Max is 3 months

Max:

It's hard to believe Max is 3 months.  He is so big now he hardly feels like a baby anymore.  He's solid with lots of chubby rolls.  3 month clothes are definitely getting tight on him and he mostly wears 3-6 clothing now.  Max is starting to jabber a lot.  He especially loves to talk a lot right after he eats.    He is starting to smile and laugh now too.  He loves to stand on your legs and will babble away while he stands. When he does that with Ken, he will often try to 'eat Ken's nose' as Ken calls it.  He opens his mouth and goes straight for Ken's nose every time!  Although it took him a bit to crack his first smile, he is smiling just as much as his brother Kamden did at this age.   Overall, Max is a very calm, chill baby.  He is very go with the flow and basically cries when he's hungry or tired and sometimes when he has a poopy diaper.  When his is tired and you put him in the mammaroo he falls to sleep pretty easily.  He doesn't always nap very long in there (usually 30-50 minutes) but he's happy when he wakes up.    If I want him to take a longer nap, I'm still having to put him in the car seat/stroller.    But if i'm out and about with him he will sleep forever in the car seat.  I'm able to get a lot of errands done while he snoozes away in the carseat.  At night  I usually give him a bath while Ken is giving Kam a bath around 7pm.  Then I will put him in the Mamaroo an he will take a short nap.  When he wakes up I will feed him one last time change his diaper, swaddle him and put him back in the mamaroo around 8:30pm.  He is basically down for the night then, and then we carry him up to his crib when we go to bed at 9:30 or 10.   Lately he has been waking only once, around 2:30-3:30 and then goes back down until 6:30 or 7.   We have occasionally had him sleep all the way until 5:00am which is awesome.  

Here's a video of Max babbling

Max will reach for his toys that dangle in front of him on his play mat.  He will also grab and squeeze your hand.   He is really slobbering up a storm.  Kam got his first teeth at 3 months so I'm hoping that's not already starting with Max - I feel like we just finished this with Kam!  He also is putting his hands in his mouth, sucking his fun and will hold toys.  He also can sit in the bumbo for long periods of time.   He farts and belches like a grown man - it takes everyone for surprise.   Max also has started spitting up some too.  It's usually about 30 minutes after he eats but he will spit up a fair amount at a time.  Between the spit up and blow outs he keeps us on our toes.  Kam even has started to ask "blow out" or "spit out" (as he calls it) when ever he hears a noise from Max.  haha

Max's first thanksgiving(s)

We had a friends giving at the Burnhams last week with all of our friends.   We had a great time with wonderful food and snapped this super cute picture of all the kiddos from oldest to youngest!

Aunt Nat came out for Thanksgiving and she couldn't believe how much Max had grown and changed.  We ran a 5 k along the coast on thanksgiving morning.  I pushed both boys in the stroller and of course Max snoozed through the whole thing and Kam loved cheering on all the runners as we passed them (or they passed us - haha).  Later that day Ken fried a turkey and Al and her boyfriend, Dave, joined us for a thanksgiving dinner.   We had a beautiful, sunny warm day and enjoyed being outside with everyone.

The day after thanksgiving we started a new tradition.  We went to the tree lighting ceremony at the Forum.  Kam loved dancing to the live music, and was ecstatic when santa arrive.  I got the cutest video of him.   Also there was "snow" there that Kam was in awe of!    That night we put the boys in their new matching christmas pi's and read them elf on a shelf.  Kam named the elf Frankie and so far we are having a lot of fun with him.   This morning Kam found Frankie sitting on the bananas and he said "FRANKIE!  CLIMBING! BANANAS!   FUNNY!"  Haha

Kam saying "santa"

 

Reading Elf on the Shelf for the first time.  Kam named him Frankie.

We also attempted family photos when Natalie was here.  It was comical to say the least here are some of my favorites .

neither boy is happy! haha

More Kam updates: - 27 months - and potty trained.

