A Kick in the Pants

Who knew that a little over 16 months ago I was delivering not just a little boy, but a little boy who is such a hoot?! In the following pictures you will see some funny things Max has done in the past 3 days, just to give you a flavor for his sense of humor...

1) He brought me a swim diaper and lifted his leg for me to put it on him. I asked if he wanted me to put it on even over his PJ's and he said "Zes!" with an emphatic head nod.

2) Max has had a little touch of something that brought some nastiness which lead to a BAD diaper rash. He never - well, rarely - gets diaper rash, and NEVER has he had it this bad. So I was having him hang out sans diaper for a while to let the air work its magic (this time we opted for the bathroom since the night before he'd left some gifts on the carpet). Anyway, he picked up his shorts and was trying his darnedest to get them to stay on his head. Finally he approached me with the shorts and demonstrated where he wanted them. Again I clarified what he was asking and again with the "Zes!" and an emphatic nod.

3) That night he put these two funny things together and brought me a swim diaper to put on his head. Again with the clarification and the super cute response. (I do the clarifications FOR the super cute response.)

4) Lately when Max wants me to pick him up, I grab his hands and say, "Okay, climb!" I bend my knees so that he can climb his way up to my arms. Well, sometimes we are a little silly and I keep lifting my arms so that he can climb even higher. Last night he settled with his feet on my shoulders and then plopped his bottom down. He thought it was really funny to be sitting like that and wanted to stay there for a long time. *Notice the really cute/crazy after-nap hair. His hair has some serious wave to it, bordering on all-out curl, and so after naps we get some funky 'dos.*

5) Another trick that really cracks him up is balancing food on the top of his sippy cup. Tyler and I will usually be talking when he does this trick and we know to look over when Max is holding his hands over his mouth and doing an exaggerated laugh. We all cheer, including the Maxster, and get a chuckle out of our little dude.

Now this is just a cute picture.... He loves to read and loves to sit in this chair in his room while he does it since this is where Mom and Dad sit to read to him before nap and bedtime.

Thanks for making life so fun, bud!