7 months is so awesome! only the tiniest part of me is sad to see milo get so big so fast....... i'm so incredibly in love with him at every single stage. just when lorin and i think our hearts couldn't possibly get any bigger....... they do! i know i'm speaking as if i'm the only mother to have realized this... but seriously babies are AMAZING!

*his new thing is sniffing and scrunching his face.


7 months


this picture reminds me of his 4D ultrasound

this is why we are late to work! we can't get over how magical it is to hear milo laugh.

Happy Birthday Nana! :) we took nana to lunch for her birthday.

oh wow...... look how many updates there have been. i'm so organized and amazing. lorin is so lucky.... his wife is a multi tasking super mombot. :)

King of Messy Land!


big boy!


woobie and dad

Sarah, Sidney & Rocco came to town. Milo loved seeing his friends. We got to hang out a few times. It was so fun seeing what a little nurturer Sidney is. I love that my high school girlfriends are still some of my closest friends. :) Now we can make our babies listen to all our stories.

Love This Face!


a stop off at the park on our way home from work to watch the sunset. :)


aaron & milo playing for the 1st time (milo is 1 month older)


judy, aaron & mi



auntie anya snuggling boo after gardening in her wedges!


lovefest {luv,fes,T}
noun
1. a gathering amongst our crazy family.
usually involving bling bling and boo!


lovefest @ the office!


a surprise visit from reeeeeeeeeem! this was milo's 1st time meeting reem and it was love @ 1st site!!!

hurley baby!

LOVE........ more about this later

busy baby!

or should i say busy mommy? hmmmm? here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks. despite how hectic work has been.... milo and i have been able to include a lot of fun in our days. we've been going to baby yoga once a week and loving all the friends we're making there. we get to stretch and align our chakras. milo is sitting up like an old pro now and just started copying little sounds that we make. too fun!

baby yoga


saying a prayer and namaste


1st time in a real swing! :)


deep thoughts on education and high contrast


lookin too cute at his 6 month check up........ 16lbs 4oz...... big boy!


causing trouble and tearing up the paper


thanks for dinner........ another satisfied customer!

Halfy Halfy Birthday Baby!

milo is 6 months today! can you even believe it? he's so grown up. this last week has been huge for milo...... he got his first tooth! it's on the bottom front left and he's just getting ready to get the one right next to it. teething really added some fun extra flair to our middle of the night parties! last monday lorin was playing with milo and said he felt something scratch him when milo bit his knuckle....... sure enough the 1st tooth had just emerged from the gums!

we had a little mini half bday for milo yesterday with pop & glamma. i can't wait to enjoy every delicious moment of this month. there's just something about a 6 month old baby........... i think it's that calm before the storm. milo is sitting up and is so smiling and adorable. this is a awesome age cause they can't get too far away! pretty soon he'll be on the go....... cause he's already attempting to crawl (he ends up going backwards).

update: operation "sleep through the night"


it's been a blast! milo sleeps right on through the night and life is just peachy!

JUST KIDDING! HA HA! I CRACK MYSELF UP!
the truth is we've had a few good nights and some not so good nights. milo came down with a little cold on about the 5th night and that set us back. we're still working on it and i consider us lucky because milo goes to bed super easy at 8 pm. one thing's for sure there's a big difference in my attitude when i actually get a good nights sleep. so all you people reading this who get to go to bed tonight and wake up at a decent time in the morning (5:30am-8am) i'm jealous of you............ and yes....... i consider 5:30am decent.

love,
the morning bird

this weekend lorin and i tried a new way to handle milo's night waking. after talking with milos doctor i felt confident to try to get milo to sleep through the night (10pm-5am) that's a reasonable chunk of time apparently. anyways the doctor told me that when milo wakes up and cries............ you let him cry. ouch! that is the hardest thing ever....... here's how it's going

night 1....... bed @ 8pm (easy), woke up at 12:50 and cried for 22 minutes..... fell fast asleep and woke up at 4:30am

night 2...... bed @ 8pm (easy), woke up at 1:30 cried for 30 minutes........ fell fast asleep and woke up at 5:30am

night 3...... bed @ 8pm (lorin put him down) woke up @ 1:30 cried for 20 min....... fell fast asleep mid cry woke up @ 6am :)

i've already noticed that he's happier during the day....... which he already was so happy but now he's a little more easy going. and i've already been acting like a sane person again now that i'm getting some sleep. we'll keep seeing how this goes...... i dread each night when he wakes up and cries because it hurts to hear your baby crying and not go in and sooth him which would be so easy. i just keep telling myself this is the best thing for him and i guess as parent you always have to make choices that aren't instantly gratifying but choices that you believe are best for the long run. also seeing his smiley morning face reminds me that he's just fine!

that's my ramble and i'll keep you posted on "operation sleep through the night"................. :)

a little exercise in the morning to start the day off right!

and touch those toes with your mouth!

watch me play!

sitting with his ball.

rolling with his ball.

picking his ball up with his feet. a true monkey boy!

we're back! here's some fun pictures from the last couple of months. there's been lots goin on. milo had his 1st Christmas and loved it. of course he didn't really know what in the world was going on but he sure loved seeing all his grandparents! we also started feeding milo rice cereal and yellow/orange vegetables....... he loves them and he loves to hang out in his high chair.

happy new year!


so excited about 2008 because now i do push ups!


enjoying the life aquatic with his new aquarium which he turns on and off all by himself........ so smart.


forward fold trying to get his little etnies into his mouth where everything seems to belong.


sleeping in his car seat..... awwww :)



all ready for his 1st ride in his stroller. he loved it!



gotta throw in a picture of the blingster loving life on the dog beach!


and the fam @ the DB!


"please mum, may i have some more porridge" (please read in a english accent)


lovin some carrots! they leave a beautiful orange glow on his face.


adorableness!