June 20 and July 7, 2001

 (Milo is 2  years and 5 months) 

• I noticed little sprigs of hair on his legs today!  Another sign that he’s not so much of a baby any more!
• Speaking of that child’s legs – you wouldn’t believe the number of bug bites on them!  I swear, he must be the tastiest child in NC.
• His favorite books right now are lift-the-flap books, especially “Dinosaur’s Binket” and “Dear Zoo.”  He still likes "Jamberry," "But Not the Hippopotamus," "Five Little Monkeys," and  "Construction Trucks".
• Favorite video tapes right now are Blue’s Clues and “Big Job,” which is all construction, farm, and fire trucks (from The Discovery Store).  He still watches his Elmo videos, but not as much.
• Favorite animals are still Fishy, Kitty, Bear, and Monkey.  He loves Baby as well, and his squeaky Rubber Ducky.
• Favorite songs are Wheels on the bus, Old McDonald, the MAIL! Song from Blue’s Clues, Where is Thumbkin (Grandma Duhn taught him that one).  He sings perfectly on key!  The words are a bit jumbled, though.
• Every time he takes a nap or sleeps for the night, he takes off the sheet on his crib.  I finally figured out that it’s because, directly on the crib mattress, is a picture of a baby.  He takes the sheet away so he can look at and talk to the baby.
• He still chatters and sings for a while before he falls asleep.  If he sounds frightened or upset, I go get him, but that’s very very rare.  I think he just winds down this way.  It’s so sweet to listen to him in the monitor. 
• Lots of construction right outside our house right now, they’re putting in a new water line (Berryhill).  Milo thinks it’s VERY exciting!

July 7, 2001

Got a reminder from friends that we need to make note of some of Milo’s special pronunciations! 

• Keno = Play doh
• Flypaper or pineapple or something like that = Skyscraper
• Cous Cous = Blue’s Clues
• EE-Jah! = Big Job!

I dug up the patch of land in front of our porch and now we use it as a dirt pile.  Milo is in hog heaven playing there, but his bug bites have quadrupled!  Bug spray does nothing.  So far, he's not bothered by them, but it still makes me a little nervous.