Milo and Me

Ladybug

A ladybug landed on my hand today at the pool. It was the first time that happened - she was really cute, then she flew off.

Kisses

Did I mention that I love giving kisses? I start kissing from the minute I get up until the minute I go to bed. First, I see mommy come to my door and I start making kissy noises. Then, after she picks me up, I point to one of my animals - most likely bear or lamb, and mommy picks them up so I can give them a hug and kiss. I see Puss Kitty when we leave my room and I point at him and make a kiss noise. Mom sometimes puts me down so I can pet him and make the kiss noise at the same time. Then I see daddy in the kitchen, so I can give him a kiss and a hug too. When friends come and go, and when I see dogs and birds outside, I give them kiss noises. Sometimes when a car or bus goes by, I'll kiss too. But when I go to bed, mommy and daddy sing me a song then say a prayer. I keep my head rested on mom's shoulder for all of this. But, in the middle of the song I always turn my head and make a kiss noise toward dad. He comes over and kisses me. Then I do the same to mom and she kisses me. Then I go to bed. (But first I kiss lamb again... then make a kiss noise when mom's leaving the room so she'll come back and kiss me when I'm lying down). Good night kisses!

Buckethead

End of (Our) Summer Update

I think I'll be writing more regularly now that summer is coming to a close. Today was a big day for my family. I started going to baby school today... that's what I call it. Some people call it daycare. It was really fun and I met a lot of new friends. I was so excited that I didn't sleep at all until I got home! The other big thing that happened today was that Daddy started back to school. We both started school on the same day! I don't know if he had as much fun as I did.

Well, here are a few updates from the last time I wrote:
1. I can "doggie paddle" for about a foot under the water when I'm going for something I really
want.
2. I really like to give kisses and hugs now.
3. I can now say three 2-syllable words. They are "cracker" "thank you (a version of it)" and
"mommy". And I just said "beh buh" tonight (belly button).
4. I have 4 new molars.
5. I can - kind of - feed myself with a spoon...with both hands! Look! (the first bite was hot).



And here are some things I've been up to since I last wrote:
1.Mommy, Daddy, and I went to Grandmom and Grandpop Miller's house and Philadelphia with
Barrett and Aimee, and we watched Mommy and Aimee do a triathlon.

2. I went to Minnesota with Daddy in July.
I went to work with Grandpa Randy!
Swimming with Grandma Susan
Meeting cousin Stacy and new baby cousin Ida

3. We went to New York to see cousin Isaiah and Aunt Emily and Uncle Paul.
Rollerblading with Mom, Dad, Isaiah, and aunt Emily
4. We spent a week at Bethany Beach with Grandma and Grandpa Snell and Emily, Paul, and
Isaiah.

If you listen closely, you can hear me say "weee!" (what I now call all swings and slides).
What a fun summer!

The Hamper Mishap

Mid Summer Update

It's been over a month since I last wrote! Mom and Dad have really kept me busy this summer, and we have had some fun! Today we rollerbladed down to Alexandria and got a banana smoothie. I drank it through a straw. I also saw some airplanes flying really close to the ground. We were near the airport. They're huge! Like giant birds. We've gone to the pool most days, and I've been (this week) working on swimming about two feet (underwater) to the side of the pool, and pulling myself up. I've learned how to give kisses, I can point to my eye, nose, ears, mouth, and foot when asked, and my new words are "weee!", "up", "sss" for shoe, and "hi". I weigh a little over 22 pounds and I now eat everything but peanuts.

Highlights from the summer so far -

Trip to MN for my cousin Isaiah's baptism

Trip to Rehoboth Beach



Trip to PA for July 4 and Grandpop Miller and Great-Grandmom Dorothy's birthdays
(Don't worry - I actually started to enjoy the fireworks. Just wasn't sure of all the loud noise at first)...


Riding bike with Dad and Mom

Swimming!
Hope you're all having a great summer!