The Miscellaneous Maxwell - Shuffle Mode

So, it's been a while since we've blogged and shown any pics of Maxwell. This is a carefully selected "dump-all" of the last couple of months.

Of course, as much fun as we have with Max, let it be known that it's not all peaches and cream. He's not quite into bottles in general, but boy can he pack away the solids. We'll take the trade-off, but it has not been a trivial amount of stress that Mommy (and the nanny) has been experiencing. In any case, after our recent wellness check, here are the stats:

Weight - 25th %ile
Height - 50th %ile
Head Size - 70th %ile

We're guessing that half of his weight is his head. But you be the judge after looking at the pics. Other news: the nurse who gave Maxwell his 4 vaccinations was shocked by the fact that a) he didn't really mind the shots - not a tear shed; and b) he abhorred the sweet, sugary oral vaccines. Apparently, we have a strange child. We think we'll keep him. Enjoy the pics.

Milestones

No pics this time - this one's just a record to keep for Mommy and Daddy.

Milestone 1: Maxwell turns 6 months old on March 25, 2009.

Milestone 2: TOOTH! Bottom left is popping out now. (It clinks on the glass when Maxwell is drinking). It arrived on March 27th, give or take a day.

Milestone 3: Maxwell rocks and rolls onto his tummy from his back (old news), and onto his back from his tummy(new news!).

New Feature of the Blog: Upper right link "Videos of Max and Friends" takes you to videos on youtube. Enjoy maximum Maxwellness in high-def video.

Sparkling Maxwell

Maxwell recently started showing interest in what his parents ingest. He loves to watch XW drink water, and has begun reaching for her cup. XW will give him a sip every now and then, and one day decided to let him try some sparkling water. He made quite the face when he first tried it. But he kept reaching for more . . . so we recorded a video.

Maxwell goes to Hollywood

Maxwell and family made a quick jaunt to L.A. for 2 days to see family. Xiao-Wei's auntie Gretchen and uncle Bob, and Alan's paternal side of the family (lots of 'em) all live in the L.A. area. It just happened to coincide with Anita's housewarming party. What a gorgeous house! Cousins Ethan and Alan were consummate hosts, and let UNCLE Alan play with all of their toys and video games. Maxwell enjoyed watching the two of them so much. We also got to meet cousin Isabelle, who is the cutest, and the most en vogue!

Maxwell goes to Naperville

To remember Maxwell's Wai-Po (maternal grandmother), we traveled to Naperville, IL, over Valentine's Day to visit Max's cousin, Samantha, his DiDi JiuJiu (Uncle Vincent), and Janie Jiu-Ma. Two of Max's older cousins, Morgan and Emma, came to Naperville from Ann Arbor, along with Max's GoGo JiuJiu (Uncle Michael), and Jimo Jiu-Ma. We had a great time together: Sammi wooed us with her renditions of Disney's Mulan, and Morgan has proved to be the most eccentric of us all (oh, hi). Emma is a mature young lady now, and Maxwell just LOVES hanging out with her. Most of all, it pleased Gong Gong to have so many grandkids gathered together. Gong Gong was especially thankful and cheerful. So much so, that he cooked dinner from SCRATCH. It was aMYzing.

Taiwan Part 5 - The Gang's All Here

We saw lots of different family members while in Taiwan. We had dinner with the First Lady of Taiwan, who is the "ku4"-est lady in the world; we paid our respects to XW's grandmother, and Alan's grandfather (with Max in a polar bear jacket); we went shopping at the mall (where XW fed Max in a pretty snazzy lactation "chamber"); and Max got to just hang and have quality time with his cousins and grandparents. A good time was had by all.

Hair Daze

Maxwell has been getting comments on his hair. XW has decided that we will not cut his hair for a year; we'll see where it goes. In the meantime, we have a "reach" goal (see below).



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