Monday, September 17, 2012

Currently in Micah-land

I hope y'all still love me even though I've been so bad about blogging.  I have so much to share about our Micah man. . . he has been one very busy boy.

 Big Smile

Micah is 14 months old now.  He's growing and learning so much and has just developed such an independent personality.  He thinks he's the funniest boy ever and so do I, but he sure learned to shake his head "NO" quickly.  He does it so much he gets dizzy.  :)

 He still sucks his thumb!

Micah is now a whopping 22 pounds.  He has such a healthy appetite.  His favorite fruits are watermelon and blueberries.  He eats his weight in each every week.  (That may or may not be an exaggeration).  He hates avocados, sometimes eats meats, but he sure LOVES his veggies and fruits.  He is still not drinking milk, but loves apple juice.  I finally found a sippy cup that he will actually use so, he's been drinking really well with that.  Now, I've got to transition him from formula to milk.  He is very resistant to that. 

Daddy and Micah eat watermelon almost
every day when daddy gets home

He has about a million teeth now.  He is cutting his molars and "pointy" teeth on top and bottom and both sides now.  Most of them have come through, but a few are still giving him problems.  He's handled it like a champ though.  He hates brushing his teeth and it is quite the chore.  I always try to trick family/friends/visitors into doing it for me.  Rock, Paper Scissors, anyone?!!!

Who me?

He is a master at walking and running.  He literally does not sit down if he is awake.  He is running, walking, squatting, crawling, climbing, throwing, chasing, and standing on his head at all times.  This also means he hits his head about once a day, so that's always fun.  He is learning to go up and down steps (we have a one story, so this is taking him longer to learn).  He's learned to throw balls and has pretty good aim.  He can throw the ball to us but of course he can't really catch yet.  We play a lot of catch in our house. 

 He likes to climb on dad

He talks up a storm with all kinds of sounds strung together, but still now real words.  He says "Geen" for Green.  He says Mama and Dada but doesn't use them to identify us.  We are working on our words, but I just can't get him to try and repeat anything I say.  I know he'll pick it up eventually so we'll keep working on it. 

My little buddy

He loves to flip through books, pretend to snore, scrunch his nose up, clap when we say "YAY", and blow kisses.  His absolute favorite accessory is a red, round pyrex lid.  We have no idea why he loves this lid, he just does.  He carries it in his hand and plays with toys while holding it.  He puts it on his head and will chew on it, but mostly he just carries it around.  If you take it away from him, he screams like you've run out of ice cream (the screams are both the same level of intensity).

 I'm busy!

I'm not getting as many pictures of Micah per month as I used too.  He literally will not sit still and so 95% of our pictures are blurry.  Most of them end of being a blurry pic of the back of his head.  So, that's sad!

 He likes going for walks!

I sometimes wish I could follow him around with a video camera all day long.  Just so I could record all the cute little faces he makes, and how he protects me if Curtis is picking on me, and how he tries to wake me up if I pretend to sleep on the floor, and how he looks so proud of himself when he throws something or puts a toy in a bucket or something like that.  I just can't capture in pictures all of those little moments, but I hope I always remember them.  They are so precious to us and so is Micah.







Friday, August 24, 2012

Five on Friday. . . Pinterest Edition

I'm still spending large amounts of time on Pinterest. . . anyone else there with me?!  The iphone app makes it accessible at all times.  I know that 95% of what I like or pin on Pinterest I will never do, but I just enjoy the creative ideas and cute photos.  I've actually found a few good recipes from Pinterest, so that's not time totally wasted.  The one issue I have with Pinterest is that people write "Brilliant" on every single pin.  I'm thinking, "NO!! Not EVERYTHING on Pinterest is brilliant".  Anyways!

Here are some of my new pins.

Crispy Edemame - I love edemame and this sounds delicious.  The directions say: 1 (12 ounce) package frozen shelled edamame, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper to taste. 15 min. in a 400 oven.  I'll let you know if I try this and if it's good.



Ladder Garden - This was not a good idea for me to pin this.  I am terrible at keeping plants alive so this would just be a waste of money and time for me, but I can't help but like this. It would look so perfect on my front porch!


DIY Bracelets - This pic was pinned by Lauren Conrad.  I like her style and her clothes at Kohls.  I think these bracelets are so cute.  I like how skinny they are. She gives instructions on how to make these.


Christmas Tin - This is cute (but not brilliant).  Take the cheap tins from the dollar store, spray paint and re-purpose them.  Now I just need to think of something to make to put in them and give to my friends.  I have some time.  ;)


Smells Good - Someone wrote that this is the scent that Williams Sonoma burns in their store.  I've actually used this in my house and it does smell really good, but it makes me nervous to leave my gas stove on for that long.

Directions:  Fill pot 2/3 full of water, add one sliced lemon, and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary (I used dried rosemary from the spices aisle), then add 1-2 tsp of vanilla.  Then just simmer it on the stove. 


Complimentary Pic of the Post:
Micah loves to "read" his books.  He's gotten really good at flipping the pages super fast.  So fast that I can't really read them to him. Books are my best friend right now.  I take them every where with us to help keep him occupied and quiet.  :)


Monday, August 13, 2012

Funny Man

I'm in love with this video of Micah.  We had spaghetti for lunch the other day and he was really enjoying it. 



He was reaching for a biscuit.  I had been feeding him pieces of it while I was getting lunch ready.  I have no idea why he thought that was so funny.  I just love his laugh!

Happy Monday!