Tuesday, April 1, 2014

8 months (and a week or so)





It is so hard to believe that Mila is only 4 months away from being ONE!

She is such a character and has a devilish sense of humor 
(I can't imagine where she got that).

She now has 2.75 teeth. Basically, two bottom teeth, one upper tooth that is still working its way into a prominent position, and a second upper tooth that is just peeking through. Regardless, those teeth can cause some serious damage to a nipple, a coffee table, books, or, weirdly enough, forearms (which she loves to bite).

Mila gave baby food about a moment's consideration before deciding she was on to bigger and better things.
She likes solids. And she will wash them down with water out of a cup that she holds herself, thank you.

So far, she has eaten (and enjoyed):
broccoli, carrots, toast, rice cereal, puff snacks, cheese, chicken, banana, oranges, tangerines, a french fry, avocado, a taste of chocolate, strawberry... that's all I can remember right now.
If it is edible, she wants it.

She is making strides towards crawling but no real self-powered movement yet (aside from throwing herself into the crawling position).

She is very verbal... and chats all the time, even while eating or nursing.

She can grasp anything and has great pincers. 

She understands object permanence and gets that reflections are just that (no matter how hard I try to convince her that the baby in the mirror is someone else).

She also waves to people when we say hello and goodbye.

Her favorite game is when you sneak up on her and tickle her belly.

She also loves flying in her rocket ship (pictured above).

She makes us laugh every single day and already has more sass than most women ever dream!

These past 8 months have been challenging with school/wedding planning/and so many other obligations... but Mila is the most incredible person and we are so lucky to be her mama and dada.




Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Newspaper Debut

This photo was taken for the DNews (a Pullman/ Moscow area newspaper) about our little swim class.

Mila is practicing using her arms to move forward... though truthfully she just wanted to get that lamb in her mouth.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Adventures in trying to eat a camera...

Wednesdays are Mama and Mila days.
Austin leaves for class a bit after 9am and usually calls for a ride home around 6pm.

We hang out, dance, sing, read, snuggle, and enjoy the day.

Mila loves sitting up on her own and was in such a wonderful, bubbly mood that I just had to capture the moment. She almost immediately decided that she would like to eat the camera, or at least try to shove it in her mouth.




















Keepin' Warm while Lookin' Cool


Things have been PRETTY chilly here in Pullman... we had a few days where the temperature never got warmer than 4 or 5 degrees and dipped well below zero. Yes, below zero.
Why anyone would choose to live in this sort of climate is beyond me.
Anyway, much of the time was spent trying to keep Mila nice and cozy while still giving her freedom of movement and some semblance of style.
I also decided to pay tribute to Austin, who is always in all-gray sweats (and usually WSU gear). The leg warmers were for a pop of color.

This look was the outcome.