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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Check Out The New Look!
The Chronicles of Miles has a new look thanks to the work of my long-time bloggy friend, Jenna. (Serendipity Designs) What do you think???
Monday, November 30, 2009
Picture Withdrawl
No, my camera has not gone into early retirement, although that's how it may seem. I have been taking almost no pictures lately. I have just gotten lazy, that's all. I promise to shape up soon. I don't even have a pic from Thanksgiving to post. Shame on me! But Shawna got this one of Soph and Miles on Saturday at our house and it was too cute not to post. I giggle every time I see this pic because all you can see are Grant's legs ;) They were fascinated with watching him while he cleaned leaves out of our gutters. Whatever keeps the kiddos entertained is cool with us!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
This One's for the Iowa Hawkeyes Fans
Miles wanted to add an accessory to his church outfit this morning.
So he did. I turned around to see this.
I told him to take out his nookie and smile.
And he did ;)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
All of the Above Online, On Blogger
I am not known for being indecisive, but I guess that's my middle name lately.
If you haven't already figured it out, my new blog is now here: All of the Above
There are possibilities for other changes but for now that's where it lives!
I am also slowly figuring out how to keep up 2 blogs. That's a tough one...
Better to keep up with 2 blogs than 2 kids at this point! ;) Now THAT would be something to fear!! LOL
If you haven't already figured it out, my new blog is now here: All of the Above
There are possibilities for other changes but for now that's where it lives!
I am also slowly figuring out how to keep up 2 blogs. That's a tough one...
Better to keep up with 2 blogs than 2 kids at this point! ;) Now THAT would be something to fear!! LOL
Monday, November 9, 2009
Look at That Face
I have yet another announcement about my new blog but I am just too lazy to explain it all today. It can wait ;) Stay tuned.
For now I think I just want to look at my sweet boy's face. Let's do that for a second:
This is just a glimpse into the amazing pics that Catharine got of Miles a few weekends ago. She does our Christmas card pic every year--I think there will be too many to choose from. Such hard decisions!
So, since Miles is going to turn 20 Months this week (eek!) I thought I would give a couple updates about what the little squirt has been doing lately:
-He has been busy increasing his vocab and has now ventured into two-word phrases. "More geese" was heard about a million times this weekend. We live in a city with a plethera of Canadian Geese so we have lots of opportunities to see them. Miles loves it. And he will say things like "Mama teeth" which means that Mama is brushing her teeth. And so on and so forth. The language development is much more exciting than I thought it would be! Yay for words and communication!!
-We are seriously amazed at his athletic abilities and how naturally it all comes to him. Want to talk about nature vs. nurture? Miles is a prime example of the fact that some people are just born with certain skills. We certainly didn't teach him! He can hit off a pitch. He can hit off his OWN pitch (drop the ball from his left hand and hit it with the bat in his right hand). He even has perfect form when shooting a basketball. We have college scouts coming to our house tomorrow and Nike will be here on Friday. Just kidding ;) We have to be very careful about the labels and stereotypes we put on Miles, though. The 'athletic black male' thing would be a very easy trap to fall into. And we are not about to put him into a box when he in only 20 months old. We are very aware that Miles is also incredibly smart, and we think his future is bright no matter what path he takes.
-Miles is a neat freak. This is one of those where I'm pretty sure it's learned ;) We have created an OCD child. Ooops. One of his favorite words is "back" which means that it either needs to be put back or he is in the process of putting it back--whether that be books or toys or my hairbrush or whatever. He likes things in their place. He never gets upset if something is out of place but he sure enjoys putting things "back". He likes to throw "ucky" (garbage) away. He loves to throw his own dirty diapers in the trash. He asks for napkins or paper towels if something is spilled. If he drops something on the floor while eating he says "Uh oh!" until said food or utensil is picked up. He doesn't enjoy having dirty hands. He is definitely OUR child!!!
-Some signs that Miles is growing up and these all make me want to cry: He wears 2T clothes and size 5 diapers. He no longer wants to sit in his highchair so we are going to move to just a booster seat. He has nearly all of his baby teeth, just waiting on the 2 year molars. He insists on feeding himself most of the time. He tell us when he poops. He tells me when I need to clip his nails (for real--that happened yesterday). He sat through an entire church service.
He is such a JOY. He can also be a complete pain in the ass ;) but mostly he is super duper fun! 20 months is way closer to 2 yrs than I am comfortable with. I feel like I am going to blink and he will have his driver's license. My goal for the holiday season is to take lots and lots of video and pics of him so when he is being sworn in as the President of the United States I can look back and say that, yes, he was once my baby... ;)
For now I think I just want to look at my sweet boy's face. Let's do that for a second:
This is just a glimpse into the amazing pics that Catharine got of Miles a few weekends ago. She does our Christmas card pic every year--I think there will be too many to choose from. Such hard decisions!So, since Miles is going to turn 20 Months this week (eek!) I thought I would give a couple updates about what the little squirt has been doing lately:
-He has been busy increasing his vocab and has now ventured into two-word phrases. "More geese" was heard about a million times this weekend. We live in a city with a plethera of Canadian Geese so we have lots of opportunities to see them. Miles loves it. And he will say things like "Mama teeth" which means that Mama is brushing her teeth. And so on and so forth. The language development is much more exciting than I thought it would be! Yay for words and communication!!
-We are seriously amazed at his athletic abilities and how naturally it all comes to him. Want to talk about nature vs. nurture? Miles is a prime example of the fact that some people are just born with certain skills. We certainly didn't teach him! He can hit off a pitch. He can hit off his OWN pitch (drop the ball from his left hand and hit it with the bat in his right hand). He even has perfect form when shooting a basketball. We have college scouts coming to our house tomorrow and Nike will be here on Friday. Just kidding ;) We have to be very careful about the labels and stereotypes we put on Miles, though. The 'athletic black male' thing would be a very easy trap to fall into. And we are not about to put him into a box when he in only 20 months old. We are very aware that Miles is also incredibly smart, and we think his future is bright no matter what path he takes.
-Miles is a neat freak. This is one of those where I'm pretty sure it's learned ;) We have created an OCD child. Ooops. One of his favorite words is "back" which means that it either needs to be put back or he is in the process of putting it back--whether that be books or toys or my hairbrush or whatever. He likes things in their place. He never gets upset if something is out of place but he sure enjoys putting things "back". He likes to throw "ucky" (garbage) away. He loves to throw his own dirty diapers in the trash. He asks for napkins or paper towels if something is spilled. If he drops something on the floor while eating he says "Uh oh!" until said food or utensil is picked up. He doesn't enjoy having dirty hands. He is definitely OUR child!!!
-Some signs that Miles is growing up and these all make me want to cry: He wears 2T clothes and size 5 diapers. He no longer wants to sit in his highchair so we are going to move to just a booster seat. He has nearly all of his baby teeth, just waiting on the 2 year molars. He insists on feeding himself most of the time. He tell us when he poops. He tells me when I need to clip his nails (for real--that happened yesterday). He sat through an entire church service.
He is such a JOY. He can also be a complete pain in the ass ;) but mostly he is super duper fun! 20 months is way closer to 2 yrs than I am comfortable with. I feel like I am going to blink and he will have his driver's license. My goal for the holiday season is to take lots and lots of video and pics of him so when he is being sworn in as the President of the United States I can look back and say that, yes, he was once my baby... ;)
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