4 Months!

On December 18th Miller turned 4 months old! He's still long and skinny, 14 pounds 1 ounce and 26 inches long. That puts him in about the 91st percentile in height and the 37th percentile in weight.

He's very active! Rolling from front to back and back to front all the time. He's all of a sudden very interested in toys. He'll grab them, bat at them, but mostly put them in his mouth. We're pretty sure the little guy is teething. There's been a lot of drool and a lot of chomping down on things!

Here are his 4 month pictures - enjoy!

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving we were lucky to have the entire Badanes crew in town to celebrate. Dave's grandparents (Anne's parents) made the trip as well!

The morning of Thanksgiving a few of us ran the DC Turkey Trot 5k. The weather was gorgeous, perfect day for a run. 

The whole turkey trot crew

 

DC Turkey Trot!

We ate back those calories pretty quickly that afternoon at Thanksgiving dinner! It was held at Ruth's house (Anne's cousin) in downtown DC. It was a great afternoon spent with lots of cousins.


Miller's First Thanksgiving!

 

Spending some time with Great Grandparents Jack & Wibb

We spent much of the next few days exploring and touring DC. It's always fun to play tourist in your own city, especially when there are such great monuments to explore.

On Saturday we had some friends and family over to continue the Thanksgiving celebration. Miller loved all the attention!

 

Snuggling with Kendra!



Miller playing with his good friend Abby

  All in all it was a great Thanksgiving weekend!

Thinks He's 4 Months Old

I apologize in advance for being a braggy Mom, but I'm just so proud of our little guy! We just finished up at Miller's 3 month wellness appointment and he's doing great. The doctor commented several times that Miller thinks he's 4 months old rather than 3 months, since he hit all of the standard 4 month milestones!

He is measuring tall and lean, 13.3 pounds and 25 1/2 inches long. That puts him in the 47th and 91st percentiles respectively.

I plan to do my part to fatten him up over the next few days as we all feast and give thanks for our blessings. I know what I'm thankful for this year!

Happy Thanksgiving - Gobble Gobble. :)

Miller at Three Months

It's hard to believe that it's been three months since Miller was born. The little guy has changed our world. Here's the latest installment of the 'incredible shrinking chair'.

Miller's Trip to Baltimore

Yesterday, we ventured up I-95 to Baltimore for a trip to the National Aquarium with our friends Aaron and Abby. We took in all the exhibits, including the spectacular dolphin show with a view of the Inner Harbor. For the time he was awake, Miller was enthralled by the diversity of colors and lights. At one point, he was face to face with Dora from Finding Nemo.

We finished up the morning with a trip to Isabella's, an incredible family delicatessen in Little Italy.

Here are some of our best pictures from the trip.

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Chatty Miller

Miller's been babbling up a storm these days. I swear that he said 'Mom' the other day, but Ginny says we can't count it as his first word if he doesn't know what it means. But I heard it.

Look at this video, filmed by our good friend Kerri, of Miller holding a conversation.

Biking the C&O

This past week, Granne and Grandpa H biked the C&O Trail with Road Scholar. Starting in the snowy mountains of Northwest Maryland, they biked hundreds of miles down dirt roads with the Potomac on the right and the canal on their left.

Fortuitously, their trail passed within twenty minutes of home and Miller and Dad were able to visit the cyclists at their lunch break at the Maryland side of Great Falls National Park. As a family, we love Great Falls. We've hiked there numerous times. Miller's already been to the park a half-dozen times, riding in the Baby Bjorn during hikes with Dad, Mom, and good friends.

Granne and Grandpa H led the group of cyclists, arriving at the park right at noon. We hiked to the overlook and then enjoyed lunch with their trailmates. Here are a couple pictures from the trip.