Tuesday, March 24, 2009

So Darn Cute!

Seven months have gone by since Milan was born and it's already difficult to remember what we did before he arrived. How did we fill the days? Who and what, (other than each other) made us smile and laugh so much? What the heck did we do with all that free time? Were our lives not bleak and grey? Was is not a dreary existence? An exaggeration, perhaps, but the love, joy and happiness that fills our lives each day in comparable to nothing.
Today was a big day for the little stinker. After his early morning nap, mommy went into his room to get him as she could hear him talking and making noise in his crib. What did she find when she walked into his room? King Milan had pulled himself up in his crib and was kneeling in an upright position clinging for dear life to the railing. He was smiling ear-to-ear and looked quite proud of himself. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT????? Mommy was talking to Grandma Flo at the time and we'll just say there was quite a few joyous screams followed by lots of exclamation points.
Here he is with Deda (grampa)Janko, who gets to see lil' mister on an (almost) daily basis. We shout "DEDA!!!" each time we see him and Milan always busts out the smiles for him.
We are equally blessed with a good eater. If we don't have a full spoon in his mouth in a timely fashion, he begins to whine and cry with displeasure. He may also get snarky by the fact that daddy occasionally misses his mouth and hits his (insert facial feature here) ........
Last Friday March 20th, it was Daddy's 34th birthday. Mommy planned a big celebration at the house for him and it was decided that Milan was now old enough to go and sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's house overnight. What a hero! He didn't so much a shed one single tear! He ate, pooped, played and slept like the champion that he is. The next morning, Mommy was rushing to get over there to pick him up, anticipating a huge smile and shrieks of joy. Unfortunately all we got were some blank stares of uncertainty. Talk about heart breaker. :-( He was far too content in the arms of the Herakovic elders.
Grandma Flo mentioned awhile back that the day would come when Milan would love to play in the Tupperware cupboard. Well the day arrived today. (Hey - I said today was a big day, didn't I?) After we picked Daddy up from work, we zipped home and Mommy started supper. Instead of playing with toys, we tried something new. The above photo is pretty self explanatory. He really enjoyed himself! Alas, the new found Tupperware bliss was cut short when he got over excited and tipped backwards and lightly bonked his noggen. He's a trooper though and he pulled through just fine. Not a tear was shed!
On another note, we wish on a daily basis we could invent some sort of device to count the number of kisses this kid receives everyday. It would probably be close to a thousand or better.
Anyhow, thanks for stopping by--We send you off with many warm Spring Blessings!
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
~Bern Williams

Friday, March 13, 2009

Pretzel Boy

Watch for his little wink toward the end of the video. So darn cute...

Monday, March 9, 2009

Proud Papa

I can't believe that my boy is six months old, sitting up on his own, has a half dozen teeth, sleeps through the night, babbles along with daddy and smiles endlessly. Does it get better? I wake up each morning, pick him up, hold him tight, then kiss him gently and whisper "I love you". Sappy perhaps, but when you see the way he looks at you and the joy he brings, there's no better feeling. To top it off, I watch from a distance, as my Dad and my son play. I never had the opportunity to know my grandparents the way I'd like, so it's even more important to me that Milan know his.

We've booked our flight to Serbia this summer so Milan can meet his Great Grandma, "Baba" Zivka. I'm excited to snap a million and one photos while we're there. Milan will get to see some of his heritage first hand, and not knowing how long it'll be before we go back again, I want to make sure I capture every moment we're there. Both of my parents will be there with us. The first time I'll be in Beograd with both my parents since 1977 when I was 2! I'm really looking forward to being there together, as one big family.


On the homefront, we've...well, Danielle has made a few recent purchases for Milan. His toy collection has tripled and he's loving it. I mean look at the joy on their faces! It makes me smile every time I look at it.
The last photo I'm going to post is pretty hilarious to those that see Milan often. It's his, "I'm dropping a deuce, don't disturb me face". When he poops, he has this funny smile on his face for a few seconds....I just managed to snap the photo at the right moment :)

I love you Milan.