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Wednesday, May 14, 20085 months!milo is five months old! we're starting to notice that his new skills and abilities are harder to tick off when people ask, because they're much more subtle and you wouldn't notice unless you spent every hour of every day with him like we do. for instance, milo has started to cuddle. it used to be that when we had him against our chests, he'd have his chest and neck erect, always trying to take in his surroundings. he still does this, but now he will also snuggle against our shoulders and nuzzle our necks with the top of his head. i can't express how wonderful it feels to receive voluntary affection from him. the other new development is that milo has shown a lot of interest in our food lately. here is a picture of milo trying to get his dad's dinner into his own mouth:  we suspected that he wasn't developmentally ready to add solids yet, but we decided to give it a spin just to see, so here is milo having his first taste of avocado:  i put it on his lips and the tip of his tongue, and he smacked it a little, but wasn't able to swallow it, so it's still too early! we'll keep trying, since the interest is definitely there. two weeks ago, our whole family went with a group of friends to volunteer at lighthouse farm sanctuary, which is a farm for animals that have been rescued from abusive situations. mostly this involved matt carrying milo around in the carrier while i cleaned out chicken coops and petted the animals. it was a wonderful way to spend a saturday and we'll definitely make this a regular trip. here is milo at the farm getting hugs from one of his favorite pals, katie:  milo is taking two naps a day now. the first is in the morning when his dad "dances him down," which means that they listen to music and dance until milo falls asleep, and then they both move to the couch and milo sleeps on matt's chest. (let's be honest: matt usually takes a nap then, too, as well he should!) here they are just as milo is waking up:  then in the afternoon, milo and i take a nursing nap, which means that we both get into bed and he nurses until he falls asleep. i look forward to this all day, because it means that my work day is over and i get to just enjoy snuggling against him for a couple of hours. now that it's springtime, milo is wearing sunhats when we leave the house to keep the sun off his head and out of his eyes. here's a photo of him in a freakishly coordinated outfit. none of these items was purchased together! they were all gifts or hand-me-downs.  that adorable dinosaur onesie is a new gift from his grandmom and granddad and he's already worn it many times! thanks, grandmom and granddad! finally, here's a photo of milo from this past friday when we met some friends for after-work snacks and drinks. milo is being held by our friend michelle and he's totally enthralled with michelle's daughter ruby, who is three:  ruby is going to be teaching milo all sorts of things soon, both good and bad, i'm sure. milo is lucky.
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