First Hair Cut

Way back at the end of October Miles got his first hair cut. He had a bit of a mullet situation going on that I just couldn't take anymore. My father-in-laws hairdresser was willing to come to my in-laws house for his first cut and our little man did very well. He sat on my lap and was actually pretty still for Ms. Nikki which is a small miracle. Since then he has had two other hair trims one of which happened yesterday and was given to him by his great Auntie Glor who was in town from California.

Miles and Ms. Nikki

This haircut required more patience and clearly more seriousness from the adults

Hello World!

Hi everyone! Where oh where have I been. Well, December was a crazy month for me. I was pretty sure I was developing major anxiety issues and thought I would need to go on some medication, but then January hit and I am happy to report anxiety levels went down....thank goodness. There was just too much going on for me to handle. I learned a little something about myself and now know that I can not do everything I want to/use to do with a VERY active toddler constantly at my side, and when I try and do everything, I have panic attacks.

The month of December was filled with birthdays (Miles', Great aunt Monica's, Great aunt Mary's, "Auntie" Krisitn and mine (maybe part of my anxiety was with the fact that I turned 30. Had/having a hard time with this one)), birthday parties, baby showers, visiting friends from out of town, Christmas parties, and all that is involved with Christmas. On that note, I finally feel ready to start sharing our stories again to anyone still interested in us. I will probably be posting "mini" posts as if I haven't skipped a beat and will be going back in time for a few important events.

Thanks for hanging in there with us!

This and That

Hello everyone, remember me? Long time no blog. Here's a little update about out little man and the things he likes to do these days....

Loves being a cutie pie

Likes being snug and dry in his bubble when it's raining watching mommy get soaked

Making a big mess while eating

Being silly when the camera comes out

Making a mess out of mom's cabinets

Playing with his new favorite toy, the box

Loves free play at Gymboree

 Playing in dog cages

 

 Loving on his new big, blue, bear (thanks Auntie Veronica)

 

Making a mess of the bathroom while mom is trying to get ready

 

 Sleeping silly

Loves hanging out with dad and getting piggy back rides 

 

Really likes that he has the type of friends he can hang out with in his underwear

  

LOVES being a daredevil!

That's pretty much Miles in a nutshell these days. Keeping us VERY busy and on our toes, that's for sure.

There's a Monster Lurking in my Cabinet

We have designated one cabinet that Miles is allowed to play in in our kitchen. Nick said that we probably should have chosen a smaller cabinet :) What do you think?

Fall Fun

We had a lot of fun this fall going to pumpkin patches with friends, going to costume parties, and handing out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. It was so great to take Miles to the pumpkin patch that I grew up going to and starting our own family traditions. And because he's too little to state his opinion on what he wanted to be for Halloween, I got to pick :) Here are some pictures from all the fun we had.

Miles the Moose

Holly cow this pumpkin is huge!

Wait, why are there so many of these things?

Please hold my hand Teagan, I've never been on a hayride

 

Our friends the Smith's had a really fun Halloween party

Buddy Charlie as a little lion

Cheese Ball

The steps we go through to get a picture....

Step 1: Blurry, excited, oh my gosh I get to sit in the big chair by myself, mess

 

Step 2: Check out the craftsmanship of the chair and ignore mommy

"Oh that is a nice chair!"

 

 

 

Step 3: Give into mommy's over enthusiastic squeals for my attention but do NOT smile

Step 4: Ok, give into her obnoxious prompts and smile, but only a super cheesy smile.

Step 5: Back to playing it cool

 

Step 6: Back to cheesy face

 

Ok fine, I'll give in and give her a good one but only with different props. That mom is so demanding.

9 Months

Almost a month ago Miles turned 9 months. Although I am not posting this until he is almost 10 months old, I did at least take these pictures closer to when he actually turned 9 months.

At nine months Miles is:

Weight: 19 lbs., 12 oz., 30th percentile
Height: 29", 90th percentile
Head Circumference: 18", 60th percentile

Is extremely mobile. He's crawling everywhere, going up AND down stairs, and I do think walking is not too far behind. He can pull himself up and cruise from object to object and can even hover for a few seconds when you let go. Before when you put him down he would gladly go onto his butt and then start crawling, but now he would prefer it if you stood him on his feet and walked with him.

Everything is fair game.... if it's out in the open, in a cabinet or drawer that is not baby proofed, he will get to it and proceed to pull everything out and scatter it around the room. This usually is "allowed" to happen when mommy is desperately trying to do something like get ready in the morning, cook, or clean something. I just look around and try to accept that hurricane Miles has just attacked. Cleaning up these days consists of just tidying up after him and not actually cleaning. This is why my house looks the way it does. Sorry for whoever comes over.

He is mimicking us a lot lately with sounds and expressions which has been hilarious. Daddy really knows how to bring the silly out of him, especially at the dinner table.

When we say "what sound does a doggy make?" he will respond with some kind of noise that we are deeming a bark. You may not think so, but we'll take it :)

Miles interacts with other children pretty well. He had his first kiss a couple weeks ago when he plunged right in for a wet one with a little lady he just met. He knows what he wants, what can I say :) He will also "talk" to other kids. They will send shriek messages back and forth to each other which is so piercing to mommy's ears, but glad they can figure out what each other is saying.

He has developed a little bit of a mullet (pictured above) which kind of drives me nuts, but I can't bring myself to cut it so I just sit there and play with it while he is nursing embracing the mullet.

Time is flying and I try desperately to store all these moments into my head as much as I can. Can't believe how big he is getting.