Joyous holidays and a happy new year!

sending warm wishes from us to you!

more pictures

here are some new shots, including Max's first snow (and face off with evil snowman)

must...get...foot..in..mouth

and yet you spend so much time as adults trying to avoid putting your fooot in your mouth

book lover

morning nap

Peek A Boo

i don't know why he's so shy these days

Angel Baby

9pm to 2:30am
3am to 7am

Our little boy's sleep habits are growing up! That is the most he's ever slept at night EVER. AND I went to sleep at 10 pm so I think its the most I have slept in one 24 hour period since - oh say- June 13th (2005). I shouldn't get too excited but we have been creeping toward the mythological "consolidated sleep" cycle and all signs point to a new pattern emerging. SO a celebration is in order. Tonite I will celebrate by not waking up at 6:30am and wondering why he's not up yet. I'd like to add that the experts for whom "sleeping through the night" is the holy grail consider a 5 hour rock block to be "sleeping through the night." Check our little man's 5.5 hours plus 4 hours SUCKAS! (sleep experts,not gentle reader/s)

I'll calm down now and perhaps take some pictures once he's up from his NAP (he just can't get enough)

it oughta be a sin

our bebe is soooo cute and growing and changing and has had so many adventures and firsts...and I (negligent parent) ALWAYS forget that I have a camera.

so you will need to wait to see new shots of the toot shooter*

Also if you have charming pictures of our lil sweetie please email them and I will post them for all to worship.'l even include a photo creit--wooooo

*max likes to pull his legs up to his chest with great gusto (it reminds me of an exciting 3.5 hours of my life) then a hearty toot pops out - he's like human bagpipes with a funnier sound.

golden child

tummy time rules, especially with the boppy

a relatively brief struggle

lifelong goal complete
no further need for complaint
Max's thumb meets mouth!

so after a weekend of wondering why we've resisted the nuk, the binky, the pacifier, after Max's sweet auntie J worked patiently to try and end his self flagellating spitty efforts to achieve this end, and after many shrivelled pinkies sucked into raisins by that sweet son of mine.... (drumroll please)
I peak in on his early evening sleep wondering why he hasn't squawked by this late hour.
True maternal pride and joy washes over me as I observe his hand (cleverly escaped from the secure swaddling) tucked so comfortably into to his smiling mouth. Where's the night vision camera when you NEED it? I HAVE TRULY NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN ANYTHING SO CUTE!!!! I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!! Danger! raving excited mother drunk on her own *exceptional* offspring's brilince!

a celebration of the life of...

great grandma eagle
generous spirited sage
our lesson in grace

1920-2005

another first

i have not so far been a great chronicler of Max's firsts. He's been cooing and giggling since about week 2. Definitely by fathers'day (5 days old!? I swear it wasn't gas.) His sleeping habits and growth spurts have been right on schedule with what the many books suggest. week ten and he slept 5 and a half hours last night - the experts consider 5 hours "sleeping through the night" so hey hey lookit our little genius sleeper. I certainly thrived on 5 hours of sleep a night in my theater producing days. So why is my eye still twithcy?
BUT TO THE POINT
Max had his first 10 minutes of babysitting yesterday (not counting hangng out with grandma or an "auntie" across the driveway or on a short stroll.)
Mah honey had to go get Max's Gigi (thats meissner-speak for grandma) and I was running late SO a good friend called to drop in and mah honey said "perfect timing!" and so it was that Max was first babysat by our sweet good friend who is already madly in love with him and does show off his picture ot strangers. It still counts even though he slept through it right?
All my dear readers please don't be jealous - you'll get your chance I promise...

Max - the early days

so so teeny

a great way to pass the time

easy expressions+ pump in STYLE = a laugh a minute OR a morbid fear of ANYONE entering without knocking (or both)

mommy finally got it together

Finally!

Back?

Finally (someone let me outta my cage) um I mean I now have a pc at home which lets me use my contacts, palm pilot,set up an email acocunt (so tired of checking thru webmail) and it actually agrees with blogger! Now more pictures! First let me say that this baby is very cute AND if only I could offer smell-o-vision you'd understand why I've nibbled off little finger and toe tips. Babies (esp mine?) smell so frackin delicious. Here at MWM World headquarters we suppose that the smell and gurgling smiling cooing are to protect the lil newcomer from being tossed into the bushes during particularly bad crying jags. Luckily, our lil baby is highly consolable so far so he could actually stink alittle and it'd be ok - don't tell him though. I am still the fairly constant feedbag so the pictures may take just a little more time--what the!!! I hear the dinner bell so must provide nutrition to the lil ham-o-la - he is strong and big!!!

So you wanna see him?

This is Sonnet posting for Lisa who is sleepy and busy, and very, very happy, and also sleepy. I have posted some photos of the small one on Flickr. Enjoy.

Due Date

Today's the due date and what a change since last week. Friday Konrad and I went to see a hypnotherapist to get some relaxation tips. That shit works. We talked through our expectations and hopes for the labor and delivery then he asked us to relax and close our eyes and he did a sort of guided imagery with us. (It reminded me so much of many many acting classes - learning the METHOD!)
The imagery and ideas were right on and confidence building and so relaxing - the baby seemed to drop down within hours of that visit. Since Friday I've also been having "real" contractions wherein I get menstrual crampy and my lower back and abdomin really feel it. AND THEN! this morning around 7ish baby decided to go unplugged. So we have some serious progress but no active labor yet.
We are doing great-we finally packed our hospital bag after K laid down the law- I was procrastinating...I am starting to have more discomfort and have given in to the waddle during my more fatigued moments. My pops is now in town and he sings "Waddle I doooooo" whenever I am attempting to walk normally. There's a little snapshot from me to you of my *hopefully* (outre island intonation please) last week of pregnancy. Not that I am tired of it but I really feel close now.
*Update off*

thank you

so many lovely showers such cool and generous friends! thak you all so much for helping us welcome baby biy meissner to our family. He is still not here but when he comes I'll get something posted here as soon as I am able. From these great showers I learned: people love bebies, my friends and family are soooo overwhelmingly supportive, there are some very specific manners and etiquettes that you may not know about when showers are being thrown for you - buy a book! I should have...

Thanks again for the poems, advice, cute cute cute things and huge outpouring of love...

Ohhhhh now I want this too :)
You know, for the baby!

What Do You Really Want?

Welcome to FuntimesBabyBoy
See there's the fantasy registry and all the super cool new baby gear that inspires and is fun to click back to now and again and then there is the stuff that is actually needed for the soon to bloom child of a musician and an hourly independent contractor (in a very creatively rewarding job, mind you)

So I am creating this receptacle as a resource for my mom who never looks at the Internet (but hopefully will check this out) and others who may wander in confusion when trying to negotiate my nutty multiple registries with overlapping entries. Just look to the left side of the page (the sidebar they call it) for links to the registries we've set up or look below that for direct links to needed items - jot down the info and shop where-so-ever you like...

oh and...

Thanks for sharing our joy and overwhelming excitement over this aforementioned massive life altering bloomage