In his bath tonight, Miles was vocal and goofy. He kept making silly faces. I did my best to catch a couple of them…
Are you noticing a common theme…? His mouth is always gaping open… What a nut!
Did you notice his latest facial scratch? I just want to schedule his 1 year pictures!! The forehead bruise (#2) was finally fading….
And my favorite….
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Miles woke up from a nap this weekend donning this stunning do….
He’s still so tired, but needed to make an important call
He loves my cell phone….
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Miles went to see his pediatrician today for his 1 year well baby check-up…
The office was packed today. Miles loved watching all of the big kids play and talk. He also loved checking out the giant fish tank. (Are fish tanks a standard fixture in Peds offices??) I’m so glad that he was entertained since we waited more than 45 minutes passed our appointment time to see a doctor. Oh.. did I mention that I also had a stash of goldfish crackers?!
Once in the office, We stripped Miles down to his diaper to get his “stats.” Miles measured 31 inches (85th percentile) and 21lbs 15 oz (40th percentile). The nurse then pricked his finger to get 2 blood samples: one was for lead testing and i have no idea what the other test was for… Miles didn’t even notice the prick or squeezing of his finger – the nurse kept singing to him. Miles loves music!!
Miles loves being undressed and crinkling paper
Oh.. and he loves books too!
Next the doctor came in and said that Miles looked well. She also had to make a comment about his most recent head injury. I assured her that Miles is not good at running, even though he thinks so! She also mentioned that its normal if he’s not actually talking yet, but she was curious to know if he understood any words yet or if he recognized different tones of voice… Oh yes he does!
She then gave him 3 different shots: the seasonal flu, Hep B, and Chicken pox. she moved soo fast that Miles hardly made a sound as the first two went into each of his arms. He only really cried when the third went into his leg. Even then, I’d say he cries a lot more and a lot harder when we tell him “no no” than he did for his shots today! I was proud of the little guy!
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One of the other moms sent me this picture this morning….
Thought that I should share
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Fish has moved onto a better place.
He was acting a little weird when we got him just one week ago and his behavior continued to get worse as the week went on.
We are sad to see him go, but we know he’s happier in his new home somewhere else than he was swimming sideways with us.
Rest in peace, Fish….
So.. I know that you already saw Miles’ costume, but I had to let you see him just before we started our Candy Cruise! He loved walking around… begging for candy – not so much!
Our apartment building offered little door hangers to residents willing to pass out candy on Halloween! Great deal for us since it was raining outside…We definitely passed out candy, but as usual, we bought way too much! I always over estimate the # of kids stopping at our door!!
Miles would put down his little pumpkin bucket and help me bang on the door. He always got a little shy when people opened their door to offer goodies. After getting something new in his bucket, Miles kept wanting to sit down to inspect and taste the new treasure.
He never really got used to trick-or treating. He would just stare at the people opening the door and then follow me to the next door. He warmed up to the 20 something twin girls though – Miles already loves the ladies. He was stunned when a door slowly opened to a 20 something guy – complete with sound effects, smoke, strobe lights, and a vibrating-blinking skull. He never flashed a smile to that guy – even though he got a huge man-sized handful of candy. It took a while to get Miles to walk away after the door closed. Even after we left, he would stop and turn around as if to ask to see the show again. Silly boy!!
Next year should be a blast!
Daddy put a piece of candy in his bucket… He assumed perfect froggy posture!
Practicing walking with his new feet
Miles falling down as he shies away from someone opening the door.
Miles met some costumed friends
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On Halloween, the weather was actually pleasant, 70 degrees and cloudy with misty precipitation. Honestly – I’ve survived some really cold, miserable Halloweens!
Miles sat on a big tractor!
He was too little to reach the steering wheel! We improvised.
We even had some goofy pictures taken in the ‘play area’
We went into the gift shop and got some cool stuff. I apologize that I didn’t get a picture of the cashier – her costume was Nintendo Zelda!
Finally – we ended our little orchard adventure by playing in the pumpkin patch! Miles wanted to touch and/or pick up each one!
Miles had a blast running around and getting really dirty! His hands were covered in mud and his shoes and jeans has lots of decaying pumpkin on them by the time we left. Of course, we stripped him down before putting him in the carseat!
That night, we enjoyed super fresh apple crisp – along with the kit kats and Reese’s Cups from the trick or treating!
Fall is super fun!
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Kelly
