TV Debut

Max made his TV debut last week in this clip from a local Chicago show called Check, Please! that reviews restaurants in the city and suburbs. We happened to be at one of my favorite lunch spots, Urban Belly the day that they were filming for the show. You'll see a really quick clip of us in the first one-minute-plus segment and if you click 'play' again you'll see more footage of Max and mama in the next six-minute-plus segment.

Here he is with one of his favorite "toys" - a travel-size lotion bottle.


And after slobbering all over the window, giving it kisses:

He just loves standing at the window looking out, and also standing at the full-length mirror checking out that baby that looks just like him.

We had a warm-for-January day last week, so we headed over for a walk in the Morton Arboretum. Max was so peaceful in his stroller and just took it all in.

Max has been cruising around his crib lately. And though I haven't watched him figure out how to get from laying down to sitting up to standing (we have seen him many times go from sitting to standing, but never from laying down) - he has been standing up in his crib waiting for us to come get him the last few mornings. Time to lower the crib mattress again. He is very proud of himself.

He is still not liking the car normally, but he does get all snuggled up when we go for a ride now.