Friday Update

1. Having Karoline and Ben here has been so great. I'm glad we get another week with them!

2.We made a quick visit to see my family and had a great time. Miles did great in the car both times and it was really nice to see my mom and Rodney for a few days.

3. While we were there, Miles spent some great time with Grandpa and water. I caught a video of Miles and Grandpa watering the front lawn.

4. Miles also played in the backyard in the doggie water dish. He splashed in the dish, spilled it all over, tried to swim in it, tried to drink it, and got SO wet! 

5. Miles is still so in love with men. We go to a restaurant and he talks to the boy waiters and wants them to hold him. He crawls after Ben or Carl all day and is the happiest in a boy's arms. 

6. Miles says mom, momma, mammmmmmma, ba, baba, bbbbb, mmmm, aaaaaa, mem, and he mouths the m sound. He is getting so much better at letting his wants known by the noises he makes.

7. Miles is so smart. We have started closing the dog door and when it is open, he takes the little door and tries to close it. He can even pinch the part that opens the door. He will pinch it and then let go and try to slide it up. He is so close to being able to open and close the little door.

8. We went to the zoo again last week and had so much fun looking at all the animals. We also decided to buy a pass for the zoo and aquarium along with a pass to bring 2 extra people for free for the whole year. I am really excited for all the fun zoo adventures we will be having this year.

9. Carl has his last day of his 3rd year of med school today... he has to make up 4 weeks of psych because he took the time off for Miles' birth, but he is technically in his forth year starting tomorrow!

10. Our friends are going to watch Miles tonight so Carl and I can go on our second no baby date since Miles was born. We are going to go see the hunger games!

Miles watching Karoline and Ben playing the wii

Miles with daddy at the mall

giving daddy a bit of a hard time

sitting at the zoo

watering the lawn with grandpa rod

fun with water

Friday Update

1. Miles has started loving books. We read to him each night before bed as a way for him to transition to sleeping. Since we read every day, he has started crying at the end of books. It is like he is sad that the book is over and he doesn't have anymore pages to turn. It is so funny. At first  he only cried at the end of the books at night, but now he is crying at the end of any book.
2. Miles and I are still sick with the cold Carl gave us.
3. I bought Miles a pair of leather shoes from target and we love them. They are light and breathables, but still protect his feet when we are out.
4. We are going to a birthday party tomorrow at a park. It is one of Carl's med school friend's daughter's birthday. She is turning 2 and we are excited to go.
5. We took Miles to the zoo for the first time yesterday. It was so fun. We went with my friend Lauren and her 2 girls. Miles loved it.
6. I am so excited for the hunger games movie. It is one of the few times I wish Miles was older so we could go see it.... But we will just have to wait until it comes out on dvd.
7. Putting Miles to sleep alone has become harder because now he likes to wake up and crawl off the bed head first. I caught him last night as he was about to fall, so now he is getting a later nap and going to bed with us.
8. Miles is standing more and more by himself. He will stand and hold a toy while he eats it for about 10 seconds before he falls on his tushy.
9. Miles LOVES to see himself in the mirror. He loves to see his reflection and usually going in front of a mirror helps to calm him down if he is upset.
10. Miles ate beans for the first time tonight and he really liked it. He hasn't been too into food lately, but he really liked the beans.