Not a Happy Boy

I thought it was kind of funny recently when a Facebook friend from high school commented on how Miles was always smiling in all his pictures. She wondered whether he really was that smiley, or if I was just pitching all the grumpy ones. It made me think, and there is some truth to that. So, since I don't have many new pictures to post anyway (stupid camera cord!), here's a crabby trip down memory lane.

Miles' First Haircut




Miles' First Passport Photo (Yikes!)



Seriously...does Daddy really not know how bad he is at piano?



Enough with the pictures!!




The Colts game is on, but Nana and Papa don't get it on TV at their house!




Literally?!? You people put me in a monkey suit?!?




The last reason why Miles hasn't been so smiley lately is because Aunt KK is back in the hospital with an infection she got from her first trip last week. Baby Girl Cousin is still super strong and is doing just fine, but Aunt Kari is not feeling the best. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers!

Baby Convention

I'm typing this left-handed - Baby Boy sleeping on my right arm, Daddy asleep on the couch. I know it's been a while though, so somethin' is better than nothin'.

We had a lovely trip Up North to visit with Miles' friends Janelle and Will.



Miles was apparently feeling sanctimonious this trip, blessing Will...Devil Be Gone!



Miles taught Janelle how to point...at everything. Janelle reciprocated by showing Miles how easy it was to crawl.



His competitive spirit must have kicked in, because he started crawling a few weeks ago and is an old pro now. Video to come...we left the camera cord at Nana and Papa's, so pictures will be sparse for a few weeks. We had a great time at Baby Girl Cousin's shower...but no pics yet. Here's one with Pops before the fun began:



Baby Girl gave us a scare this week. Even though we're all excited to meet her, we're so relieved she decided to stay put for a while. Feel better soon, Aunt KK!

Wow - Boys are still sleeping and I got this far! Now, if I only had feeling in my right hand.

Next chapter...long overdue picture of Miles' passport and his certificate for getting his first haircut. Yes, he screamed the whole time.

Evil Chipmunk (Dunt dun dun!!)

So, you guys have seen the Evil Chipmunk floating around the internet, right?

Well, we have our own version...the slightly less-evil, slightly-surprised little chipmunk named Miles:

The video was taken at our somewhat-failed attempt at a nice family picnic at Fort Ben State Park on Tuesday. It was supposed to be a balmy 72 degrees that day, so we packed a picnic lunch. With the high winds and cloudy conditions, it didn't quite turn out to be the idyllic lunch on the lake, as you can tell by Miles' two jackets. We enjoyed it nevertheless!




Of course, the beauty of Daddy's spring break being in March is NCAA basketball. Miles has been practicing...

We went downtown today to Lucas Oil stadium to watch the teams' practices. We got to see Kansas and Louisville (Mommy's 2009 champion pick in the brackets, BTW). It was Miles' first trip to the stadium, so he had to wear his Colts gear:




He liked being 6 rows away from the basketball action, but he LOVED watching the 6-story high jumbotron even more. If he turns out to be a Kansas fan, it's because the image of the 70-foot high jayhawk was burned in his brains forever.





The best and worst picture of the week will have to wait. One of our exciting spring break activities was finally renewing our passports. We figured we might as well get Miles one, since Nana has already promised him a Disney cruise, and, apparently, you have to have a passport to even get to Terre Haute soon. I'll scan it in for the next post...it's pretty scary. I know you're jealous of all the fun we've having during spring break - we even got an oil change that day too!

Picture Pages

I finally uploaded the pictures to our old computer. There are a lot of them, so, as Dr. Phil says, let's do it!

After church...Miles had a little blessing service, so we gussied him up a bit more than usual. He got to hang out at the front of the church with his new friend Jonah and some other babies. Of course, Miles was chatting it up the entire time and even cracked up Pastor Mitch a little!





Hanging out with Daddy...and working on pulling himself up! He's getting to be an old pro at standing with help, but he's also working on pulling himself into a standing position. He's been spending the last few days on his knees, so we think he might not skip the crawling stage after all!



Enjoying spring...Miles has joined the throngs of neighbors and kids and dogs and bikes and strollers finally out and about after a long winter. Keno Pup has also enjoyed taking several walks around the block.


