A typical night...

Miles is getting better at walking. These walker things are kind of a joke and he seems to be preoccupied smiling for the camera but it was a good effort by the little guy five minutes before bed time!!

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Ten months and counting

Our little stinker is 10 months already (which makes cousin Sam 17 months! Yep, exactly seven months apart to the day). He's officially on the move. He pulls up on anything and everything including his crib, couches, fireplace, ottoman, etc. He falls and gets right back up. I don't think it'll be too long till he walks. The kid has no fear.


We had a wonderful thanksgiving and have so much to be thankful for besides our little turkey.
Our health, jobs, and all kinds of things we take sometimes take for granted such as food on the table, gas in the car, and diapers in the basket. My mom and dad came over and we had a wonderful meal and my dad hooked up the sweetest indoor swing you've ever seen. It's actually an outdoor swing that he hung to the basement ceiling. It. Is. Awesome. Then ben and I just hung out and ate leftovers.

Then yesterday we went and got our Christmas tree, then stopped and got carryout from BW3's. It was a stellar day. Well, besides miles waking up at 5:00 am Saturday morning. Ben and I alternate mornings to get up with him (he usually gets up around 6-6:30). It was my morning so I thought what am I going to do with him? Answer: hit up home depot at castleton to look for a strand of garland I needed! They had it so it was a success. And if you're looking for the perfect time to shop at home depot, go at 6:30 am Saturday morning.




I'm going to try to post this crawling video, hope it works. Three things to look for: 1. He really wants to walk with his left leg. It's like he just wants to go a bit faster. 2. I said he has no fear. Watch how he whips around that jack in the box toy. Pretty sure my hair will turn gray any day now. 3. We dont always throw mini footballs at him. It really is soft and ben was just playing. Love that little guy!

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check up

Miles went for his nine month checkup on Monday. Overall it went really well, besides the shots but that was expected. He is 22 1/2 lbs which puts him in the 87th percentile for weight, and he was I think 29 1/2 inches which is the 92nd for height. That won't last long! I did start to buy him 12-18 month clothes though because his 6-12 month ones are getting tight. By Thanksgiving he will be eating some table foods (bananas, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, peas, etc.), how exciting! I am looking forward to it even though baby food is so easy.

Daylight savings time really was challenging to get him to sleep later. It ended up taking 3 or 4 days for him to get used to the new schedule. He is doing fine now. We have been putting him in his bed totally awake (we thought that would help him adjust to time change as well). He has been doing fine with it until the last few days he is standing in his crib. I don't mind this (we lowered his mattress so he can't get out) but he is wild and careless in there. Yesterday I was trying to let him tire himself out by playing in there. Then he is holding on to his crib trying to get his mobile (which has been taken down) and fell and hit is head on the edge of the crib. Then he screams and so I went in and got him to sleep. It seems that he gets so excited to be in there to play that he can't stop pulling himself up and bouncing around.

He is getting so funny. Grandma O bought him a car last week for him to ride in. He LOVES to chase norm around in his car. I will post a video later, it is hysterical. Half of the time he screams in an excited way instead of laughing. I love it. He just seems like a happy go lucky, crazy, funny little guy who likes to have fun.

9 months!

This fall has flown by already. I think I've figured out why. When I was growing up, if I was having a bad day or going through normal teenage drama, my dad would always give me this advice. Pick a few things in the future that you are looking forward to. It could be tomorrow, next week, or next month, and focus on those events. Don't dwell on how you feel today. I think with a baby you subconsciously do this on a daily basis. You live in increments based on your baby's schedule. The next feeding, the next trip out, bed time, bath time, nap time, etc. are all events that you look forward to and it just makes the time FLY. Before you know it it's 5 p.m. and you are both still in your pajamas (okay this happens to Ben quite frequently but I get in the shower on Miles first nap!!).

Miles is showing more and more personality every day. I have a feeling he may not crawl for long. He doesn't do it yet but he gets up on his hands and feet (bypasses the knees) and pulls himself to standing next to the couch, excersaucer, or if we are laying on the floor he does it on us too. Ben and I laugh because he seems to be a loud, silly baby which we are neither particularly silly nor loud. We think it is funny that Miles has those characteristics so far.

He still just has two bottom teeth but I think a few more could be lurking. It's hard to tell. The first one came through and we didn't notice but after the second I was pretty sure he was bipolar. Let's keep our fingers crossed for the next 18 or so.

Here are a few favorite things of his:

1. A sippy cup with water. Loves it.

2. His radio flyer cart that my cousin gave us. We pull him around the house in it and he loves to keep his hand gently on the back left wheel. Evidently just wants to make sure its working okay.

3. Tearing up magazines. He loves the ripping, crunching and flailing of this activity. We let him do it with a newspaper once until we realized he had black hands. Whoopsie.

4. Giving himself kisses in the dining room mirror.

5. Textured books. One book has burlap in it and he can't get enough scratching at it. I don't mind. It files his nails.

it's been a while...

October has been C.R.A.Z.Y. I don't even know where to start. Since my last blog, Ben went to Canada and I took Miles to Chicago with my family to watch Jonathan do the Chicago Marathon. It was fun but exhausting. Looking back I'm shocked we made it home alive. We were on and off the busy subway all day with Mom, Dad, Stacie, and with Miles and Sam in strollers. At one point where we wanted to see Jonathan, I thought I was getting all prepared and gave Miles a bottle. I knew we had to high tail it to the next stop so I was relieved when I noticed him trying to go to the bathroom. I finished giving him his bottle and then laid him down on a stoop to a closed restaurant to change his diaperandget him ready to go. This is when it started to get interesting. Evidently he wasn't finished and it got on his onesie, the blanket he was on, and two clean diapers. Of course I was trying to "pack light" for the day so I didn't bring an extra change of clothes and only 3 clean diapers. Well I got two messy and put the third on him. He therefore wore no shirt the rest of the day. I was stressed. He didn't seem to mind the least bit but we were successful in seeing Jonathan at each stop and he did a great job. Here is a pic of me and Miles in the hot, stinky, crowded subway trying to get to the finish line (along with the other 1.2 million spectators). I was obviously on the verge of a meltdown... but I can laugh about it now...

