I had to post a shot of max the sleeper! Max finally slept for 8 hours!!!! Monday night, May 8 - 10 weeks. Woo Hoo! I emptied my camera of other accumulated photos as well

Max had his 2 month appointment on Friday, April 29. He now weighs 13.5 lbs and is 23.5 inches long. He was diagnosed with an allergy so I am now on a diary and soy free diet. He was also diagnosed with Reflux and started Zantac to try to alleviate his pain. We are hoping he feels better soon. Max is a very happy boy when he doesn't have his digestive issues. He smiles and coos and even started to squeal. The poor kid has had a rough few weeks!

Eric Lane turned 4 in March. Here are some shots from his family party.

Liam recently got a new kid size table. He loves it. We tried eating at it, but food ended up on the wall and all over the floor, more so than usual. So now we use it for crafts.

Max smiles! Max gave us his first smile on Good Friday. He is 7 weeks old. What a cutey!

Here are some photos of Andrea's visit to meet Little Max.

Photos of our visit to the Circus and Parlee Farms

We had a nice Easter this year. Photos of Easter Day

Crystal says, "Liam and I, and now Max, take a music class called Music Together. He loves it. Here are some photos of the last Winter class."

Max is now a month old. We had his doctors appointment on Friday the 24th and he weighed in at 9.6 pounds. He added 2 pounds to his weight in a month. He is completely healthy! We had a challenging 3rd week, but things seem to be getting better every day. He is sleeping well enough at night, at least one 4 hour stretch, so Mom is feeling better as well. Liam has been great with Max. We are thankful that he enjoys his brother thus far!

Photos of Max's 2nd and 3rd week of life and St. Patty's day.

We had a photographer come in to take some shots of Liam and Max. Liam was not the best model for these this time around. We'll wait a few months before trying it again. They are cute anyways.

Some shots of Max visiting with his cousins

Update... Max is now 2 weeks old. As of Tuesday, he weighed 7.7 lbs and was 20.5 inches long. He has gained 9 ounces since leaving the hospital, and the doctor is very glad for that. He is getting more alert every day. He is even decent at night, usually going right back to sleep after nursing. We have been sleeping with him, but may try to move him into his bassinet soon as he is very noisy. Bob is going back to work on Monday so I'm a little nervous how the 3 of us will do, but we have a few activities planned so hopefully it'll be better than expected.

photos taken to the Max! Max's first week of life.

Liam meets Max, and Liam at the Discovery Museum in Acton.

Some photos of Max from Auntie Edie's camera

(This set of pictures is from about 2 months ago) Last week my friends surprised me with a baby shower for Peanut! Liam and I were being lazy that day and actually planned on skipping playgroup, so they brought the party to us, complete with food, cake and gifts. Thanks Girls, I really appreciate it. Sorry to be a big PITA. Here are some photos of the afternoon.

Max arrives!!!! Max Arrived on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 11:13PM. He is a peanut, weighing in at at 7.58 lbs and 21 inches. My water broke at 4:45 and contractions came on quickly. We arrived at the hospital at 8pm and he was born at 11:13pm. Thank god for epidurals! Here are some photos.

Here is a random photo sampling of Bean activity from the past few months.

People born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. They have a deep sense of loyalty, are honest, and inspire other people¡¦s confidence because they know how to keep secrets. But Dog People are somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, and eccentric. They care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have money. They can be cold emotionally and sometimes distant at parties. They can find fault with many things and are noted for their sharp tongues. Dog people make good leaders. They are compatible with those born in the Years of the Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit.

My sister sent along some photos of her daughter Katie as an angel!

Some Winter and Christmas 2005 Photos

We had a photographer come to our house in November and take some shots of Liam. He is just too active to go to a studio right now. We think she did a great job. We'll have her come back in a few months after Peanut is born to take some more of Liam and his new sibling

Bean photos from Grammy's camera shot in early 2005.

[Christmas day addition: Its a boy!!!! ]

We decided to treat ourselves to a Christmas Suprise and have a 4D Ultrasound done of Baby Peanut. Besides these really cute and lifelike photos, the Technician has written the baby's gender in an envelope, to be opened on Christmas Morning. We are very excited. She couldn't tell us how big the baby is, but she suspects a "good size" as the cheeks are nice and full. There have been limited Krispy Kreme's this time around, so let's hope we don't have a repeat 10 Pounder.

More pictures from our Disney trip. We got these photos from Grandma Fran's camera.

Halloween arrives with photos

Disney vacation! photos

More photos from Liam's birthday party. photos

Liam celebrated his birthday with his TMC playgroup friends. photos

Bean goes apple picking... photos

We had our 18 week Ultrasound on September 27. Everything looks fine and we are still on course for a Mar 1 due date. We did not find out what sex Peanut is. It will be a complete suprise! photos

First picture of baby peanut at 12 weeks!! We are expecting baby peanut in early March!! Woo Hoo!!

More birthday shots, from Edie's camera. Nice shots of the boy eating.

