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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