I know, it has been awhile. What can I say, I have been super busy. This last month I would be surprised if I took more than 5 pictures of Miles. Since he has begun walking, it is hard to watch him and try to take photos at the same time. Anyways, here are a few. Also, I figured I would make a list of things that Miles is now doing.

* He is walking. He was taking steps before his 1st bday, but I didn't count that as "walking." I would say for the past 4 or 5 weeks he has been fully walking.

* He says "dada", "mama", "car", "look" (sounds like ook), "book" (once again, sounds like ook), "grumps" (umps, this is my grandfather), "all gone" (ga gone), and "block" (it really just sounds like ck part of block).

* He claps his hands.

* He blows raspberries.

* He plays peek a poo.

* He eats 3 meals a day, 2 snacks and 3 sippy cups of milk.

* He wears mainly 18 month clothes.

* He LOVES to read. All day long he brings me books and wants to sit in my lap while I read to him.

* He sleeps fully through the night. We were having issues with this for a while, but I think he was too hot in his fleece pj's. Ever since we started putting him in footless cotton pj's, he sleeps great!

* He will eat about anything...except for veggies. The only way I can get him to eat them is if they are in the squeezable pouches. Oh well.

* He loves cars and trucks. I think he is a little obsessed.

I know the lighting isn't great in this photo, but I love the way his eyes stand out.

Sea World Adventures

This past week, my mom, my sister, her children and Miles and I went to Sea World. This was Miles' first time and my second and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I thought that it was much more small baby friendly than Disney World was and I think Miles enjoyed it more. There still wan't a lot of rides that he could ride on, but the shows were great for him. There was a lot of action and it kept his attention quite well. The ticket to get in is good until the end of this calendar year, so maybe, just maybe we will go back.

Miles was clapping with everyone else when Shamu did a trick. LOL!
The walrus. He was HUGE!

One of the whales. Unfortunately, since that trainer was killed a year ago, they aren't allowed in the water with them. Needless to say, the show wasn't nearly as good as it used to be.

My mom, Miles and me.

SHAMU!!

Ridin' along in my little red wagon

These past few weeks Miles and I have been really enjoying going out for a stroll in Miles' new wagon. Man oh man does he love it! A lot of the time we take ducks along for the ride and that makes it even more fun! Hopefully this weather stays nice for good and we can continue our daily wagon strolls.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

I CAN NOT believe that Miles is already a year old. Seriously, where in the world did the time go?

Today was an emotional day for me. I just couldn't get over the fact that my little boy is growing up. He is now considered a TODDLER. Huh?!?!?!

Anyways, I know it has been a while since I last post ( a lot of stuff going on and I haven't had a minute to sit down and download all my pictures).

Tomorrow is his party, so hopefully sometime Sunday I will have some pictures up. SO exciting!!

Here is a picture from this morning.....He is thinking "what the heck MOM!! It isn't even 7:30am yet and you are already taking pictures!"

Hangin' around the house

As everyone knows, we were stuck in the house for about 4 days this past week and so what better to do than take pictures?! I will have to admit, I didn't take many, but the ones I did get were really cute. Miles is a lot like his mommy. He DOES NOT like to be in the house much. Hopefully that means that when he is a little bigger we will be spending a lot of time outside riding bikes or hiking or simply just playing in the grass. He didn't really know what to think about the snow but he LOVED the cold air blowing on his face. It was pretty cute to see.

This was actuallly new year's day and Miles was eating his black eyed peas and collard greens.

Christmas morning

Here are a few photos from Christmas morning. Unfortunately we don't have many (as usual, I tend to forget to take pictures) but the ones we do have are super special. : )

Christmas morning on our way into Hollywood Studios.

Christmas morning! He was such a happy boy!

Holding his new sippy cup that Santa put in his stocking.

He is wondering why dada is interrupting him while he is going through his stocking.

Miles these days

So I figured that I would go ahead and update everyone on what Miles has been up to. These past few months have really been a lot of fun! Miles has suddenly turned into this little man and I am not so sure how I feel about him growing up so fast on me. Here are some things that Miles is doing.

* He is crawling ALL over the place.

* He is eating pretty much whatever we eat. He very rarely gets baby food.

* He cruises all around our couch and will even pull himself up on the highchair and push it around our kitchen.

* He walks everywhere with his dinosaur walker.

* He took 2 steps while in Florida, but hasn't really done it since.

* He will walk holding onto us, ie: either onto our hands or while holding onto our pants while we walk backwards.

* He says Dada and knows what it means.

* He still only says Mama when he is crying or not getting his way...with Dada.

* His newest "word" is Gaga. I am not sure what he is trying to say, but he says it ALL the time.

* He waves hello and bye bye and knows what it means.

* He will sign to me that he is "all done", but only if I ask him if he is all done.

* He laughs at us when we tell him no. (Oh no!)

* He adores the song "moon river" and it is one of the only songs that he will calm down to.

* He gives kisses when asked for them.

* He only takes his sippy cup now. No more bottles. Although, we are still working on a hard spout sippy. He is VERY particular about his sippy. : )

* He has a STRONG attachment to his "Mr. Frogs." Did I say strong? I mean we can't leave home with out it.

* He still hates to be read to. : ( I am told this will pass soon, and I sure hope it does! He is just too busy for me to read to him.

* He is in size 4 diapers and I think he will be there for a looooonnnng time. Hopefully we can get him potty trained before we have to go to size 5. (Fingers crossed!)

* He hates shoes and socks. (More of a reason to move to an island somewhere.)

That is all that is coming to mind right now. I am sure I am forgetting something, but you get the idea.

In just a few days my baby boy will be 11 months old and I CAN'T believe it! I am currently in the process of figuring out his first birthday party plans and that just seems so crazy to me. Isn't he still my 5lb 9oz baby boy that was so tiny he didn't even fit into his preemie clothes?