Can't fight the moonlight

oooweeee, did we have a big weekend. It might take a while, but let me tell you about all the cool new things in Miles's world. We went to visit his cousins Evan & Kate Thursday since daddy had to be out of town for the weekend. I knew he was close to crawling, but when he saw the very mobile cousins, he was raring to go. He hasn't done an across the floor crawl yet, but he's made it a few feet in the normal crawl style. He's also very good at moving backwards and rolling to where he wants to be. So in combinations of roll, scootch and stretch he was a very big boy while playing with them.

We expanded his palate tremendously. He was not content to eat pureed peas while watching those two dine on quiche and pancakes. He didn't get the quiche, but he did enjoy pancakes, lima, green and white beans, carrots, goldfish, graham crackers, banana pieces. But the best "dining" experience happened when Kate fed Miles with her empty bowl & spoon. She stirred the bowl then held the spoon to his mouth and said "AH". And he opened wide! Then she said "Mmmmmm" and did it again! Elizabeth and I were laughing, we barely caught it on film.

Saturday we enjoyed watching Evan's soccer game. I asked Evan what position he played & Coach/Uncle Shay laughed. When the game started I understood. It was a squealing herd of kids chasing the ball. We heard the strategy from the pregame huddle loud and clear: THAT WAY! Mary Grace was the star, scoring about 6 goals. Of course that's not hard when the goalie, faced with said herd, decides he'd rather go talk with his mom.

So we're back home now, tired all around. Early to bed... one down, two to go.


P.S. We saw LeAnn Rimes! She was in her convertible (black mercedes?) leaving her house on Hillsboro Rd.

Raindrops keep fallin'...

I'm so glad we had a few showers today because I planted some seeds along the front yesterday. I picked these because the packet said "super-easy to grow" and "thrives in poor soil"... the perfect plant for me. I've got a few more packets of other flowers but haven't decided where to put those yet. It would help to get rid of the weeds first!! Miles napped through 2 showers but the 3rd came during his cranky late evening mode. It was the perfect distraction until bathtime.

Miles, daddy and I had lunch with Chrissy today. We went to one of our favorite places. Miles tries to grab everything off our plates, but with all the peanuts it will be a few months before he gets a taste. It was fun to catch up on all the craziness I'm missing.

Officially TEETH

Yes, the tooth is now plural as number 2 made its debut on Friday. So now both bottoms are barely peeking above the gums. It will be awhile before we can get any photographic proof, I'm afraid.

So we were back at the mall yesterday since it was rainy all day. I was just cruisin' along, admiring the mother's day ideas and dreaming of all the new stuff I'll need after I wean, when Miles yelled "AH!". Mommy had almost cruised right past the "duck" fountain! This kid knows what he likes. So we wheeled back around to sit and watch the fountains. A lady with some frozen yogurt sat on the wall near us. Miles started telling her that he was fully capable of eating from a spoon and that she should share whatever she had with him. Ha!



Ya Ya was in for the afternoon Wednesday and got to enjoy some Miles time outside. Raven reminded me how fun bubbles are so we let loose with the bubble gun. The first time I tried to use it with Miles he was sitting next to me and he did NOT like the noise. Then we tried it when daddy was holding him. He decided he definitely likes bubbles.





Happy birthday to Poppa! Monday is also Miles's 8 month birthday. He'll be celebrating with B-A-N-A-N-A-S in his jumper, although he does that every night. We really need to video this as he can now do a lutz in this thing. Click on the photo to enlarge and see the banana dripping down his chest. Messy and lovin'it!

THREE HOUR NAP!

Yes, you read that right. He took a three hour nap this morning. It almost threw off our lunch date with daddy. But it did give me time to do this layout for his baby book. Wish I'd started this earlier! I'm having to do the early months from memory. But never fear, there are plenty of photos to remind me what was happening then.

Thank goodness we got some new toys this weekend. The old ones just weren't as entertaining anymore. So we put those aside and will re-introduce them in a few weeks. But for now, it's oink-oink, baa, moo all day long! He has some favorite books so I followed the theme with the farm.


Okay, yes the farm is cool, but check out that curl on Miles's head!!

Finally, I do have some proof of his looming mobility. When we go get him after he's been sleeping, he's usually on his hands and knees. Today he was pushing up while playing. Won't be long now... oh no!!

what a pain in the....

