This week was very much of a "coming down" sort of affair. We always need a little time to recover when we've taken a long weekend trip, and this one was no different. Luckily, we're finally getting back to normal around here. The ant poison is gone (along with the ants), the kitchen is sort of back in order, and the house is (mostly) clean. With everything (kind of) in order, we...or should I say, Christy...were even able to take a nice day away on the weekend.

Max still doesn't quite have the whole crawling thing down, but he did manage to pull himself up to standing this evening. It was quite impressive, though he hasn't managed to repeat the performance yet. I'm sure he'll be cruising before we know it. I fear he'll be walking soon...the end is nigh!

I woke up one day, and instead of my sweet baby, there was this adorable little boy. It happened so fast. I knew it would happen some day - I just didn't realize it would happen in the first nine months.

Max is nine months old today! He must have known he was 3/4 of a year old today, based on his measurements.

It's hard to believe it, but we're now a little past nine months into Max's life. It's hard to remember what it was like before he came along. We like to think it was serene, with rainbows and chocolate waterfalls and long nights of sleep. Not that we'd trade, but mmmm...sleep.

We're fresh off a weekend in Houston, which means we're too tired to do much more than just post a bunch of photos.

It seems like we always take a week to recover from the long car trips that take us to and from Houston. Max even seems out of sorts for a few days after we get back. I guess when you combine a four hour drive with a weekend of fun with all your cousins, then top it off with another four hour drive...yeah, sleepy.

We did manage to post the photos from the weekend, but neglected to provide a post or a link to let you know that they were there. Consider yourself notified.

We're back to normal now, fortunately. Unfortunately, that means that Max is back on the road to Dangerville, population him.