Mila 10-11 Months

Driving Dad's Truck

Waiting for Pancakes

Mila and Daddy at Pumpkin Patch

Mila and Mommy at Pumpkin Patch

Hey, guys, I found the one!

Awww! Loving on Mila.

Mila's first Turkey craft. Pretty good, I think.  Ha!!!

Pig Tails. Love this picture! She was having so much walking around and needed a break.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Of course, she loves her mommy!

Mila Update...Finally.

I have not posted in months! I feel bad, but honestly, I'm not sure anyone reads this anyway and I like to keep my own personal paper journal. But, I will go ahead and update everyone (or anyone) who reads our blog.
Mila is 11 months old now. Actually, in a few days, she'll be ONE year old! I cannot believe how time flies by so quickly when you're having fun! So, here are some FUN things to know about Mila:
-She weighs 20lbs and is 29 inches long...tall and skinny
-Her hair is long enough for a pony tail or pig tails on top of her head.
-She has six teeth
-She loves her "ba-ba" (aka bottle)
-She doesn't like to be rocked to sleep. She likes to just lay in her bed with her bottle.
-She is using the sippy cup, occasionally.
-She is trying to walk
-She absolutely loves bath time
-She loves to crawl all over Daddy like a jungle gym
-She can say "hi, by, night-night, bottle, bear, dog, cat, ma-ma, and da-da."
-She hardly eats jarred baby food. She'd rather eat with her fingers. The messier, the better
-She is drinking whole milk (started on Saturday when we ran out of formula) and loves it
-She can stand alone for quite a while before her legs get tired
-She celebrated her first Halloween. Of course, she was the cutest black cat ever
-She celebrated her first Thanksgiving and definitely ate her share of food.
-She gives "love" (hugs and kisses)
-She has a contagious laugh
-Her smile lights up the room
-She sleeps with her arms tucked tightly under her body
-She loves playing outside
-She loves when the wind blows in her face
-She loves to search through cabinets and drawers
-She loves putting cotton balls in dad's shoes
-She loves to play "Where's Mila?" It's our version of peek-a-boo.

Mila is growing and her personality is definitely shining through. She is a sweet, shy, lovable girl and I can't wait to see where her life takes her. Stay tuned for her FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!


Love ya,
The Ricke's

Mila Page Ricke is 7 months!!!

I can't believe my sweet baby girl is 7 months old! I just can't get enough of her sweet face!

MILA UPDATES

2 teeth

Smiling without her bottom lip

Riding in the truck with dad

Pulling herself up

Sleeping through the night...most of the time

6oz. bottles

Chewing on her crib

Laughing

Peek-A-Boo

Bouncing

Loves baby food
Giving kisses

Doesn't like avocado

Loves for her me to rock her to sleep

Playing her toy piano

Crawling
Loves ice cream
Loves watching the dogs play outside
Separation anxiety from mom and dad

I love....
Your sweet morning smile

Your drooling kisses
Your smiling face when I walk in the door from a long day

Mila Page Ricke 6 Months

I had no idea that this baby girl would grow so fast...

15 pounds

26.75 inches long

Skinny baby

Hair is growing

Sitting up

1st tooth

2nd tooth on it's way

Baby food

Sleeping through the night...but still in our room. I'm not ready to let her go yet!

Babbling

Saying "DaddaDadda"...although she doesn't know what she's saying. Elvis keeps saying "Momma"!

Smiles

Laughs...especially when Daddy tickles her

Sticks tongue out at you

Loves playing with toys

Loves school

Loves to feel with her hands

Loves to cuddle at bedtime

Loves to "read' magazines and books (she's so smart!)
Holds her own bottle 

Babbles!

Mila has learned that she can make noises!! She comes home from "school" and tells us all about her day! She did "baabbbbaaaabbabababbbaaa" and "daadddddaaaaddadadada" and "mmmmmmm.mmm....." with a little bit of spit and drool!!! Elvis says she's just like me...a talker! I guess I can't deny that fact!


~Sandy
 

My First Mother's Day!

I have always been told that you cannot explain the feeling of being a mommy! It's so true! I cannot describe the feeling I get when I see Mila. The smile on her face. The drool on her chin. The look on her face when I walk away. The clutching of her first. The screeching she makes when she's excited. Love has never been so pure!


~Sandy

Update

Mila is getting stronger and stronger! She knows holds on to the side of her car seat...kind of like she is chillaxing. She loves to scratch the side of her pack 'n play with her fingers. I guess she likes the sound of it. We have been working on eating rice cereal with a spoon, but I don't think she's quite ready yet. So, we'll wait a little bit. She has rolled over from her belly to back a few times. She loves her sit and play. She loves to smile. She will give you the sweetest smile just by simply looking at her. She loves to cuddle! LOVES IT! She would rather be sitting on her lap than doing anything else. She doesn't like it if she can't see you. These things might be b/c I have spoiled her...just a little. But, my thought is that one day, she won't let me hold her; she won't let me tickle her; she won't let me just stare at her...so why not do it all that I can right now? So what I make her a loveable baby! Is that wrong of me? No!