[c] Linked list working as intended now

nodes2.c

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define MAXNODES 3

typedef struct node
{
    int val;
    struct node* next;
}node;

int main(void)
{
    node* first, *newn;
    int x = 0;

      
    //this initializes the nodes with data 1-whatever
    for(int i = 0; i < MAXNODES; i++)
    {
        if(i == 0)
        {
            first = malloc(sizeof(node));
            newn = first; 
            newn->val = x + 1;
        }
        else
        {
            newn->next = (node *)malloc(sizeof(node));
            newn = newn->next;
            newn->val = x + 1;
        }

        x++;
    }

	//addtofront(first, 35);

	newn = first;

    printf("\n\n");


    while (newn)
	{
	    printf("node value: %i\n", newn->val);
	    newn = newn->next;	    
	}

    //printf("\n -- %i -- \n", first->val);


return 0;
}