Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
What About Me?
Keno's a bit perturbed that this blog is by "The Kahl Family", but he hasn't had any face time lately, so here's his moment in the sun. He likes to sing along whenever Miles and I are playing the piano, so I finally got it on video. Don't mind the poor musicianship...holding Miles on my lap kind of takes away from the technique of, say, playing with two hands.
So, without further ado..."Keno's Song."
So, without further ado..."Keno's Song."
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Buzz Buzz
And now, the cutest picture in the world!
Miles cheered his daddy on at his marching band contest on Saturday by dressing up. Don't call him a bee - he's a mighty yellow jacket. Jason's school's mascot is the yellow jackets, so I just couldn't resist when I saw this Halloween costume at Target. He must have brought the Pride of Morristown good luck, because they did so well that they are moving on to Semi-State next weekend! That basically means that, in the small school division, Jason's band is among the Top 20 bands in the state of Indiana. We are so proud of him!!
Miles also got to have a quick visit with Uncle David, Grandpa Bernie, and the three aunties: Hilary, Ashley, and Kari. Here he is with 'Pa.
And showing Uncle David and Aunt Hilary how well he can "stand" and "dance":
On Sunday, Miles got to spend time with his other grandparents, Ron and Misty. Not sure whether he was tired out by playing with Grammy, smiling at Grandpa Ronald's silly faces, or just because the Colts lost...again. It's sad when the Browns have the same record as the Colts.
We lazy parents finally got off our butts Sunday morning and went to the grocery store to buy rice cereal. The doc told us we could start it about 2 weeks ago, but we've been putting it off. Sure, part of it was that we didn't have time to get to the store, but I think I was secretly liking the convenience of not spoon feeding him yet...plus it's just one more step in my baby growing up!
Miles wasn't too excited at first, but he got the hang of it. As of last night, he devoured the whole batch I made up for him! Little piglet. Again, we caught it on video on our camcorder and still haven't taken the time to figure out how to upload. Give us a break - if it took us 2 weeks to find time to go to the grocery store, this could take years! Here's a pic of him later that day, chowing down for solid meal #2.
Miles cheered his daddy on at his marching band contest on Saturday by dressing up. Don't call him a bee - he's a mighty yellow jacket. Jason's school's mascot is the yellow jackets, so I just couldn't resist when I saw this Halloween costume at Target. He must have brought the Pride of Morristown good luck, because they did so well that they are moving on to Semi-State next weekend! That basically means that, in the small school division, Jason's band is among the Top 20 bands in the state of Indiana. We are so proud of him!!
Miles also got to have a quick visit with Uncle David, Grandpa Bernie, and the three aunties: Hilary, Ashley, and Kari. Here he is with 'Pa.
And showing Uncle David and Aunt Hilary how well he can "stand" and "dance":
On Sunday, Miles got to spend time with his other grandparents, Ron and Misty. Not sure whether he was tired out by playing with Grammy, smiling at Grandpa Ronald's silly faces, or just because the Colts lost...again. It's sad when the Browns have the same record as the Colts.
We lazy parents finally got off our butts Sunday morning and went to the grocery store to buy rice cereal. The doc told us we could start it about 2 weeks ago, but we've been putting it off. Sure, part of it was that we didn't have time to get to the store, but I think I was secretly liking the convenience of not spoon feeding him yet...plus it's just one more step in my baby growing up!
Miles wasn't too excited at first, but he got the hang of it. As of last night, he devoured the whole batch I made up for him! Little piglet. Again, we caught it on video on our camcorder and still haven't taken the time to figure out how to upload. Give us a break - if it took us 2 weeks to find time to go to the grocery store, this could take years! Here's a pic of him later that day, chowing down for solid meal #2.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Pink Eye Patrol
I constantly have to remind myself of the benefits of Miles being in a day care center. He's gaining social skills flirting with his girlfriends Olivia and Lilly, his companions in the youngest baby room. There's always someone else at the center to step up and take over if he drives his teacher crazy with crankiness or if she gets sick. But what if he gets sick?! And what if one of those little harlots Olivia or Lilly pass along a mystery illness to him? Well, we got a trial run in that last week - Mr. Miles caught the dreaded pink eye.
Luckily, the stars were aligned to make the pink eye monster as easy to deal with as possible. I first noticed the redness the night before we already had a scheduled well-baby appointment at the doctor, so we were able to quickly nip it in the bud with prescription eye drops. You can imagine how much Miles relishes the fun of one of us holding down all four limbs while the other pries his eyelids open and squirts stuff in it. Were we fortunate though to have two extra sets of hands to help us with this task, because Nana and Papa were in town. It's a good thing we had them lined up to baby sit ahead of time, since Miles wouldn't have been allowed to go back to day care for two days.
