MCP Action Project 12 February Submission #2

Here is a photo of Miles in a wagon full of balls. He absolutely loves balls. I blew out his face a bit -- but the expression was beautiful. I used MCP Actions High Definition Sharpening,"Opps I blew It" at 20%, and "Paint on Pop". I used a free edge burn.

MCP Action Project 12 February Submission

I am participating in a photo project. I decided to submit this photo for February. The theme is "Love".

Miles Reading

Alaina is Here!!!

Alaina arrived at 10:33 am on January 4th, 2011. She weighed 7.0 lbs and was 18.5 inches long.

Doctor's Visit

Doctor said that he would be surprised if I make it to the next weekly appointment before having Alaina. It is scary to think that in probably less than a week I'll be taking care of two babies. I hope, I hope, I hope Miles doesn't feel left out. The good thing is Miles and his dad are really bonding right now since Brandon is off work this week for the holidays.

Our Second Baby Due Jan 6th

Sorry I have not kept up with the blog. I am currently 8 months pregnant with our little girl. We plan to call her Alaina Estelle. Here is one of the 4D ultrasound photos from when she was 28 weeks. She is due January 6th.

Miles's First Birthday Party

Here are just a few photos from the birthday party on Saturday. I hit the corner of the big cake while opening the small cake. Oh well... I have been on cloud nine all day. I feel so lucky to be able to do this for Miles, and I look forward to doing this every year. A guy at Publix thought I was strange I was smiling so hard -- I could tell he thought I was psycho. I was practically singing and dancing through the grocery store as I was buying last minute items and waiting for the balloons. I thought Publix did a wonderful job on the cakes.

We had an all-around great time and so did Miles. Miles got tons of toys. We will need a bigger house to fit them -- maybe just a separate wing.

It's a New Year but... I need to catch up on 2009

Oh well, I am going to attempt to include a random group of pictures to catch up to 2010.

Seven Months

Six Months Old

Five Months Old

Miles is now got two teeth, he is clapping, waving, and sort of crawling. He said "momma" a few times last week but has not said it since. He plays by his self very well. He doesn't sleep through the night yet, but I think once he starts eating better he will. He has had a little trouble getting use to food. He is now 8 1/2 months old. He weighs about 17 pounds 10 ounces and is probably 27 inches long.

Miles goes to the Beach...

We went on our first family vacation with Miles over the Labor Day weekend. We stayed at Hidden Dunes in Destin, Florida. We had a great time.

Below is a link to photos from the vacation. I think if you click on the "Click here to view these pictures larger" you will go to the photo repository on shutterfly.

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Miles is 4 1/2 months old!

Miles is smiling and laughing more. He is also playing by himself more although he prefers for someone to play with him. He has lost a lot of his hair that he was born with -- but still looks as cute as ever. He is still only rolling over by accident. It appears he is going to crawl before reliably rolling over. He seems to scoot around his play yard with motions that he will eventually use for crawling. He is standing up very well. He loves to touch people's faces now. He is so cute because he touches your face so gently -- he isn't so gentle with Brandon's arm or chest hair or my hair. Although for now, I can get him to let go of my hair fairly easily.

He is still a thinker. When he is in a new place, he quietly scopes the place and the people out before making any noise of his own. He loves for me to look at him when we are out and about -- such as walking through Target or eating in a restaurant. Whenever I look at him after looking at something in the store or talking to someone, he smiles really big and gets excited -- like he has been patiently waiting on me to look at him. I love this boy so much.

We started the Your Baby Can Read program --so far so good. Miles watches the videos 50 % of the time. He does a little better with the sliding flash cards since Brandon and I interact with him more.

Brandon bought me photography lighting which I played with it today and took some photos of Miles. I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I am enjoying trying. Miles gets a little tired of being the subject all of the time.

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Miles is Three Months Old Today!

Miles is really growing up fast. Everyday he is doing something new. He is really starting to notice everything. He is very interested in the world around him.


He plays on his play yard a lot now. He is starting to play with the hanging toys.
In the next couple of photos, he was talking to the stuffed octopus.

Tomorrow, we go to the photographers to get his 3-month photos. I hope he does well. I won't know until tomorrow if I timed it right. Miles has been sleeping in lately, so I am hoping he won't be grumpy. Also, Miles is very serious when he is in a new place. It is hard to get him to smile.

Miles Rolled Over This Morning

The photo above is the result of the roll over.

This morning I put Miles on his play yard for tummy time and he effortlessly rolled over on his back within two minutes. I was watching him because he had his chest propped up higher than normal resting on his elbows. I was thinking about how much better he was getting then he started rising his legs off the ground and twisting them to the left slightly. After that, he started leaning on his left shoulder. Then the next thing I saw was him slowly rolling over onto his back.

We tried to get him to do it again right after that for the video camera but he was tired.

He is growing up so fast. We are still swaddling Miles at night. He likes to put his hands on his face which keeps him awake at night if we don't. Below is a photo of the swaddle we use. He is about to out grow it. We think Miles is a little over 13 pounds right now and 24 and 1/2 inches long.


Last night, we visited with friends and Miles wore his Hawaiian outfit.

Miles has really starting to want to cuddle. Below is a photo of Brandon and Miles after Miles woke up from a nap.
I took this photo to show that Miles is probably going to have his dad's morning hair.

Miles will be 11 Weeks Old Tomorrow...

Miles will be 11 weeks on Tuesday. He is really growing up fast. He will probably start losing his hair in back. He has really started moving his head back and forth. At night, I usually wake up to the sound of his head turning back and forth and not crying. He is sleeping about 6 hours straight now. We put him down about 11 PM and he generally wakes up at 5 AM. I feed him and he goes back to sleep until 8 or 9 AM.

He really likes his swing.

Miles went to Church!

Well, Miles went to church for the first time this weekend. He did wonderful. He slept through the service. He only made a few grunts. The above photo is Miles waiting to go to church. He really like his playyard.

Miles and Daddy

Miles and Mommy

Family Photo

Camping Fourth of July

Miles went on his first camping trip this weekend. We camped at Davis Lake in Mississippi.
It is about 20 minutes from Houston, MS. Miles did great. This was his first time to be away from home overnight.

He got to see his cousins Charles Wayne and Kyler again.