We started potty training Kam recently.  He's showed interest in the potty several different times but we didn't want to push it before the baby came as there were already so many changes going on.    Recently he started going on the potty again after he saw Ken use the toilet.   Then he woke up a few mornings with a dry diaper so I asked Al if she thought he was ready and she did so we decided to take a serious stab at potty training this weekend.  Al potty trained many kids at her old day care so she has been a great resource for us since this is our first time!  We started on Friday and told him he would be 2 M&M's every time he peed on the potty and 4 M&M's for poop (or a popsicle).   We put him in big boy underwear (minion undies that aunt nat bought) and no pants for most of the day.  He loves his big boy undies.  We asked him every hour if he had to pee and would try and sit him on the potty as often as possible.  He had several accidents, including one at the park, but he also went on the potty several times that day.  No poop on the first day, I think he was holding it.  We put a pull up him at bedtime.   We also learned to put one on him over his undies when we go out and about (thanks to the advice of Al).  That way he can still feel that he is wet but it won't ruin his clothes and it makes it easier to change him in public if needed.    He  was definitely holding his poop (for 2 days) and several times he would tell us he needed to poop but he would sit on the potty for 2 seconds and pop back up and say 'it's not working.'  hahaha.   He finally pooped on day two after Ken pretended to go poop in the bathroom with him and told him to squeeze from his tummy.  Kam was soooo proud of himself and he yelled "it's working it's working!"  That kid really cracks me up.   Monday was his first day over at Kel's with Al and he made it the whole day with no accidents (first time).    It's been 2 weeks now and we are still doing well. I officially canceled my diaper subscription for Kam's diaper and we are thrilled


Kam's favorite foods of the moment - chicken nuggets, grapes, and popcorn.
He wants to do everything him 'self'
Everything is 'mines' and doesn't share very well - we are working on that
He will push the kitchen stool anywhere he wants to climb.
Favorite movie is still Frozen
Loves live music - a few weekends ago we went to Encinitas' Fall Festival and there was plenty of live music Kam even got to play this washboard instrument (not sure what the real name is) with the band.  He got a kick out of it.  Max of course snoozed the whole time even with the loud music :-)

Kam is FINALLY saying "I LOVE YOU"  Stubborn boy would say everything else but that! Ken and I went out on a date night last weekend and Al watched the kids.  She sent us this video of Kam telling us goodnight and I love you.  I think I could watch it a million times everyday.  

Kam is just the sweetest big broth and loves Max to pieces here are a few of my favorite pictures of the boys this month.

Funny Kam Stories from this month:
I found Kam hovering over max with his shirt up and when I asked him what he was doing he told me Max was hungry (he was trying to nurse max)  hehe.  He's also tried to nurse his spiderman toy.

He told me one morning his knee was leaking milk.

He tells me "no pump" when I try and pump around him.

If the baby coughs Kam turns to him and asks "Wrong pipe?"

One morning I brought Max downstairs and he was crying b/c he was hungry and Kam looked up at Max and very matter of factly said "Hi Mad Max"  haha.    Ken and I call max "mad max" when he is fussy but we thought it was hilarious that Kam used it correctly - his comedic timing is spot on.

If you are pestering his to do something he will finally give in and say "okay okay okay" in the same tone Miss Al does it when Kam is nagging her.

If Ken or I yawn around Kam he says "are you tired momma?"

Life is busy with two boys but we are loving every minute.  We're looking forward to introducing him to everyone when we are back in a few weeks.

Max is 2 months

I can't believe Max is already 2 months old!

Time flies with two babies.  Max is doing well.  For the most part he is a very laid back baby.   We've been able to move his bed time up to around 8:30 then usually do a dream feed around 9:30 or 10pm.    He will sleep until about 2:30 or 3am and then he usually goes back down until around 6:30am isn when he eats again and goes back to sleep until 8 am.    Kam wakes up between 6:30 and 7 so Ken will get up with Kam so I can go back down and get a little more sleep with Max.   Ken has sacrificed working out in the mornings to help me get more sleep so I really appreciate that.  We keep reminding ourselves that this is just for a short time and we will hopefully be able to get back to a more 'normal' routine once Max starts sleeping through the night.

Halloween was last weekend and Kam and Max were both Minions.  Kam was the wild purple minion and Max was a yellow minion so fitting for their personalities.    Ken was Gru and I was Lucy.

We had a great get together at our house with the Burnhams, Biancardis, Sheahans, and Carters.  It was so fun to see all the kids dressed up and watch them go trick or treating together for the first time.  It really make my heart happy to see them all play together!

