Grandma Time and then to California

So we have had a busy couple of weeks. We got back from vacationing in California on Saturday (I will get back to this), and the week before we left, Milo had some quality time with his grandmothers. Laurie, Milo's day care provider went on vacation and Nana and Grammy stepped up to bat. We are so lucky to live close to both sets of grandparents. It is a joy to watch them with their grandson. I will say they are not the same people who raised Scott and me. I know for fact that Milo will get away with sooo much more with them than we ever did :) Milo and Grammy having some snuggle time before bed.

Nana and Milo in the wagon that Scott's grandpa John bought for him and his brothers when they were little tikes.

After his week with Nana and Grammy Milo took his parents to California to meet his new friends Connor and Taylor and so Mom and Dad could hang out with the rest of the Guglielmo/Williams crew. We first went to Lake Tahoe for a couple of days. It was remarkable the amount of down time we had considering between the two families we had 3 kids under the age of 3. We then headed to San Francisco. Here we toured the city, went to the beach and went to the Children's Discovery Museum. Besides all of the site seeing Milo worked on trying to keep up with Connor. This must have worn him out because he was a very good sleeper for us. When we got back from vacation we had a minor set back with sleeping. Milo learned how to stand up in his crib, but had not conquered the ability of getting back down.. When I went in the first time to put him back I couldn't help but smile, but by the fourth time at midnight Mama was not smiling anymore. Thankfully the last couple of nights I have gotten my good little sleeper back...phew!Come on ride the train....Join Milo and Connor!

Extreme stroller riding in Tahoe!

"Mom, I am so glad Dad had a meeting in Sacramento so we could come to the park with this awesome water fountain!"

All Dressed up
California Boy

Riding the Trolley, Hang on tight.

Dad and Milo

Milo and Mom
Playing in the fish stream at the Children's Museum

Oh the things I can do

So since rolling, Milo has added many new milestones to his list of accomplishments. He has really started to babble, lots of ba, ba, ba, some screams, the occasionally “ppppppppp” noises of raspberries, and he is working on da da da and ma ma ma. When asked how big he is he will put his arms above his head for “So big”. He no longer does this on demand and often leaves Mom looking silly when trying to show off her baby’s new “trick”. I believe it is his way of reminding me that he is indeed a little boy comprised of a personality all of his own, who decides when and what he wants to do and not a dog in training. Sometime he will spontaneously throw his arms in the air in order to hear mom shout from wherever she is “SO BIG”. Clapping is coming along. He is finally coordinated enough to get his hands together. It was pretty cute when he would wave his arms around in hopes that they might hit each other, but watching this little human actually clap is just as cute. One of the biggest accomplishments and perhaps the scariestt for mom is that Milo is so close to crawling. He gets on all fours from a sitting position and rocks back and forth. Every once in a while when the stars align just right he actually gets a couple movements in. Bosco’s dog bowl has been the biggest incentive to get this little guy going. He has been expressing some frustration with not being able to get where he wants so I think he will be a happy boy once he figures out this crawling thing. I am a bit intimidated by the thought of a moving baby. It is nice being able to put the little pumpkin down and know that he will be in the same place that I left him, relatively. I am not sure how I will get through our morning and evening routines with a baby on the move, but I am sure we will figure it out. After all he has to move at some point. Another one of Milo’s triumphs thus far is that he has successfully pulled himself up from a sitting position to a standing one. Milo's most recent discovery is waving. He will now wave good bye. As if it wasn't already hard enough leaving him. This little guy is growing up so fast and he changes daily.

Park Pictures

Best Friends

Dad, Bosco and Milo on a hike outside of Boulder

Mom and Milo getting ready to head to the pool

Working on crawling


The boy loves Popsicles

SO BIG!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Milo is officially on the move....He is not crawling, but he is our rolling machine!

Milo and His Grandpas

Grammy and Grandpa Thompson made it to Denver over this last week. We were so happy to see them. Milo is changing every day. He loves to sit up and play with his toys. His new favorite activity is taking his toys out of boxes. It is the duty of his guest to restock the box and it is his job to empty it. He has been eating some finger foods. He LOVES chopped up veggies. He will grab them by the handful, granted he only gets one or two in his mouth. Well after meal time we will be playing and I will notice he still has a pea, a carrot and maybe even a piece of corn in his mouth. He is my little squirrel. My absolutely favorite thing that Milo has been doing is the raspberry. He puckers up his list and blows making the cutest BBBBBBBB noise ever. It is all day long. He must like the way it feels on his lips.

Milo and Papa Aschermann

Milo and Grandpa Thompson

Lunch time. Sometimes topless is easier than a bib.

Milo at the pool. Just when you didn't think it could get any dorkier than the hat, mom pulls out the one piece swimming suit. Gosh he is cute.

Starting to pull himself up onto things. Can you believe that rear end?

What a great Memorial Day Weekend!!!!!

I think it is easy to get caught up in the joy of a long weekend full of sunshine and forget to recognize the reason we celebrate Memorial Day. I want to start by thanking all of those in the military and the families who support them. Thank you for all you do and the sacrifices you make!

