My feelings

Before I forget, I wanted to write about something funny that happened with Miles a few weeks ago. He was having a rough day... lots of temper tantrums and crying and I couldn't figure out if it was just typical terrible two behavior or if he wasn't feeling well.

So, I finally asked him, "Miles, are you not feeling well?"
He responded, "No, I don't feel well."
And I said, "What's hurts?"
He said, "My feelings."

Needless to say, I was rolling on the floor. We aren't quite sure where he picked up that response, but it was too darn cute.

The next Pele

Miles shows off his soccer skills.

Happy Birthday Hao-bu

We had an impromtu birthday celebration for Hao-bu on Friday night... and Miles did the honors of singing her Happy Birthday.

Amazing Hao-bu

For those of you who don't know, Hao-bu is what Miles and Oliver call their grandma (Derek's mom). Hau-boo has been so incredibly helpful in every way possible since Oliver was born (and also with Miles before Oliver was born). Derek and I feel very, very lucky to have her help and we forever grateful. She is so helpful with both boys, helps with dinners, dishes, groceries, babysitting, doctors visits... you name it. We really don't know how we would get by without her. Thank you Hao-bu.

Oliver LOVES his Hao-bu and he's happiest when she's holding him - it's very sweet. Here's a picture of Oliver on Hao-bu's shoulder - I think the content smile on his face speaks for itself.

Playing dress up

Being at home all day with an infant can get a little boring at times, so sometimes to "spice" things up, Oliver and I play dress-up. Of course, Oliver doesn't think it's too much fun, but mommy has fun.

My sister sent me this (ridiculous) Hunny pot costume a few years ago (her girls wore for Halloween when they were wee lil ones... and I would say that it's definitely a costume more appropriate for girls, don't you think?)

I put Miles in the same costume when he was 8 weeks old, so I put the picture of both of them side by side. This could be a great blackmail picture someday.

It was a fluke

Well, Oliver's sleeping through the night on Thursday night was a fluke... sigh. Oh well, we try to remind ourselves that he's still pretty young and he will eventually sleep through the night. :)

On a positive note - Oliver finally likes being in the Bjorn, so I can now take him on short walks around the neighborhood! He hated being in it when he was facing in, but now we face him out and he seems to like it. Miles was the exact same way when he was Oliver's age. This is a step in the right direction, but he still hates the car seat.




Here's a pic of me and my boys... (Oliver is still learning how to smile for the camera, hee hee). Miles is very sweet to his little brother. He loves to make him smile and he's actually quite good at it. And, he even shares his stuffed doggies with him. It's very heart-warming to watch their brotherly love evolve.

Blog debut

I decided that it would be fun to start a blog to allow us to share funny stories and photos with our family and friends, as well as, to help us remember this time in our life.

The joys of parenthood...

Miles turned two and a half yesterday and he seems to be in the peak of his terrible two's this week. His favorite word is "Noooooo" said with a fabulous whine and if we are lucky, an immediate drop to the floor. It's hard not to laugh at him, but it's so ridiculous and we just have to remind ourselves that he's two. On a daily basis, we fight him to get dressed every morning and he also loves to fight bath time every night as he knows it means bed time is coming. And, he loves to change his mind about everything. However, on a positive note, he constantly amazes us with new words, songs, etc and that is what makes being a parent so worth it. This morning, Derek was looking at the weather on his computer and Miles noticed a map and said "continent" and then said "South America." Even though the map wasn't of either of those things, we were impressed that he knew those words and made the association. We credit Miles' amazing teacher, Layla, for all the the new things he learns every day.

Lil Oliver, who will be 3 months next Friday, slept through the night last night for the first time!!! It was pretty ironic, considering that right before Derek and I went to bed last night, we agreed not to talk about how all of our other friends babies (close in age to Oliver) are sleeping through the night and Oliver isn't. HA! Granted, it could have been a one-time fluke, but we will take it. Of course, I didn't sleep through the night... I woke up numerous times wondering what was going on, waiting to go feed him. Sigh.

We took Oliver to his pediatrician this morning to follow-up on his acid reflux and see how it's improving (or not). The good news is that he gained a little bit of weight since his last appointment, although it was on the lower range of normal. But, since we and the pediatrician think that the reflux is not an extreme case, we are going to keep an eye on things and we will go back in 3 weeks and re-assess. We recently upped his dose of anti-acid medication, but it can sometimes take 2+ weeks to see full results. Keep your fingers crossed!