Milestones

And here is a third and last installment of my "Miles turning 1 posts" 

So the stats are as follows:

Weight 19.5 pounds (23rd Percentile)

Height 28.5 Inches (9.5 percentile) 

He is little and looks like a little bald baby but he is acting more like a toddler every day. He really caught onto walking 3 days after his first birthday. And now walks quite a bit. He likes that he can hold toys while moving. 

Remember this little guy? Wasn't that just yesterday?

It seems that Miles has been part of our family for much longer than 1 year. Charlie doesn't seem to remember his "only child" life.

One Month

Miles is a jokester. He likes to make us laugh, especially Charlie. He usually does this by bonking or shaking his head or making funny noises. 

2 Months

He is trying hard to communicate. His words include mama, dada, ball, and balloon. And he has a whole bunch of other words that he will say if prompted including all done, fishy, Jesus, Hi, and Bye, And then there are all the other sounds he makes where we are sure he's trying to say something.  

3 Months

He loves his mommy and is much more clingy than his big brother was. I think I'm going to blame this on the nursing. We're working on weaning but I think that kid would nurse for every meal for years to come. I guess that's what we get when we worked so hard and tirelessly to get him to be able to nurse. I'm just hoping he's done in the next couple of weeks.

4 Months

He smothers me in kisses, usually on the lips.He then gets aggressive and I have to be careful we don't chip teeth. He also thinks it's hilarious to head butt me. Which also reminds me that he likes to sit under the piano and hit it with his head and laugh at the echo it makes. 

5 Months

Miles gets excited about eating and says "MMMM" when it's a food he likes. He has recently really been enjoying throwing food too. 

6 Months

Miles loves his big brother and likes to be in the same space as him. I often see Miles being a bit of a bully by hitting Charlie with books or there was the time Miles continuously ripped of Charlie's band aid from his knee. Oh, and the daily grabbing of Charlie's glasses or pulling his hair. I guess I'm glad they have each other to practice being nice. 

7 Months

Miles still wakes up about once a night, but then sleeps until 9ish. If he sleeps through the night, he wakes up at 7. I'm not sure which one is better. 

8 Months

His favorite foods include blueberries, bread, raisins, crackers. There are a lot of other foods he likes too but as with most children, he only likes them on certain days. Last time I went grocery shopping I walked down the baby food aisle and realized I didn't need to get anything for him because he eats like a big kid now.

9 Months

I think that's all I can think about so you can continue to enjoy these photos that you all have already seen if you look at my blog.

10 Months

11 Months

1 Year

Thank you Miles for being part of our family and tolerating us in our imperfect parenting. You teach us more than you could imagine.