Miles was 15 months old last week, so I'll give some updates. He's getting more and more "words" and "party tricks". He has several animal sounds down pretty well (elephant, cat, dog and tiger). He's also saying "Daddy" more. When we go to pray, he knows to hold out his hand to the person next to him and for awhile was saying, "Ah-me" for amen, but that's stopped recently. He knows to clap when someone is being introduced or is done singing. The joys of having an older sister, I guess...
He's completely a mama's boy, but when I'm not around he does pretty well with others. Dad and Grandparents are his obvious favorites, and I think Grandpas are winning in the "reaching for" department. He gets really tickled at yawns and hiccups and will try to imitate them. He's really getting into actually reading books, especially ones about construction or transportation. Here's a picture I took to try to capture the pink eye misery we endured last week. Poor guy. I say this alot, but he really still had a pleasant disposition despite being sick.
Here he is playing with his buddy, Kellen. He really likes anything musical. The other day, he picked up a toy bat and started "singing" into it. He dances pretty much anytime he hears music.
He loves taking things out of containers or cupboards, but is also pretty good about putting things back. I was doing stuff in the kitchen the other day when I heard Brooke say, "Uh, Mom, is he supposed to be doing that?" and this is what I found. I'd seen all kinds of pics like this in the past, but Brooke never even came close to trying to climb onto the dishwasher door. He was really proud of himself.
No walking yet. He's cruising and moving from object to object. I don't think he's in any hurry, though. He's trying to back down from things on his own more often now, without great success.
His eating is becoming more finicky. Some meals, he'll demolish everything I give him, but others, he'll only eat a few bites, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to which happens when.
He's funny and adorable and perfect and we're so blessed that he's ours!
And just because she's cute, here's a quick update on Brooke. She's becoming much more of a "girly girl", taking interest in what she wears, her accessories and how her hair is done. She's constantly saying hilarious things. A post on some of those is in the works. She's a legitimate pooper on the potty! She's napping a couple of times a week still. She continues to be very loving and sensitive, but also fairly strong-willed and sometimes short-tempered. She has virtually no interest in riding a bike and loves singing/performing/"gymnastics". She's also hilarious, smart and sweet and we couldn't love her more!