Another string of gorgeous days here in the south. We're loving the park near our house and Miles enjoys chillin' out in the swing. Wednesday we had to walk by 3 times before the crowd left and we could get on. Too bad there's only one baby swing in this park.
While the days are sunny, the nights have been, well, less than ideal. But I'm not talking about the weather! No Miles has started his midnight antics again. Sometimes it's 10 minutes, sometimes an hour, but he's up and at-em'. Last night he was up multiple times. Between that and Chelsea needing to go O-U-T in the middle of the night, we didn't get much sleep. Exhaustion and driving don't mix well, so we backed out of our Easter visit to Wayne's family. Very sad, because Miles really enjoys playing with his cousins. Hopefully we can still get over there soon.

We're thinking the drama is because....da.da.dum.... Miles cut his first tooth! It's his lower left and it's just barely peeking above the gum. We tried to take a picture, unsuccessfully as you can see here. Maybe when it comes in a little more!

Here comes Peter Cottontail...

tech savvy

Miles was sitting in my lap on the sofa when he glanced to the side table. His eyes got wide and he said "Oh!" then "Ah!" "Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!"... it was as if he'd discovered his very own toy store... and he had. He's decided that his very favorite toys are the many remotes, phones, cameras, keys etc, that he notices on tables, desks and counters around the house. We tried giving him his own phone, but we quickly figured out why the age range says 18 months. The massive volume of teething drool has shorted the sound card so everything it says sounds like the Chipmunks! We also passed on a remote from an old stereo, but I still think he knows it isn't "real."

Since Miles thought the weekend meant you get up earlier, we brought him into bed for his morning feeding. When the TV came on (our alarm clock) we left it on low and Wayne put the remote on his pillow. Miles grabbed it and started playing with it. He flipped over to the VCR, changed the color contrast, muted it then turned up the volume. Then he hit #6-#0. Yes, he changed the channel to his favorie show, Higglytown Heroes. Okay, it's the only show he knows. It's what he watches from the exersaucer at 7:30 when we're getting dressed and Today starts getting too intense.

Unfortunately Wayne & I were cracking up too much to take a photo of that, but here's one from Friday when we went walking at Lakeshore.

Friday fun

They are warning of storms again this weekend. We were amazed that Miles slept right through the hailstorm Sunday evening, and even the thunder & lightning symphony at 3am. Hopefully it will be an overnight storm again so we can still go outside and avoid some seriously muddy dogs. Chelsea does love some oozing fresh mud!


With the on-again blah weather mid-week, we returned to the comfortable climate of the mall walk. We usually park by Parisian - their automatic doors are great with a stroller! They also have a glass elevator. So we start at one end and do the length of the mall, including side legs, twice. About halfway down we'll stop by the "pond" and Miles will watch the "ducks" in the water. Although I really think he's more interested in the fountains than the "quack-quack" noises mommy makes.


He's definitely a water baby. The bathtime antics with the sprayer have evolved from bitter-beer face to this little tongue tasting, to last night's full face in the spray. I held the sprayer out where he usually grabs at the water but he leaned forward, soaking himself up to his eyebrows, gulping in the water over and over again. Then he'd turn to me and giggle before going for it again. It's definitely true that presentation is everything, because he'll have nothing to do with the water I try to give him in a cup or bottle!



When we did have some nicer weather, I tried to take him outside to get an Easter picture. This one is nothing like what I ended up using, so I'll share (and I'll share the final product next weekend). He went for the hyacinths, stripped each flower from its stem and tried to stuff it in his mouth. We didn't stay there for very long!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay dry!

let the sun shine

Okay, so my post from Wednesday was a bit misleading. While I've not really bought anything for myself, I've finally been using those gift cards to stock up for spring for Miles. I found some cute things for the warming weather, but here's what I've got my eye on for summer!!

• I think this outfit is pretty cute, and so is this little tiger (you may think it's for the Auburn and Memphis fans in the family, but we know the color is the real draw)
• He's going to need these if we get to the beach this year, but that also means plenty of sunscreen (thanks Jen!)
• Of course he needs this shirt

Yay, spring has finally sprung! Now we get to spend lots more time outside, walking or just sitting on the porch. Miles liked watching daddy mow the yard through the front window. Then we moved to the back to enjoy the warm afternoon. We've been giving Miles frozen bananas to eat in this mesh teether. He loves them but they ooze everywhere, hence the naked baby. Today I tried green beans in it.... he didn't enjoy that as much.