I Love His Hair

A Tractor Can Make Anything Better

We finally realized why Maximus has been acting off for a couple of days. Last night Jesse took his temperature and duh! Of course Maximus is going to be a little more unreasonable when he has a temperature of 103.5!
This morning he woke up and I informed him of the tractor that was across the street (I don't know if it was a tractor because it had a scoop thing on the front, but they're all tractors to me). He was still feeling a little puney but he smiled and said, "yyyeah?" when I informed him. I turned his little couch toward the window and there he sat, watching the tractor and the guys work, for about 30 minutes.

Doesn't Everyone Read Naked?

The picture is pretty straight forward, but last night I found Maximus in his room reading naked.

Shark SHOES

Maximus' girlfriend back in Salt Lake (Lennon) sent him some SHARK Chuck Taylors for his birthday. Thankfully they are a little big because I have a feeling he'll be wearing them for a loooong time. He won't take them off. Thanks Leni!

While I was folding laundry today, I felt a little tap on my leg. Maximus was standing there looking as cute as possible and luckily the camera was right next to me. I almost feel bad for people who will have kids in the future because no one can be as cute as him.

My Kid Can SLEEP

I think I'm going to rename this blog to MAXIMUS because that's all I ever write about. Anyway, I know I'm lucky to have a kid who can sleep like a rock. These are only a few of the pictures I take oh him when he sleeps through errand running.


We took him out of his car seat and carried him through the health food store and he slept the entire time. Do you see those smile lines on Jesse's face? Oh man, they helped me fall in love with him!

He even fell asleep on the way to a restaurant and slept through 80% of our meal. It was sort of like a date for us!

As I'm typing this blog post, our duct work is being torn out. It's REALLY LOUD in here and the guy doing it has a booming voice to add to it. And guess who is napping through it all?

Because My Kid is Cute

I recently took some pictures of Maximus that are just so Maximus. They're random...like him.

Maximus doing pilates...

He loves boxes and laundry baskets...

Family reading in bed...

Two sharks in bed...

Looks Comfortable, eh?

Feed Your Kids THESE!

I'm really not telling you what to do, but why not give them a try? Lately Maximus doesn't want to eat very much. He eats his typical huge breakfast, but then he doesn't want lunch or dinner. He'll maybe have a couple bites of tofu and whatever kind of weird pasta we're eating for dinner, but he's not into food this week. I do notice he finishes the snack I send with him to the kid thing at they gym while we work out.

I found these today at our local health food store and dude! THEY ARE SO GOOD! They are so rich and sweet and I can rest easily knowing they're not bad for Maximus at all. If any of the 2 people who actually read this blog want some and can't find them, I'll send you a bag. They're THAT good.

On a less preachy note, when Maximus and I walked into the health store, all 4 cashiers erupted into laughter. The store wasn't very busy because it was in the middle of the day, so I was wondering what the hell was so hilarious about us. One woman yelled, "the hat!" while a guy walked up. They left their registers and came closer to Maximus who was delighting in the attention. They all wanted to know about Maximus' shark hat. When I told them the http://www.nirvannadesigns.com/eshop/index.php makes adult sizes AND they're handknit in Nepal and not made in China, a couple of the cashiers went into the back and ordered one! Maximus has the worn the hat every single time we've left the house since he got it on Christmas Eve. And every day someone makes a cool remark about it.

To Each His Own

Doesn't everyone eat yogurt with an onion?

Beefy Breakfast

This morning as I was preparing Maximus' breakfast, I actually noticed how much food it was. And it's not just typical breakfast food- I'm pretty sure eats about a million grams of fiber in this one meal:

1 organic flax waffle with natural peanut butter
2 vegetable sausages
a bowl of organic no added sugar applesauce
a bowl of Optimum Power cereal- this cereal is SO HEAVY! It's like eating a bowl of tasty bricks.

*He ended up eating this all PLUS an additional bowl of cereal.

And I just noticed he pooped. Huh, wonder why that happened.

Worms?

