Summertime

My posts have been lacking and Max will wake up any minute now (which is why they are lacking...) but trying to get something documented from the past month of fun! Just realized the guy that runs the little train by our house, who is also a photo instructor, changed the settings on my camera and all my pictures are huge! So, taking forever to upload...grrr.

I was on the daycare search this past month and then found out I need to return to work even sooner than I'd hoped but because of that, my mom and mother in law were able to work out a schedule to care for Mr. Max like they did when Maggie was a baby. So happy about the arrangement, I was more than nervous about finding a good fit for him.

Blueberry picking with cousin Eden

Maggie, our oh so wonderful 3 year old, is fiesty, sometimes driving us crazy but mostly just making us smile and laugh. She's such a great helper with Max, but at the end of the day, I'm exhausted regardless. We got rid of her naps because of late bedtime, then brought them back because we had a tired monster on our hands. Now she's napping but we wake her up after a bit which seems to be the best solution.

Max seems to have come out of the colicky stage thank goodness and he's a happy little guy. While looking for daycare, one of the ladies I met up with brought up Baby Wise, which advocates a schedule to put your baby on. I tried it for a day but then it backfired. Too much sleep during the day left him restless at night. It was a good lesson though in being mindful of our babie's cues and when to feed, put down for sleep, etc.

Maggie had her first round of swim lessons as a Guppy and in a few weeks she starts as a Minnow :-) I can't wait for what has now become my favorite holiday - the 4th! It's warm, late nights, fireworks, swimming, good food, and a party I can go on and on about. We're going on a trial camping trip just before the holiday. Babies are pretty easy to camp with and Maggie is at a great age for it. We got an awesome tent for our growing family with two rooms and you can stand up in it. I get to try out my plush camping thermarest for the first time and you can fit a pack n play and more in the new tent, I'm stoked. We used to be a backpacking couple, now whatever it takes to be comfortable car camping with two little kids, I'm all for it!