December in pictures (Part II)

Frozen on ice!!

Small group Christmas party in our Christmas jammies. 

"Mommy, daddy forgot his packback."

I never get tired of a sleeping baby with their bootie in the air. 

Go colts!!!

Christmas Eve service didn't go very well for Miles. He fell during service and hit his head on a chair leg. Poor little guy had a terrible bruise. 

December in pictures (part I)

Picking out the perfect Christmas tree!

Clara got to stay up late and help decorate the tree. 

I had to spread the ornaments out just a bit after she finished. 

Our last day with daddy before he left for Germany for three weeks with work. 

A trip to Cameron Village to see Christmas lights and have some ice cream!

Sick little boy did a lot of sleeping in me and Gigi's arms. 

This girl can make some fabulous coffee!

Cookie making with friends from life class. 

Morrisville tree lighting with friends. 

Brian got to visit a castle in Germany. 

Making gingerbread houses at our neighborhood social!

Gigi and G-pa came to help out while daddy was gone. 

Clara LOVED going to look at Christmas lights after dinner. 

Clara had her mid-year appointment at the endocrinologist. I use to have to wrestle her and hold her down so they could measure her height. Such a big girl now! 

A little early morning pin the nose on the snowman. 

Miles is 10 Months Old

Well Miles is going to be 11 months in 5 days but technically he's still 10 months so I'm gonna go with it! I did take the pictures a couple of weeks ago so its not quite as dated. Miles is my sweet, sensitive, smiley snuggle bear. The last two weeks Miles has started to do all kinds of new things! He has started waving, giving high 5s, and shaking his head no. He gives kisses, although they are usually open mouth, and I'm going to officially say he's walking since today he took 13 steps!!!

Miles is still awesome at playing by himself and loves to just roam around the house playing with toys and checking things out. He loves to eat and can put away an AMAZING amount of food right now. He can definitely eat as much as me at a meal! He loves fruit and meat but isn't a huge fan of vegetables. His favorite food is definitely apples! I found some apple flavored baby yogurt and I couldn't spoon it in fast enough! Miles nurses three times a day and drinks water from a sippy cup.

The last two weeks Miles has started to FINALLY sleep good at night!!!! He has slept all night 3 of the last 7 nights and only gotten up once most of the other nights. He still only says momma but I'm sure it won't be long before he says dad and Clara. He LOVES his big sister and she is a great helper with teaching him things and helping him when his push toy gets stuck. She loves to feed him puffies for snack and he thinks its pretty great too. Watching them interact more together is the sweetest thing! Miles has two top and bottom teeth and has gotten in trouble some for biting me on the shoulder when I'm holding him. When I tell him no no it breaks his little heart and he cries and cries. I think he's going to be our sensitive one. 

Miles is wearing size 12 month clothes and will not keep a pair of shoes on. He is almost always bare foot even though its December because he immediately takes his shoes and socks off as soon as I put them on. 

Weight: 18.4 lbs (8%)

Height: 28.5 inches (40%)

We love this sweet little boy and cannot get enough of his snuggles!!

Miles is 9 Months

Miles is 9 months old and all over the place! He can crawl at roadrunner speed and is pulling up on everything. He can cruise around the coffee table and from one piece of furniture to another. He will let go and keep his balance for a few seconds before he falls and he loves to climb! This week he climbed up the back of one of the bar stools and we didn't even realize it until he started crying when he couldn't get back down. His poor little head is constantly covered in bruises from where he has tried to do more than his coordination can handle. His personality is really starting to come out which is so much fun! He still does really well playing quietly on his own with toys but has quite the temper when you take away something he is holding. He still only says mama but is starting to babble a lot more. One of his favorite things is to pull up and look out the windows in the house.

Miles is still a mommy's boy and loves to snuggle! We have lots of opportunities to snuggle since he still wakes up 3 or 4 times a night then usually ends up in our bed once total exhaustion kicks in for me around 3AM. His bottom two teeth are completely through and his top two teeth are going to pop through any day. Miles eats solids at breakfast and dinner. He usually has an egg or some pureed fruit for breakfast then for dinner he has two squeezy pouches mixed with some oatmeal as well as some finger foods like black beans, banana or peas. He really likes to chew on apple slices and is getting really good at putting finger foods in his mouth. He still nurses the rest of the time and during the night. I'm pretty sure by 10 months wild man will be close to walking.

The Zoo

The first week in November is apparently the perfect time for going to the zoo. The weather was amazing and there was hardly anyone there!! The kids did AMAZING and we were able to do both sections this time. Since the weather was nice all the animals were out where we could see them (except the polar bear) and we got to see chimpanzee babies, lion babies and gorilla babies!