Another Milestone

After about two weeks of staring at the rattles hanging from his gym and batting at them with his fists, Max finally grabbed ahold of them! He has to really concentrate to do it, but it is getting easier. This is a fun milestone, but I know that soon he'll be putting everything in his mouth and pulling my hair.

More Visitors!

This past weekend Neil and Liz came for a visit. Max was happy to see his godparents and Maggie was happy to see her cousins, Roxxy and Jaxx (well maybe happy isn't the right word, but they got along well). We introduced Neil and Liz to the fine dining experience of a "meat and three" at Puckett's in Franklin. Meat and threes are big around here- I'm not sure if it's a Southern thing or a Nashville thing. Basically you order one meat from a list of three or four meat options and three side items from a list of seven or eight choices. It's down home cooking at it's highest!

We will be heading to Ohio this weekend. Jeff and I have to attend a Messer function on Saturday night- which is not the most exciting way to spend a Saturday night- but we are really looking forward to seeing friends and family. I'm hoping to sneak in some Skyline and Graeters!

Roxxy and Jaxx

Morning Work Out

Yesterday Max got an early Christmas present from Nana and Papa (my parents). He loves the new activity gym. He already enjoys morning time, but this morning was even more fun! You can see in this video that his personality is really blossoming and he is smiling and "talking" a lot these days.

Little Man on Campus

Yesterday Max and I met Jeff at Vanderbilt to check out the campus. Jeff wanted to see the campus and medical center because Messer is hoping to get a project with Vanderbilt. I couldn't pass up the chance to get out on such a warm, sunny day in November. The campus is really gorgeous. It is actually an arboretum, so the trees were amazing in their full autumn color. Max slept in his stroller for most of the trip, but he woke up right as we were walking to the car so Jeff snapped this picture of us near a random building. This picture does not all reflect the beauty of Vanderbilt's campus, but it does capture Max doing his new favorite thing- sticking out his tongue! It must feel good on his gums, because he does it a lot. He looks like a little lizard.

Jeff is not yet on a specific project. He is currently working out of Messer's office near downtown. He works on several different projects and is still wrapping up a few loose ends at NKU. I am hoping that once he does get put on a job that it will be an easy commute for him. However, Messer has projects all over middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, so he could potentially be on a project that is over an hour away from our house. Right now it takes him 30-40 minutes to get to work, which has been an adjustment from the 20 minute drive he was used to in Cincinnati. I am so thankful that Messer doesn't seem to be greatly effected by the unstable economy. In fact, they are hiring more people for the Nashville market, which is such a good sign.

This weekend Liz and Neil will be visiting us, so we will have another exciting weekend!

Happy Halloween

Our little pumpkin allowed us to dress him up in a very oversized pumpkin costume for Halloween. He tolerated it fairly well and looked so cute. He was a hit with all the neighbors. My parents were also in town for the weekend and we had a great time showing them around Nashville. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Watching the Titans with Dad