Milostones: Trick-Or-Treat!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Trick-Or-Treat!

For Halloween this year Milo had laryngitis, his poor little voice was hoarse and squeaky. Since he seemed to be getting sick we didn't venture down to Alamosa as we had planned. Airway swelling + higher altitute = nervous mommy. For two years in a row now we had planned on trick-or-treating with his cousins but again our plans didn't quite pan out. The good news though is that Milo never got horribly sick, no fever just some extra chest junk but he handled it quite well. We ended up going to Boo at the Zoo on Sunday for some trick-or-treating and that was more than enough for Milo. He was nervous about all the people in costume at first but by halfway though the zoo he felt better about the whole situation.

Milo's Loot

Eeyore at the Zoo

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Noel (Elmo), Faith (Snow White) & Milo playing in the corn

The middle of October we had a Trach(less) Kids Halloween Party...we only had one kiddo with a trach but 3 that used to have trachs. We had a great time, the kids were super cute in their costumes. I put dried corn in Milo's water table and it was the hit of the party. The kids loved digging in it, filling containers & finding spiders, bats & skeletons that were hidden. Not long after everyone left Milo had the whole thing emptied on the ground...we will have the fattest squirles in the city :0)

Jen & Faith (Snow White), Janay & Milo (Eeyore), Tina holding Noel (Elmo), Lily (mailbox), Dustin holding Landen (horse) & Marissa (Minnie Mouse) and Jeremy

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Owen, Milo, Brett & Dylan

The beginning of October Milo's cousins came to visit. We went to the circus which Milo didn't like all that much, it was crazy LOUD. The next day we went to Nick's Garden Center for their Fall Festivel. It was the first weekend so there were not many people which worked out great. The kids played in a hay maze, jumped in the inflatables, played bean bag games, rode a train & had their faces painted. It was a great time!

Milo the kitty

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Alicia said...: Sorry Milo was not feeling well and you had to put off your trip, but glad to hear he was only a little sick and handled it well.

Thanks again for the party, it was so awesome to see everyone that was able to make it again! Marissa had so much fun playing and trick-or-treating. Thank Dell for us again too, he was such a good treat giver-outer!; November 7, 2010 at 9:13 PM

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What Are Milostones?

Before Milo came along I assumed I would record all of the normal childhood milestones for my child. Milo came crashing into this world with his brave and determined soul changing lives of all around him. I learned that when you have a special needs child the typical childhood milestones (if and when they are achieved) are not what matters most. Milostones are the milestones of Milo's life. They chronical his first Flight For Life helicopter ride, the first time he came off the ventilator, and finally sitting up at 12 months old just to name a few.

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At 7 years old Milo is a wavy haired, loving, smart & onrey little guy! Despite his rough start in life (see Milo's Medical page) he is doing wonderfully. He loves Mickey Mouse and mascots of all types. Milo enjoys going to the zoo and playing outside especially if it involves water. Milo is in 1st grade and doing very well with his reading but struggles with math. He still loves trains. He had his g-tube removed last year and is doing well growing and gaining a little bit of weight. He loves yogurt, Cheetos, French fries, rice, gluten free mac & cheese, and chicken nuggets. Above all Milo is a special little guy who's smile lights up the lives of those around him.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Trick-Or-Treat!

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