We enjoyed the weekend with an action packed schedule. On Friday Milo and I spent the day with Candace and Sloane. We even got the babies on the same napping schedule so Candace and I could have some time to chat. It has not only been a huge support, but so much fun to have babies together! On Saturday Scott and I went out with our friends Mike and Shannon while Milo had a date with Nana and Papa. We had dinner reservations in downtown Denver at 8:00 and had drinks before hand. That is right, this Mama and Papa weren't eating with the early birds a 5:00 and we actually got to enjoy our food instead of shoveling it in. Thank you, Janet and John! On Sunday we went to a barbecue at the Ward's house. Tons of kiddos and tons of fun. Finally on Monday we all did the Bolder Boulder. Scott and I ran it and then met Nana, the Smith crew and Milo to walk it. Between running it, walking it and all the hustle to and from the car Scott and I ended up traveling over 15 miles. Luckily, Milo took an awesome afternoon nap and so did Mom and Dad. It was a quiet Monday afternoon at the Aschermann house. Not only was Milo an excellent baby all weekend he was a very good sleeper. We got three nights in a row of sleeping through the night. He is able to get his pacifier in all by himself which saves us from helping him in the middle of the night. Last night he insisted on nursing at 2 am. I think the best thing about nursing is the middle of the night feedings. They are rare, but when they do happen we can both snooze during the feeding. After our date at 2 Milo slept until 8 this morning. Go figure, the one morning I have plans he sleeps in. I guess I can't bank on him being my alarm clock any more. Ooooh....Babies.....Gotta love them!

Milo with his pal, Sloane. Aren't they getting so big? I could just eat them up!

We also made it to Stanley Lake this weekend. Milo loved watching Bosco chase the stick in the water. I have promised to take him back to a real beach (ocean included) soon. I don't think he remembers his recent Hawaii trip. And yes, he will have to wear his dorky hat!

Milo all geared up for the Bolder Boulder! He loved all the people watching!

Milo's new squishy face. Believe it or not he is actually happy in this picture. It is his new face. He has been sporting it a lot lately. It always gets a giggle out of me.

Speaking of dorky hats...this is Scott at 7 months. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This bodes well for Milo, seeing as Scott is by no means chubby anymore. I love those boys!!!

One of my favorite pictures!

The tubes are in

Milo had surgery on Friday to get his ear tubes. We had to be at Children's Hospital at 5:30am. I was hoping to sneak him into his car seat without waking him up, but as soon as that little boy saw his Mama he was ready to party. He was up until his surgery at 7:30am. The actual surgery was very fast. From the time that we left Milo with the nurse to when we were able to go back to see him was less than 15 minutes. I was glad that it was so fast because I was very anxious. The nurse said that he was one of the happiest babies she has seen coming off of anesthesia. I am sure they say that to all moms, but it still made me feel better. The surgery was a success and Milo seems to be doing great.

Milo also attended his Great Grandma Aschermann's 90th birthday party. She seemed to really enjoy herself and it was fun to introduce Milo to some of his family members on his Papa's side. I think he might have been a bit overstimulated because he was a terrible sleeper that night, but at the party he was a perfect baby.

Milo's diet (along with his waist line) is expanding daily. He is currently working on finger food. His fine motor skills still need a lot of practice. Milo is willing to spend the necessary time in the highchair practicing.

Milo gives the best kisses!!!!!

Milo and his Uncle Matthew. The two MJs

We try to make it to the swings once a day. Our evening routine has consisted of getting home from work, feeding Milo dinner, then to the swings and home for bed. Life is good!

Grocery shopping has become one of Milo's favorite adventures.

This is Milo in his backpack. The first time he rode in it he screamed with joy the entire walk.

Where to start?

It has been a little while since I have had time to blog. We have had a busy couple of weeks. The highlight was most definitely the arrival of our niece, Joslyn Jane Kennedy. She was born April 26th, 2011 and weighed in at 8lbs 12oz.

Miranda, Brendan and beautiful baby girl Joslyn. Doesn't Miranda look fantastic? You can't even tell she just had a baby.

As for our little guy, He has had one of those weeks where I swear he changes every time I look at him. His diet has expanded to rice cereal, squash, sweet potatoes, avocado, bananas and homemade teething cookies.

SQUASH, YUM!

AVOCADO, YUMMIER!

TEETHING COOKIES, YUMMIEST!

Milo's eating skills are not the only things he has been working on. He is now officially rolling from his tummy to his back. He is very good at it when he is naked and does pretty good when he has his diaper on. The cloth diapers are a bit bulky and he struggles to get his legs twisted over his booty, but with enough concentration he can do it. He has also been working on his posture while sitting. His core is getting stronger and stronger. He no longer immediately topples over if he looks up. Besides all of his physical triumphs he has also been working on his hand eye coordination. Everything goes straight to his mouth. We took advantage of this and introduced a sippy cup. He does a great job of getting the top to his mouth. As of now he just gnaws on it and hasn't figured out how to suck on it and get some water. He still has no teeth, but is really chewing on things. I am thinking that they aren't too far away. The last bit of news is that we have gotten Milo scheduled to get ear tubes. He has had an ear infection since he was in the hospital in February. He is currently scheduled for May 20, but if there is a cancellation prior to that then we are in. I can't wait. Poor little guy is such a happy boy that I can't imagine what he will be like when his ears aren't bothering him.

Milo and his sippy cup. Doesn't he look like such a big boy?

Milo in his new bathtub seat.

My boys and me on my first Mother's Day. It was a beautiful weekend. We were up in Glenwood for a wedding. Jennica and Chris got married in a breath taking location at Missouri Heights. It was great party and so much fun to catch up with some good friends. The rest of the weekend was spent with my mom, Grammy. I can't think of a better way to spend my first Mother's Day weekend than sharing it with my mom. I love you Mom!