The Best Form of Birth Control?

Max has taken the "Terrible Twos" to a whole new level--far beyond what Alison and Kaitlyn were able to attain. Let's take a look at Max's recent accomplishments:

1) Max learned to climb out of his crib. We used to be able to sleep in past 7:00 a.m. in the morning without worrying that Max was awake, out and wandering the house unsupervised. Sure, the girls are now able to get up and turn on some cartoons. But, Max up and about is a different story.






2) Max learned to "use" the computer. By "use" I mean permanently disable certain keys on the keyboard by breaking them off entirely such that they can't be replaced. At least he's been judicious with the keys--who needs the Shift, Z, and V anyway?


3) Max learned to spill chocolate milk and orange juice on the brand new grand piano. This was during the day when we had literally taken our eyes off of him for less than a minute... (Obviously, we cleaned up the spills before taking a picture; and, fortunately, we were able to get it all cleaned up quickly.)

4) Max learned to open the pantry. By "open the pantry" I mean open the door to the pantry so hard that the door stopper punctures a hole in the door. Perhaps he's got a future as an Olympic weightlifter?

5) Max learned to get into the drawer in the fridge. The problem wasn't so much that he can get into the yogurt whenever he wants, but that he slams the drawer closed every time. One morning I opened the fridge and found a huge crack in the drawer.


6) Max learned to play drums on the new Pottery Barn table with a metal fork. I'm all for his learning to play the drums. We have the drum set in the basement for that express purpose. Fortunately, we had had the table for a week before this incident.


7) Max learned to move the new dining table chair to the fridge to try to reach a 9x13 glass pan of cake. Shortly after that, Max learned that a 9x13 glass pan is pretty heavy for a 2-year old to hold above his head. Then, he learned that if you drop a 9x13 glass pan on a new chair, the pan shatters and the chair breaks and gets deep scratches. He also learned that his parents get pretty upset if you keep doing stuff like this.

After all this, Megan and I learned that we're expecting...

Yes, "expecting" in that way. In October. We couldn't be happier!