More pics from Baltimore

Stay tuned for pics from our upcoming trip to Pittsburgh!

In front of the Capital building

Sea captain baby!

Playing with Ashlynn!

Max's trip to Baltimore

Last week, we got to visit Aunt Stephanie in Baltimore for the first time since Max was born. As an extra special treat, Gma Gloria and Papa Pete were able to meet us down there. We were busy busy busy! We went to the Baltimore Zoo on Tuesday, where Max enjoyed seeing the Giraffe, Antelope type creatures, and Monkeys (as shown by his new thing, waving his hand up and down to indicate excitement and greeting things he likes) then, on Wednesday, spent the day in Annapolis where we toured the Naval Academy, looked at the water, and ate at an awesome baked potato restaurant which Max particularly enjoyed. (Since then, he has steadfastly refused to eat his jarred baby foods, preferring instead to cry and open and close his mouth while staring at whatever we are eating!) The ride back was a little rocky (9 hours for a  5 1/2 hour drive!), and punctuated by mama's occasional declarations that "I'm loosing my mind!", but now that we're home and rested, I can't wait to travel with the crew again!

Max's first Noodles and Company!

At the zoo

Why can't Sofie come out and play??

the Easter bug

Sadly, Max spent his first Easter suffering from his first significant stomach bug infection. The bug first made its appearance at church, when Max projectile vomited a lovely purple concoction down the hallway as soon as we got to Artisan. We explained it away by our rush to get to church on time (and subsequent force feeding of Max), but as the service went on he got more and more listless and grumpy. At home, we realized he had a fever of 103! The poor baby spent most of the day sleeping and whining, but at least he was willing to explore his Easter basket for a bit to provide us with some cute pictures!

(as a side note, Mommy, Daddy, and grandma all quickly caught Max's stomach bug and spent the next week in various states of GI distress. This is an Easter that will not be soon forgotten!).

Before the bug hit

Max's Easter presents!

Woo! Love the book, guys!