so sneaky!

Miles knows that he can watch Blue's Clues at 7 am if he does not get up and yell (well, scream) in the middle of the night. Miraculously this has worked all week. He's also supposed to look at the alarm clock in his room and make sure it's at least 6 before coming in our bed. It was 5:45 this morning, but we let it slide.

From 5:45 on he was wide awake, rolling on me, rolling on Justin, and pestering us to watch Blue's Clues. "No Miles. It's not 7:00". He knows exactly when the clock on the cable box says 7:00 mind you. Oh, this just happens to be the first night since I don't know when that Liam hasn't woken up to eat yet, so I would have loved a little more sleep.

I don't know how the child did this in the pitch dark, but he took the remote and was messing with buttons. Next thing I hear, "Hey mommy. Look! It's seven-zero-zero on the clock". That little sneak had somehow managed to push 700 with the remote to make it look like 7:00. I almost fell for it until I noticed the : was missing between the numbers! Is it bad that our 2.5 year old is already conniving? This goes along with his latest trend; "Mommy may I please have a cookie?", "Mommy may I please stay up 5 more minutes?". Good thing he's so darn cute.

not to forget Miles

It may seem like Liam gets all the attention around here, but for those of you who don't know Miles very well that is SO not the case! I like how someone put it recently that he is intense. Whether he uses that intensity for good or evil, well...

Here are some recent Miles doings.....

He just read his first sentences all by himself last week: "Miles is a big boy. Liam is a baby."

He's learning to spell and read new words everyday.

He's an independent pottier now and is now going like a big boy standing up (tmi?)

Graduated out of the high chair and is loving it

Helps me make coffee in the morning and wants to be standing on a chair doing something in the kitchen whenever I am

Loves just about anything music or art related and amazes me with all the songs he now sings by himself

Doesn't have a paci anymore. YAAAAAY!

Hates having his picture made and deliberately avoids it so we don't get many good recent ones. Believe me, it's not because I don't try.

We went to the Greensboro Children's Museum this weekend with my dad, Rachel, Nando, and Luke. Miles had fun playing in the rescue vehicles. Notice he even has his firefighter boots on!
I told him this better be the only time I see him in the back of a police car!
As frustrated as I get with his terrible two tantrums, refusal to nap (currently in progress), clingyness, and stubbornness, he really is a sweet little boy and pretty awesome big brother.

5 months

It's been recently pointed out to me that my baby is getting close to 6 months and I haven't posted about 5 months yet!

Well....at 5 months Liam:

is still all smiles and laughs and has the best temperament

loves his new "chew" toy Sophie
babbles maaa, mama, and nana and sounds like he's saying hey, huh, and yeah

has one tooth in on the bottom and just cut the one next to itwon't stay on his back since he can roll over so easily
is liking the bouncy seat more since he can bounce himself (by kicking one leg...so cute)

still LOVES the song "Rum, Sum, Sum" (it calms him out of the worst crying fit)

just started to "tripod" sit on his own
still has not started solids yet, but loves sitting in his "new" highchair so he can hang with the rest of us

weighs over 19 lbs.!

And now comparison picture time.....

Liam at 5 months

Miles at 5 months