The past two months have been the least hectic and calm since Miles joined us in the world. Well...hectic in the sense that we have been at home most of the time and Bryan has had a wonderful schedule. On the other hand, and as I am sure you mommies are nodding your heads, 18 months old is an active age! Miles is into everything and wants to explore the world! He is talking, learning, running, climbing, and making us work! As many of you saw on face book, I feel like raising a toddler is like trying to bathe and dress a wild boar, then make it sit calmly in a highchair or shopping cart and mind its manners. And to add to that image, make it sit pretty for a picture, which is what I did for Valentine's Day. The card turned out beautifully...
But it wasn't easy...
We spent the actual day of Valentines taking Miles to Gymboree, eating at Chick-fila, and enjoying our family! The next night, Bryan and I got to spend some time together thanks to our wonderful nanny Whitney! Miles had a sleep over at "Whits" house and I am sure enjoyed every minute! Meanwhile, Bryan and I took a 'road trip' down to Norman and had a nice night together!
On the way home from Norman we ran into snowflakes, which made two times this month OKC has seen snow! The first time came earlier that week. Miles and I quickly got our snowsuits on and attempted a snow man. Miles had more interest in knocking it down, but we had fun!
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During the day, Miles is still staying at home with us three days and with Whit two days. We are working with him on learning ABCs, colors, shapes, and putting words together. He knows a handful of letters and can tell us what words start with those letters, ie S for snake, D for duck, M for Miles. We have been working hard on colors and he is getting pretty good at red, blue, orange, and green. Animals and their sounds are still fun for him and he loves all things tractors, trains, and cars. My favorite new skill is Miles signing and saying "I love you." He still points to himself when he says 'you', but its still the cutest thing I have ever seen! Below is the scene I walked into when Miles and I made a rainy day fort.
He marked out the "except mommy" and felt it was a boys only kind of place...
We are appreciating every precious moment we spend with this little monster...I mean little guy! Also, I never forget that we are only one month away from finding out where we are headed this summer for Bryan's residency. We finalized our rank list this week and will know March 15th what our future holds. We love all of you and can't wait to share this exciting news!
xoxo
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