Another Month ~ Another Year

First of all, happy birthday to my dear, sweet mother and happy five month pseudo-birthday to Max.
For mom's birthday, we got to go to On the Border, a really good new Mexican place and then walk around some stores. However, as usual, the best part of the night was just getting to spend some time with the family. We've been so blessed to move back and get to spend so much time with my family. They are such amazing examples to Darreck and me, and we couldn't ask for better grandparents for Max. We got mom New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series, for her birthday. As much as we both hate to admit it, we've both fallen in love with this uber-hyped up series. Actually, mom got quite a few books for her birthday, most of them, however, were not sappy teen romances. I am so lucky that both my parents instilled a love of good books in me. I just hope that mom enjoyed her day as much as the rest of us did!

As for Max, he is getting big so quickly. I know it's cliched, but I really can't believe time has gone so quickly. It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home. His favorite activity is still eating, and we've yet to find a food he doesn't like. He's also liking his new-found ability to scoot around, but he still stubbornly refuses to roll over. Every time we help him flip he gives us this look that says, "what's the deal? Leave me alone!". I think it's pretty safe to say that he'll be skipping the rolling phase and going straight on to crawling. He can already pull his knees under him, so it's just a matter of time. Despite what everyone seems to be warning me about, I'm actually looking forward to when he gets mobile so that we can do more together. Motherhood wouldn't be fun if it wasn't a challenge. Actually, the biggest development with Max is that, day by day, he is getting to be less challenging, and that has been a long time coming. All the sleepless nights and colic crying for hours on end seem a little hazy to me now. It's like coming out of the fog and into the light. Everyday he smiles and laughs a little bit more and cries a little bit less. I finally feel like he's responding to us positively, and the feeling is addicting.