Playing with Dad

Lillie and Miles

That is one brave cat!

Family

Meeting cousin Tessa for the first time.

Twins!

Miles and Leah
(they looked thrilled don't they?!)

Best friends

at least until Miles can crawl!

New skills

Still needs some help with cushions, but much better at holding himself upright. No more squishing down or falling toward his feet!

Things are always easier with a friend

...even tummy time!!

So sweet

Puppies! And babies!

We recently visited our friends Jessie and Shawn and their new bulldog puppy, Gus. Apparently, Gus weighs 14 pounds and we figure Miles is right around the same weight. Crazy!

Not sure which cheeks to smoosh first!

Girl's night in

We're trying to organize at least a monthly gathering of the girls (plus one baby boy). We managed to get ourselves up to Russin's house for an evening of pizza and hanging out. It's definitely gotten more challenging with Miles and Leah, but not impossible. We've agreed to try different times of the day to find the best option. I love that everyone has been so accepting of the new babies and willing to work around their little schedules.

Sam and Miles enjoying some quiet time.

Warning

This may be the most boring 30 seconds of your life if your name is not Tori or Craig. However, if you want to try it out, it's Miles discovering that he can hit the sun on his play mat. Adorable.

Friends since birth

Not many people can say that!

Impromptu gathering

A fun night with Mary, Sam and a baby burrito.

Cute baby alert

Putting Aunt Stephanie to work

My sister is in town for a week and half, so we put her to 'work' already. She helped us get a tired baby to sleep and I got to take a much anticipated shower!

It's a two man job

The sling is great, but really a pain in the butt to learn how to use/wrap. We're still getting the hang of it and I hope will have it mastered soon, because Miles really does seem to like it a lot. It will be fun when he has more head control and can face out.

Two weeks

The dry skin from adjusting to life on the outside is almost gone, but now the poor little guy has his case of baby acne-right on schedule. Things are going well, we're still all trying to figure each other out. Miles has quite a set of lungs on him and he's not afraid to use them. It's a mystery to us as to whether he's overtired, cranky, hungry, gassy, overstimulated or all of the above. Nursing always seems to help, but this can mean he'll be at the breast constantly for two hours some nights. So, we've tried introducing the pacifier and it seems to help quite a bit. The crying is just too hard and stressful for me, so hopefully, we're making some headway. I'm also experimenting with eliminating dairy and beans from my diet. If we see an improvement, we'll run with it! He still sleeps a lot during the day, but today and yesterday, we've seen some more quiet, alert time. Thankfully, he sleeps all night, even though he still gets up to eat a few times. At least he goes back to sleep, which is huge! I tried to include more pics with his eyes open...not a common event!

Giving mom a little break. It's surprising how fun washing the dishes or doing laundry has suddenly become. Just being able to move around freely and use both hands-wonderful!

Before a walk with the dogs...we're getting a little better at getting out of the house!

We've discovered the secret to the swing right now is to keep it still. So, basically, it's a glorified chair! Hopefully, he'll take a liking to the swinging part at some point.

Two weeks old!

November 12, 2009-still not too sure about this weekly plan.

One week old!

This shot was not easy to get. I'm going to try to take a photo each week in the same spot, right now, he's so squishy, it's hard to pose him! He looks very concerned about such shenanigans. Oh, and week one was actually November 5, 2009.