Lots of firsts for Maks

We are settling back in post hospitalization, although sleep for Maks is still a bit of struggle again. Naps are hard or non existent, he goes down easily at night, but then decides to party around 3am and doesn't go back to sleep. So caffiene is my dearest friend these days!! Alek has had nightmares the past two nights and has wound up in our room. Apparently there is a monster in his room, so it looks like we need to do a monster patrol before bed.

The past month Maks has had a lot of firsts. First restaurant, first shopping trip, first time meeting relatives including both his great grandmothers (breakfast with MeMe and then visit with Nana), he knows how to charm with that smile!
He has has taken his first steps, which is hysterical to watch. Each day he takes a little longer of a walk. He totally looks like a Weeble Wobble with his belly!!
While this is technically not his first Christmas it is to us. So he went on two Christmas tree trips, one for the boys and the one for our living room. He loves the lights. He loves watching the trains too.
Last night was another first, visit with Santa. Alek did great, walked right up to him, he was excited. Maks was fascinated with his beard, that is until I sat him on his lap, then the bottom lip came out and the tears started, although not for too long, the women ringing the bells to get his picture seemed to turn his attention.
So Alek got to ask Santa for Buzzy, Dora, "Lego" (aka Diego) and a bicycle (which was a new thing for us to hear, and not sure where that came from!).
Alek is a trip lately too, he never stops talking, it cracks me up, in the car it is non stop, he just rattles on about anything and everything and he has also become the informer, letting me know Maks' every move!

So we are excited that Christmas is less than a week away and we can't wait to see the boys together Christmas morning, my goal though is to get Alek to stop saying "Oh my God" everytime he sees a present. We are trying to work on that and teach him another phrase to say when he is excited.
So five more sleeps til Santa arrives!!!