Skype

Drew got skype and the web cam up and running yesterday. If you have it too, give us a call and talk to Miles.

Happy 2 Month Birthday Miles

To celebrate Miles being 2 months old he got a rotavirus vaccine, which he thankfully got to drink, and 3 shots in the thighs. It was a rough day. Poor Miles cried for about an hour in lab and probably completely disrupted everyone's work day. He slept for a little bit and then cried for an hour for his dad while I went for a walk.

Even without getting shots Miles' level of general fussiness has increased a lot over the past week and half. I am not sure what is going on but he seems generally discontent and inconsolable in the evenings. It has been hard. Last night he cried for 3 hours broken up with a few minutes of relief here and there. I have realized that I can only stand about 40 minutes of his crying before I join in.

On a more positive note, here are Miles' current stats:
weight: 13 lb 1oz (75-90% percentile)
height: 23.25 inches (75%)
head circumference: 40.5 cm (50%) - so he may not have my freakishly large head afterall

Miles looks at a mirror

Miles looks for his thumb and makes noises that are not grunting

Recently, Miles has really taken to gnawing on his hand and trying to suck his thumb. He does not just do this when he is hungry now but rather it seems to be one of his favorite hobbies, only second to staring at the ceiling fan.
Miles coos and Drew and I sound like morons.

...Did I mention that we sound like morons?

The Many Faces of Miles

It has been really fun watching Miles' repertoire of expressions grow over the last couple of weeks. Here is a sample of some of our favorites that we were able to catch digitally.

I furrow my brow without even knowing it. I recently discovered when looking at a baby picture of me that I have been doing this since infancy. Amazingly, this expression is heritable and Miles makes the same face. So here he is making Sara face.

This is extreme Sara face.

Sweet sleepy face.

I am worried that the fan is not moving face.

The fan is now moving face of relief.

The elusive smiley face that we have been trying to photograph for weeks.

The fan is awesome face.

Miles Turns 6 Weeks

Miles is 6 weeks old today. To celebrate he slept through the night (9:30pm-5:30am), and got another bad breakout of baby acne. Oh well he is still adorable. Now he is passed out on the couch. Don't worry Dad is right next to him so he cannot tip over.

What do you think he is dreaming about?

...something pleasant. Probably eating.

A Couple of Firsts

Miles and I went for our first jog together. He managed to not cry, and considering that we were running during his fussy time, this was an accomplishment. Therefore, I am assuming that he enjoyed it.

Before we left for our jog, Miles smiled at me for the first time. I was not in the view of the ceiling fan and he did not have gas. In fact, I was singing to him. Miles is probably the only organism in the entire universe that enjoys my tone deaf voice.

"You Can't Spell Smile Without Miles" - Drew quote

Drew is already planning to use this quote when Miles is a teenager and acting difficult. It will surely be followed by a "why are you ruining my life!?", or some other similar statement. But for now Miles is a great baby. We adore him. He rarely cries for more than a few seconds to let us know he is hungry, dirty, or wants his pacifier. Also, Miles slept through the night again last night (9:30pm until 6:00am), and for the most part if he wakes up during the night it is around 4am. I do not want to celebrate yet, because I feel like this could fall a part any day (knock on wood). Miles has also just started to smile. I have not caught any of these on camera yet, and they have all been directed at the ceiling fan in the living room (a.k.a Baby God). The smaller fans in the bedrooms do not appear to captivate our little guy in the same way. Some day I hope that Miles looks at us with the same level of adoration and wonderment that is now only reserved for the ceiling fan.

Miles in awe of the fan turning on.

Miles being soothed by Baby God.

Miles does not yet appear to have any appreciation for toys, but we can pose him to make it look like he does.