Let's see... what's been going on around here?

Milo is crawling... like hands and knees all the time now. No more army crawling. I truly cannot believe this boy. He's also pulling up on things, and starting to climb things like his music table. And just this morning he finally got from crawling back up to a sitting position. And every day he gets faster and faster. And he's so over toys... he's much more focused on exploring and finding the things that he's not supposed to play with. It is sad that he is growing up so fast, but each day he brings more and more joy into our home.

He is also doing very well with finger foods. Purees are definitely on their way out the door. He uses the pincer grasp most of the time and does pretty well using a spoon (considering he's a baby.) Meal times are just SO messy these days! And he is not one of those babies that doesn't like getting their hands dirty. I nannied for two of those babies who don't like messes... Milo is not one. He loves smearing the food between his hands and rubbing his gooey, slimy hands together... then the hands go to the hair...

Another new thing, just this morning, is that his third tooth came in. Its one over from the middle, top two. It freaked me out at first, but I think its normal.

I think that covers most of what's going on with Milo. Nathan's busy and pretty stressed at work. But he's taking things one task at a time. And I'm now on my fourth lactation course which is Infant Assessment, Growth, and Development. I was told the first few classes are the most dense with info, so that was encouraging... hopefully I'll be able to work more while Milo's napping. I just felt like with the first classes, I needed to have complete concentration with out any potential distraction, but I think the next courses should be a bit easier to start and stop as need be.

And when I am ready to begin my lactation work... my business name will be Allegra Lactation. When we were trying to conceive, I prayed for Milo or Allegra. If Milo had been a girl, I guarantee her name would have been Allegra. Allegra is a name that means, happy or joyful. That is exactly what breastfeeding should be. My job will be to help women get to that point so they can experience the joy of breastfeeding.

I think that sums things up for now. I hope you're all staying warm. Spring will be here before we know it!! :)