To Sum Up

A lot has happened since our last post, so I'll do my best to summarize the past two months.

Haircuts: Micaiah got his first haircut a couple of weeks before he turned one. We took him to a place in Soldotna. He was kind of scared at first, but left smiling and a lot less shaggy. His hair grows really fast though, so I gave him his second haircut Sunday night. It doesn't look as good as the salon cut, but it's not too bad. He sat really well through the whole process, playing with his little animals and the squirt bottle. Daddy got a trim too.

Aller-geez: Micaiah has had a lot of trouble sleeping for about the last 7 months, and to make a very long story short, we finally decided to take him in for some allergy testing. They did a few different tests here in Homer, and then we took him to Anchorage for more in depth testing. We found out that he is allergic to wheat, corn, barley, rye, chicken, pork, beef, turkey, egg, soy, and garlic. Needless to say, this has made our life and diet much more interesting. It is a bit of a challenge, but he is continuing to grow well and slowly improve his sleep.

BIRTHDAY BOY!: Although turning one really deserves a post all to itself, I am so far behind that it may never happen. Micaiah had a fun birthday opening presents and playing with Bella. He also got to go swimming for the very first time. He wasn't quite sure what to think of it all at first, but seemed to enjoy the pool after a bit. He also got to eat his first cupcake. It was wheat free, egg free, corn free, etc. -so you can imagine just how tasty it was-- but he seemed to love it. I can't believe our baby's one already. Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!

Thanksgiving: We celebrated Thanksgiving with our church. It was really nice to have good friends to fellowship with and also nice not to have to cook a huge meal for just the three of us. I unfortunately didn't get to sample any of the feast as I am on the same restricted diet as Micaiah due to his allergies, but it looked and smelled delicious! We have so very much to be thankful for.

All gussied up for Thanksgiving

Christmas: Micaiah got to be in his first Christmas pageant this year as a sheep. He didn't want to wear the little hood part of the costume, and we weren't sure if he would go for it or not, but he did great. He loved being on stage with all the other kids and looked absolutely adorable!
We had a nice quiet Christmas at home. Mike was on call, but only had to put in a few hours at the office doing follow up work. We roasted a duck (as turkey is off limits), and had mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, cider, and apple crisp with homemade ice cream. It was delicious, and a wonderful end to our Christmas weekend.

Our Little Lamb (the one with the bum in the air)

Now: Micaiah is doing really well. He is getting big and growing up way too fast! He is 13 months old now and really into climbing. He really likes it when you do "This Little Piggy..." with his chubby little toes and will ask you to do it over and over. He can sign Please, Thank you, and I love you (which happens to be the same sign as thank you for him,which also looks a lot like blowing kisses, but he uses all three accurately at different times even though he has decided they should all have the same sign). His favorite toy the past few days has been the oven mitt and he has been walking around the house with his arm held straight up above his head as he wears it. He keeps us busy to say the least, but we are loving it--