Splish Splash

Jeff and I bought Max a new water toy. It is so cute, however, one of the parts kept falling down. The good part is I think that Jeff figured out a way to fix it for next time around. Max really is a fish in water. The part Max is in was the alligator pool that shoots out water. The one next to that is an elephant that blows water out of it's trunk. Lastly what isn't pictured is a giraffe waterfall. Also Jeff signed us up for a program that the city puts on where if you don't have a tree in your yard then they come and plant one for you. The tree is a London Fur I think and if we would have had to pay for it I think it would have cost us about $400. Edmond loves it's trees and I'm excited that we are benefiting. Before we moved to this house the previous owners took all of the trees out. Crazy I know but we have a tree now. We had to sign a contract saying that we promise to water it. Also a city employee has come to check on it twice. Thank goodness we have been watering it. Unfortunately for us we have had 3 trees that we have planted die. We are determined to make this one live! In fact I plan on hanging a rabbits foot from one of the branches. I figure it cant hurt.

Father's Day

I have a confession to make first before I put on record the Brown's 2nd fathers day. First of all I was kind of under the impression last weekend that it was fathers day then... oops! Well I made Jeff's favorite dinner and a chocolate cake made from scratch with homemade icing. Very tasty but it turned out to be for absolutely nothing. Why!?!? Because I found out Saturday night that fathers day wasn't the next day. I had to work overtime last Sunday so I made sure that I had everything ready by Saturday night. Ugh! At least my husband knows I care. So today, on actual fathers day Jeff soaked it all up. My dad took the baby to church today so he stayed the night with him last night. Meaning that Jeff got to sleep in. When I got home I took Max out to run some errands. Then I watched the baby all day while Jeff did whatever he felt like doing. Then I was REALLY nice. I made another homemade chocolate cake and after we put the baby to bed we watched UFC. So bloody and mean. I wonder if these guys even like each other in real life. But I digress. So after 2 homemade cakes and a day of relaxation I would say that Jeff's fathers day was pretty good. You would have to ask him about that though. Until next time!

This was actually cake #1. I didn't take a picture of the 2nd one. It's fairly easy to make and VERY tasty. If anyone is interested in the recipe let me know.

Daddy and Max enjoying some cake together. Max is anticipating his first bite!

And this is when I took the cake away to try and get him to look at the camera. You can see how well that worked out.

I don't want to repeat this day ever!

Well today was CRAZY! Jeff took Max to a ball game last night because we had to keep him up until midnight. After being asleep for on 3 tiny hours I had to wake him up at 3:00am. I actually thought to take a picture so you all could see my poor sleepy baby! After the EEG Max and I came out to find Jeff sleeping in the waiting room. It's good to know that at least Max and Jeff got a small nap. After the appointment we just drove for an hour and a half so Max could sleep in the car. Then off we went to meet Dr Norman. Of course Jeff was incredibly impatient (shocker) and Max was still so tired he was cranky. Turns out that the EEG came back normal and there was no signs of seizures. The doctor is chalking up his seizures up to all being fever related. She has scheduled an MRI but that wont be for about a month. I'll let you know when I find out. According to his doctor there is definitely something wrong we just don't have the answers yet. Also Chiari is still a definite possibility. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes, and keep thinking of us!

Messy Messy

This is what happens when I had to work overtime on Sunday. I got home on Sunday at 6 and found the baby wearing only a diaper and there was a ton of white stuff all over the floor. I asked Jeff what the heck happened and he told me that Max got out a bottle of baby powder and started shaking it. Lucky for me Jeff took a picture of it!

A nice little Saturday planned.

What a week! The Brown's have been busy little beavers since coming home from Texas. The first week back we were trying to get Max feeling better and catch up on everything that had been neglected (LAUNDRY!).Well... Max is as good a a little boy that has 3 teeth coming in can be. And I have dwindled the piles of laundry down to nothing. Also my days off changed to having Friday and Saturday off. Jeff and I haven't had a day off together consistently in so long that I cant even tell you. The new work week started on Saturday so I was off and it was a great day. Some might think it sounds boring but I loved it! We started off by going to breakfast, then Jeff and Max went to the grocery store with me. Next is the really great part. After we fed Max his lunch we ALL laid down for a 2 hour nap. Oh it was glorious. I dream of sugar plums and faeries dancing in my head. After we woke up we played with Max and Jeff took the baby to a baseball game leaving me at home to craft! During play time Jeff got out a bag of chips that we bought at the store. Some new brand of salt and vinegar chips. I had never tried salt and vinegar so I tried some and man are they stout. Of course Maxwell being the curious little man that he is wanted to try some. They made his poor little face pucker, but anytime you took the bag away he wanted them right back. Too adorable! Also a small side not... sorry about the red eye I couldn't fix it here at work.

