A Month of "R" Life!

Woah sorry, March was crazy busy and just slipped away from me!

Miles is almost walking and is getting better at balancing.  He will take a few steps and then crash, but is getting more and more willing to be brave.  He can stand really well on his own, though, which is nice!

He is also learning more and more how to express himself and what he wants.  He is great at pointing and making little noises that he's interested.  He also knows how to tell me he wants me to stand up and hold him (not sit and hold him), and throws tantrums like a pro already!  He sits down and kicks his legs and "yells" like I am the meanest mom.  I think the phase will be short lived though; he's figuring out that it doesn't work.  He also loves to climb all over everything.  He especially loves to figure out ways to reach light switches.  I also found him on the kitchen table the other day; sorry no picture, I chose grabbing Miles rather than the camera ;)

Look Mom, I can reach the light switches...and unbutton my jammies...and fall asleep when you aren't looking!

 

Miles and I have been going to a little story and song group for babies 0-2 at the public library each week.  He loves it!  At the end there is free play time with the other babies.  It is so good for him!  And I love being able to visit with the other moms, dads, and occasional grandparent.

Andrew and I got to go on a couple dates this last month, some stay at home with our third wheel and some when he was asleep and we even paid a babysitter to come (our first paid babysitter!)  We did an awesome date on St Patrick's day as part of our dates around the world.  These are supposed to be stay at home dates and they have been so much fun so far!  We went to Paris for February and Dublin for March and this month, we are going to Sydney Australia for our birthdays!  For St Patrick's we ate sausage and cabbage soup, Irish soda bread, apple beer, and ate at our bar with shnazzy Irish pub music (though Andrew's rendition of the drunken sailor song is my favorite).

We watched Leap Year to admire the beautiful Ireland  scenery and the hot Irish...accents...  (Haha!)

I had the awesome opportunity to participate in the Lamb of God, a musical oratorial about the last days of Christ's life.  It was so incredible and I recommend anyone who hasn't heard Rob Gardner's composition to look it up online right this second and listen to it.  I love Rob Gardner's music and so will you!

Next month:  backyard re-landscaping adventures!  We're putting in GRASS!