I kept meaning to get to Miles' update, so here it is (finally):
Earlier this month, Dave took Miles and Jett to Farm Country and Miles took his first pony ride. He loved it so much he screamed, cried and made a huge scene because he wanted to stay on the pony. Life is tough.
Miles is learning more and more words every day. We are working on making him say the words when we know what he wants. So if he wants to watch a show, he first tell him to say, "Show please," and he will do it! He understands a lot but still struggles saying words, which is probably because we usually know what he wants. So hopefully his language will pick up with our new method.
Miles is very independent yet loves his snuggles. He always wants to try things himself but will ask for "hep" if he really needs it. He does not like to hold our hand, especially when crossing a parking lot or a street. He always has to get in the car and into his seat by himself. Then out of the seat, out of the car, and push the button to close the door. If you don't let him do any of these things, be prepared for a classic 2 year old tantrum.
Miles loves to play with us and is really good at independent play as well. He really enjoys playing with trucks, cars, trains and airplanes (or in our case space shuttles since our metal airplanes mysteriously disappeared when I kept stepping on them). He loves watching airplanes go past our house every few minutes headed towards the airport. When we play trucks together, he always has his flip over when they crash, and I am supposed to drive up to it with my car, ask if it's okay, and then give it a kiss. Then, and only then, will the car flip back over and we start all over again. We did this one day for an entire hour. It was mind-numbing, but he loved it.
He also discovered our Mr. Potato Head. He loves putting him together, then apart, and together again.
It was still really hot at the beginning of the month, so we went boating on Utah Lake one day. After watching Cruise and Jett tube, Miles indicated that he wanted to go too. So we put him in with Jett and pulled them along slowly. He loved it!
Miles loves having two older brothers. He definitely learns from them, which can be good and bad. But more than anything, he loves to play with them! Life is so much more fun with brothers.
Miles' favorite thing when we go to the park or just play in the backyard is to swing! Whatever toy he has with him, he puts the toy on the swing next to him and makes me push his swing and the toy's swing as well.
Miles likes to play this funny game every now and then that we call the Happy/Sad game. He'll smile real big and I'll smile back, then he'll go to a grumpy face, which I'll mirror, and then back to a big cheeser again. It's adorable.
Miles, unfortunately, knows how to turn on the boys' tablets and turn on a show on Netflix. Lately he really likes Little Einsteins and from it, learned how to make his mouth into an O and put his hands on his cheeks to make a surprised look. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen. I really need to get a picture of it.
Miles is pretty easy going most of the time. He's so chill he hasn't even thought to try climbing out of his crib. In fact, we let him choose if he wants to sleep with Jett on the bottom bunk or in his crib each night and each night he picks something different. But when he chooses the bottom bunk, he goes to sleep right away and doesn't give a fuss. And he's been so cute with his prayers. He folds his short, chubby arms and repeats the words the best he can. Oh, I love this child.
But as easy as he is, he has to throw in some toddler behavior every now and then. One day, I had to stop by Cubby's to grab some food for everyone. But I had Miles with me and I had to park across the parking lot. After getting the food, my arms were full and Miles had a little cup of soda that he was drinking. We started to cross the parking lot but the little stinker kept stopping in the middle of the parking lot instead of following me. I couldn't pick him up and he wouldn't budge, so I tried to nudge him along and he starting throwing a big fit and sat down right there in the road. So what was I supposed to do? I grabbed his beloved soda and held it out in front of him so he would chase it. He, of course, stood up, reached out and ran after the thing all the way to the car. Mom:1, Miles:0.
Usually he is awesome at church, but one Sunday we were in such a big hurry that we failed to let him push the van button and of course he threw a giant tantrum. I stayed with him in the foyer while Dave and the other boys found a seat in the chapel. I waited for him to finish his fit and we joined the rest of the group after a few minutes. But the whole hour after that, he sulked on the floor, walked to the wall and sulked facing it, walked around sulking, and returned to the floor to sulk some more.
One of my favorite things, though, is when I'll pick him up from nursery and he'll put his arms around my neck and start giving me kisses in abundance. I love it!
Here are his 2 year stats!
Height: 34 inches, 39th percentile
Weight: 25 lbs, 37th percentile
Head: 19.5 inches, 82nd percentile
