Christmas Card 2010

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POOP

Max pooped in the toilet by request! This is a day for the record books!! I am so proud of him. I hope this means we are nearly to the "fully potty-trained" status.

Happy Birthday Maxwell!

Today Max is 3 years old! We are going to celebrate in many ways. We are going out for donuts for breakfast, birthday dinner tonight, and birthday party tomorrow! He is so excited and aware of his birthday this year which makes it even more fun! We are giving him a vacuum and a letter placemat. Today Lars is going to Colton to receive the Oregon Science Educator of the Year award and the State Science Conference. I am very proud of him; he is an amazing science teacher! Our little Mason is now cruising and is desperately trying to keep up with his big bro! Mason is also feeding himself now; he can feed himself his bottle and finger foods (which he uses his new teeth to chew). I love October; it is my favorite month!

CRUISING!

Mason is cruising as of yesterday! Go baby Go! We think this boy may be walking before he fully masters the art of crawling.

Library Card

We received notice the other day from the library that Maxwell's books were overdue! He was so excited to get his library card and check out his first books last month, but apparently we forgot to include our email address on the application. We didn't know we had gone past the due date. Alas, Max had his first "account overdue"! Sorry buddy boy! We'll do better next time! Max LOVES the library! There is a play area he really enjoys and he gets very upset at the prospect of returning his books; good thing he got to check out new ones!

Beat Beat, We have the Beat

This week Mason has learned to clap his hands to the beat and shake his head back and forth. All Schindler boys are sick, Daddy, Max, & Mase! Max requests Kleenex frequently, but has still not figured out how to blow his nose. I was injured in my race and spent three days unable to walk, except with crutches. I went to the doctor and found out I have hip dysplasia, which is why I keep getting injured when I run. I will get an MRI on Wednesday to find out if I need surgery and what my prognosis is for the future. Max loves to play the piano and "take a piano lesson" with Mommy often. He can identify high, low, and middle C, black keys, and white keys. He also enjoys singing songs while playing the beat on the piano and listening to Mommy play songs too. His favorite songs are, "Farmer and the Dell," "Thank you God," "This is the Day," "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Three Blind Mice," almost EVERY nursery rhyme, and anything "Lady Gaga."

Standing with Teeth!

Yesterday Mason pulled himself to a stand and got his top front teeth! Wow, he is growing up fast!