Moms Little Sparkler

Myles has been quite the little sparkler this week. He is walking everywhere all the time and getting into and out of anything he can. He is also experimenting with exerting his own will and power, including throwing small objects and pushing large ones, taking food out of  his mouth, and even sometimes purposely/knowingly (with a smile no less) disobeying his parent's "no" statements. But through it all he full of smiles and is always a total joy!

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Weekend At Grandparents Miller
Along with Lara, Glenn, and Faith, we spent the 4th of July weekend at GrandPs Miller's house in San Louis Obispo. We BBQ'ed, sparked some fireworks, watched movies, ate yummy meals, and went to the beach. It was a great fun filled weekend!

Fireworks
Myles had a number first-time-experiences this weekend, one of which included fireworks. We kept the boom factor to a minimum and didn't spark any fireworks with snaps, crackles, or pops, but Myles was still nervous around even the most mild of "sparklers".


Beach
Another first this weekend was our trip to the Avila Beach. The beach is only 5 minutes from GrandPs house and after this first experience we will surely be visiting many more times in the future. As with many new experiences for Myles it took him a while to warm up to the roar of the ocean. But by the time we had to leave, Myles was so enthralled with the sand and water that it was hard to pull him away.


Separation Anxiety
Since returning from Sweden Myles has been having some mild "separation anxiety" when his parents aren't around. When Brikti comes in the morning and Mom leaves for work he cries for 10 minutes or so until he warms up to the situation. And this weekend when he realized that Mom and Dad weren't around (we left to pick up some food) he again cried for about 10 minutes.

Sitting Without Crying
When Myles was first leaning to walk (oh so long ago :) he didn't know how to sit down from a standing position and he would cry every time he fell/sat into a sitting position. Now Myles can get into a sitting position whenever he wants to, and he is crying much less when he falls. And when he does fall, he just gets back up and keeps on going!