Me Spoiled? No Way

I get a call from his daycare today, telling me that he's been really fussy and upset again, plus had 2 diarrhea diapers, so must come get him.

I hurry up, pack up my work station, organize for tomorrow, and am at the daycare (which is just up the street 2 miles) within 20 minutes of said phone call.

I find Milo soundly asleep in his cubby crib. I gently woke him up, and he was SO happy and surprised to see me! He immediately started flapping his arms.

Anyway, he was in the best mood ever! So, we went to the Old Peoples house to visit.

Low and Behold! They had a present for him....

A NEW WAGON!!

Really? He knows he's spoiled. I don't care, his only other grandparent lives far away and is still in "limbo" about what do to with regard to this "surprise" grandchild. So, I say, spoil away Grandparents!!

Oh, and this is Jessie and the elusive Odi in the picture too.

Who Loves Your Grandpa? - Raise Your Hand!!

Milo ADORES his Opa. Honestly. LOOK at this picture! SO sweet. He won't lay like this with me. Lately, he just reaches for my dad and snuggles and squeezes. I love it.

It's probably because dad gives him, yogurt, ice cream, chocolate, molasses, soda, cake, chicken, pasta, the list goes on. We would be here all day.

What Goes On In Here?!

So, I'm really trying to get this little man to sleep through the night. He was, but then we moved from cozy grandma and grandpa's, and it was back to waking up once a night.

Well, today, he woke up again at 4am, and was coughing as loud as he could to get my attention. Which really, is SO hilarious, because when I do respond he gives me this look of "oh, did I wake you?"

Anyway, I refused to get up today and cater to his ever need, so left him there, talking and coughing away. He eventually did go back to sleep, and this is what I found this morning...

I know, they are a bit dark, but:

Hang On a Second Here

I'm at my mom and dad's house, going through the pictures that they have on file on their computer. Well, I came across THIS:

Really dad? Do you need constant supervision when you have your grand baby?

Poor kid.

Mac 'N Cheese Pleese

So, I'm trying to get little Milo to learn and eat with his hands. Nothing better to learn with than Mac n Cheese!! -- it's cheap and I don't mind all of it ending up on the floor...

I put a scoop on his high chair, and fed him a spoonful just so that he could get a taste. He saw it on the high chair and opened his mouth, and watched it. Watched it just sit there.

He didn't understand why it wasn't coming to his mouth? So he leaned forward to motivate. Still, it just sat there. So, he leaned a bit further. And, well, it sat.

Pretty soon, face into the food. This is how he ate for about a minute. Not long after that, he figured it out :) My little baby genius!!

I think he looks so much like the "G" side in these photos, and no, it's not just because of the food on the face :)

Chicken What?

SO....

I pick Milo up from daycare yesterday and he has a slight rash on his stomach. I was thinking it was just a heat rash. Anyway, he also had a few red spots on his face. So, his teacher tells me to stop in at the nurses station...

That nurse at his school (I say school so I don't feel so bad about "daycare"), had me so convinced that he had the Pox (recent outbreak at Kinderland). She told me to take him to the doctor to have his checked out.

Off to the doctor we went - for a car visit so that other kids are not exposed if in fact, he has the pox.

So, the doctor came out, and pretty much told me that they could not confirm whether or not he has the pox. Told me what to watch for, which I already knew, but, to just "watch for it"

August is Milo's last month on good old state Medicaid. I tell you what, I would have been SO irritated if I had to pay $25 co-pay for that.

Proud To Be An American!!

It's been a few weeks since the 4th of July, but, check out Milo's pictures from that weekend.

We went to the parade. Milo was so excited to see the big army trucks and fire engines. He waved (ok, ate) the American Flag. He has SO much fun when his cousins come. It is so sweet to me to see how children interact with each other. My brother Dale and his wife Janae have 3 kids. The youngest, Brayden, is only 11 months older than Milo. Adysen and Clayson are pictured here.

It was a very hot day, and the sun was shining very intently right through a funnel onto us (so it felt like). I was very concerned about my sweet baby's skin, that we didn't stay for too long.

BTW - if you knew me two years ago, you would remember that I would soak up the sun for at least 1 hour each day, and that was during the work week. On the weekends, I spent a good 6 hours cooking my glowing brown skin. So, my friends joke that I had an addiction and the Good Lord blessed me with a child who's skin turns bright red after 15 minutes. Good thing he has his grandpa and his Aunty Tann to sympathize with him. Fair skinners must stick together!

AnyWhoo...Enjoy these photo's!! Especially the photo of Milo with his Grandma. I was so happy when I saw this photo, because Milo looks JUST LIKE ME!! Even my mom said. :)

Kinderland

So, Milo has been SO very lucky to have been with his grandma and his Tann since day one, BUT, now that grandma broke her elbow, and his Tann needs to work hard for the money (she can't afford to live off the beans and rice I pay), he has been registered into Kinderland.


Let me first tell you that I checked out SO many daycare centers. I fell in love with T.L.C. in Springville, however, that would mean leaving my house at 6:00am, driving 20 minutes South, then past my house again North, to work.



Adventure Time in Provo, which came HIGHLY recommended was the most disgusting establishment I have ever been in. They take me back to the baby area, which is accessed through a maze. Honestly, I want to be able to drop in un-announced and see my baby whenever I want to. Not wander through a maze to get there.



Anyway, they open the door and I am bombarded by the smell of a poopy diaper. NOT a good impression. Then, I see 4 filthy children crawling around a filthy linoleum floor. Snotty noses, dirty faces, not to mention the BORING teacher. Plus, the size of this room was about 12' x 20'



The play area for the infants and toddlers at Adventure Time was maybe a 9 x 12 foot cell. NO shade, NO grass, and hardly any toys. Disgusting.

SO gross. Couldn't sleep that night and woke up in tears the next day.



BUT, then I found Kinderland. This establishment is about 2 miles from work. I walked in and everyone was SO friendly. The baby room was just that. Carpeted with a reading area, sleeping area, food area, etc. The back yard is HUGE! With big shady trees and fun toys. His teachers are so sweet and Milo is the 2 boy -- the rest are little girls. All the kids are from 4 mos. old to 14 mos old. -- my son of course the biggest of the lot! Even for being the second youngest!


I just felt SO comfortable.



Anyway, here are two of the funniest pictures I have ever seen. First, is of the big carriage all the kids go for a walk in. You can find my son asleep and all the kids looking at him. (grandma is there too with the broken elbow). Then, the next picture of him "why on earth am I in this thing and you not holding me" That's all I have to say about that.