Last Sunday was the big birthday blowout. We had like 30 people, lots of little kids, a singer entertained, cake was consumed... All was good

Happy Birthday! Liam turned 1 on August 2. We had a fun day with lots of Family and Cake! His second celebration!

The first 1st Birthday celebration for the Bean. His actual Birthday is August 2, but Andrea and the twins visited a few days earlier and celebrated the Bean's birthday a little early! The bean likes cake!

Summer of 2005 photos of Liam and friends!

Some random photos of Andrea and Scott's visit from the end of February and assorted other pics.

Random spring photos of Liam. Photos from March and April, 2005.

Long Overdue photos of Liam in his 4th, 5th and 6th month.

We took our first real Family Vacation to the Florida Keys in May. We stayed in Islamorada for a week and Key West for 3 days. Liam was great! We had a lot of fun.

On Sunday we met the newest Hubbard, little Dylan Michael. He is a very little guy, only 7 lbs. Very cute!

Fresh off the camera, Pictures of Liam and friends

photos from 7-8 Months including Easter and a trip to the park

Here are some shots of Liam with his pals at Kindermusik.

We recently took some photos during our trip to Maine we stayed in a nice hotel which had a pool...

Some photos of the little bean on St. Patrick's Morning....

Some snaps from Liam's First Christmas

Pictures from 15 and 16 weeks and first Thankgiving

Liam was baptised on November 14. He did very well up at the alter. Thanks to Auntie Lara for making his baptismal gown. He looked like a little King. Photos from Carla and Fran.

Liam is now 3 months old. He weighs around 15 pounds (WOW) and is growing like a weed. These photos are from 11 weeks to today. He was a giraffe for Halloween, though he also had a fish costume. He will be a fish next year. He is sleeping through the night now! We feel much better.

Some photos of Liam from 7, 8, 9 and 10 weeks

Liam and Ty hanging out

We sent out our birth announcements. They were magnets with this content on them

Shots of Liam at 5 and 6 weeks.

Liam turned 1 month on September 2. He weights 11 lbs. 14 oz. and is 23 in. long. He is more alert and Grammy thinks he smiled for her yesterday. Bob went back to work. Liam and Crystal are doing well. They are happily adjusting to their seperation and getting out and about. photos here

Just some more baby pics

We are trying to get a good picture for the birth announcement... Trying to get that perfect photo is hard.... take a peek

Liam is sleeping, so I have a few moments... It has been a week since we went to the hospital... a lot of adjustment... Liam's day is 3 hours long. Liam feeds for about 40 minutes, then has some fussiness (crying unless held or entertained), then he sometimes sleeps. Repeat. We have been home from the hospital for 36 Liam days or almost 5 earth days. Since we are breastfeeding, there is no way to get more than 2 hours of sleep at a pop. Alas, he seems to rarely settle down after feeding... so we are getting nightly naps... we are sometimes tired, irritable, overwhelmed... and of course, always delighted to have little Liam...

Baby pea arrives

Baby Pea is Liam Benjamin Herrmann ( A BOY!!!)

• Weight: 9 lbs 15.5 ounces (Thats .5 ounce shy of ten pounds)
• Length: 22.5 inches (longest our nurse had ever seen.)
• Start of labor: (water break, contractions): 12:30am early 8/2
• Arrival of boy: 8:25pm on 8/2
• Hastily assembled photos: liam1 liam2 liam3 liam4
• Hastily assembled video: vid1 vid2

Where oh where is baby pea? We have a non-stress test tomorrow (Monday) and a Dr's appointment on Wednesday.

Hopefully we will see some progress before then. Cross your fingers and toes that baby pea comes soon (because Momma is very uncomfortable.)

Baby Progress - latest belly shots ! Updated to Week 40

Week 40: Thursday, July 29, 2004 is almost here.

Your baby is about 8.0 lbs. in weight and 20 inches in length, if they haven't already delivered. After delivery and for approximately 5 minutes thereafter, Your baby will be assessed according to established criteria and given an APGAR Score. This is a standard way to measure the physical aspects of newborns.

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A shot of The wall hanging in the baby's room. And proof that we are ready to be parents.

Baby Progress - latest belly shots ! Updated to Week 39

More preparing.... The nursery is ready now. Here are some shots...

Crib: Some assembly required. I snapped some shots while putting together baby pea's crib. Three photos at the end are from Easter.

I wish I had seen this list a little earlier. Good to know.

Well, we did some nesting this weekend. We spent some time getting baby pea's room together... Here are some photos

We got some early baby pictures last week. This is Crystal's ultrasound from Thursday March 4th. They are a bit blury, I didn't have a scanner - so I used my digital camera.

In late January we got this clip of baby pea's heart beat. The doctor used a "Doppler" device to listen to the baby's heart beat. We think the baby's pulse is about 150 beats per minute.

Woo hoo!! On November 23, 2003 we get the first indication that things are going to be very different around here..... some photos taken at that time.