Chapter 2: Charish the little moments

Max has taught me so much in just two short months. Yup, he will be 8 weeks on tuesday. I wrote in my journal for the first time since i have had him. I reflected on how at first I tried to fit max into my life and how I quickly realized it was a priveledge to be a part of his life. Even though life has changed for the better,I have started to see the same things differently. I don't have time to long for things in the future when ever hour I am thinking about how to make max happy.

I have spent a lot of time wondering about the greener grass on the other side but thanks to max, I am starting to learn how to appreciat right here and now before it passes me by. Last night all I was thinking about at first when max got up was how long it would take to put him back to sleep. In the middle of nursing him, in the dark he just pulled away from me, looked up at me and paused, then smiled and started cooing at me. My heart melted and I just talked to him for a few minutes and we both smiled and stared at each other. I won't get that exact moment again and I'm glad I had it. Here is another moment I am glad I have on tape so I can enjoy it over and over again.

Happy Anniversary Grandpa and Grandma

Happy Birthday Grandma Remington

Happy Birthday Grandma Remington, We love you!

Chapter 1:Adventures with Max

Yesterday Started out as a promising day. I had to go back to the office and work and Max was there to keep me company. He was able to sleep almost the whole work day and everyone that came into the office just adored him and told me how cute he is. I thought that working and taking care of a baby is a piece of cake... lets just say I am very optimistic sometimes, or just silly however you want to see it.

It was about 20 min before closing and Max woke up very hungry and upset. The phone was ringing and I was very flustered. As I was trying to get the formula ready, I accidentally spilled it all over the desk and Myself...max is still crying at this point and getting louder. Once I finally got to feeding him, he gulped it down within a matter of minutes. I thought, "Wow, he is so fast that was great." That was my first lesson to learn as a mother. Lesson #1; Eating fast on an empty stomach is not good! We didn't even make it to the front door before he spit up half of his milk which got all over both of us and proceeded to drip onto our porch. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this point so I just laughed. He took his first bath and we just cuddled for a while to try and calm both of ourselves down from quite an adventure.


I am sure this won't be the last. :)

Going Home



One of his many faces!


Thanks Allens, He finally had a companion!


Like father Like Son


Tuckered Out after a long day of traveling

Max Arthur Alley

Welcome to the world Max

Preg-o Momma Update

We took a little trip tonight and figured we should update the family on where we're at! Courtesy of Mary:

It's finally here!!

I just wanted to start off by saying that I have had a very hard time being this big. I have strongly been rejecting people's requests to parade my hugeness to the world due to the fact that it only appeases them and not me. Well I found a good lists of reasons for myself to put up my picutre and here they are...

1. People will have sympathy for me
2. People will pray for me to have the baby soon cause I don't look natural this big
3. So max will one day appreciate the fact that I gave birth to him.
4. Lastely, so people stop making me feel bad for not showing them.

I am very serious about these reasons. I have righteous desires to have my baby early so everyone needs to pray :)

Alley's latest

We have officially moved to our second home in the alley family. We are currently livng in a TRAILER. The greatest part is that it is an upgrade from our previous apartmet. At least in size :) But in all reality we really enjoy living there. We are assistant managing an apartment complex where I do the office work and luke helps out with occasional grounds crew work. It is a team job! We are still in Rexburg and will be till something drastically changes in our lives. I am starting to think this is home for us. We have both lived here for so long, I can't imagine living anywhere else at this point.

If your wondering what luke is up to these days and why he hasn't graduated yet, it's because he is working very hard to support us financially and finish school at the same time. This translates into him taking six credits this semester and next and working almost forty hours a week at his Internet marketing job.

I am finally starting to back out of my job, due to the fact that I can barely pull myself out of my chair and walk more than a few yards without having to sit down. This is due to the fact that I am weighing more now than I have in my entire life and due in less than four weeks. June 26 is the big day. Maybe sooner, cross your fingers. Other than not sleeping and other fun pains that aren't going to be put out for public to see, I am very healthy, as well as the little one inside me.

We are having loads of fun and just waiting for rexburg to thaw out so we can enjoy the summer and everything that it will bring with it.

Mary and Luke's Love Story - Told Through Google Search