10 wks + 17th months!

Miles is almost 17 months old! He loves playing in his pool and reading stories and eating and saying the few words he's got down: dadda, momma, papa, nana, chichi, and lots of animal noises:) HeLOVES to dance! and sing. He will spin in a circle till he's dizzy and falls over while any music is playing. He has a big personality already! Yesterday while Alicia and I tried to carry on a conversation, he kept busting in between us with his arms spread wide shouting about something!

And, I am 10wks pregnant. Mostly it exhausts me, but my nauseau comes in waves...which I guess is better than the constant feeling I had a few weeks ago. Already, I feel much more peaceful about having a newborn. Maybe because I've done it before, but mostly because we have a house, so we're not house hunting and I kinda know how to clean the house and nothing will be in boxes as I figure out breastfeeing wtih baby #2. Ah! what a dreamy way to start this kids' life:)

I've had lots of dreams: twins, a girl, a boy. So, who knows what I'm having! Next appt is Mon and we'll get to hear a hearbeat!!

15 mo.

Some random things I keep meaning to write down:

-Miles started signing 'more' Sunday March 6th on a long car ride home from the coast. I almost cried, i was so happy!

-outside has become a big part of his day. I keep him away from the baby plants, he picks up sticks and eats handfuls of dirt; its a good time:)

-he can climb up on things (the couch, the benches at our table)-scary!

-he puts his hand up to his ear when matt or i am on the phone

-Miles does somersaults:)

-he understands a lot of what i say! very helpful!!

Miles is still a great sleeper although his naps are in constant fluctuation. I can tell he needs less but it varies so much day to day. He seems to be teething a lot right now, so he's sleeping more during the day...

he is a pretty happy kid and such a blessing to our family!

13 mo old!

We all survived the plane ride to Cali and back. It was stressful b/c i care WAY too much about what people think--i know, fatal flaw.

So, Miles had party #2 there, saw Proegers and soon to be Eberts, took a bath:), went to the zoo, and got presents, ate all sorts of new foods and was a great traveler overall!

He started walking shortly after coming home to Texas and hasn't stopped since.

He got his one year round of shots and blood taken and has had an aversion to band aids ever since. He has also been sick off and on since then. But so are tons of people, so i guess it's a winter thing.

Miles has started chattering more and more. He is mimicking well! And singing! the boy loves to sing. My mom taught him this old song, "Ha, Ha, Hallelujah, Ho Ho Hosanna..."and he instantly picked it up and often starts bouncing up and down saying, Ha, Ha, Ha....:) It's so precious.