morning rain shower = best outdoor fun! they had such a great time playing outside and splashing in all the puddles. it was the first time ethan had played with an umbrella, and even though he had a princess umbrella, he thought it was the best thing ever!
a trip to maryland and miles' first plane ride! and mine alone with the two boys!
the boys did great. thankfully, since our normally 3-hour flight was stretched into 5 hours due to bad weather on both ends. i was so proud of them. and we even received a compliment from a passenger sitting in front of us who said the boys behaved better than his kids would have. i was thankful to hear that since by the end of the flight i (along with my two guys) were starting to lose it. all in all a good flight...makes me not as scared for the return flight, especially if it is only 3 hours.
the boys are having a great time with their cousins. it is like a built-in playdate all day long. looking forward to the rest of our week out here and lots more playtime. we don't get out here as often as i would like and i love for the kids to have such a great time visiting family. we surprised my parents, who arrived today, and they were very excited to see the boys. ethan and miles are loving the time with their mee-maw and grampies who they hadn't seen in 9 months. much too long!
weight: 18lbs, 12oz.; 10th percentile
height: 28"; 10th percentile
miles had his 12-month well baby visit today and did well. he did lose 2oz from about a month ago, but the doctor wasn't too concerned and said it might be because he is more mobile now. he said we'd keep an eye on it. he did grow 2 inches from his 9 month appointment, so he is finally getting some height to him. and that is also why he is starting to skinny down. and as much as i always thought he was my chunky baby (he did always look it because he was shorter than ethan ever was) he is actually smaller at 12 months than ethan was. i guess he just grew really fast in the beginning.
we got the go ahead to switch to regular milk. just need to monitor and see how he is doing with it. i am glad we can try something new and i hope that it will help out with all the tummy issues he had on formula. if it doesn't seem to be going well, the doctor said we'll look at other options like soy milk if we need to. and can go ahead with all table foods now. we've tried quite a few new things this past month, but haven't found tons he likes. he seems to be pickier than ethan was. he does like all things carb (who doesn't?) and also likes watermelon, canteloupe and grapes.
he had one shot, chicken pox, and will be scheduled to go back sometime between 15-18 months.
the weather was perfect and everyone was able to spend some time swimming off of the dock.
miles wasn't overly excited about his cake and i think he got a little scared by all the singing. actually he didn't even taste one bite of it. but i enjoyed it :)
everyone else enjoyed the cupcakes too...especially ethan!
he perked up when we opened gifts though.
happy birthday, little guy!
i never imagined myself with one boy, let alone TWO, but it has been such fun, even if i have had to hold bugs in my hands (eek!!), fish them out of certain boys mouths (EEK!!) and play in the mud.
thanks so much to you and ethan for making me a mom. i couldn't have asked for anything better. 
i remember how nervous, excited, scared, eager and happy i was. so many different emotions. i could barely sleep the night before and it didn't help that we had to be at the hospital at 5AM. but it all worked out wonderfully and got another sweet little boy.
at the hotel at 4:45AM - getting ready to meet my guy!
now that the little guy is here, i can't even imagine a time without him. it seems like ethan and miles have always been brothers. i am looking forward to celebrating miles first birthday tomorrow and seeing how he will grow and change in the next year.
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