The return of Uncle Matthew

Since Matt's last visit (in April), Milo has learned to sit up, eat baby food, grab things, put things in his mouth, turn over, and drag himself along the floor. We expect that, by the time he sees Uncle Matt next month, he will be reciting pi to 10 decimal places.

Milo is a modest boy

Even while perusing the latest volume of literature, Milo makes sure to cover his private parts.

Grammy feeds Milo

It's just so hard to get good help these days. How many times does a boy have to bang his tray before he gets fed?

Milo and his proud parents

This is a couple of months old, but it's the only decent picture of the three of us.

Milo, in the lushness of nature

Milo had his first school pictures recently. As you can see by the background, he is in tune with the small town, rural values that make America great.

Scoot scoot scoot

Now that Milo is adept at sitting and eating, he has decided to terrify his parents by working his pre-crawling posture.


So far it has only resulted in reverse scooting and getting his foot stuck under the couch:


(For those of you who are extra observant, yes - that chin is even more covered with drool than usual. The first tooth has finally broken through!)

More 'eating' pictures