No, it's spaghetti made out of black beans. It's spectacular. Try it. 20 grams of protein per serving.
Maximus' plate includes: black bean spaghetti, tofu noodles, peas and sprouted wheat bread with Smart Balance Light.

Pride

This is what Maximus dragged me from to kitchen to see. He was so proud. He and Jesse built this together:

Speechless

I don't even need to say anything. The pictures below describe it all...

Stacey's Yapping About Health Food? What?!

Guess what? It's another blog post about healthy eating! Aren't you sick of hearing me rant and rave about food already? TOO BAD!

I've been trying to buy some food staples (bread, eggs, milk, honey, produce) locally. I feel bad for the local farmers/bakeries that suffer because Wal Mart is taking over, so I do what I can...which probably isn't noticed, but I still feel good. ANYWAY, I bought some bread today that is the healthiest I've ever seen. It's from a Lincoln bakery and it's a 9 grain organic bread that's made with quinoa, millet, barley, stone ground wheat, spelt, rice, corn, possibly sprouted grass and/or dirt, etc. The point is that it's super healthy and they didn't feel the need to throw in any additives either.

I opened it up and asked Maximus if he wanted a bite and he took one, stepped back, widened his eyes and said, "mmm...yeah!" He ended up eating a full natural peanut butter sandwich on it saying, "mmm!" the whole time.

His lunch consisted of:
2 slices of the crazy hippie health bread
about 2 tbsp natural chunky peanut butter
an entire can of V8 (yuck!)
8oz of organic whole milk
handful of dried soybeans
pressed fruit for dessert

I feel like a successful mother when I see my kid enjoying such healthy food. Okay, I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Thanks for reading.

Yeah!

I thought my Skull Candy headphones arrived when I heard the doorbell ring today, but something cooler arrived instead! My thoughtful brother sent Maximus a St. Louis Cardinals (my brother lives there) zip up hoodie for his birthday. What a guy.
I put it on him moments before his nap...

Hearty Norsky

It's been so cold here (my dad calls Nebraska the North Pole) that we haven't been outside to play in months. Poor Jackie hasn't been on a walk in SO long and I feel like a negligent dog owner. It's too cold and the snow is insane! This last week has been a "heat wave" for us and it reached 43 degrees! The snow started to melt, so yesterday we went outside. Jesse got home from work and did some work from home, so we took Maximus and two of his Christmas gifts outside to test them out. We were only able to stay outside for 15 minutes, but it was nice to get out. Jesse and Maximus are part Norwegian, which make them more durable in the cold weather!

Maximus' Photography & Upside Down Gabbas

This afternoon when Maximus woke from his nap, I found him with all his Gabbas (characters from the show Yo Gabba Gabba- Brobee, Muno, Plex and Foofa) face down again! He was so proud!
Then he got mad at them and flipped them over and threw them on his pillow. Typical.

After I got him out of his crib, he lost his mind about changing his diaper. Since I had the camera in my pocket from taking pictures of the Gabbas, I decided to let him hold it to calm himself down. Yes, I gave into his fit. But at least I didn't give him candy- just an expensive camera. I turned it on and told him to push a certain button to take pictures and HE DID!

Organization

Maximus loves to line things up. Here's how he arranged his crib friends this morning. He was so proud! All of them are facing down for some reason.

Watch for it!

Maximus watches PBS Sprout at night. There's a little segment called "Today's Birthdays" with Chika in the Sunshine Barn. I know it sounds ridiculous, but Maximus loves it! His birthday is February 1st, so I sent in a card in hopes it will be on air! They show just a few so I thought I'd give it a try. Maximus would freak out and wave at the tv if they actually said, "Happy birthday Maximus!" (You have to include a few of the characters that are part of PBS for your card to be considered, of course)

The Shark Hat

Maximus has a shark hat that has become a security blanket for him. He wears it CONSTANTLY! Every time we go out in public, at least 2 people will comment on it because it's so rad. He wears it the entire time he plays in the kid area at the gym, he sleeps with it on, he eats with it and sometimes he wears it without any other clothes on. He'll probably wear it all through summer.