At 8 weeks he really started smiling and cooing.   We discovered his feet are ticklish.  He giggles when you touch his toes.   Max loves to lay on the top of our ottoman and look around.   Kam always would look right but Max only looks left.   We've started trying to make him turn and lay his head the other way to prevent a flat spot.  I was obsessed with that with Kam and am trying to be more calm about it with Max.  Max's head is definitely flatter on his left side than his right but I don't think it is as bad as Kam's was!  I bought this hat that makes Max look straight ahead or right instead of left!  hehe

 max on the ottoman

Max loves to nap in his car seat (Kam was the same way)    He sleeps best during the day when we are out an about.  I have been doing a lot of running with him in the stroller and he usually gets a good nap there.    Otherwise he naps in his mamaroo if we are home but usually those naps are not as long as when he is in his carseat.   I always joke that the louder it is, the better Max naps.  :-)


Max is starting to cry real tears -  I remember when Kam started doing that  - it makes the crying feel more real and makes mom sad! haha.   Max is also starting to get those long dark Law eye lashing like Kam has too.  However, Max skin is slightly darker than Kam's was and his hair is darker but his eyes are staying lighter.  I think Max may have light eyes - maybe green like mommy?

  Kam helping feed Max a bottle

Max helping me cook in the kitchen!

Kam is a great big brother.  He loves Max to pieces.   He is often giving him kisses and hugs.   He wants to hold him and says things like "agh cute" and "so soft" when he touches Max's head.  Kam also says  "bless you" when Max sneezes.  It just melts my heart!  He even will give Max his 'bink' (pacifier) from time to time.  Kam is just a sweet boy and an awesome big brother.  I hope he stays like that.  Kam likes to give Max lots of hugs, kisses and even raspberries!

We haven't taken Max for his 2 month check up yet - we go next week - so I don't have any major stats but from what I can tell on our scale Max is already a whopping 14 lbs!   We definitely have a big boy.   I looked up Kam's stats from his two month check up and he was only 12.5 :-)

UPDATE:   At Max's Dr appointment he measured 24.5 inches (93%) and 13.10lbs (69%).  We definitely have a big boy on our hands and the Dr said he will definitely have to play basketball!

Max is in a size two diaper and basically wearing 3 month clothing.   He's started drooling a bit and putting his hands/fists in his mouth.

Kam update:

When Max was only a few weeks old Kam fell and bumped his tooth on the mamaroo swing.    We took him to the Dentist and they said it was bruised but still intact and just to keep an eye on it so it doesn't get infected.  They wanted to see him back in 4 weeks to take another X-ray.  This morning Ken took him back to the dentist and the hole behind the tooth had progressed a bit so they want to see him again in 3 months.   If it keeps getting worse, they will have to pull it :-(   we are praying this isn't the case (b/c they will probably put him under for that) and it would be awful for him not to have a front tooth for several years but there is really nothing we can do besides practice good dental hygiene with him.  I know there are worse things but I'm really praying we can save this tooth - so we will be brushing and flossing twice a day.   In good news Kam was awesome at the dentist.  He's so brave and sat in the seat all by himself.  The dentist said his top 2 year molars are still only half way down (we thought they were in) so that explains why Kam has been chewing on his hands and even biting Will (Poor will).    All this time we were worried Kam was just a bully!  haha.  jk

Kam is becoming very independent wanting to do everything him "self"  including brushing his teeth and hair, attempting to make his breakfast (usually waffles which he helps dad put in the toaster), and getting dressed.  He also will push the kitchen chairs around into the kitchen to climb up and reach anything he 'needs'   He also no longer wants a to sit in his booster chair and would prefer to sit by himself on a chair like a big boy.  tear.     We have also officially reached the stage where everything is "mine"   ugh.

He's really into movies lately,  first it was Despicable Me 1 and 2, and then Monsters and Monsters University,  now it's Frozen all the time.    We had to stop letting him watch Monsters because he was having bad dreams but he still loves Sully and asks for it all the time.  We told him it was 'broken'   now he's obsessed with Olaf.

Kam also is really into music.  His favorite song is Taylor Swifts Shake it off.   He sings shake it off, shake it off  over and over again while he plays one of his 4 guitars.  This kid loves to rock out.  

Kam also has a crazy memory.  He remembers everyone's name - including all our neighbors - Debbie, Megan, and Jay.   Al's boyfriend Dave (which he has only met once) and he even remembers what types of cars people drive  or beer they drink.  For example he saw Dave's car in our driveway one time and now if he sees a they same type of car that is the same color he'll say, "dave's car?"  or Danielle and Cody were over one night and Danielle was drinking a Saparo Beer and now when he sees that type of beer in our fridge he will says "Danielle's Beer?"  haha  We are worried he might have a photographic memory.  hehe.

Other than that we are doing well.  Ken has to travel to Reno overnight for work about every 3 weeks.   The nighttime routine with 2 little ones is a bit hectic on my own but it is getting easier as Max gets older.

