2016 in pictures 

2016 was our busiest year yet, thanks to the arrival of our bouncing baby boy in February.  It’s crazy how quickly a year can go, this time last year I was just preparing to go on maternity leave and now I have an almost 1 year old.

January

#5weeks #babymiller #bigbump

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Jan 16, 2016 at 11:56am PST

I love this photo, in the latter stages of pregnancy I made sure we took weekly photos so I could remember my bump.  I wish I had taken photos throughout my pregnancy, I will try and do that next time for sure.  I loved this top, I think by the time I gave birth it was the only one that my bump would fit in!

 

February

Our little spoon head xx

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Feb 13, 2016 at 6:07am PST

My first ever photo of Oliver an hour or so after he was born.  Look at those little spoon marks on his face, he still has marks now the poor thing!  I couldn’t believe that he had so much hair when he was born, I was expecting a baldy baby as I was one!

March

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Mar 6, 2016 at 12:37pm PST

My first mother’s day with my little squidge, I love this photo as he is actually looking at me and it’s a rare shot of us two which isn’t one of my mad selfies!

April

When it all gets a bit too much and you have to take a snooze on your changing mat! #babyboy #sleepingbaby #jojomamanbebe #instababy #babiesofinstagram #cutestbaby #babymodel #baby #babyoliver

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Apr 25, 2016 at 9:16pm PDT

This photo I took after Oliver had been for his JoJo Maman Bebe photoshoot, he was so tired he fell asleep on his changing mat when I changed his nappy (the first and only time!) obviously being a baby model was just too much!

May

He loves his outfit from you @suzytut @andykmil

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on May 21, 2016 at 12:41pm PDT

This is one of my all time favourites, he was so happy!  Oliver has such a great sense of humour and I think this was about the time it really started showing.

June

Super proud of little Oliver on how well he did yesterday, he definitely enjoyed the wedding!

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:48pm PDT

This one was from my best friend’s wedding.  I was so anxious as I had to leave Oliver for the first time for a few hours before the wedding,  I was worried because he was still feeding ever 2-3 hours and I knew he was going to be due a feed mid-wedding.  Luckily he kept quiet and happily waited until we had finished the service!

July

My two best friends, I'm so pleased to have them both in my life and to have them as Oliver's godmothers! He's a very lucky boy ?

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Jul 18, 2016 at 12:43am PDT

Oliver’s big day – his Christening.  Here he’s pictured with his godmothers, my best friends.  We had such a lovely day, it was so hot and we had a party in the garden, Oliver loved all of the attention!

August

Cannot get enough of his cheeky smile ?

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Aug 12, 2016 at 1:28am PDT

Oliver first started weaning in August.  This is from the early days of weaning when he would entertain a banana.  Nowadays he just chucks them away and won’t eat them!

September 

He does love his little tikes car!

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Sep 25, 2016 at 8:40am PDT

Stu spent months working on this cozy coupe.  We bought it second hand as Stu wanted to modify it to take along to car shows, he added a harness and Oliver loved sitting in it and being wheeled around.  Oliver LOVES a steering wheel so he will happily play in this for ages!

October 

Somehow the pumpkin has made its way into Oliver's toy corner (@daddysmiller any idea how that happened??) but he seems pretty pleased with the idea! ? • • • #rememberingthesedays #mamarazzi_square #letthembelittle #candidchildhood #thatsdarling #littlefierceones #littleloves #thismamaloves #instababy #whatevertheweatherkids #childhoodunplugged #childhoodmemories #mbloggers #pbloggers #lifecloseup #pinklinker #thislittlebiglife #mytinymoments #momswithcameras #umh_kids #childofig #parenthood #thehappynow #mydarlingmemory #celebrate_childhood #KCACOLS #happylittlebuttons #UKparentbloggers #puddingposes

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Oct 27, 2016 at 7:56am PDT

The pumpkin was such a hit!  It took me ages to get around to carving it because Oliver really enjoyed playing with it, pushing it around and banging his hands on it.  He loves anything that makes a noise.

November 

My gorgeous baby is 9 months old today, he's now been out longer than he was in for! I can't believe he's already 3/4 of a year old ? • • #rememberingthesedays #mamarazzi_square #letthembelittle #candidchildhood #thatsdarling #littlefierceones #littleloves #thismamaloves #instababy #whatevertheweatherkids #childhoodunplugged #childhoodmemories #mbloggers #pbloggers #lifecloseup #pinklinker #thislittlebiglife #mytinymoments #momswithcameras #umh_kids #childofig #parenthood #thehappynow #mydarlingmemory #celebrate_childhood #KCACOLS #happylittlebuttons #UKparentbloggers #puddingposes #capturingtheday

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Nov 13, 2016 at 7:23am PST

This photo was taken on Stu’s birthday trip to Mercedes-Benz World on Oliver’s 9 month birthday.  He enjoyed going in the cars and testing their steering wheels!

December 

Merry Christmas everyone!

A photo posted by Louise (@themummymiller) on Dec 25, 2016 at 1:46am PST

Well of course I had to choose his Christmas morning shot!  Doesn’t he look cute?  The hat stayed on all of 30 seconds!

That’s my 2016 in photos.  I can’t believe it’s already 2017 and how much my baby has changed in such a short period of time.  I’m looking forward to seeing what 2017 has in store for us!

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