What Max's Up To

He walks. For about two months he's been walking with more and more confidence, getting faster and going farther every day. He says: dada, mama, dog ("doh"), cat ("cah"), bike, car, turtle, squirrel, helicopter ("gagagagr"), water, nana, and Yankees Suck. He can point to his nose and his ear. He loves to get tickled, and he absolutely adores swimming. At the pool, he charges into the kiddie pool, falling under the water, and then gets up and continues the charge. He's like Cool Hand Luke boxing Dragline. His lips turn blue and he shivers uncontrollably, but when you pick him up, he just says "uh uh uh" until you put him back in the water. He sleeps through most nights, takes a morning and afternoon nap, and is an all-around great kid.