Other than the pink eye, the doctor said Miles was a healthy boy, developing right on schedule! He's up to 16 pounds 4 ounces (75th percentile) and is still a lanky dude in the 95th percentile at 26 1/2 inches long. We thought we were smart buying the car seat that went up to 30 pounds, but he may hit the 30 inch limit on it way before that!
The seasoned road warrior team of Miles, my mom, and myself made yet another car trip across the tundra known as I-70 to Ohio. Miles was such a good boy - we only stopped twice on the way there, and I made it all the way to within 45 minutes of home on the way back. Thank goodness we discovered that he loves his rattle and Day-O - it works just about every time he cries!
We made the trip to go to my good friend Becky's baby shower - she's cooking Miles' buddy, little Will! Here's a picture of us with Heidi and her daughter Janelle.
I guess I now have to stop calling Janelle Miles' girlfriend, since he'll have to compete with Will over her. Miles doesn't know that yet though - he still tried to put the moves on her. They held hands for a little while, and Miles even tested out kissing her hand - except he ended up just sticking her whole hand in his mouth. Here are the lovebirds, obsessed with watching Becky open her presents.
The final pic was going to be a Miles and Aunt Ashley moment, but I forgot to transfer that image...next time!!
Luckily, the stars were aligned to make the pink eye monster as easy to deal with as possible. I first noticed the redness the night before we already had a scheduled well-baby appointment at the doctor, so we were able to quickly nip it in the bud with prescription eye drops. You can imagine how much Miles relishes the fun of one of us holding down all four limbs while the other pries his eyelids open and squirts stuff in it. Were we fortunate though to have two extra sets of hands to help us with this task, because Nana and Papa were in town. It's a good thing we had them lined up to baby sit ahead of time, since Miles wouldn't have been allowed to go back to day care for two days.
Other than the pink eye, the doctor said Miles was a healthy boy, developing right on schedule! He's up to 16 pounds 4 ounces (75th percentile) and is still a lanky dude in the 95th percentile at 26 1/2 inches long. We thought we were smart buying the car seat that went up to 30 pounds, but he may hit the 30 inch limit on it way before that!
The seasoned road warrior team of Miles, my mom, and myself made yet another car trip across the tundra known as I-70 to Ohio. Miles was such a good boy - we only stopped twice on the way there, and I made it all the way to within 45 minutes of home on the way back. Thank goodness we discovered that he loves his rattle and Day-O - it works just about every time he cries!
We made the trip to go to my good friend Becky's baby shower - she's cooking Miles' buddy, little Will! Here's a picture of us with Heidi and her daughter Janelle.
I guess I now have to stop calling Janelle Miles' girlfriend, since he'll have to compete with Will over her. Miles doesn't know that yet though - he still tried to put the moves on her. They held hands for a little while, and Miles even tested out kissing her hand - except he ended up just sticking her whole hand in his mouth. Here are the lovebirds, obsessed with watching Becky open her presents.
The final pic was going to be a Miles and Aunt Ashley moment, but I forgot to transfer that image...next time!!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Roll Over, Beethoven
Big week for Miles! Although we have not seen a repeat performance, Miles rolled over on Tuesday from his front to his back. We got the whole spectacle on the video camera...too bad it's been 4 months and we haven't figured out how to transfer video from the camcorder to the computer yet. I promise - by the time Miles hits age 5, I'll take the time to figure out that new fangled contraption and post the video.
That same day, he also had his first giggle. I was helping Miles do sit-ups, which apparently he found quite hilarious. Maybe it's because he knows that in the 5 minutes he was doing sit-ups, that probably surpassed the number of sit-ups I have done in my lifetime. Rock-hard abs don't quite run in the family. We took this video on our digital camera after about the 20th rep, so he's not quite as into it, but you get the idea.
That night, we woke up to a blood-curdling scream. I rushed in to find that he had rolled over for the first time from his back to his front and couldn't figure out how to get to his back again. What a productive 24 hours!
Last Saturday was Miles' first marching band contest, and he liked watching Dad's band, as you can see here:
We also went to District contest today - Miles brought them good luck, because the Pride of Morristown came in first place and swept every category!
Miles also got to watch lots of football - he loves it! Because the Colts were on a bye week last Sunday, he got to cheer on the good ol' Browns. It's not too often you get to see a Browns win, so Miles was pumped:
And here's a picture I just took...he probably won't make it for the Ohio State game, but he seems really interested in how Kentucky is doing right now. I guess Granny Dona must have been whispering in his ear last time she was here!
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