Friday Flashback

Two years ago (almost to the day), I was pondering and worrying about prenatal tests I was offering as a pregnant lady of advanced maternal age.

In the end, I declined the invasive tests. Obviously, it all worked out. Thank goodness I worried about it.

No test would have told me how cute this kid would be.

Play date bounce time

Plus a review

 

My very good friend Lisa, over at Grandma's Briefs, recently invited Milo, me and a couple other friends to her house for a review of an indoor bounce house. That's right, an indoor (also outdoor, if you're into that kind of thing) bounce house. Seems Lisa has this whole blogging thing down and actually gets real-live products from real-live companies like One Step Ahead to review (and give away!).

Milo had a great time in the Bounce-A-Round inflatable jumper. He wasn't too sure about it at first when it was just him and the grown ups. He tentatively checked it out but he was definitely more interested in munching the animal crackers Lisa set out for a snack. But once his buddy, Caden (who is a couple years older than Milo) showed up, Milo was ready to dive in and had such fun.

As Lisa points out in her full review (which you can read here), there were a few things we might like to change, like adding a flap or some sort of door and including a cover so you can create a fort. But all in all, the bounce house was a success and hanging out with an older kid was very cool for Milo.

Head over to Grandma's Briefs to read the review and enter to win your own bouncy house from One Step Ahead. (Even though I want to win it myself, I'm giving you the link because Lisa is so awesome and more people should visit her blog.)

Milo's first art session

We turned Milo loose with finger paints this evening.

He is quite the artiste, don't you think?

He obviously thinks so.

Saturday smiles

Some things are universal.

Things like orange-slice smiles.

Saturday Smiles

 

If there's anything sweeter than a baby falling asleep in my arms, I have yet to discover it.

Friday flashback

Last February, I looked like this:

A year later, that "baby bump" looks like this:

And my tummy is almost flat. But I'm all too happy to sacrifice a flat stomach in order to see that smile every day.

Not-so-random cuteness

Totally posed cuteness

Wordless Wednesday

Milo's first blog post

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They grow up so quickly

We took Milo for his four-week check up yesterday. He's gained nearly 2 pounds and grown an inch since his two-week appointment. The S.O. points out that if Milo continues this growth trend, he'll be 5 feet tall by the time he's 10 months old. I said I didn't think it worked that way.

Still, it does seem like a lot of growth for such a little guy. Then again, he has been eating about every two hours pretty consistently. It's a good thing he's so damn cute, otherwise I might be annoyed by the constant interruptions to my sleep.

But how could I be annoyed at this?