We're looking forward to Aunt Natalie coming back out for Thanksgiving later this month!   The kids are just changing so much so fast!

Welcome Maxwell Kevin Law

Kam's little brother, Maxwell Kevin Law, made his appearance into the world on Sept 2nd at 11:13pm.  He weighed 8.2 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.    He is already a competitive little guy beating his brother with a quick entrance into the world with only a 2 hour labor.    Here's Max's birth story.

The last few weeks of my pregnancy were very uncomfortable.  California is having unseasonably warm weather, and I was having severe back pain (sciatica) making it difficult to walk and even more difficult to carry Kam man.   Not to mention the Dr. was predicting this baby to be bigger than Kam (who was 9 lbs) and strongly suggested I give up sugar for the last 5-6 weeks of my pregnancy.   Everyone that knows me knows I have a huge sweet tooth so this was very difficult for me.  I cried.   Ken was a great support though and hid all the sugar in the house and gave up sugar along with me.   He lost 6 lbs by the way - from just giving up sugar.   Ha.  Needless to say - I was over being pregnant.     At 37 weeks I went for my normal check up on a Monday.    I asked the doctor is she was going to check to see if I was dilated.    She said she doesn't normally but would if I wanted.  I said yes b/c I just had a feeling I was dilated.   Sure enough when Dr Williams checked she said "oh my are you feeling like you are going to have this baby right now?"  I said "I dunno, am I going to have this baby right now?!"   She said you are 4 cm dilated and 80% effaced.   She's like you are just barely 37 weeks and I really need you to make it to 38.  I told her I needed to make it to 38 too.  First of all I had plenty of things to still wrap up at work, and most importantly my mom wasn't going to be out until that Sunday.  She was going to be the one to stay with Kam when we went to the hospital.    So I was on strict orders from the Dr. to take it easy and had to stop working out.    

I made it through the work week but was very nervous I was going to go into labor at work, my worst nightmare.   My last day in the office was Thursday and I worked from home on Friday.   My mom arrived on Sunday and Monday was Labor Day.   We enjoyed some good beach time with Kam and my mom and headed back to the Dr on Tuesday morning.     I knew Dr Williams would strip my membranes at 38 weeks (which I was at that point).  Since it was a long drive to the Dr office (and the hospital), about 35 minutes but could be longer if you are in rush hour, Ken and I brought our hospital bags just in case the Dr. told us to stay close.    Mom stayed with Kam.  I had a 9:15am appointment.   She checked me and I had not progressed any further (which I had figured since I had taken it easy all week).   She striped my membranes and told us to stay close (as I had suspected).  Dr. Williams said that she thought this one would go quick.   I ask how quick and she said 2 hours.  I laughed and told her she was crazy.   She said why don't you two just stay close for a few hours, go walk around Balboa park and see if anything happens.    She said if anything changes at all to head to the hospital immediately. So around 10:15 we headed to Balboa park.   Ken and I walked around the park for about 2 hours.   It was pretty hot and my back was bothering me, but we tried to enjoy some alone time together.    I was a little crampy, but knew that would happen not matter what.   We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at our favorite spot, The Prado.   As I sat all the cramping stopped.   I told Ken I didn't think we were going to have a baby today.       Dr. Williams had tried to strip my membranes to move labor along with Kam and it didn't work so I was convinced it wasn't going to work with this guy either.  I really didn't want to get my hopes up.        After lunch Ken suggested we walk around a bit longer.  I gave it about another hour and my feet and back were aching and I told Ken we should just head home.

So home we went.   Disappointed and still pregnant.   Kam was happy to see us "home from work"  that's where we told him we went.   We enjoyed a nice afternoon and dinner with Kam and mom.   After dinner, Ken and I took Kam to the park.   As I walked to the park my cramps had returned, but again nothing too intense.    It had been my fear all along that I was not going to know when I was in labor.  Since I was induced with Kam I really never had to know when to go to the hospital.     As we were walking home the cramps did feel like they were getting stronger but as soon as I sat down they would stop.   These must be braxton hicks, I thought.   Ken and I gave Kam a bath and I put him to bed.  Kam was extra clingy to  me that night and wouldn't fall asleep unless I stayed in the room with him.  I really think he must have sensed something I didn't know quite yet.    As I sat next to his bed I realized I was still cramping, even though I was sitting down.    Around 8pm I was able to tiptoe out of his room and head downstairs.    I laid on the couch next to mom and Ken and begin to time  my contractions (without either of them knowing).   I had 3 contractions about 8 minutes apart and I turned to Ken and said "I think we need to go to the hospital"   He and mom looked at me stunned.   I said yes I'm pretty sure I'm having contractions and they are 8 minutes apart.     I said I'm not sure, they probably will send me home but I think we should head down to the hospital just in case.   So we brushed our teeth, changed our clothes and put our bags back in the car.  I told mom we'd keep her posted but still really wasn't sure if I was in labor or not.  

