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This is going to be a lot of pictures of a certain adorable someone in honor of his 9th month of life. Time has gone too quickly and he's going to turn 10 months in a few days, so I have to get this in quick!

This is a little game Dad and Miles play at dinnertime. It takes Miles a few seconds to get into it, but then he thinks it's pretty hilarious.

Swinging at the neighborhood park:

Helping change the sheets on the bed:

Sitting in grass for the first time:



Falling asleep on our walk:

Exploring:

His first "comfort object" and bedtime/naptime pal: Piggy!

Having something to say:

Being cute (and brilliant):

On a hike with Mom and Dad:

Celebrating St. Patrick's day:

Getting to know the Easter bunny:
 

Causing some trouble:

After puking before going to bed--he's watching us clean up and is super excited about it--he couldn't stop yelling. It made it pretty hilarious--even though Bart and the floor were covered in puke.


Opening up his Easter basket from Mom and Dad (the Easter bunny):


Fun at the park:


Listening to General Conference outside at Nana and Papa's house:

We love you sweet boy and it has been the best 9 months EVER!

We had such an awesome time spending a mini vacation in Utah at the beginning of April (I'll write more about that later in Miles's 9 and 10 month posts). Luckily for us, there were some hilarious things that happened to welcome us back to the South.

1) I was at Wal-Mart getting a few essentials (READ: an assortment of beans, bacon, sausage, etc--yes, we are that cool) last week and Miles was chilling in his buggy-cushion thingy eating an occasional baby yogurt snack, pretty much loving life. I was doing my thing and walked passed this older lady who was shaking her head at me, eyes down, lips pursed, you know, totally disapproving. And then she said the following:

"You are TOO young to be shopping for food in the middle of the day with your baby."

I stopped the buggy, slyly leaned toward her with a grin on my face and said, "You know, I'm actually 29, but thank you."

She sheepishly replied, "Oh, well then I guess that makes it okay."

I love Southern women--they speak their mind--even when it's totally rude!

2) The night we got back from our trip it was totally Miles's bedtime, but he was so excited to be in his house that we let him run around nudey tudey (well, with a diaper) for awhile to check everything out. He was so happy to see EVERYTHING: his picture of Jesus, his owl mobile, his argyle wall, his baby gate...

Oh air conditioning, how I love you! You are by far the greatest invention. EVER.

You make me nicer to people because I'm not hot.
You make me smell better because I'm not sweaty.

Because of these two very important reasons, we decided to turn you on last night, March 14th.

Before Easter.
Before Memorial Day.
Before the first day of spring.
Before I wanted to kill someone.

It was a good decision.

Here are some photos of our new entryway floor. We are so pleased with how it turned out and have more confidence and enthusiasm to start on our kitchen this summer. Hopefully it will turn out as well.

Before:

After:

Also, Miles got his third and fourth teeth this weekend. You would think that it would be the top middle two that came in next. Nope. We are living with a little baby vampire these days. If he'll ever let me take a picture of them, I will post it.

Miles's eight month of life has been all about moving. He likes to go up the stairs, rough and tumble with Dad, swing outside, and climb over people and pillows and toys. It is so much fun to see him learn about the world around him.

He is expanding his palate as well. Some of his new favorites include refried beans (how could he not love these?) sour cream, and sloppy joes. Ha! He's also enjoyed salsa (medium hotness) Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, and chicken tetrazini. He pretty much loves anything that we are eating, but he doesn't quite connect that he can put the food in his own mouth. We really like that he enjoys trying new things--he's come a long way from rice cereal!

Miles LOVES going to the store and riding in the shopping buggy (in the South they are not called carts). He likes the fabric store (I'm sewing a quilt with some girls in Relief Society) and Target (who doesn't like Target?) and Home Depot (more later about our home redecorating). It's really fun when we have outings since he likes it so much.

Below are some of the highlights from his 8th month of life:

we installed baby gates:

first time in a buggy:

first Valentine (from Dad). He also may have had a teeny bite of a Dunkin Donut:

Sucking his thumb:

Chewing the table:

Swinging in the back yard:

Looking adorable:

Giving attitude:

Helping with the laundry:

Getting over croup (this picture makes me so sad--he looks miserable!):

helping me pick out fabric (and trying to climb out of the buggy):

enjoying mealtime:

and the most adorable thing you will ever see:


He does always eventually get his duckie: