laryngitis, bronchitis, and phlegm...OH MY!!

despite mommy having to go back to work, daddy really busy at work, and me (malachi) learning new tricks every day, life for the mililo fam has been quite hectic!

let me catch you up...

first, mommy had to return to work. boo!! i miss her so much during the day, but it means that i get to play with my ghi (grandma) all day! then, after just starting back to work, mommy got really sick with something called "laryngitis". it was a real bummer because i ended up getting her virus (but it grew and grew) that turned into bronchitis in my little body. (that's right, i said LITTLE body!)

so, i got to see my friend dr. gonzalez and he made sure i didn't have the pig flu. good news...i'm all human! no swine here! he also gave me some pink bubblegum medicine that tastes pretty good, although it makes me revert to how my newborn diapers looked...but we won't go into detail there.

daddy has been hard at work and has really helped mommy while she has been sick. he takes excellent care of me and he really loves me--i am learning that more every single day. mommy hates that she can't be with me everyday, but we are all praying as a family that after this school year, something can work out for us to play all day together.

i am coughing up some projectiles, so i must go...but check back with us later. hopefully someone will keep updating our posts! bye!

-malachi

the votes are in...

thank you to everyone who participated in our poll as to what Malachi would be able to do on his half birthday. well, the votes are in and the resulting picture just about speaks for itself as to his immortal abilities...

that's right. Malachi has officially bench-pressed Hailey Anderson.

awesome.

(must have been those Steroids mommy had to take during her pregnancy...)

unworthy,
molly, steve, and malachi...i mean...HULK.

happy belated half birthday to me...

well hello all! monday was my official half-birthday and we got so caught up in the moment that my mommy forgot all about updating the blog! actually, she didn't really forget...
you see, when you turn six months old, you have to go to the doctor. i love dr. gonzalez. he always says i am "in good spirits" and it's true! he makes me giggle and smile because he has a funny string hanging around his neck that i like to pull. this visit was a memorable one! daddy is out of town this week so mommy got to be brave and take me for my shots all by herself. as soon as mommy pulled down my diaper for dr. gonzalez to check me out, i couldn't hold it any longer!!! i let loose the strongest flow of urine to date. all over the window, blinds, my chart, and almost dr. gonzalez (all before mommy could cover me up)!! ha!! i am officially 23 lbs 3 oz, 28 inches long, and am off the charts growth-wise! i can even take medicine in doses meant for two-year-olds! i did end up getting my shots at this visit and let me tell you...i was NOT happy! three shots and a flavored one to drink...BOO!!! thankfully my mommy (and mommy's boob) was there with me!

after the shots, we got home and i had another first in life...i ran a real temperature. 101 to be exact. i tried to still play and laugh but i just couldn't do it. mommy gave me some yummy cherry stuff that made me feel much better. after two days of fever, i was all better! thanks, mommy!

shots or no shots, i was a trooper! i wanted mommy to still get some good six month pictures of me so i posed the best way i know how...

i will give you ONE guess as to what i am doing behind the scenes in this picture!

i look so serious!

grass is really fun to pull and eat!


on wednesday, mommy took me over to my aunt dee's house so i could have a joint six month shoot with my cuz, drew. my other cuz ryan got to be the assistant photographer with mommy. here are some of the money shots...

alright, time's up! this shoot is over!

daddy comes home tomorrow night!!! i am so excited to see him and show him all the new stuff i learned how to do this week! thanks for keeping up with us!

-kai

(my new cool way of abbreviating my name...malachi is a mouth full)

the bouncing man...

greetings, ladies and gentlemen! i just wanted you to know about my latest milestone...
i have figured out that my jumper can actually JUMP!!!! check me out...

i told my mom it was time to put away the boring little vibrating seat that sits on the floor and bust out the bigger, more expensive toys! yay!!

-malachi

WE'RE ALIVE!!

to all of you who follow our blog...WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!!

i know we created some doubts as to whether or not we still existed (by not updating our blog) but we are here now to put those doubts to rest. fear not, the milillos exist!

my grandma, Ma, said something VERY insightful to me (molly) back before malachi was even a month old. "molly, don't be a contractor. they always fix everyone else's house but theirs is never done." she was talking about my photography. since it is a source of income and not just a hobby now, it is hard to MAKE time to take personal (and professional-looking) pictures. so, to aid my non-contractor campaign, i had a little five minute photo shoot with the world's most attractive baby. enjoy!!

GASP! this is the most precious baby ever!!!!!

a control-freak like his mom...he wanted to be the one taking the picture!

look at those eyes!! i would do anything for him!


can we say, "TROUBLE?!"

this is the little grin that waits for me in his crib every morning...i don't even mind it when it waits for me at two o'clock in the morning

this is as close as a fat boy gets to grabbing his feet.

we hope you enjoyed our fun of the day! we are currently missing daddy as he has been home for a week, gone for a week, home for a week, gone for a week....sharing him with the world was a lot easier when it was just me. but, he misses his little monkey like you wouldn't believe and will soon be done with the summer rush!! he is definitely following God's lead, though. he was clearly MADE to minister to students (and in the process ministers to me as well). just to further update you, malachi is tippin' the scales now at 23 pounds!!!! he is HUGE!!!!

unworthy,

molly

oh, and if you're wondering about the heart picture at the top of the page, i have been trying to take it off and can't figure out how!!! ahh!! any ideas??

Malachi's First Vacation...planes, trains, and automobiles!

(Written by Malachi...)

Well, friends, I officially went on my first vacation last week. I went with mommy, daddy, Aunt Dee, Uncle Rob, Cousins Ryan and Drew, Ghi (grandma), and Papa (grandpa). Whew! What a crew! We flew into Georgia, picked up my great-grandparents and drove three hours into the mountains in North Carolina. It was the first time that Granny and Poppie (great-grandparents) got to meet me and my cousin Drew. It was very special for mommy to see her grandma rock her great-grandson in the same place she rocked mommy so many times. Since mommy is a camera freak, there were a lot of pics to post, so I told mommy to make mini-collages to make it easier on her. She listened! Here's the photo gallery...at least from one memory card. Others will follow. Enjoy!

(1) Mommy and I killing time in the airport (2) a picture with my Ghi (3) One big happy family at IAH (4) they just left me alone to watch the luggage..can you believe it?! (5) get this bib off me!! (6) i love my mommy!

(1) the three cousins on the trip...ryan--2 1/2, drew--8 days older than me, and me! (2) me and my granny! (3) dang i'm cute. (4) me and my poppie! (he is where my middle name "james" came from) (5) me, the giant, and my cuz drew (6) granny holding all three boys (7) me meeting my dottie (mommy's aunt)


(1) daddy and i standing on "jump off rock" (2) mommy and i SITTING on "jump off rock" (3) just a plain ol' great picture of me and daddy (4) I love it when daddy reads my "Yummy Yucky" book to me! (5) me and my silly parents (6) Ghi holding me and Papa holding Drew (7) chillin'.

(1) with such beautiful scenery, we had to stop and take advantage of the family photo op (2) mommy being silly b/c i didn't want to take any more pictures (3) this is the beautiful waterfall we found at mile marker 419 on the blue ridge parkway (thanks to our waitress at Cracker Barrel) (4) Hats for Sale! just kidding...mine is priceless! (5) by the look on daddy's face, i am guessing that the mountain water is COLD! (6) this is what vacation is all about! (7) fingers are de-lish!

(1) the royal family (2) mommy sugar (3) hail, king malachi! (4) daddy was some kind of antiquey polo player (5) downtown was decorated with artsy apples...why not pose on one? (6) my favorite nap of the day...on my daddy's chest! (7) MOMMY! we were in the best toy store ever!

On vacation, I decided to enter a growth spurt (because I'm clearly behind on the charts...lol) so when we got home, I told mommy that I wanted to try my hand at rice cereal. So, last night (Sunday night) was my first meal of rice cereal and I must say...YUM! Check it out!

Well people, I must be going. It is way past my bedtime and if mommy catches me on the computer she might ground me from seeing Hailey! NOOOO!! There is another memory card from the other camera from the trip so be checking back for those pics! See ya!

*rice cereal burp*

malachi.

some lost pictures...

i found these pics lost in the archives. they were too cute NOT to post. enjoy!

no, papa (molly's dad), PLEASE DON'T LEAVE!!!

what a heartbreaker!


we leave for vacation FRIDAY MORNING!!!!!! AHHH!!!!! and even better than that, mommy has one more day of work until mommy, monkey, and daddy time!!! yay!!!

unworthy,
all of us