Firsts for Max

Max has been experiencing lots of firsts lately and I haven't been the best these days at keeping up my blog, so here goes.

Max was invited to a play date at BounceU a couple of weeks ago. He loved every minute of it.

He volunteered to say the opening prayer in Primary at church on Sunday. For those of you who read this blog and don't know what Primary is, I will explain. Primary consists of all the children in our church ages 3-12, so this was a big deal. He was very cute. You would have thought he was everyone's little boy or little brother. Everyone in the room was just beaming with excitement for him. He loves to say his prayers and always wants to be the one to say them here at home :)



Max also got his very first CTR (choose the right) ring on Sunday. He was so cute when he walked in the room to show me. He loves and cherishes it!

A couple of other firsts Max had last week that I didn't get pictures of, were his first ballgame and his first shots. His Aunt Paige and Uncle Grant came and took the kids to one of Uncle Eric's ballgames, while Michael and I had a date night. Max loved the ballgame. It sounds like his Uncle Eric was on a cloud-showing him off to everyone. Paige said during the ballgame, Max would scream from across the court, "Uncle Eric, listen to me".

As far as his shots go-they didn't even phase him. I ask him if it hurt and he said, "No Mama that not hurt me." We went for ice cream after it was all over though.

Max is such an amazing little boy. Each day we are more amazed at him. His English is unreal. It is like he has always spoken English...really! He is growing like a weed. He has gained a total of 7 lbs. since his Dr. appointment in China(2 1/2 months ago). We went to eat lunch with Mitchell on Monday. The principal saw him and asked me what in the world I was feeding him. He couldn't believe how much he has grown since we first came home. His jeans are getting two short for him already!

We are truly enjoying everything about him. He is such an easy child! We only have to tell him things once, then he gets it. If he ever does something he isn't suppose to, he immediately remembers then starts saying,"Oh I sorry." He is so smart and loves to learn new things each day. I think his favorite thing to do each day though is to watch Curious George. Maybe because he is just like George...curious!!! He asks me every morning if he can watch "the monkey." I love to hear him get tickled at George, sometimes he just belly rolls with laughter.

I have a hard time thinking of him going to school in August. I have missed so much of his life already. I am trying to absorb as much as I can each day. I am thinking and praying about homeschooling him for a year, just so I can have one more year with him. We will see...