Santa!

Last weekend we went to the mall and North got to sit on Santa's lap!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Terri!
We love you!!

Flu days...

For the past 5 days the Milner household has been a rather dreary den of germs and ickiness which had lots of really bad stuff about it but also some good stuff--like 4 solid days spent together, only a few moment of which were not spent snuggled in at home (gatorade and pharmacy runs).
On Wednesday North got sent home sick from daycare and as I left Bloomington to drive him home, there was some pukey, coughing, yuckiness that convinced me to stay in Bloomington until I could get North into a doctor before taking him home. His pediatrician's practice thankfully has extended office hours and so was able to get him in at 7pm on Wednesday. He was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and given a prescription for breathing/congestion medication. Alan was going to stay home with him on Thursday and take him to a follow up doctor's appointment that day.
Then, around 4 am, I was up feeding him and Alan got up to change North. I peeked down the hall to see how Alan was doing in time to see him set North down in the hall and make a mad dash to the hall bathroom where he commenced to get sick. North and I and Alan eventually made it back to bed and a short while later I got up, got ready for work and started to leave when I started to get pukey. Thursday was a truly miserable day. The above photo is the only one taken from the really yucky time. Alan and I each claimed 1 of our bathrooms and some space outside of them for napping and passed the baby between us (North was already pretty well by mid-morning on Thursday).
Friday I was feeling much better and Alan was on the mend but he's been sick a bit longer. We've spent the weekend in with lots of rest and now I think everyone is well and ready to start a new week.
It wasn't all bad though to have some snuggly days at home--Thursday admittedly was TERRIBLE but the other 3 with us all under 1 roof were rather nice. We got to spend lots of time together.

North learned that TV is sometimes a wonderful thing (and he learned that remotes can be valuable--he kept trying to steal ours--here is a photo of 1 of his successful missions).

we learned how ridiculous North's hair has really gotten lately--he had so much when he was born!--now he has very little--but there are still these weird wispy long stragglers that are holding on.
North threw up all over his winter wear on Wednesday including his winter hats--because of this, when we briefly left the house on Saturday we put him in one of Alan's.
Here are some photos of him wearing Alan's hat (from the year he, Levi, Jeremy, and Jon were Team Zissou for Halloween). He even managed to get the hat half-way off and wear it in true Zissou fashion.
we got to spend lots of time in the living room, camped out on the floor and couches alternating between watching the christmas tree, the fire, and the tv. north loves watching the fire.

Thanks Sam!

Sam recently took North's 6 month photos.
Click on the link to see the slide-show she put together for us.
So great!

Thank you Nana Nancy!

Thank you! thank you! thank you! for the soft, snuggly, and warm (not to mention adorable) hand made blanket. North is a big fan.

and a silly daddy in his North hat picture :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

silly clothes

putting up the tree!

Turns out we haven't bought North a stocking yet. For now he has one of his socks....

Mwahahahaha! -- dressing the dog and baby in silly things.
Our elf and his reindeer!
(Neither was very amused by our shenanigans)

My guys in their hats.

Visit with Connor and Madi

On Saturday we got to stop by Nana and Grandad's and visit with Connor and Madi. It was so fun to see them -- we're all so excited that soon they will have a new baby brother and North will have another cousin to play with! Congratulations again Uncle Adam and Aunt Angie! (and of course Connor and Madi!)

Sweet cousin Madison

Playing!

Sweet cousin Connor. Below is his "mean face". : )

Alan driving the backhoe

Broken up concrete & the Milner house

Harsh family Thanksgiving! (Friday)

On Friday we celebrated a belated Thanksgiving with the Harsh family. It was a relaxing day full of fun and food.

North and grandma were wearing matching shirts.

Grandma and Grandpa bought North a fun rocking horse that he loved.

North enjoyed watching the fire in the fireplace.

Grandma fed North sweet potatoes.

It was a very nice day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

North's first Thanksgiving!
He got to try yams for the first time. Didn't love them as much as peas but didn't dislike them.
We spent the day at Larry and Sherry's visiting with Nana's family.
Fun fun.

Cute ice-cream turkeys made by Sherry - North wasn't old enough to sample one this year but, he sure did like the looks of them.

Visiting with Gigi

Turkey nap -- maybe once North is eating turkey he will sleep!

Sweet cousin Luke

Aunt Lorie and cousins Melissa and Amanda

Cousins Katie and Luke