We left our house at 8:35pm.   On the way I had about 3 more contractions.   I told Ken, maybe I really am in labor.   We arrived to the hospital at 9:10pm and checked right in.  The nurses said Dr Williams had given them a heads up that I might be in tonight and given them strict instructions to get me admitted and my epidural in as soon as possible as it would likely be a quick delivery.  She also wanted them to call her ASAP even though she wasn't on call that night.   Given my previous delivery with Kam she wanted to be there in person to deliver my baby.   I was relieved.  They got Ken and I into a room right away and hooked me up to a monitor.   I asked the woman, am I in labor, are those contractions??    She laughed and said yes you are definitely in labor and Dr Williams is on her way.    I was 6 cm and 100% effaced when I checked into the hospital.    They asked what my pain was on a scale of 1-10.  I said 4.  They asked when I wanted the epidural and I said now.  I was NOT going to miss my window to get the epi, especially if this was going to move quickly.   Dr Williams was in my room by 9:30pm  and the nurses told her they had ordered the epi.  She said well hold on she doesn't look like she is in pain, then she checked me and was like okay, wow ya we are going to have a baby tonight!    Get her the epi.  Haha.     I had the epi a few minutes later and then Dr Williams broke my water.    She said she was going to lay down for a bit but if I felt any pressure to ring the bell and whatever I do, DONT push without her in the room.  By the way, I had the same nurse and the same anesthesiologist as I did with Kam!  How awesome is that?!  

A few minutes later a nurse came in  to give me my catheter. fun.   She checked me and said wow, you're already at 8 cm.   Ken and I were laughing b/c we thought we were going to have a baby the next morning but this guy had different plans, and we still didn't have a name yet!    :-)   The nurse stressed again that if I felt any pressure to call her immediately.   Ken and I were having a conversation about what to name the baby.  We were pretty set on Maxwell but at this point we decided to wait and see what this little guy looks like.   All the sudden I felt some pressure but then it went away.   I rang my bell and called the nurse.   She said I just checked you are you sure?   I said I dunno, I mean I didn't even know I was in labor but told her to check just in case.   Sure enough, it was go time.  She told me to close my legs and DON'T PUSH she was calling Dr. Williams.      Looks like we were going to have this baby before Midnight.   Dr Williams came in, and before we knew it we had a baby!.  Maxwell cried and cried when he first came out.  So much so that Ken and I both looked at each other with a "what did we get ourselves into" face but after the nurse stopped poking and prodding him, he calmed down.   

Being in the hospital with your second child is very different than your first baby -not as many Dr's and nursing coming in all the time.  They pretty much figure you must know what you are doing and leave you alone.   Max slept very well in the hospital and Ken and I actually enjoyed some quiet time together.  We were even able to catch up on Homeland while we were there.     That will always be one of my favorite memories, Max asleep in the bassinet next to us and Ken cuddled next to me in the hospital bed as we watched homeland on the iPad.    

The next day Al drove down my mom, and Kam to meet Maxwell.   Kam was very excited to see his baby brother and wanted to hug and kiss him right away.   It was a very sweet moment for us all.    I was feeling great the next day and already asking the Dr. when I could go home and how soon I could work out.  This was night and day from my previous recovery.  I was very anxious to get released and head home to be with both my boys but because Max came at 11pm we had to stay one more night in the hospital.  Kam was anxious for us to get home too.  Mom said he kept looking out the window asking for mom and dad!

