Looks like it's been about a month since my last update...oops! Miriam is working on transitioning down to 1 nap, which means far fewer moments during the day for me to do much of anything except chase her little butt around. Since last post we had our first steps! She's still not convinced walking is better than crawling, but everyday she takes a few more, and then a few more. It's amazing to watch her little world opening just a bit wider each time she takes a step. No real pictures of that yet:( I am never prepared when she takes off, and before I know it she's back on her bum again.
Miriam had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Bailey. A lot of play time, grilling, eating out, and Jason and I even got a date night! Everyone loved their visit, and we were all a little sad when they had to go. Madeline also adores my parents; we call my dad "tuna man" because he always feeds Maddie tuna. Maddie knows this too because at about 5:00 am every morning she starts whining outside their bedroom door!
Over Jason's birthday we went to
Ouray, CO. with some friends. It's a little town tucked into the bottom of a canyon. The drive in is called the "Million Dollar Highway" for the silver mining history, although the views are also worthy of the name. Taking a walk our first morning there with "Auntie" Jen:
Our friends brought their dog, Montana. Miriam LOVES him. He gave her licks every morning and they chased each other around. At the end of the day when Montana was tired he would let Miriam crawl all over him, pull his ears, and "pet" him (more like aggressively slap). All he asked for in return were a few baby biscuits and breakfast scraps...
Miriam "reading" to daddy about our hiking options:
Hiking
Box Canon Falls. Miriam loved the mist and loud roar from the falls.
We stayed in a condo about a mile from downtown and walked to get groceries, coffee, or dinner. On this day we walked Miriam down in the BOB for breakfast.
After all that excitement, we've been laying low the past 2 weeks. Jason and I are both busy with some projects for work, and we are getting the house ready to transition into fall and winter. Here Miriam is watching daddy do some yard work:
Laying low also means more time around the house for Miriam and I during the week. Here Miriam is sitting in her chair and "reading" to her friends. Books continue to be her favorite. This week we are going to check out the story time for babies at our library; I'm suspecting my book worm will approve.
Of course, we also get out everyday to enjoy these last moments of summer. Miriam and I keep up our daily walks, and last week we combined it with a play in the park. Here she is enjoying the swing:
Lastly, Miriam's new thing is kissing. She lays these wet, sloppy kisses on Jason and I that just melt us. She thinks it's the most fun and will do it about 10 times in a row, or just leave her lips hanging on your lips for like 15 seconds. Well, last Friday we took Miriam to visit with some friends at a
local brewery tasting room, and she decided to try her new trick on our friends' 3 year old son. He wasn't feeling the kissing though, and Miriam was totally rejected on her first kissing attempt! Always the confident one though, she wasn't too fazed, and picked herself back up and got right back to dancing to the live music; we're going to have our hands full with this girl!!
