Thursday, September 21, 2017

Miles is 15 Months

Today was Miles' 15 month doctor appointment.


Stats
Weight - 20 lbs. 5 oz. (15th Percentile)
Height - 31.25 in. (51st Percentile)
Head Circumference - 18.5 in. (73rd Percentile)

There are two words that come to mind right now when I think of Miles...
fearless and exhausting!!


He is in the stage where he is always on the move.  Up the stairs, on top of the couch...one
day I actually caught him standing on top of the side table by the couch trying to play with
the lamp.  It doesn't matter where it is, if it's dangerous, Miles is heading straight towards it. 
It makes it near impossible for me to get anything done around the house when he is
awake.  I can try to do dishes, but every 30 seconds I have to go retrieve him from the stairs
or sofa.  It's hilarious though because he thinks he is so funny.  If he hears me coming
towards him as he's climbing up the stairs, he giggles really loud and tries to climb up extra
fast.  And when he knows I've finally caught up to him he just laughs and lays out on his
belly.  Same thing when he climbs onto the couch.  If I start walking into the living room to
get him, he shimmies up as fast as he can and then throws himself back into the pillows
and laughs at me.  It's hard to get mad at him when he's clearly so entertained.


Even when I get him to stay in the same room as me, straightening up is hardy worth it.
I can be in the kitchen putting things away, and he'll walk in, go into the Tupperware cabinet
and empty everything out onto the floor giving me a whole new mess to clean up.  While I'm
picking that up, he'll walk over to his play kitchen and dump out all the play food and
utensils.  Let's just say if you want to come visit an immaculate house, mine is probably not
the one you want to come visit these days.  As my mom once told me...if you're coming to
see me, come whenever you'd like.  If you're coming to see my house,
make an appointment.  ;)

Although he's exhausting, he is still so stinkin cute.  I love this little guy so much.  He has
the sweetest smile and is generally very happy.  He's loves to snuggle and loves playing
even more.  Some of his favorite things to do are play chase or tackle.  And he loves picking on his older brothers, especially Joe.  It's probably because Joe sits on the little couch in the
living room most of the time which is at Miles' level.  Miles will walk up and try to hit, tackle,
or steal things from Joe all with a big smile on his face.  It drives Joe crazy, which makes it
somewhat funny to me.  I can't help but laugh, at least a little, before asking Miles to leave
Joe alone.  One thing is for sure, Miles loves being around his older brothers.  And for the
most part, they love being around him too.



After all that chasing, climbing and tackling, it's no surprise that he's a great sleeper.  He still takes two solid naps most days and sleeps around 11 hours per night.  And he's so easy to
put down for bed.  Ryan gives him his bath and I'll get him in his jammies.  Then I always at
least attempt to read him a few stories before laying him in bed.  Sometimes he's happy to
read and other times he just swats the books closed letting me know he wants to go to bed. 
I give him a kiss, hand him his lovey, lay him in bed, cover him up with his blanket, and walk
out of the room.  It's that simple, which is so nice.  I can only hope things continue this way.  

Favorite Books - Any Peek-A-Boo book, Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin


He's started talking a bit more, which is fun.  I love hearing him say Mama with meaning
now, but my other favorite thing he says is all done.  When he's in his high chair and he's
finished eating he'll say it.  Or if he's tired of being in the stroller and wants to get out.  He
stretches out the all, then quickly and in a higher octave says done.  "Aaaaaall done!"
It's really cute and also really helpful to know when he's had enough.  He also does
one heck of a dinosaur roar which always brings a smile to my face.  

Words - Mama, Dada, all done, no, nigh nigh (night night), bye, butt (yep, you read that right), ball 



Miles continues to be a pretty good eater, but definitely not a clean eater.  The area around
his chair is a disaster zone after every time he eats.  He's an adventurous eater and will try
almost anything on his plate.  Then he'll let us know he's all done.  If we don't hear him right
away, or can't get to him that second he proceeds to start throwing the food off his plate.
I think I sweep under the table a minimum of 2 times per day.  If I was starting a list of
reasons why we need a dog, cleaning up crumbs would be at the top of my list. ;)

Favorite Foods - Stawberries, raspberries, oranges, Life cereal, pancakes, crackers of any
kind, mac n cheese, bananas, Clif bars, granola bars, ice cream, cake

He is growing up so fast and I love watching every minute of it.  I'm excited to hear him start
talking more and watch the interactions between him and the boys turn into genuine
playing.  One of my hopes is these boys grow up being great friends and take care
of one another.  We love you little Miles!!

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