Miles Alexander, 11 months!!

AHHHHH, one more month and my baby is 1!!! Just in the past week, Mr. Miles has gone from 4 teeth, to 8! All 4 of the new ones just broke through the other day, and unlike his first round of teeth, these didn't seem to bother him! His coaxed steps that he was taking last month, have turned into steps on his own. He is getting more and more brave by the day. Crawling is still his preferred method of travel, but that's just fine by me! ;) Other than that, I'm in crazy craft mode getting things done for his upcoming birthday bash. Someday he'll thank me! Here's a few shots of my little cookie monster, enjoying...what else, but a cookie?!

I'm bummed this one's a little blurry, the kids moved a camera setting and I didn't notice, lol!

Cookies wear him out!

And a bonus shot of Eli!

Random pictures...

Some random shots from the past week:

Eli loves playing with the hose with Auggie!

At least he cleans himself during the process!

Love those big ole' lips!

Eli watching Monsters Inc. with his favorite backyard friends!

He's got that, "are you kidding me?" look about him!

My scary monster!

And the other day I decided I was going to relax for a minute on the couch. Both boys immediately climbed right up by me! Miles was smiling and laughing at first, but by the time Nader got the camera, he was over it, lol!

These boys are my world! I'm so blessed to have them!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there!! Mother's Day was a little stressful this year, but still a blessed one none the less. We started our day going out to breakfast with Tata. Miles was fantastic, because he always is when food is involved, lol! Eli on the other hand had started running a fever. He just wanted to be held by me, so eating my breakfast wasn't going to happen. We had to leave sooner than expected due to his melt down. (Which is very out of character for Eli!) After sleeping for 4 HOURS, Eli woke up, screaming like crazy until he was in my arms. This is how I spent much of my day:

Grammy LOVED her pictures that we did! I was able to break away from Eli for a second to take a picture. I didn't even get to get a picture with Miles! :(

The next day, Eli seemed to be doing much better. Fever was gone, so off to Grammy's we went. I figured I'd try and at least get a picture of the boys together in their "Momma's boys" tees (even though we spell it "mama" around here, lol!) and it didn't turn out so well!

This picture cracks me up!

At least they hugged!

Miles escaped for a bit...

He was eyeing Eli's fruit snacks here...

and then in for the kill!

At least they are both sitting still! This was as good as it got!

Miles Alexander, 10 Months!!

Ten amazing, and very sleepless months have already gone by since Miles has joined our family! He is FINALLY sleeping through the night, napping, AND putting himself to sleep! I cannot explain how good it feels to finally have my hands free when he's asleep. He's cruising everywhere, and just started taking steps! I'm not ready for my little man to walk yet. He is a fantastic eater, and such a happy little man. He loves to play ball, peek-a-boo, do "so big", and babble like a mad man. Mama is his most used word, and I don't mind that one bit! ;) Miles, you're a joy to have in our family, and our lives would be so empty without you! Now of course, here's some pictures of my wild man!

Watching the dogs play

He looks a little dazed and confused here, lol!
My sweet little man!

Enjoying his first ice cream cone

Clearly, he loved it!

Happy 10 months Miles! We love you with all our hearts!!

Papa, Paparazzi...

We were visiting Grammy's house today, and Grace fell asleep on her own while playing on the floor. She managed to pull up her dress to cover her face, and it was too cute! Of course, I run and get my camera and capture this:

Within seconds, the paparazzi arrives and tells us he's in control of this photo shoot now!
He was so serious...it was ADORABLE!!

and of course, can't forget Mr. Miles!!

Just along for the ride...

Miles and Peej enjoyed some hot wheeling with Uncle Matt today!! They loved being pushed around:

Peej calling for roadside assistance
Uncle Matt to the rescue!!

And fear not...Eli was having fun with dirt, as usual!

Too busy to even care his glasses are crooked!

Happy Easter!! Round 1

Happy Easter!! The Easter Bunny came and was very good to Miles and Eli!! We captured more video than pictures, but here's a few shots!!

Eli's basket and loot...

And that generous bunny left some goodies for Miles too!!
Eli couldn't wait to open his new "kid tough" camera!

Miles wasn't fully awake at this point, lol!

Nothing like a mouth full of sour gummy savers early in the morning!!

Happy Easter!!

Miles Alexander, 9 months!!

My little man is 9 months old already!! We went to the doctor and the peanut is starting to grow finally. He weighed 18lbs 6oz, (25%) and was in the 75% for height. He is crawling EVERYWHERE now, as well as pulling up and walking around furniture. I'm sooo not ready for him to walk! He's a fantastic eater, and is completely on table foods. It's amazing watching how much food he can pack away, seeing how small he is. Now onto a few pictures of my every growing little man!

You can see his top teeth have popped through! Miles is a horrible teether! :(
A couple silly faces:

And we're done!!

Can't leave out big brother Eli...messy face and all!

Eli lost his friend...

Eli's best buddies are my mom's two dogs, Armani and Augi. Today, we sadly had to put Armani down. She had gotten sick, and we didn't want her to be in any more pain. Eli doesn't quite understand where she went, but he notices that Armani is no longer there. As well as being a buddy to Eli, Armani also LOVED Miles, which says a lot, lol. She was a wonderful addition to our family, and we'll miss her spunky attitude!

We love and miss you Armani!