a good attempt. He couldn't figure out how to catch the water coming out of the faucet though.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Jeff's birthday was on Tuesday and he is now in his late twenty's. The big 2-6! We spent a quite evening. We went to dinner and came home so Jeff could watch uninterrupted baseball. Overall it was a nice relaxing day at home. Max got is daddy a present too!

Photo Books

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I Have Not Left You

Many of you know of one of my best friends Christie. She keeps up with her adorable little guy Nicholas and has officially put me to shame. I have obviously been a little behind on keeping everyone up to date on the comings and goings of the Brown family recently. What can I say... I have no excuse other than that life gets in the way. So to start off Max had his 1 year appointment and everything went pretty good. He didn't even cry when they took his blood. Getting shots was another story, but overall it wasn't a bad visit. He weighs 18 pounds and 13 ounces and is 29.75 inches tall. He is on the big boy chart again this time so I think that the preemie chart is officially a thing of the past. I do feel a little silly and had a first time mommy moment. I forgot until after I freaked out that Max got his MMR shot and the doctor told me that he might break out in a rash and be fussy for a few days. But the good news is Max is immune to the measles! Everything has been going the same for Jeff and I we are both working and spending as much time as we can with Maxwell. Jeff has been experiencing some with drawls since he went to the last Redhawks game of the season on Thursday. No worries he will bounce back like always. Plus there is a silver lining since the MLB season isn't over until OCTOBER!!! Why does he have to love a sport that plays over 150 games! We are getting family pictures taken this week so hopefully we will have some new awesome pictures to post. One of the pictures is of Max with one of this new birthday presents from Uncle Jake and Aunt Brittany. He loves to sit on it but hasn't figured out that he can make himself move, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The other two are just cute pictures that I've taken between now and my last post. Again sorry about the wait. I promise to be better!!!