Remember Me?

Well hello there. Long time no see! I thought with Milo's first birthday just a day away... I would give you a little gift... of my rambling words. =)

Wow has the past year flown by. "They" said it would. It did. Milo so quickly went from a sweet, little baby to this amazingly bright little boy. Wednesday is the big birthday... and here is what he is up to...

Speed walking. He doesn't have the bounce of a run, but boy can he book it.

He has several words. Most of the words aren't complete... they may be like the first syllable of the word, but he can verbally communicate with consistency. His list includes: Mommy, Dadda, up, down, hop hop (a stuffed rabbit), more, more milk, yes and no (with appropriate head shakes), ha ha ha (fake laugh), cup, duck, quack, quack, nose, bath, Grandpa, Vroom Vroom (motorcycle), Voom Voom (Vacuum)... that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

His comprehension is even more amazing. He can follow instructions, like "Go pick out a book." "Put the book back." "Go get your ninny (pacifier) and bankies (Blankie)." Really any simple instruction.

He can point to his head, hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, and belly. He can point to yours, too.

He participates in songs like Pat a Cake, Little Bunny Foo Foo, etc.

He can climb up on all our living room furniture, the kitchen chairs and bench, my hope chest... the bed... he attempted to scale the side of the pack n play... almost successfully.

He loves playing outside, animals, swinging, sliding (by himself!), helping me vacuum (he just runs around with an attachment frantic while I vacuum around him.)

We are still breastfeeding... Praise God! Eating... he is not picky. He is a good little eater, loves fruit and most veggies. He likes to munch on Sonic ice with me. And most recently he is getting very good at using a fork and spoon. We are done with the sippy cup... he uses a reusable juice box with stray or just a straw or just from a cup.

This morning, he did a solo somersault... I did nothing to prompt him or encourage him. I was on the other side of the room. He was bent over, with his head on the floor, and just flipped himself right on over. Silly boy.

Hmmm... What else is he doing?? He is showing signs of having rhythm... which is good... Nathan doesn't excel in that area. ;)

He likes to dance and instantly starts clapping or dancing when he hears music. OH and the waving. He doesn't know a stranger. When we go to the pool or to a restaurant... he just waves and waves and waves and flirts to everyone around us. Literally everyone. He doesn't stop until everyone has acknowledged him and waves back. So funny.

Sleeping is also going very well. He is still sleeping in our bed with the crib attached to the side. Its not uncommon now for him to fall asleep without actually nursing to sleep. And I am able to finally have some time to get some stuff done. I have NO regrets about our sleeping arrangements. It was what we all needed and I love it. We have such special family morning time usually with lots of mushy Milo kisses. What a way to wake up.

OK. I was going to write some more but I think its long enough. Sorry for the rambling... I just want to get enjoy some evening time with my hubby. I'll try to post some pictures before too long.

Until next time.