Milo went back to the doctor on Friday for a checkup on his ears and he still has an ear infection. We are on our 3rd type of medicine and I have started to take him to the chiropractor. A family friend recommended it and after our first visit Milo slept 11 hours. I hope it works; at this point I am open to anything that might help those little ears. We haven't progressed on the rolling yet. Milo has a lot of weight to roll. He gained another pound he is now at 21lbs 30z. People keep saying he will slow down...:) I hope that comes soon...my back can't handle a much bigger boy :) We have introduced the sassy jumper. Milo is still figuring it out and seems perfectly content in it. Scott has been out of town for about a week and he will be back on Thursday. We have had a lot of help and company while he has been gone and have had a good week.

Uncle Robert and Aunt Jen came to town this week. They were on their way through Denver on their way to Alaska for a Ski Adventure. It was so great to seem them.

Milo had a play date with his best pal, Sloane Avery Sturges! Such a sweety!

Milo takes his exercise very seriously!

Pool Time

JjThe Aschermann Family went to the pool today. Milo spent alot of time watching all the other kids. I think he enjoyed himself. It wore him out. He is "lights-out" for his morning nap right now.

Happy Kiddo!

Happy Daddo! Scott took Milo down the slide. It was a bit more intense than anticiapted. Boys will be boys!

Mom and Milo!

Training Week

Another week has passed and it is Friday again. I love having Fridays off of work, it seems to be a great combo of family and work life. Trying to balance the two can be challenging as all you parents know, but I am lucky to have so much help. Scott is the best husband ever!!! He has done most of the cooking this week and every morning he packs up my stuff for me and puts it in the car so I don’t forget anything. It is great watching him with Milo now that he is less mommy dependant (I am referring to Milo not Scott). Scott is heading to Saudi Arabia for the next 10 days. We’ll see how things go without Dad! I am glad that the weather has warmed up. It makes it so much easier to get Bosco walked when I don’t have to bundle Milo up.
Milo seems to be feeling better. He was a fantastic sleeper last night. He went 10 hours plus an additional 1 ½ after a pacifier plug. I slept in until 7:15 and when I went to go check on the “little” guy he was wide awake and playing with his hands….sweet boy! All that rest paid off. This morning Milo rolled from his front to his back. Well…it was from his side/stomach to his back, but I’ll give it to him. We are going to hit the tummy time hard this week. It will be an intense training week. Goals: rolling and slimming down :). Today was also took our first nap time in the crib. He just woke up after a two hour nap and is entertaining himself with a mylar balloon. Who needs fancy toys!

Tummy Time

Teething..."This feels so good"

Working on balance

Family Photo...Not a great one of me, but it was the best one of the boys!

4 months

With our hospital visit behind us we are starting to get back into our routine. Milo still isn't sleeping all the way through the night. He wakes up 2 or 3 times a night between 7:30pm until 7:00am. He only needs his pacifier to get back to sleep, so he is still doing really well. Last night he did great and slept from 7:45 until 5:30am and then down for another hour. I am very excited for the night that he sleeps all the way through without any help from mom. I know that it will happen soon. In the meantime I am just trying to enjoy our cuddle times in the middle of the night.

Milo is 19 weeks old today and had his four month check up on Friday. He weighed in at a whopping 20lbs 4oz. He is off the charts for weight and in the 75 percentile for length and head size. I was a bit worried that I might be over feeding Milo, but his pediatrician assured me that you can't overfeed a baby when he is only on breast milk. He should start to slow down soon. Hopefully he will. We are on the biggest size of his diapers and they need to last through potty training. Plus, I don't know how long I can carry this little whopper!!!! I guess I will continue to work on my arm muscles. There is no better exercise routine than carrying around my little tike. The peditrician had some bad news. It turns out that Milo has two ear infections. He hasn't shown any signs of discomfort. I am so glad we had a check up so that we can start getting his little ears better. Apparently amoxicilin does the trick for 95% of kids and Milo is one of the lucky few who have to have a stronger antibiotic. I hope he starts to feel better soon. Maybe now he will start sleeping better ;)

Today Scott brought home a new high chair. It is great!! I knew that I wanted a wooden high chair with a tray and this is what we found. Milo loves sitting up at eye level and banging his toys on the tray.
Everything is going great and Milo continues to discover new things every day. I love thinking of how exciting life must be for him....I know I wake up excited every day to see what he has in store for me.

Does this look like a boy with 2 ear infections?

Swinging!!!!

Milo and his Cousin Connor

Milo loves his new high chair...Thanks Daddo!