Happy Thanksgiving!

we celebrated Thanksgiving with my brother Phil and his family over the weekend as they are out of town on Thursday----here is Myles eating his first Thanksgiving Dinner---he had turkey, mashed potatoes, and carrots and for dessert a combo of apple and pumpkin puree! perfect!!!

Phil's dogs were outside and Myles had fun "playing" with them and watching them thru the window--entertained him for a long time!

it's football season

here we are playing with reflection in the mirror in his new Buffalo Bills jersey

the cutest squishy face EVER in his Carolina Panthers outfit

More Schooching

you may not all think this is as funny and entertaining as Matthew and I, but we sit and giggle each day as Myles makes his way around the kitchen and other parts of the house schooching on his bottom. He LOVES when I open the refrigerator---he schooches faster than the speed of light to get to it and pull all of the dressings from the bottom shelf----here is another short video of him schooching around the kitchen this morning before leaving for daycare.

Brussel Sprouts

I am trying so hard to expand Myles' tastebuds so he doesn't end up the chicken nugget and fries kid-----I took a gamble today and gave him a brussel sprout--I picked it apart into a few small pieces--and oh my! The gamble paid off! He gobbled it up like it was candy!!! so after 3 sprouts later, I decide to try and video it----here he is shoveling brussel sprouts along with his favorite food---beef! we had a roast last night and he can't get enough of it whenever I offer it to him.   I'm hoping to show him this video in a few years when all he will eat is chicken nuggets and swears that is the only thing he likes--now I have proof that he does like his veggies!

Addie and Myles

I don't think Addie has any fun with Myles---what do you  think?? I'll let you be the judge.

Happy Halloween!

Myles actually was sick the week before and on Halloween, so we didn't go out---I did have a few outfits to show off and we finally put him in his costume--albeit a bit late, but hey, it's better late than never right? and seriously, do you think Myles knew if it was actually Halloween or not???  and we did have some festive glow-in-the-dark skeleton pj's.

getting ready for daycare on Halloween Day



a giraffe sucking on a monkey

I'm scary in my glow in the dark pj's!

More Grandma Lovin! and a few aunts too!

Matthew's mom and two sisters came down for a visit from Buffalo to meet their new family member Myles.  and Myles wowed them all weekend with his smile and giggles.  It was a great weekend of relaxing and enjoying each others company while Myles entertained us all.


Grandma Mary and her new 11th grandchild



Aunt Pam reading Little Pokey Puppy to Myles--can you tell she is a teacher??




Mary, Myles and Matthew--3 generations

Myles showing Grandma Mary his feet

  

Aunt Sue and Myles

Never have too much lovin!

My parents were here in October---and the bond between them and Myles keeps growing deeper and deeper----and it is soooooo apparent here in these pictures! Look at how he smiles at them!! precious. Oh, and my parents aren't madly in love with this kid--honest!!!!  :)

scootchin'

The mylestones are happening rapidly in our household!  I've been thinking Myles is going to be walking before he actually crawls---he's not a big fan of being on his stomach no matter what is going on.  But he loves that fact that he can sit up and see things now...so now he has combined 2 of his favorite things--sitting and being quasi-mobile---so he is now scootching (sp?) to get from one place to another.  And he just thinks he is the bomb when he does so as he looks up with that adorable smile and giggle once he gets to his destination.  It may not be the fastest way to get anywhere, but at least he is moving! 

Let's hope this video (click here) depicts this so you see what I see---I am at work, so it is preventing me to drop the video onto the blog--sorry about directing you to a link!  :(

More factoids----
** Myles has grown out of his infant car seat and has graduated to next  level
** he currently has 6 teeth completely in and 1 emerging
** 9 month check up is tomorrow! yikes!
** Beef, french toast and mangos are his three favorite foods

More pix coming soon as we had back to back weekends with grandparents and aunts! Lots of good pix and he is actually smiling in them!

clapping!

Oh what a weekend!  Myles figured out how to clap this weekend and entertained himself, us and anyone we encountered all weekend by showing us his new skill.  Here are 2 videos showing you how much fun he is having!  He is also cutting his 3rd tooth--won't be long! 

Thank goodness for Mute Button!

Myles has a yucky cold which prevents him from being able to goto Daycare today...so I stayed home with him and "worked" from home.  I did need to participate on a conference call however, so I put Myles in his jumperoo where he easily entertains himself--but usually not this vocally!  Thank goodness for the mute button on my phone!  He is really starting to notice that he has vocal cords---and repeatedly says ba-ba-ba-ba-----so you know DaDa won't be too long!!!!
I also think he is getting over me not being able to capture his smile on camera---here he is all smiles and giggles----not really the "sick baby" you would expect...until he lays down and can't breathe from stuffy nose.

enjoy a little vocal Myles today!

7 months

Well, today Myles turns 7 months old! can you believe it???!  here he is sitting up and "playing" the piano...and I kind of see a smile in one of these pix! maybe one of these days I can show you all his melt  your heart smile that I get to see everyday that he won't let me capture in a photo.....

Madge would be so proud!