For the first time since Max was born, we took a short break from baby blogging. To make up for the time off, we decided to drive all over the place, take him to a gym, search for a day care, and create an improbable list of tasks to be completed during what was supposed to be a nice, relaxing vacation.

Max is 14 months old today. If I weren't so exhausted from a busy couple of days, I'd ramble poetically about what an amazing journey we've had with our little monkey over the last 14 months. Instead (and because I want to remember all of this stuff years from now), I'll give you the laundry list of what's new in the world of Max.

This has been a very eventful week in the Larkin household and beyond. We tried to pass the time in the usual manner (throwing things around, hammering on toys, and just generally running around creating havoc), but there was sort of an ominous event looming before us. For the first time, Max was going to be away from us for a little longer than we're both used to.

Why are we posting late this week? Well, it feels like Friday of next week, even though it's only Thursday. Max has decided to issue his punishment for our decision to place him in day care.