Teeth, Teeth, & More Teeth

Not much has been going on in the Greer household over the last week. Other than.... Maddox cutting 6 (yes- that says 6) teeth all in the same week. We knew that four molars were coming in- two on top- both sides and two on bottom- both sides, but we didn't know he was also getting one more on top and bottom! All 6 broke through the gum last week. He's been his happy little self the entire time.... never seemed to bother him!

My next task: getting rid of the "pappy" (our word for pacifier). I'm really dreading this so much. He still depends on it so much and doesn't adjust to new changes very easily. If anyone has any advice to offer I would greatly appreciate it! I'm still trying to build up my nerve and take it away.

I haven't taken any new pictures, but I'll work on that this week!

Jackson trip + 2 knots

Stephen, Maddox, and I left Augusta late Thursday afternoon and drove to Jackson for the weekend. We had several meetings to go to on Friday for the business. Wow... it was fast and busy, but we had a very successful trip so it was worth it. We also got to slip in some time with our families!

On Friday, Maddox fell into a door facing at Katie's and his head blew up to the size of a golf ball within 10 seconds. Of course my husband, who deals with the face as his specialty, was in a meeting at the time. I knew that if the knot goes out that it's a good sign, but we were concerned at the speed that it grew. So... Katie, Rett, Maddox, and I headed to the doctor's office. Of course everything was fine. Dr. Ellison said that he hit right on an artery which caused the fast rate of swelling. Well.... if that isn't enough head trauma for a week he hit the other side tonight. He was reaching down to pick up a ball and hit it on the arm of an iron bench. Below you can see his matching knots! Needless to say... I have forfeited my Mother of the Year award once again. Maybe I'll try again in 2009!!!!!!!

The night of the "big fall"!

The next day... much better mood!

He just wanted both sides to match!

"The boys"

Rett was feeling the need to rub "Maddis's" head.

FIRST HAIRCUT!

After EVERYONE we've encounter EVERYWHERE we go calling Maddox a girl I decided it was time to get his first haircut. Here are some comments we have heard recently:
1. She is so cute! (wearing a blue and green frog jon jon)
2. Would she like to play with the cars? (wearing a baseball jon jon)
3. Are you trying to get that for her? (wearing a blue and white sear sucker outfit)
4. How old is she? (wearing a blue jon jon with airplanes on it)
5. many, many, many more!

I have put this off and put this off because I was afraid he would look too much like a "big boy" and not a baby anymore. Someone told us of a haircutting place here in Augusta called YAMS: haircuts for your sweet potatoes. I decided yesterday that we would try it out today. I worried all morning that they were going to mess his beautiful hair up and that he might not sit long enough for them to do a good job. When we got there the seats are airplanes and cars. He immediately wanted to get in the car. They put a Barney movie in for him, another girl blew bubbles at him, and they gave him a sucker. He did GREAT! He LOVED it! The girl that cut his hair did such a good job and I don't think he looks much older. He looks a little like Dennis the Menace (which fits his personality perfectly)! Now that it's cut I realize how much he needed it. Here some pictures of our adventure this morning!

The two top pictures are before and the last one is after. I know you can't tell much by the before picture, but put it this way... he sort of had a mullet!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

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YEAH!!! I finally found a site that I can download video. It's not exactly what I want but it will do while I'm still searching. Here is a video of Maddox doing the hand motions to The Itsy Bitsy Spider. You have to click on the link. When you see the video click the play button (arrow) twice.
****DISCLAIMER: I don't know who is singing, but she awful! Please forgive her!****

Video Troubles

I have tried and tried to download a video of Maddox doing the hand motions to The Itsy Bitsy Spider, but have had no luck. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it! I'm so frustrated!!!!

Maddox has had a little trouble in speech department. He is a little delayed in talking- he babbles continuously having great little conversations with himself that are a bunch of initial consonant and vowel sounds. BUT... in the last month he started saying: Dada, Mama, dog, ball, m (for milk), bu (for bird), and uh-oh (that's my favorite)! We are so excited! He is now going to speech therapy so hopefully before long he will be saying a lot more!

I started introducing Maddox to sign language around 6 months old. He signed back for the first time at 10 months and the only sign he would do was dog. He didn't sign again until 13 months and hasn't stopped since. He can sign the following words: dog, eat, more, daddy, bird, monkey, fish, milk, thank you, please, banana, apple, water, car, baby, book, rabbit, sleep, shoes, and ball. Of course we think he is so smart!

I'M BACK!

After several people making several comments about me not posting in a while I decided I needed to take the time to do so. So.... here's what we've been up to. I basically have a full time job now (besides the one I already have- being a MOM): Business Manager (as Stephen so lovingly refers to me)! I have become a sit at my desk/computer worker. Opening a solo Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery practice is a tough job! To show how little time I have spent with my 17 month old I took a picture of what he did to our den and screened porch the other day:

Yes--- he ROLLED both rooms with a brand new box of tissues!!!! These pictures don't really do it justice because when I turned the overhead light on the fan came and blew the tissues into big piles. The best part is he was tossing them into the air and the dogs were catching them with their mouths and shredding them into small pieces! I decided I better start spending a little more time with him!

We are excited to have met some new friends (Ashley, Grant, & Peyton Lewis) in Augusta. After we met we realized that Peyton and Maddox are in the same MDO room. They are funny together! We went to lunch after church Sunday and Stephen took these precious pictures of them.

Maddox got a new set of golf clubs (plastic, of course) and he carries them everywhere he goes! Even when he's taking a rest on Lexie. And no- this was not staged. This is how he lays on her!

And... last but not least he is still wearing that silly clown hat he got at the circus!