Maxwell is 4 months old!

Maxwell is very very good - we can't believe how much of an easy baby he is! And he is growing so fast - I've just got a pile of new clothes out of the cupboard to wear and he doesn't fit them! :( He is still determined to roll over, but hasn't quite got it yet. However, he is mastering his hands better now and can reach for things and hold onto things to suck or rattle. I made him a really cool ribbon blanket and he likes to hold and feel all the ribbons. He also smiles and laughs all the time, and especially responds to Preston!

Preston pictures

New Purple and Yellow Bears (taken by Preston)

Snuggled up with blankys and bears!

Preston is becoming a very clever big boy now and spends a lot of time on the computer, playing Nintendo and buying iPhone apps and that sort of thing. We are very proud of his abilities and talents! He loves singing and making up songs and rhyming at the moment which is pretty entertaining. However he has also been testing our patience quite a lot with his defiant behaviour and selective listening issues... grrr. Things have been getting me down lately and reading debate on the upcoming referendum has been making me feel like a terrible mother, and makes me feel quite depressed when I see how many people I know have the complete opposite view to me. At least Dan and I have the same view on parenting, and sometimes (very rarely) we just have to do what it takes to discipline an extremely disobedient child and in those cases, the situation is instantly diffused. There is only so much verbal negotiation that a violently angry 3½ year old will respond to....

Matching boys

Maxwell and Preston have matching shoes :) The tiny Vans were Preston's when he was a baby, and now they are getting worn again. So cute!

Maxwell at One Tree Point

Maxwell, Preston and I went to stay with Grandad and Nana Karon for the weekend. Maxwell is 3½ months old now, and determined to roll over! Maxwell is a bit chubbier than Preston was, but looking through baby pics, they both look very similar. I'll see if I can find some good examples.

Look at my big eyes! Just like Preston's.
(Maxwell above, Preston below, both 3½ months)

We had to replicate this photo! Maxwell above, Preston below.

First time in the sand: "what is this stuff?"

"it's not so bad!"

Preston & Maxwell in the sand

Snoozing after a hard day being cute

Preston at One Tree Point

Swinging at the beach

Preston's footprints and a dog's footprints

Exploring at the beach

Preston, the spider and the cat spew

Our cat had been sick down the back of the couch (yuk) and when I pulled out the couch to clean up the wall and floor, Preston and I had this conversation:

Preston: Oh no, the poor spider is sad!
me: what spider? why is it sad?
Preston: (pointing at an old cobweb) The spider that lives there is all sad because he's trapped!
me: why is he trapped?
Preston: Because the kitty spew is blocking his front door and he can't get out!

??? That's quite an imagination!