Max-tron 5000

Max's adventure being alive is continuing quite nicely. He registered a series of firsts over the past couple days. 

Max met Kyle, they got on just fine. 

He got strapped to my chest and...

We all went for a walk up and down our street. Look at all the melting snow and ice!

He set new standards for cuteness, well done son. 

He tried out playing hard to get. It worked. He got more attention. 

Meanwhile, Jes and I enjoyed ourselves some post-preggers treats. For me, a delicious beer...

and then we indulged in some sushi, heretofore off limits and now solidly back in the rotation. 

Cheers!

Max and the blankets

We have received a lot of great blankets from friends and family so we took some pictures of Max lounging about on them.

Here we have Max on a blanket from the Davidson's.

Here we have him on a green number from Grandma Jaci.

And a camel themed one from Grandma Jaci.

And now a friend of Jes's from work. 

And here Max is on a tractor/farming themed blanket from Barbara. 

And finally, a colorful number from Grandma Joanna. 

Cheers!

Max!

After a 9 months, Max made his arrival and he's great. Here are a few pictures from his first few days at home. 

Here's me looking like a giant. 

Jes smiling at lil' duder.

Stan, clearly exhausted from all the hub-bub, steals a moment for himself. 

Michelle and her little girl Elsa came and visited us. Here Elsa attempts to reprogram our tv. 

Grandma Jaci is in town for a few weeks being generally helpful and sneaking some grandson time in as well. 

Max in baby jail. He got off on good behavior. 

Sharon, a friend from Jes's days clerking, came by to visit. 

Jess (two s's) also came by to check him out. 

Here I am looking alive, really alive!

Jes being a mom, pretty awesome.

More pictures to come!

Just Waiting Around

We are all moved in and just hanging out until our little guy decides it's time to join the family. We found the cord to our camera, so here are some pictures from the last few weeks.

 A pair of moose, annoyed that I was driving on their road.

 Another moose -- she likes our yard a lot, and was stopping by frequently last month.

 Stanley and Arthur keep an eye on her when she's around.

 Moose art shot.

I started a new job in February, this was my first day, me feeling very proud to have gotten up before 9:00 a.m.  Taking time off was nice. 

 Dave painting the nursery back in January.

 Dave being made to pose in our family room, we bought furniture!

 The rest of the room.

 Stan is not that impressed, as usual.

The nursery, ready for the little guy. 

More nursery. 

Dave before this morning's Tour of Anchorage -- it's a cross country ski race held on Iditarod weekend each year. It's been so warm that the course had to be altered at the last minute, but the nice temperatures made it a great morning for Dave.

Arthur has been preparing to be a big brother for several months now. He has tested all the baby gear and made sure there is a fine coat of cat fur on everything. Kid was going to have to get used to it sometime, might as well learn from the start.