Stubborn, words and walking..oh my!

Surprise..Maverick is stubborn. Just like Daddy. If he doesn't want to eat, he doesn't eat. If he doesn't want his diaper changed, he is a tornado. If he doesn't want to talk, he is a mime. Do you see a pattern here? Little Maverick thinks he rules the House of Stone. Sometimes..it's funny and sometimes it's not.
Maverick is starting to talk. If you say "say Mama" he will repeat whatever you say in his little baby boy voice. It's so cute. He will say: Go, Mama, Dada, Maddye (Maaee- so cute!), book, Mommy, no way, no, poop, shoe, tickle, bath, whoa, wow, baba (for his bottle). He also says awww, and wee. Which are both pretty funny. When he wants to talk he will try to say whatever you ask him to say. When he doesn't want to talk..well he is silent. Completely silent.
He's also walking. Not full time, but he does walk across the room without assistance. He has also learned that he can run, and when he runs, he always falls.
Maverick's personality is really coming out. He's found his humor- where before we had tickle him or use a toy to make him laugh, he will laugh out of the blue because he finds something funny. Last night he thought farting in the tub was the funniest thing ever. He looked up at me with pride. Yep..that's my boy.
Maddye is a total mother hen. It's so cute to watch them. Maddye can get Maverick crazy though. I have to say "settle down" quite a bit. Once the two of them get giggling it takes a while to get things calmed down. Although usually a case of the hiccups will do it too!

Oh the sickness!

The House of Stone is sick. I should say 3 of the 4 regular members are sick. First Maverick, then Maddye, and now Mommy. Needless to say this sucks! Thankfully Maverick is doing better today- other than his runny nose, and Maddye is also doing better. Mommy on the other hand is just starting. Sigh.
Other than the sickness things are going great. We found out that Maverick will more than likely need glasses. We have to take him to a surgeon to confirm, but the eye doctor we took him to (Maddye's) was pretty sure she had his eyes straight with lenses. I will need some serious duct tape to keep them on his little face- but hey...duct tape does come in colors right?
Maverick has also started repeating alot of what he hears. It's pretty funny. His favorite? No. Go figure. He has the cutest little voice which makes it ok for him to tell me no for everything...well most of the time.
Well I'm in need of a nap- hopefully Maverick is too!

A new start..

New blog?! Yep. I've been back and forth for the last 15 weeks about what to do with the old House of Stone. We've been though alot over the last year or so, and honestly I didn't want just anyone reading it. So the original House of Stone will stay private, and this House of Stone will be public.



With that being said...Welcome to House of Stone 2.0....



I could say something witty about this blog being better but really will it be? Probably not- but hey one never really knows.

I do know the House of Stone is experiencing alot more poop lately. Listen, I love my boy but he can blow the crap out of a diaper. Maverick is an equal opportunity pooper. He will have his blow outs whenever and where ever he pleases. He throughly enjoys making us say "Peeeuuuuuu" in fact, he giggles.



I also have the M&M Dare Devils on my hands. Maverick is a total thrill seeker. He likes to crawl over something just to tumble over it. Lately it's been me. Which totally kicks my ass into gear for a bigger and better diet. If Maverick is using me as a freaking rock wall I need to lose some serious poundage. Maddye was the exact same way when she was his age. She was a thrill seeker to the max. It is really amazing how much these two remind me of each other. Maverick is so much like Maddye was around his age, and they both are some serious Chatty Cathys!



There is also alot of screaming. Not terror type of screaming. A girly I'm so excited sort of screaming. No, it isn't Greg. Although I'm sure he would love to scream every now and then. Maverick gets going, and then all of a sudden Maddye joins in the fun. Screaming boy + screaming girl = headache x 2! It's funny when he gets screaming. For about 30 seconds. Then it turns into the do anything to distract him mode! He LOVES sports on TV. He yells at the TV when Nascar, basketball, and football are on.



It is really amazing how much Maverick's personality is coming out. He's so awesome. I find myself thinking about where he was when we busted him out of that orphanage, and where he is today. Two totally different kids. It's so amazing to know how much he has learned in 15 weeks. He's taking steps, eating all sorts of food, saying words, loving on us, messing up the house..you know a typical toddler! We love it.

I think that is it for now....here's to the House of Stone II!