Rockin' out...with a "faux-hawk"! One of Miles' "teachers" from day care decided he needed a new look, so this is what he looked like after school one day. Nothin' says Rebel like a blue baby elephant on your shirt!



March Madness...Miles was so pumped for the non-stop basketball games - probably because it's about the only thing I let him watch on TV. However, he got very depressed that his Butler Bulldogs didn't make it past the first round.



Playin' hard with the big boys...we took another trip to the playground in our neighborhood today. We just can't tear Miles away from his favorite fire truck ride! It's the perfect spot for watching the big kids, too. We're still working on the swings - he likes it better each time, but still gets a "Lord, help me" look on his face after a few minutes.






Jason is on spring break, I took the week off from work, and Miles is skipping school for a week at day care, so we have a nice family break planned. No major plans, but I'm sure we'll have plenty of pictures and stories in the next entry!

Short and Sweet

This entry's lame excuse: Malware virus from the Ukraine. (Okay, maybe not so lame of an excuse.)

Number of New Photos to Display: None. Camera upload on the fritz. See above.

Stats as of 3/10/09:

• Height: 29 1/2 inches (90th percentile)
• Weight: 20 1/2 pounds (50th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 50th percentile

New Foods: Peas, Applesauce, Mixed Fruit Rice Cereal

Old Foods Revisited: Carrots, Green Beans

Days Since Last Food-Induced Rash: 52

Likely Allergy Culprit: Oatmeal

Teeth: 2 lower incisors

Stroller Rides Around Neighborhood: 4

Visits to Old-Timey Soda Shop: 1

Full Nights Away from Mom & Dad: 1

Latest Trick: Clapping (as caught on cell phone)

I Heart Miles

Miles had a couple firsts these past few weeks...yeah, I know it's been a while. Sue me.

The first "first" - a half-night without us - was not so romantic for the parents as it sounds. I had a fantastic bout of food poisoning, no thanks to Nana's week-old lasagna leftovers. Thank goodness Grammy's dog heard her phone ringing at 2am and she was able to come over to watch Miles while we went to the ER. I ended up staying in the hospital for a day and a half, thanks to a super-fast heart rate that just wouldn't slow down. I'm all recovered now though - back to normal life, normal food, and a few pounds thinner.

I had never been away from Miles that long before, and I was so happy to see him when we picked him up from day care the day I got out. Within two minutes, I noticed the most exciting first - his first tooth!! No pictures yet...this is one sneaky tooth. Daddy didn't even see if for a few days because, whenever you try to pull down his lip to see it, the little bugger sticks his tongue out. Here's just a cute non-tooth picture of Miles and his dad playing some tunes instead:



Of course, it was also Miles' first Valentine's Day. He got all kinds of cards and a new toy, considering we don't want to rot the one tooth he has with candy yet! We went with Nana and Papa to watch Daddy's pep band in Morristown that afternoon, and Miles thought it was pretty cool watching Daddy wave his arms around like a crazy person. He was very good for the grandparents that evening when we got out for dinner in an actual restaurant with no kids in it.



Yep, the above was a cute picture, but it took several shots to get there. Miles tends to not take the best pictures - I think he's way cuter in person that even his best snapshots. In this one, you can kind of see his annoyance...like, "C'mon already. What is with you people and that FN camera?"



This one, however, was a one-shot deal. Miles is such a big boy and can stand by himself, as long as the coffee table and Keno are there to help him up.

This White Stuff

There's nothin' like the Winter Wonderland of Central Indiana. As much as we loathed the idea of getting out in the snow, Mother Nature made it a bit easier on us on Sunday, with high temps in the 40s. Because we had a foot of snow last week, that meant there was plenty still left on the ground for frolicking after the temporary thaw. We figured this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce Miles to the snow - still relatively warm outside but lots of good white stuff on the ground. At first, Miles thought it was kind of funny when I loaded on the first layer...
Then came the next layer, with Miles beginning to suspect something was afoot.


The weird white stuff was tolerable initially...


Then Miles started to get antsy...



And the attempt at a snow angel was just too much for the little guy to handle:


So, maybe Miles is destined to live down south some place, since he's not a big fan of the snow. We'll stop torturing him with the outdoors at least until spring. In the meantime, we can still provide parental torture by dressing him up in cutesy outfits:

P.S. Happy Birthday, Papa!