Our first few days home were good.  Max slept a ton and Kam was a great big brother.  In fact it was hard for us to keep him away from his brother.  He always wants to hug and kiss on him and it's so hard to explain to a 2 year old what 'gentle' is for a newborn.   I hope Kam is always that in love with Max but when he's not I'll remind him how much he loved his little bro!    The first few nights were a different story!  ha.  Kam must have still been teething b/c he and Max tag teamed us.  Just as I would get Max down, Kam would cry out.  Ken and I would divide and conquer  but it left us both exhausted.   I remember on the second night home there was a moment in the early morning that brought me to tears and I found myself thinking what did we get ourselves into?!!   Having them so close together was crazy.   But after a few days we got into the swing of things and Kam got back into a normal sleep routine.   Phew.  We are handling it all pretty well if I do say so myself :-)

At Max's first doctor's visit, the Dr was concerned that he had dropped too much weight.  He was down to 7.4 (from 8.2).  My milk hadn't come in yet so the doctor suggested supplementing with formula but I asked if  I could just feed him every 2 hours instead and bring him in the next day.   i knew that would help my milk come in and also help Max gain if he was eating more often.  While exhausting, it worked because when we brought him in the next day he was 7.11!!   He's had no problem since as then he has been gaining about a pound a week and today, on his 1 month birthday he is 10.8.  BIG BOY!  

We've had lots of help from family.  My mom stayed for 3 weeks and Kevin and Sue came out for a week as well.  Auntie Nat will be joining us next week.  We love all the extra help and are so thankful for the extra hands on deck.    It's especially nice to give Kam some extra attention as well.  

We've already had our first milestone: 

Max has already rolled over - at 10 days old - beating his big brother Kam who rolled over at 3 weeks.  :-)

Things that I didn't remember from my first pregnancy:

How many diapers you go through

How bad nursing hurts when you first start (clearly blocked this out) 

How awful it hurts when your milk comes in (again blocked that out for a reason)

How many hours a newborn sleeps (we thought something was wrong with Max he was sleeping so much)

How awful the night sweats are (hormones sucks)

How much you still worry about every little thing.

kam meeting is brother for the first time grandma and the boy

 first morning home with my boys

sweet Max

Grandma Kathy Meets Max

Headed home from the hospital!

Funny things we will look back and laugh about later:

* I cried when the Dr told me I needed to give up sugar at 34 weeks pregnant or else i was going to have a 10 lb baby

* Max peed or pooped on someone consistently for the first 14 days of his life.  I'm talking projectile poop.  Impressive.    Kam never once did that to us in 2 years.   

* Max's right testie didn't decend down until he was about 2 weeks old.  We were very nervous at first and were worried he didn't have one or that he would have to have surgery to help bring it down but once we knew it was in fact there, and starting to make it's way down, we joked around calling him uno.   Sorry Max

*The number of times I've already taken him to the doctor (other than his normal wellness visits).   I think about 3.  I was worried about his eye (clogged tear duct).  I was worried he had a cold (congestion), I was worried he had a botched circumcision (redundant foreskin) and a 'weird belly' as Al calls it (normal milk belly).  You think  by the second one I've had this figured out.    Also during one of my many Dr's visits Max blew through all 3 diapers I had in my diaper bag and I waited so long for the Dr that I started leaking all over the place.  I was a hot mess and laughed and said nothing will make you feel more like a new mom then that!  

As I mentioned, my recovery has been very different this time around.  I was up and walking within hours of giving birth.   I had a very easy labor and delivery with Max.  The one thing I have been fighting is my Sciatica.    I had problems with this towards the end of my pregnancy  mostly from carrying the baby weight and 25 lb toddler.   I was hoping it would go away after birth but staying in the hospital bed only made it worse.   Luckily my massage therapist did some great work on it and has referred me to a great chiropractor.     I was seeing them both multiple times a week for several weeks and I'm finally starting to feel and walk normal again.    

Overall, I think Max looks a lot like Kam did as a newborn.  However, his hair is a bit darker than Kams,  his eyes are lighter and his skin tone appears darker as well.    He seems a bit more laid back. We've taken him out to loud public places several times (2 birthday parties and one octoberfest) and he's slept the entire time.       He isn't a good burper - neither was Kam.    He's up about 2 times a night.  We usually put him down around 10 and he gets up between 1 and 2 and then again between 4-5.     Occasionally he's up 3 times but for the most part we get about 3 hour stretches of sleep.   

We can't wait to watch Max continue to grow and see what his personality will be.  I think he will be more laid back then Kam but only time will tell.  What I do know is that we love him so much already.  As a mom you always worry if you will have enough time/love to go around and I can tell you this - the minute that 2nd baby enters your life your heart grows bigger than you ever imagined.   I love both my boys to the moon and back!   We are truly blessed with two beautiful, healthy boys!  

grandma suzi loves max

grandpa and Kam are best buds!

great visit with these two!