The next weekend was much more low key. Ben got home from Canada and we celebrated my mom's birthday by going to the pumpkin patch and to her house for soup afterwards. Miles was tired at the pumpkin patch but had fun with Sam and LOVED looking at the tractor on the hayride.

This last weekend was the craziest yet. Friday was Ben and I's anniversary. It's been the best five years of my life. Among other things, I love that he always capitalizes his n's, buttons my jeans when he gets them out of the wash, and tickles Miles to make him scream. The day started off great. Then about noon we got a call that my dad was having a heart attack. Scariest thing ever. We then spent the afternoon in the hospital waiting room while they put stents in his arteries and ran other tests. Thank God he is okay. There was only minor damage that should repair itself within a few months. So he spent the weekend in the hospital and mom was with him for the majority of the time. Then Saturday morning I get up with Miles and he projectile vomits everywhere. I had to go to work (it was my weekend to work and mom was obviously busy at the hospital) so Ben was with him until noon. I came home at noon to Miles crying and Ben throwing up. I was beside myself. Then I got my share of it Monday but no throw ups here just felt nasty. I think we are all good now and getting excited to dress Miles up for Halloween.

Whew, that was a long post. I need to not let so much time pass and I wouldn't have this much to share!

p.s. We also got family pictures done by a friend. I won't post those pics but you can see them on my gallery here: http://gallery.me.com/davidsonkristyn#100119&bgcolor=black&view=grid

happy baby!

We've had lots of giggles around here lately. Miles got over (almost) his cold and doesn't seem to have any teeth coming in right now so we are smooth sailing for a few weeks. He is napping now and has been such a sweet boy this morning. We played, ate, and read lots of Dr. Seuss books. This weather is absolutely perfect so we've been taking some serious stroller rides and hitting up all of the neighborhood parks. Ben took him on a walk and to the park on Monday and this is the picture he sent me from their walk. There is a goat farm across the street where the walkpath goes and Ben likes to make noises at the goats. Looks like they had a playdate. Scary.

After he wakes up from his nap we are going to venture out to Altum's to grab some pumpkins for the porch. I had to laugh last week one morning when I rehashed my previous night in my head. Reminds me of an I Love Lucy episode. It went something like this:

Monday

10 a.m. - went to work, marcia and l.d. came up to help with Miles because ben wasn't feeling well.

11 a.m. - called the doctor about miles cough, they said they'd like to take a listen.

4 p.m. - left work and took miles to the doc. good news- just a cold and no wheezing.

7 p.m. - Put miles to bed but everytime I put him down he started crying. I did this until around 9 p.m.

1 a.m. - Miles woke up screaming so i went and rocked him back to sleep.

2:30 - I wake up and smell something hot. Called my parents for my dad to walk me through some things on the phone. In the meantime, Miles wakes up again so I'm walking around with him seeing if different parts of the house smell. Turned the furnace off and got Miles back to bed and went to bed.

3:30 a.m. - Carbon monoxide alarm went off (because it was out of battery). At first I thought it was the fire alarm and was scheming in my mind how I would reach the alarm on the 9 ft. ceilings. I had decided I would move the dresser to the hallway and climb on top of it. Turned out to be just the carbon monoxide alarm which was in the laundry room within reach. Wanted to throw the stupid thing out the window.

8:30 a.m. - Poor Miles was so sleepy from the rough night I had to wake him up to get the day going.

I survived! This whole time ben wasn't feeling good so he was in bed. In times like these you laugh to keep from crying!

I'll post pics soon but I've got to get my hair washed while Miles is still sleeping :)

Stay tuned for the next episode.

happy fall y'all!

Can't believe summer is O-V-E-R. We're looking forward to fall. Shorter hours for Ben, boots for me, pumpkin spice lattes, our baby in jeans, and Halloween will be the best one yet. Still don't know what Miles will be but we'll think of something hopefully between now and 7 p.m. on October 31st. He has started to THINK about crawling. Not there yet but he is getting his booty up in the air and reaching for things by wiggling closer to them. Here are a few quirks about Mr. Miles at 7 1/2 months:

1. He touches the light on the wall when carrying him down the stairs from a nap or bedtime. Its like it gives him good luck until he passes it again.

2. As his diaper is getting changed, he likes to lounge and cross his legs. (see photo)

3. He now eats anything, but peas and peaches are still his least favorite.

4. Linda has been taking him to the children's museum. She said he laughed hysterically at a man with a puppet on Thursday. Scary to me, funny to him.

5. He has two bottom teeth. We barely made it through them alive. He was all out of sorts but with a little (okay a lot) of ibuprofen we're back to normal, and have two pearly whites on top of that!

6. Since I've last posted, Ben and I went to NYC. Such a fun trip but we did miss the little guy. He hung out with Sam one day/night and Grandma O the other night. As for Ben and I? We slept in until 8:30!!

7. We went to the toy store the other day to get his pal Henry a gift. He loved it, so many fun things to look at.

That's it for now! This weekend we have Henry's Birthday party and lots of lounging/playing at home!