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Where to begin?!

The snow never stopped falling this winter! I think it's finally all melted. We are starting to have sunny days in the 60s, so spring is definitely on its way!!

Maxwell ate anything he could get his hands on! I'm most sad about the cute "Goodnight Rhode Island" book he was given and chewed up on the same day (see third photo).

Maxwell started swim lessons in March. He has two weeks left and then will start a second session of lessons. He's doing really well and is more confident in the water. He only cries when he has to give back his toy at the end of lessons. 

With Max's increased mobility comes more messes and more mischief. He's still isn't a real crawler. He drags his legs around in an "Army crawl" fashion. 

Somehow, Max turned 8 months old. He'll be 9 months in 2 days. He's so active now, he stayed still for two photos then had somewhere better to be. 

Max has graduated to the big tub. He was getting to big for the little plastic tub and since starting swim lessons, he likes water in all fashions. 

The older Maxwell gets, the more he enjoys looking at pictures and not just eating books. 

We had a fun Easter. Max dyed eggs. I only let him use yellow and orange dye, and yet his hands were still stained. He mostly sucked on the eggs and dropped most of them off of his tray on to the floor. Oh! Let's not forget, he tried to drink the dye! 

What Easter wouldn't be complete without an Easter basket! We filled Max's with toys, books and Gerber puffs (which he loves)! 

Obviously, Max has more going for himself than Adam and I. 

I did cut 9 inches off my hair. 

And I started a new job this week. I said goodbye to my hospice team of 3.5 years for new adventures. 

I'm now employed at Caregiver Homes. I no longer work with people at end of life. My clientele now are elderly and adults with developmental disabilities who require 24/7 care and opt to stay at home with a caregiver instead of going to a nursing home. I will be providing support and education to caregivers and clients. So, similar to hospice, but these folks won't die after one visit. 

I was sad to leave hospice, but this new job will give me more flexibility to be home more with Max. So far, it's been pretty good.