Welcome Back!

Wow what a weekend. My nephew Eric graduated from high school on Friday and as I posted before I left I went down early for some sister time. It was a good for the most part. However, there does seem to be something about Maxwell and Texas that don't get along. Since my wonderful sister in law Andrea who is a nurse and experienced mom was there she helped tell me what was going on with Max. He has croup. It's a horrible seal sounding cough and I was up with him each night with him and maybe got a total of 8 hours of sleep over two days. He was pitiful but seems to be on the mend. Here are some pictures of the fun weekend we had!
I don't know if you remember but Max feel in love with Saddie when we went to visit in February. It may be hard to tell but Max is actually laughing not crying. Also this shot is right before Saddie jumped and knocked Max over. Kind of funny but sad.

All the grand kids together.

Eric waiting for his diploma.

Congratulations Eric!!!

Happy Memorial Day! (ignore the girlie floaty it's all that was available)

She'll be coming round the mountain!

Ignore my messy unmade bed, but this is the sign that I made for my nephew Eric's graduation on Friday. I wanted to so something REALLY embarrassing but I think a huge sign and me screaming at the top of my lungs will have to do. The whole family is going to try to make it and the only person that might not is my Jeff. He cant get off work until noon which really means closer to 1pm. So unfortunately I think he is not going. I'm going down on the train (http://www.heartlandflyer.com/) tomorrow morning and having some sister time before the family gets there Friday. Papa has graciously offered to bring Max with him and we will all come back Saturday night. A quick trip for some but I'm excited to spend time with my sister. I'll take plenty of pictures and post as soon as I can when I get home.

Oh the humanity!

Here are some new crafts that I made last night. One is a set of felt flash cards that I made for Max. The second is a magnetic memo board. I made the magnets on this but I don't think they are going to be strong enough so I'm going to have to get a more heavy duty magnet. Now for something about Max! I must admit I am truly embarrassed by what I am about to tell you all. This is a picture of my beautiful baby boy at Walmart yesterday. He is committing some major Brown family crimes against fashion. 1. He is wearing pajamas. 2. His shirt has Elmo on it. 3. Max isn't wearing shoes. Trying to defend myself Max has not been feeling well and neither has Jeff so I was trying to be nice and let Jeff rest when he came home from work. I took Max to Walmart not caring at first and then it became embarrassing. It felt like everyone was staring at my trashy little boy. I wanted to scream "No he never dresses like this, I swear!" I know it's silly but I really hate shirts that have commercial characters on them. There are some exceptions but few and far between. This is the only thing that Max has with a character (it was on clearance). Oh I feel like we should have been put on http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ Who knows maybe we will be!!!

Maxwell Marx

This may be one of my favorite funny pictures of Max to date. I don't have much to update on but here is what I do have. Mary Maxwell's physical therapist wants to move up to coming every week to work with him. Only problem is her schedule cant support that so we are going to try to go back with Mrs Jamie. She comes back from maternity leave on June 2 and she is most likely going to be taking over. Which is good because we loved Mrs Jamie!!! Also the hospital called and Max has been scheduled to see the Pediatric Neurologist on June 18th. First he will have an ECG done at 12:30 and then we see the doctor at 3:00 and she will evaluate the CT scan and the ECG and have us come in for an MRI a different day for more information. Like I have said I'm worried, but I want to know what is going on with my sweet little boy. I real want some answers and the wait is starting to kill me.

Max & Maddie

First this is the wreath that I made for the front door. I like it but I feel like it's missing something. I have been playing around with making flowers out of fabric scraps. If I make something I like I'll post the addition that I've made.

Also I have told all of you how much Maddie loves Maxwell. Here is a little view for yourself. I don't know what I will do when we don't have Maddie anymore. I'll probably have to buy Max a pony or a theme park! On a slightly more serious note everyone knows that Max still isn't walking. The doctor and physical therapist agree that we need to figure out what is going on. Typically if children are not walking my 18 months you start to explore what is going on and Max is almost 21 months. If a child is not walking by 18 months according to both the physical therapist and our pediatrician there is an underlying cause. We are being referred to a Neurologist so that Max can get an MRI done. I'm not going to lie I'm worried but I also want answers. It's so hard to not know why your son is having problems and all I want is for him to be happy and healthy. At least I know that I am doing something right since he is a very happy boy. Another reason for the MRI is that my sister has a genetic condition called Chiari Malformations and it can only be found through a MRI. I'll keep you all posted on what is going on but don't be surprised because it will take us a little while to get into a doctor. Who knows the MRI may show nothing but I really just want answers.