2 Months

Maddox is now 2 months old. Over the past month, Maddox went to the Temple here in Portland for the first time, at nearly 6 weeks he took a bottle for the first time, he has started laughing, is getting really good at holding his head up, often finds his fingers with his mouth but licks them more than sucks on them, follows us as we move around the room, loves sitting propped up on mom and dad's bed, still hates tummy time, likes to make bubbles, loves splashing during bath time, and graces us with blowouts most days. At his appointment last week, Maddox was 11 pounds 6 ounces and 22 1/2 inches, 25th percentile across the board.


Maddox at 1 month:

And some other memorable pictures...

Scott calls this his "Thriller" hands. Every once in a while,
Maddox will fall asleep with his hands like this.

Maddox at 2 months:

It is extremely hard to get a picture of
Maddox holding still. His arms and legs
are constantly moving. So this is one of
the better ones we captured.

More fun from the past couple weeks:

I think he has a blowout more often than
not these days...

Maddox met Santa last week.

Santa was impressed with how alert and
content Maddox was. Maddox made the
nice list...

His beautiful locks are getting so long...

We love this kid!!

Thanksgiving

This was our first Thanksgiving on our own. We had a really nice relaxing morning; we slept in, stayed in our pj's all day, sipped on hot chocolate, and played games in front of the fire. Then the work began... we tried a new recipe for the first time and made a feast for more than two. It was definitely work, but it all turned out delicious and we filled our bellies to the max as is Thanksgiving tradition. This day was filled with firsts for Maddox too. He saw his first fire, sat in the Bumbo for the first time, and of course it was his first Thanksgiving. We feel especially blessed right now and had much to give thanks for!

Our feast... Scott called it the most romantic Thanksgiving ever.

Maddox slept through dinner
(not the norm).

Bumbo time

A Special Day for Our Family

Scott blessed Maddox in our ward here in Portland on November 11th. We had our dads, bishopric, and a couple close friends stand in the circle with Scott. The blessing was beautiful and Maddox stayed contentedly awake the entire time. Maddox was happy to share his special day with some of his family.

Maddox's Grandma Layton made the cutest baby
blessing outfit. Maddox looked so handsome!

Sitting on Grandpa Quinton's lap after lunch.

It was a lot of fun to have Grandma and Grandpa Layton out to meet Maddox and participate in the blessing. We are so grateful to have such loving and supportive families. Here are a few fun photos from their time with us.

Tammy and I watched football while the boys
worked in the kitchen...

Halloween

Halloween is a semi-big deal in our family. This is the time of year that Scott and I met at BYU (see below). Traditionally, Scott and I have had fun dressing up.... Maverick and Charlie from the 1986 hit Top Gun is a favorite that comes to mind (also below). This year, we have a cute kid to do all the impressing.

Halloween 2007

Halloween 2009

Dad getting Maddox ready for the
Ward trunk-or-treat.

Obviously the first time Scott has
used a hair dryer...

We dressed Maddox as a handyman. We
found the tool belt at Ikea last Spring when
we picked up our rocking chair and just
couldn't live without it.

Dad had to have some kind of facial hair, so this is what
we settled on...

The boys walked in the costume parade. Lots of cheers
for these cute guys... pictured here with some good friends
in the Ward, Dan and Owen. Scott also works with Dan at
Cinco.  Owen is 6 months older than Maddox.

The day of Halloween, we just hung out at home and
ate candy. Maddox loves Twix.

We got this cute sleeper from a woman
in the Ward I work with in YW.

A Little Photo Op

We had newborn pictures taken of Maddox almost 2 months ago now. We can't believe how fast time is flying and how big he is getting already! Here are a few of our favorites from his little photo shoot:

Trisha wasn't part of the photo shoot, but I'm glad we got this one.

Maddox

Maddox Scott Layton finally joined our family on September 25th at 9:27 pm. His stats: 7 pounds, 19 1/4 inches...pure muscle. I'll spare the graphic details of labor and delivery and say simply that it went pretty quick, we had an unmedicated vaginal delivery, and we are grateful that we weren't induced and everything went so well. We love our handsome little boy and feel so blessed to have him in our family.


Maddox loves: being swaddled, hanging out in the Moby, car rides, lights, mom and dad talking to him, reading, and sucking on everything.


Maddox is warming up to: baths, diaper changes, and tummy time (ok, so he still hates this one).

We were entertained by these sounds that first night... Maddox had found his hand and was sucking away furiously.

Rocking the Jordan socks for the trip home from the hospital.

Dad combing the long locks during bath time.

Maddox has a belly button...and really strong arms.

We ventured out to church on Sunday... The first of
what I am sure will be many spending a portion of
Sacrament meeting in the hall with a crying child.

My two guys in their white shirts.

Maddox is 3 weeks old today, happy birthday buddy!