Life with the Maxies: November 2014

Another month has passed and our sweet baby girl is now 5 months old. Saying that I am behind on my monthly blog is an understatement. But, here I am now. Kylee Jo’s personality is really starting to shine. She is rolling over but her favorite thing to do is pull up by using someone’s fingers so she can sit up and see everything. She is not a fan of being on her tummy. Kylee Jo is definitely our laid back baby. She doesn’t like to do much work and would rather be kicked back enjoying a bottle and watching TV. Kylee Jo loves trying to grab her feet and she gets quite mad when it doesn’t always work out. She has also started noticing her hands and will just stare at them while opening and closing them. She absolutely loves when someone is talking to her and she will “talk” back and giggle at you. Her new favorite thing to do is “fake cough” until someone says something to her..haha. Kylee Jo has also had her first tastes of baby food but wasn't as crazy about it as Kolt was.

It is amazing to already see the difference in our kids. Kylee Jo takes after her daddy in the sleeping department and Kolt takes after me. Kylee Jo likes to go to sleep between 6:45-7. However, she is ready to play around 5:30 in the morning. She would rather go to sleep early and wake up early. Her brother on the other hand, likes to stay awake as long as possible and sleep late the next morning, just like me.

It is once again my favorite time of year. I love the fall and Christmas seasons. We went to the pumpkin patch again this year and had so much fun. Our family will celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday at Kyle’s grandmother’s house with his family. I am excited to celebrate Kylee Jo’s first Thanksgiving and Kolt’s second. I have planned for our elf, Buddy to make his grand appearance Friday morning with a fun breakfast. Kolt may not remember this in the years to come but I know he will love waking up to the fun things Buddy has planned for him on Friday morning.

We have Kolt’s birthday party set for the first Saturday in December. He is having a farm themed party. Our little man is obsessed with farm animals so we thought this was fitting. We also have planned for Kylee Jo’s baby dedication to be in January. We are looking forward to celebrating in Christ with our church family. There is so much to look forward to in the upcoming weeks, including baseball season. It will be here before we know it!

I pray that all of our family and friends have a blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas season. But I also pray that we remember the true meaning of this season and that is Jesus Christ! Without him, we truly would have nothing.

“Give thanks with a grateful heart.” Thessalonians 5:6