Miller's 18-Month Check-Up

Miller had his 18-month doctor's visit today. He weighs 25 pounds, 12 ounces, and is 33 inches tall...nearly as big as his sister! He'll have to wait until next week for his immunizations because he had a fever today (He was really disappointed). ;-) At 18 months, Miller...

*loves to be silly. He tickles Maggie and says "Ticka, ticka, ticka." He loves to hide and say "Boo!" when we find him. He's a silly boy!

*loves to play outside. When I get him dressed and put his shoes on in the morning, he runs to the front door and says, "Go, go!"

*will open the fridge and bring me the whole bottle of juice when his sippy cup is empty. He'll also go and stand in the pantry when he's hungry.

*will repeat almost any word he hears. Be careful what you say around him! :-)

*is a cuddler. When we pick him up, he puts his head on our shoulder and wraps his arms tight around us. I love it!

*doesn't like milk and won't touch meat. It's okay. He's still a healthy boy.

*has had four haircuts. Crazy! Maggie didn't get her first haircut until she was two.

*loves his paci. He never wants to part with it. He can find it anywhere. I put it on top of the fridge one day, and he went and stood by the fridge and pointed to it. It's like he has a built-in radar.

*wants to carry his blanket and lovey everywhere--in the house, outside, in Target--everywhere. And gets very upset if I won't let him. It's pretty cute, but we have to wash his blanket and lovey a lot.

*still melts his mama's heart each and every day.

We're so blessed to have our happy, healthy little boy, and it's amazing to watch him grow and learn new things. Here's a picture of our sweet baby boy at 18 months.

He loves to help out with the laundry! :-)

Latest Maggie Quotes

Here are some of the latest funny sayings from our sweet three-year-old:

While looking at weather.com (We do this every morning.): "Since it's sunny today, it can be moony tonight."

Said to her bike today after she scraped her leg on the pedal: "Bike, you never, ever hurt me again. Ever. You break my heart."

Said over and over while we were taking a walk this morning: "Miller, your legs are so chubby."

A couple of nights ago during her bedtime prayer: "Thank you that we can go to Pump it Up tomorrow." (We--or I--had no itentions of such.) :-)

This morning after she had a bed-wetting accident: "Mama, I had an accident. I know I'm in trouble. I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry. I'm NOT gonna cry...." (P.S. No, she was not in trouble. This is nighttime accident #3 since last summer. Kid's doing pretty well.)

The girl keeps us in stitches. I can't WAIT to see what kinds of things Miller has to say.

Baseball Games

We got to go this morning and watch cousins Landon and Jackson play their first baseball games of the season. Maggie and Miller love all of their cousins and had a great time at the baseball field today. Miller mainly walked around with his pink cup (He had to use one of Maggie's sippies because all of his were in the dishwasher) and ate chocolate chip cookes. He stomped in approval when everybody clapped for a good play. :-) Maggie enjoyed throwing the baseball with some boys who were warming up for a game. She loved cheering for her cousins. Both of the boys' teams won their first games. Landon and Jackson are good little baseball players! We had a good time and can't wait to go back to another game soon.

Yogurt Hair

When my babies are all grown up, I will miss the days they used to rub yogurt in their hair during breakfast. :-)

Sweet Siblings

These two do their share of fussing, but they surely do love each other. Maggie won't let Miller go to bed without giving him a hug and kiss and saying, "Love you...night-night!" And he always grins from ear to ear. I many times hear Mags referring to Miller as "my baby," and I love the way they always giggle at each other (They do this a lot when they gang up on Mommy!). I am so glad they are good buddies and hope they always will be.

Buddies!

Maggie and Miller love their buddy Colby. The three of them got to play today and managed to have some major fun! Here they are playing with Maggie's dollhouse. :-)

Oh, the Things They Say...

Not a day goes by when our little Miss Mags doesn't say something that makes us laugh--many times, until our sides hurt! Here are a few of my favorites from the past couple of days:

"I really like Snow White and all her friends. Maybe they should come play."

"Oh, Mom, it's not a matter. Super Maggie can fix it."

"Let's be super moms! Let's change Miller's diaper!"

When I then handed her the diaper and wipes and said, "K, Mags, get to it.": "Nah, I'll help you tomorrow." Uh-huh, I bet. :-)

And my personal favorite, said this morning while she was wiping down her play kitchen with baby wipes: "Look at me. I'm Mommy. I loooove Clorox wipes."

We love our little funny girl!