Fall Fun

We have been having all sorts fall fun lately.  Scott has been home for two weeks and currently has nothing scheduled so we are soaking in as much Daddo fun as possible.  We went to the pumpkin patch with Nana and Papa last weekend.  We had a Halloween picnic in Wash Park this weekend.  On top of this we have made it to the pool, the zoo and the hockey rink, life is good.  As for Milo milestones I don't have much to report except he continues to be Adorable!!!  We did start the asthma medicine and he seems to be breathing better. I think he does  have asthma.  I hope it is something he outgrows.   October has been a great month and we are excited to end it with a big bang celebrating Milo's birthday.   I can't believe it!!!

 

The Pumpkin Patch is awesome!

Milo with his Nana

Our little monkey

The Moms with their Halloween criters

The Dads and kiddos

The kiddos!



The Moms

No party is complete without balloons

Glenwood in the Fall

After we got back from Lake Powell Daddo started a long haul of travel. He went to Saudi Arabia and Australia for work. There are lots of bridges out there that need to be tested and Daddo is just the man to test them. We missed him terribly, but Milo was sure happy when he got a new shirt and some toy animals upon Dad's return. If Dad keeps traveling this much Milo is going to have a fabulous wardrobe and quite the toy collection. While Dad was gone Milo and Mom went up to Glenwood to visit Grammy and Grandpa. Grandpa is recovering from his double knee surgery. We had a really good time up in the mountains. The colors were beautiful, we had lots of fun playing with Grammy's toy collection and we got lots of tasks checked off of Grandpa's list.

Milo never really kicked the cold he picked up before we headed out to Lake Powell and a couple days after we got back it progressed to a respiratory virus. We ended up in the hospital because he was having to work extra hard to breath. After a short visit, some monitoring and a diagnosis of RSV and asthma we were discharged. We started using an inhaler, a steroid and a nebulizer. He seems to be feeling better, but still has a bit of "crackle" to his breathing. I am skeptical of the diagnosis. Overall he is doing lots better and is still a happy kiddo!

Another big milestone has been reached. Milo is no longer nursing. He gets a bottle of cow's milk in the morning and in the evening and the rest of the day it is sippy cup city. He has gotten so much more graceful in his movements. He can get from his belly to his back to his bottom to pulling up to a standing position. The stairs are still a favorite spot of Milo's. He can go up and down the stairs now. One evening he stood all by himself for about 5 seconds. Once he realized what was going on he decided he was much safer on his bottom. He hasn't braved the dangerous world of standing again. His new favorite toy is the push toy Nana got him. He can push it around the house and practice his walking skills or sit on it and drive around. While driving around makes motoring noises. Milo has recently become a little lover. He gives kisses, waves, blow kisses and snuggles. He loves to play with your hair when he is getting ready to sleep. Luckily, he no longer just yanks at it, but actually gently plays with it. I was told by a coworker that Milo has a really nice energy about him. Though it is a bit cheesy and I don't know exactly what it means I have to say that I agree.

The drive up to Glenwood. Wow we live in a beautiful state.

Milo with one of his favorite toys at Grammy and Grandpas, the football, future linebacker?

Grammy and Milo

Milo and Mama in the park in Carbondale

Milo with his gal pals, Sloane and Anna

Tree Hugger

Lake Powell

Last week we made the long haul to Lake Powell. It is an eight hour drive from Denver to Powell. On the way out we were able to use my parents' house in Glenwood as a pit stop. Our intention was to sleep until 4 am and then finish the last 5 hours early in the morning. Milo had a different idea. He ended up getting an ear infection the day before we left so he kind of had an excuse to get up at 2 in the morning. He was up and ready to party. Since we were up we decided to start our journey earlier than anticipated. Milo did fall back asleep and ended up sleeping the entire way. We met Grammy, Grandpa, and the entire Kennedy crew in Powell. I hadn't been on the new boats yet and was pleasantly surprise to find how accommodating to little kids they were. The new "Shady Lady" has two bedrooms which made sleeping arrangements ideal and the new little boat is so nice. Milo enjoyed watching the water pass him by in the speed boat and also found the drum of the motor comforting enough to put him to sleep. We played in the sand, rode in the tube, splashed in the water and went for some hikes. The weather in Lake Powell during September is PERFECT!!!! We all had a great time and were sad when the trip came to an end. I wish we could have stayed longer. Milo did great on the way home. A few pit stops along the way to stretch our legs and have some snacks, but it still only took about 9 hours total. Not too bad! The main reason for the trip was to spend some time with Grandpa before he had surgery. My dad had a double knee replacement on Tuesday. I know it has been a rough week, but we are hopeful it will get better from here. LOVE YOU GRANDPA!

Milo's new favorite activity is stair climbing. He climbs up and we pull him back down, repeat, repeat, repeat. I think it is really started to pay off in regards to his waist line. His diapers are starting to fit him again. At his doctor's appointment for his ears he weighed in at just less than 28 pounds. I think my biceps are looking pretty good these days, at least the right one :). Milo doesn't have any words. He is babbling a lot and recently began growling. It always gives me a good chuckle. My sweet little boy is starting to become opinionated. He points and screams when he wants something, he throws things if he doesn't want them and he giggles when he gets his way. He has also really started to develop a sense of humor. Though Momma and Daddo can usually get a chuckle out of him, he definitely finds himself to be the funniest guy he knows. Whenever he accomplishes something, putting a ball in cup, climbing the stairs, sitting up he gives himself a round of applause. Milo probably spends a good hour of his day clapping for himself. He is his biggest fan, right behind Momma.

In the boat with Aunt Miranda and Joslyn.

Relaxing in the raft

Playing with Grandpa

Playing with Connor

Chillin' with Daddo and Bosco

Playing in the water tub on the back of the boat

In a hole.

Playing in the sand

Boating

Back to work

August 2011

We have been having a great summer watching Milo start the transition from baby to little boy. The only downside is that Scott has been on the road a lot, but he still gets to see all of Milo's milestones daily thanks to the technology of skype and "face-time". He is officially crawling. His new mobility has turned frustration into opportunity. He climbs up and down from couches, coffee tables, walls, doors, chairs, legs, Bosco, anything that goes vertical from the floor is Milo's jungle gym. He also has four teeth. Yes, within two weeks the little guy got his first four teeth, the two bottoms and the top two side teeth. He got the left top tooth first, which is apparently totally out of order. What can I say he marches to the beat of his own drum. If he doesn't get his top two teeth soon we may have a jack-o-lantern for Halloween. :) Considering he is teething like crazy and last week he came down with a second helping of RSV (a respiratory virus) Milo is a pretty happy kiddo! I am one lucky Mama!

Grammy and Grandpa came to visit us. Grandpa, Joslyn, Connor and Milo hanging on the couch

Check out my new walker. I am so independent now.

These shoes are made for walking...yes, those are Milo thighs :)

Best Friends

Welcome to my store

Driving

Spaghetti!

Now that I have chompers I must brush my teeth.

The End

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!