Myles first mile

It's official! Myles is a walker!  He took his very first step on April 1...and has been hobbling along and taking a few steps at a time for the last few weeks.  This last week he has upped his game and has been walking more than crawling.  He was advanced in Day Care this past week from the baby room to the Toddler room because of his walking ....here is a video to prove it!

Strawberry Picking

We brought Myles to this U-Pick It Strawberry farm this weekend.  He wasn't too sure what to do---then he had ZERO interest in eating the strawberries which I thought was weird...but he had fun climbing in and out of the plants and throwing the strawberries up and down the aisles.  He has been gobbling up the berries back at home though.

Picking out the perfect berry

watching mommy and daddy pick strawberries

Daddy showing Myles a berry

having FUN!!!

St Patrick's Day and outside fun

Myles and I headed to uptown Charlotte to see the St Patrick's Day parade---wasn't sure how he would react.  What he really wanted to do was to crawl and see all of the people that were in the parade, so he wasn't too thrilled with me about not letting him do so.......however, because of his amazing cuteness, almost every person handing out beads made sure he had some ..so he came home with lots of bead necklaces to play with.   A lady walking a dog also stopped and let Myles pet the doggie which made his day.

When we were in the waiting stage of the adoption--we didn't know if we were getting a boy or a girl--but it didn't matter to me when I found this amazing deal on this garden center. so I bought it and stored it in the attic just WAITING to be able to finally use it "one day".  The day has come and lots of fun has been had!!!  Myles loves to get the mail, eat the vegetables, play with the birds, make the door bell ring, etc---and it helps him stand up longer too as it gives him something to hold onto.  I am so glad I snagged this when I did.

taking some time out for a snack

I heard the doorbell--let me go to the door

bills...bills...bills all I get is bills in the mail!

pure cuteness!

Weekend at the Beach

We headed to Myrtle Beach for our wedding anniversary this year---it was Myles' first time ever on the beach and like any other kid, he went straight for eating the sand..and he wasn 't too sure what this sand was all about at first---but then he saw some birds and a dog and was very captivated and thankfully lost interest in eating the sand.

 It was actually too hot and sunny for us to spend much time out there with him (didn't want to burn him on his first time out) but the place we stayed had many indoor pools and a lazy river that had a decent current to keep things moving which was lots of fun.

floating down the "river"with daddy

riding in a car around the lazy river with mommy

just a little giggling and standing

Myles has figured out how to stand by himself without using anything for support---here he shows us how on the bed while having some fun before bath time.  Walking will be any day now at this rate.   be ready to giggle because this kid is so freaking adorable it is scary!

Fun at Aunt Karen and Uncle Phil's

It was a yucky day here and we were all getting a little stir crazy, so Myles and I went to visit Phil and Karen for a little while to break up the day------and boy did Myles have FUN!!! Played with lots of blocks with Uncle Phil, tons of kisses from Aunt Karen,  Kevin swung him up and down and up and down and up and down---and the dogs! boy oh boy, did Myles have fun with Raisin and Paris!!! He certainly had a fun day!

Pooped on the drive home

Here is video of Myles watching Raisin outside----be ready to giggle!!!

blocks

if you can't brag on your own blog, then where can you brag????
so I am going for a Peggi moment for just a quick second--not looking for kudos, but I must warn you this is not about Myles directly. 

I picked up knitting while in the waiting stages for Myles---I am not a good knitter by any means--I can do scarves, blankets, hats--simple stuff.  then I saw these blocks for kids and gave it a whirl--very easy in fact. 6 different patterns in 6 different colors = 6 fun blocks for Myles to play with.  They are fun--they are light and he can pick them up and throw them far. Now onto 2 baby blankets for expecting friends!

and we're off!

Myles has upgraded from scooching to crawling---and is now pulling himself up EVERYWHERE he can manage---and is now trying to take a few steps...so the Sawick household is in constant state of movement as of late.   Here is a video of him taking some of his first assisted steps using the walker toy.  First you have to watch him as he has conquered how to get in and out of his new chair.  exciting stuff!

Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

My parents couldn't stay away and thankfully came up to partake in the birthday festivities for Myles' First Birthday----They thoroughly enjoyed their visit and Myles had LOADS of fun with them over the weekend---everyone was pooped at the end of the days and we all slept well.   here are a few pictures of Grandma and Grandpa having fun with Myles

One of Myles' favorite books is called "Peek a Boo Kisses" and he leans in and kisses each page ---here is he showing Grandma how to give loving to the book

Sometimes, just have to relax with Daddy

First Birthday!!!!

Can you believe it? Myles turned one year old!!!  This year has flown by sooooooo fast!
But lots of changes this past week---no more baby food, no more formula......and he can have cake!

We didn't go crazy for his birthday--he is only one and won't remember it, nor did I want to overwhelm him and ruin a special day---so we had a small get together with Phil, Karen, Addie and Kevin, and Mom and Dad came up from Florida.  Myles was center stage and played the part quite well having lots of fun.

He was quite taken with the decorations

  I made him a "smash cake" aka very large cupcake---and he had no idea what to do!

The texture of the frosting kind of freaked him out---then after a little help started to enjoy the cake

Not sure he is a true Burke as he was more interested in the toys than the cake---will have to work on that!!!  He really liked the chair that Aunt Karen and Uncle Phil got him....

it was a fun day all around! Now we tackled Toddler-hood and we can't WAIT!!!!

Merry Christmas!

We shuffled to Buffalo for Myles' First Christmas.  Here is Myles all ready for his trip in his new car seat and surrounded by toys and "stuff" for the long ride.   Quite honestly, he had it made back there!

  He had still not met many of his cousins nor his grandpa Alex---plus the Sawick's have some deep rooted traditions that we just couldn't bear to not be part of...for instance, the youngest person in the family puts the angel atop the Christmas tree every year----London has had this distinct honor for the past 6 years, however she was very gracious in giving up her throne to Myles this year. 

We had a great time---all of his cousins and aunts and uncles doted on him the whole time---the highlight was Myles meeting Santa for the first time ----Matthew's Dad plays the part of Santa every year. Here is pix and video

and here is video of it all unfolding:

Click this LINK for lots more pix of Myles in Buffalo for his first Christmas!  Enjoy!!!

Random videos of just another day in the life of Myles

I promise to have pix of Christmas and our trip to Buffalo soon---but in the meantime, here are a few videos of a normal "day in the life" of Myles---daycare is closed today, so we are staying home which is just as good as it is crappy and rainy and cold outside---so we are playing inside----these show you just how fast he is growing up!!!! he turned 11 months old yesterday, can you believe it??!?!?!    enjoy! and I promise to have Christmas pix up shortly.

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