Girls Trip, Part II

Last weekend, while Miller was at his Poppy  & Cissy's, I went to Ross Bridge for our second try at a girls' weekend.  As you may or may not {probably not} recall, our last trip to Ross Bridge was a bit of a bust so we were given the opportunity for a do-over.  Everything was wonderful this time!  We stayed up late, slept in, shopped, went to non-kid-friendly restaurants, and as always, laughed A LOT.   I have been truly blessed with such magnificent friends!  Thanks for a great weekend, girls!

A Weekend at Poppy & Cissy's

Miller spent the weekend at Poppy and Cissy's house in Birmingham while I went on a girls' trip {more on that to come}.  Here are a some pictures from his time there.  It looks like fun was had by all!

 

 

Thanks for taking such good care of our baby boy, Poppy and Cissy!

Fourteen Months

 Miller turned fourteen months old on Saturday.  This past month has been one of the easiest, best months yet.  Yes, I know.  I just jinxed it, but I want to remember what an absolute blessing this phase has been.  Miller has been sleeping until 7:30 or 7:45 most days AND going down easily for naps AND napping for a long time.  Amazing.  All of this sleep is nice in itself, but the best part is that he is super happy during all of the awake hours because he is so well rested.  Ahhh.  A happy baby leads to a very happy momma.  Here is a quick update on the other things he's been doing this month:

~ He is getting much sturdier as a walker and wants to walk everywhere.

~ Still a non-picky, eating machine.

~ Daddy is still his favorite, unless he gets hurt or is really upset; then he wants his mommy.

~ He still isn't saying much.  He has added "bye" to his vocabulary though.

~ His favorite toy is by far any ball.  

~ He can do some of the motions to the song "Itsy Bitsty Spider" and can point to several of the body parts in "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes".

~ We've also noticed that he is getting better at remembering and recognizing people.  I think the grandparents like this :)

Ready for Fall Picture Day at school.  {Mommy dropped the ball on this one and didn't have my pumpkin appliqued outfit ready.  Maybe it will be ready in time for Halloween.}

  Miller & Mommy's first visit to the Harvest Festival

Hanging out at the Church Picnic on Sunday.  It was cold!!!

Fall is here!

The weather has been absolutely wonderful the past few days allowing us the chance to actually "play" outside for the first time.  You see, up until now it has been so blazing hot that we couldn't stay out for long.  Also since he just started walking, most of his time outside was spent crawling through muck and over concrete {scraping his the leg he drags as he went},  tasting experiencing nature, and playing on the stairs.  That made for a stressful, not so fun outside time for Mommy.  Tuesday I decided to try taking him to a walking trail we have by the lake and it was so much fun!  There was actually enough wide open space for him to roam without me constantly worrying about stairs, drop-offs, or concrete.  Add to that the unbeatable temp, the fact that he's walking really well,  and the improvement in his ability to distinguish food from sticks, and you've got yourself a fun playtime.  We're looking forward to more days at the park!

 

 

 

 

 Miller called the pine cones, "ball" :)

 Banging the "drum"

We didn't last long once Miller found the lake.  He wanted to walk right in.  We had a solid half hour of playtime before he discovered it though.  It made for one hungry, sleepy baby!

Shoe Shopping

Last week Miller and I were in Birmingham and decided to head to Syke's to get Miller's first pair of walking shoes.  I was so glad we did, because they had a much larger selection than anywhere around here.  Also, they did measured his feet meticulously and actually put him two sizes bigger than a store here did.  Woops.  Miller loves his new shoes and gets excited whenever it's time to put them on.  Just another reminder that the "baby" is wearing off :(

It was tough for me to get a picture of him standing still, but I did my best!  Here he is showing off his new kicks when I said, "Where are your shoes?"...

 

What a big boy!!!

Shhhhhhh!!!!!

Don't tell Daddy!

Waaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr Eagle, Hey!

Mini Houdini

A few nights ago I looked on the monitor to check on Miller and saw this:

Look closely.  Can you see what he's done?  Maybe this next picture will help.  I took it the next morning.

Somehow our little Houdini escapped from his pajamas.  Maybe we should sign him up for some magic lessons.  Or maybe just go au naturale :)