Too beaten down to write complete sentences.Miles is still sick. (Complete sentence count - 1). 103 degree fever last Wednesday - virus the whole family can enjoy. Made it through Sunday with only a 99 degree temp - thought we were in the clear. Call from day care this a.m. - fever's back. Visit to doc...again. Sinus infection and problems with his lungs... again. Sad nebulizer mask is back, and screaming baby is back too. Much harder to hold down a 24 pounder than when he was 6 months old.Better news - Miles loves to talk. (Complete sentence count - 2). Words he can say:- Mee-mee (Mommy)
- Dada
- Pup
- Ball
- Nana
- Lyla
- Ash
- Pop (Papa)
- Baby
- Buh-bye
- Bear
- Bop (His Jumpstart Baby computer game - he's obsessed.)
Noises he makes:- Gug-gug (drink)
- Ooh-ooh-ee-ee-ee (monkey)
- Pant, pant, pant (doggie)
- Pfbt! (elephant)
- Hop, hop, hop (bunny)
- Quack, quack (duck)
- High-pitched chirp (bird or cat)
- Tongue clicking (clock)
- Vrrooom (truck, bus, car, airplane...even a poor lady in an electric wheelchair at the fair)
- Mmmmmm (That tastes good - sentence 3 - or a cow...which also tastes good)
- Baaaaa (sheep...but also just sounds like he's laughing)
Non-related picture - Diaper heads!
Gestures:- More
- All gone/all done
- Can point to his feet, hands, eyes, nose, head, ears, mouth, and belly.
- Getting pretty good at "Where is thumbkin?"
- Bounces up and down every time he sees a horsey, donkey, or zebra
Last few non-related pics - after swimming (finally liked it!) and zonked out in his king-size bed.
Miles officially took his first steps on August 3! I wouldn't exactly say that he's walking now, but he did take 3 or 4 steps unassisted. Nana and Papa and I were walking him down to the pond with his Tonka truck walker. We thought something might be coming when he stopped, put his hands on his hips, and did a little twist. Nothing much happened until about three houses down when he stopped again. I pushed the truck out a little ways, and he walked three or four steps on his own!I don't have video yet, so here's an old one of him last month with his Tonka truck.That day was also Miles' "Baptism Birthday". We lit his baptism candle, sang "Jesus Loves Me" and got him a little cake. There were lots of "mmmmmmmmmmm"s to be had!
And a new favorite close-up:
It's been a busy couple of weeks! We only had one night in the last fifteen where someone wasn't staying at our house. I'll be putting up the neon "vacancy" sign soon. We loved having the visitors, although Miles probably won't like going back to not getting his own way every second. First, the Kahls came up from Kentucky. Miles had his first experience in a real swimming pool, but apparently watching the big girls like his Aunt Ashley didn't persuade him to be too adventurous. Poor Granny - she got him in his trunks, lathered him up with sunscreen, and he didn't even like putting his feet in the water. Luckily, he did have some fun watching the cars go around Monument Circle, and we even went to the Indians game. Miles loved watching Rowdie (the big red dog mascot) and clapping whenever the crowd went wild.
Next up - baby cousin Lyla, Aunt KK, Nana, and Papa came for a visit. Miles wasn't quite sure what to think about having to share his papa with Baby Girl:
Finally, Uncle David and Hilary came up for State Fair Band Day. Miles was entranced with the sound and colors of the flags. I thought he'd only make it to see Daddy's and Uncle David's bands, but he watched a whole slew of them...and slept through about 7 or 8 in the afternoon.
We also played miniature golf at Rustic Gardens yesterday. Here's Miles, giving Aunt Hilary some pointers on how to play the hole.
More to come in the next post...some exciting "miles"tones!
