Nadaud News for February

Other than the crazy snow here in Baltimore, we have a lot going on here in Baltimore. Maxwell is becoming more and more curious with each passing day. He is extremely athletic and coordinated. He runs, jumps, throw over-hand, kicks, and climbs. He is definitely into dancing and music. Maxwell has been taking music classes in a program called 'Music Together'. Mommy and Daddy have both been able to enjoy this experience with him.

One of Maxwell's most impressive tricks is his ability to climb both into and out of his crib. It came as quiet a shock one day when he was refusing to take his afternoon nap.

We are getting closer and closer to welcoming the new addition to our family. This week marks 23 weeks. The baby is kicking up a storm! I have a feeling this child is going to share Maxwell's active nature.

We took a fun trip to Washington D.C. a few weeks ago to visit Maxwell's Nouno and Nouna. They took us to the American History Museum. Maxwell LOVED all of the big animals.

Josh finished up his busiest two months of fellowship at the end of January. After many long nights at work, sometimes going until 2:00 am or later, he has finally moved on to a lighter service.

Other big news is that we have solved our home owning predicament, Finally!!!! We are going to be renting our house in Toledo to family friends for the next two years. Hopefully the market will be much better by then. In the meantime, we have been busy looking on line at house to buy in St. Louis. We move in less than 6 months!!!!!

Winter Fun and the Blizzard of 2010

This has been a busy winter for the Nadaud family in Baltimore. After the excitement of Christmas died down, we got very bush with several snow storms. We had one in January with 20 inches, a second storm in February with 30 inches, and are in the middle of a third right now! It has been a crazy time here for us. Lots of days stuck inside and a little bit of cabin fever.

Christmas 2009

Whew! What a whirlwind of activity this Christmas season was for the Nadaud family! We had a great stretch of celebrating with family over the past two weeks. On Christmas Eve, we welcomed Yiayia, Uncle Bill, Great Yiayia, and Aunt Mary. Santa made a stop at our house to bring Maxwell one of his gifts in person! He was a little nervous, but overall, he seemed to enjoy the visit.

We woke up and had a big breakfast followed by lots of gift giving. Maxwell was showered with gifts: a new bike, a basketball hoop, his Handy Manny Tool set, a rock star stage and microphone, lots of clothing, books, and fuzzy, stuffed friends. He has been very busy trying out all of his toys.

We had a nice Christmas dinner together and relaxed in the evening.

December Blizzard

Who would have thought that our first blizzard as a family would take place in Baltimore and not Toledo?!?! We ended up with 22 inches of snow last weekend. Luckily, Maxwell's snow suit arrived just a few days before the snow. We got all bundled up and went for a romp in the snow. Maxwell loved it! He likes stomping in the snow and trying to actually kick the snowballs he saw on the ground. It was a little bit too deep for him to get around, but that did not inhibit the amount of fun he was having.

Josh had some exciting news this month. He joined a band and is practicing on the weekends playing electric guitar and singing. He has been practicing a lot and has been able to spend some time developing his talents and teaching Maxwell. He loves listening to his daddy play:)

I have taken on a new writing adventure for the Examiner. I am now the Kardashian Examiner. I write about 5 articles a week. I am still writing as the Baltimore Easy Meals Examiner as well. I have been busy with the December Holiday Guide this month.

We are preparing for Christmas guests coming tomorrow. We will get to enjoy the holidays with Josh's family and have our first and only Christmas in Baltimore.

Family Fun Day

Josh had a few days off work this past week. We took advantage of the extra family time to do something fun together. We all went to The Ultimate Playzone to bounce around. Maxwell just loves running, spinning, and bouncing all around. I think he really loved the slides the best though and so did daddy.

Getting ready for Christmas!

While last year was a big year for Christmas (Maxwell's first), this year seems to be even more exciting!!!! Maxwell loves seeing the lights, the trees, and even Santa! he was a trooper when we took him to sit on Santa's lap. He smiled and seemed to have a good time. Lucky for him, we did not tell Santa that Maxwell pulled down the tree earlier that morning.

Thanksgiving crept up as quickly as Halloween. This year in Baltimore is flying by. We had a fabulous Thanksgiving in Kansas City with the whole Van Gundy family. Emily brought her boyfriend Ben for his first Van Gundy family gathering. Maxwell had so much fun playing with his cousin Jackson. They especially had fun throwing sticks, cleaning the floors with their swiffers, and bowling in the hallway.

Maxwell has added a few new words to his expanding vocabulary. He had been saying dada, mama, football, uh-oh, whoa, and ball. Now he has added Papa and Tessa (his friend here in Baltimore). It is so much fun watching him learn new things.

Maxwell has become quite the little athlete. He wants nothing more than to dribble the soccer ball any chance he gets. He runs and kicks and runs some more! He loves throwing balls, too and playing basketball with the little tikes hoop. He is still rally into climbing and building. This is definitely a boy we have on our hands:) He love wrestling with Auggie and even tries to play fetch with him.