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um yeah... pay no attention to the dog(s) in the background. I should be ashamed...but this is our daily life!

20 Weeks

Derek is absolutely loving the baby food. Now, he either sucks down his bottle in 5 minutes or drinks an ounce just to take the edge off and then is like, "Where is my food momma? Forget about this formula thing." He is starting to sit up on his own. He is still very wobbly and you can't leave him by himself but he seems to be proud of himself. I am pretty sure I can say he is really teething now, slowly but surely. The drool and hands in his mouth are non-stop. The bump of his bottom tooth is getting bigger and more noticeable when you touch it. He won't let you actually see it, he covers it with his tongue or starts chewing our finger. I don't have a picture of it, but he is now also fascinated with this toes and thinks they are pretty tasty. I remember Brynn going through that phase too. It's so much fun to watch their developmental changes each day!!

February 2009

The Miller's are well. Matt and Brynn both had separate bouts with the flu and Brynn had a nasty ear infection but have recovered. The days and nights have been just going by so fast that they all run together. I am thoroughly exhausted each day. Derek was 19 weeks yesterday and he had his 4-month check-up. He is 17lbs 15 oz, 27.5in long!! He is still 90% on weight, 97% on height, and 75% for head circumference. He's a pro now with the rice cereal and is starting to eat oatmeal. We even tried prunes and pears with him the last two days. Just in the last day or two he seems to want food more than the formula. At church last night he seemed very upset that I only had the bottle to offer him and not cereal. He kept opening his mouth like he was waiting for a spoon and kept screaming when it wasn't there. He can even roll over now. He's not doing it all the time but he gets excited when he does do it.

Brynn reading a night-time story to Derek. They are so cute together!

Annie always like to give Derek a little kiss.