more pictures...

These first few pictures are from our recent trip to the zoo with our good friends Kathy and Sam. It was a gorgeous day - and even though most of the animals were napping, we had a splendid time!

Miles posing for his photo-op.

Miles' best-bud, Sam driving the tractor. (Is his face not hillarious?)

Family pic at the petting zoo (but we didn't do any petting.)
This must be Miles' tough-guy face. I don't think I have seen this face before.

Recent episode with some mashed potatoes.

He is oh-s0-proud of his little mess.

This is one of Miles' favorite toys. We recently purchased him his own keyboard so he did not have to share with mommy.

I am very busy. Have your people call my people.

Miles is sitting up very well these days. We still use the Boppy to cushion his dives from side to side and backwards.

Thats all folks. Come back soon!

Playtime...

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything. Miles and I have been under the weather and my work has been stacking up so I haven't quite gotten around to it.

Recently I have realized that there is really no reason to buy any toys for Miles. Now that he is older he is awake longer and plays more. He plays with his age appropriate toys but they really don't entertain him for as long as non-toys. His favorite play thing is my glasses. I can't hardly wear them unless I don't really need them because they do not stay on my face more than a minute or two. He also enjoys anything paper and crinkley, little plastic cups, or whatever you are playing with - such as the keyboard or mouse, remote control, telephone. We even have given him an old remote control and old cell phone to play with but he would rather have yours.

Miles is sitting up some now - finally. He can prop himself up forward but as soon as he chases a toy to the left or the right, he tips over. I place him sitting up in the U of the Boppy pillow that I used when he was an itty bitty baby and he can sit there and play while I work. I don't have to worry about him crashing over and smacking his head on the floor. He rode in a buggy at Target for the first time without his carseat a week ago. He starred at everything very wide-eyed and held on to the sides of the buggy steadying himself. I think he got a little weary of it because he got fussy by the end of our shopping excursion. I am going to have to get one of those cart covers now. I'm not normally a germ-o-phobe but I cringe at the thought of him chewing on the handle of the cart since I know as soon as he figures it out, he will be knawing on it like he does everything else. A brand new Babys-R-Us just opened here so we will have to go see what kind of selection they have.

Pictures

I know most of you are here for the pictures so here are some recents. Oh and I forgot to mention in my post about our dr. visit that Miles is now 18lbs. 7.5 oz. He has jumped from 16lbs 10.5 oz in 3 weeks! ( I will let you do the math.)

Playing with my toys in the big boy chair.

Getting ready for bedtime.

Can I have a kiss?

I was asking for it...

I was asking for it. While chatting with a friend over lunch, the subject of Miles' health came up and I mentioned that we had only had a couple little colds. Today we got a big bug of some sort. I got him out of his crib at 7:15am this morning (a very late morning for us) and he was HOT. I fed him and then took his temperature. 100.6 under the arm. Great - so much for the picture of good health. I could not tell what was wrong. He sounded a little congested but no runny nose. His ears didn't seem to bother him. He was eating fine. No nasty diapers. So after calling everyone I knew, I decided we should go to the doctor. While making all those phone calls Miles sat in my lap half-heartedly moaning and fell asleep. Unheard of! He obviously was not feeling himself.
We went to the doctor and it was the perkiest he has felt all day. Of course. You know how your car never makes that noise that it has been making for 6 weeks when you take it to the mechanic. I've decided kids are the same way after talking with several moms. There is no sickness that a roll of the crinkly doctor's paper won't fix. He has a little virus. No biggie according to the doctor. Well then why am I so worried? I took his temperature again in the not so fun place and it was 102.6. I immediately called my sister and she politely danced around the question if I was paranoid. That seems awfully high for just a little cold. Anyway I say all of that to say, I now know how my mom feels whenever she worries about my sister and me. It is a nagging uneasiness that something is wrong and you have no control over the matter to fix it.



I know a lot of you look to see the pictures so here is a new one of Miles. This is from our trip to Fayetteville. Miles has just learned how to suck on a straw and cups fascinate him so this entertained him for a good 10 minutes. (Just in case you were worried that he would get some of the Haagn-Dazs rest assured that it was a non-dairy lemon fizzer.) He was extremely upset when he had to get in the car and mommy took it away.