What a Babe

I LOVE my child. Thus far in his life, I have been rocking him to sleep. I used to worry that this would spoil him and he'd never go to sleep without being rocked and blah blah blah. I've always justified rocking him by saying things like, "He'll never be this little again" and "I'll never have just one baby again or this much time." Besides, I really don't mind rocking him and spending that time with him... except at night when I'm tired.

Lucky for me, this isn't much of a problem because he usually falls asleep while nursing and I just put him in his bed asleep and walk out. Tonight, however, he thought it would be fun to load his diaper right after he finished nursing. Hence, the required diaper change woke him up. And, as there always is the risk of getting pooped on when changing diapers, I got lucky tonight. Just as I was wiping his butt he shot out a juicy fart on my hand. Seriously, it wasn't much poop, but it shot out of his little butt like a sling shot. Anyway, I sat back down with him and commenced with our rocking, but he was kind of fussing and kicking, etc. So, here comes the great part:

I put him in his bed, wrapped him in his blankets, and walked away. And here comes the greater part:

He went to sleep within 5 minutes without a peep.

I LOVE my child.

125,152 Reasons We Love Miles

1. He is the best baby of all time. Seriously, you have no idea.

25,312. He gives the best kisses. When you put your cheek on his, he turns his head and puts his little open mouth on your cheek. If he's really loving you, he'll give you a little suckle. It is the cutest (slobber takes on a whole new meaning when it's from your own baby).

67,899. He has the cutest little smile with little dimples and it lights up his whole face.

95,459. He sleeps like a champion. 9-7:30 or 8:00.

110,002. His cheeks are irresistible.

125,152. His naked body would put Marilyn Monroe's to shame.

Here's some pictures. Enjoy.Just getting him ready for winter. For the record, Miles chose this hat. It was the only hat he didn't scream about when I put it on.

For a few days he was sticking his tongue out all the time...

Hello Jabba

We put him in this little number and he loves it. Thanks, Ro for the hand me down. Works like a charm!

The cheeks I was talking about

Beautiful, isn't it?

Have you ever?

Have you ever used your husband's toothbrush? How about his soincare for longer than the 2 minute cycle? How about your Uncle's*? I have.

*Uncle Russell. Jealous?

Chicken Nuggets

Meet Emma. She is my niece. She is 5? Think so. She "gotted" here a few days ago and she "beed" Ariel for Halloween and can't say her R's worth beans. We had a conversation the other day that went as follows:

A: I need to take a shower.
E: Why?
A: Because I'm dirty and I stink.
E: You don't stink. You smell good. You smell like chicken nuggets! Chicken nugget stars!

Texas What?

So far, we don't miss Texas. It's a wee bit more gorgeous in this part of the country. These pictures are from our walk/hike up to the "bench" by my parents' house. Pretty, ain't it?

Here is said "bench." It's just off the side of a dirt road in the mountains. B-E-A-utiful.

A Few Laughs

There might not be anything greater than a couple little laughs from Miles.

Halloweenie

I know Halloween was days ago, but I'm just getting around to getting some pictures on here. Miles was a hot dog, hence "Halloweenie." Ha. Ha. Ha.

Here he is with his "Indiana Jones" father:

If you can't tell that Dave and I were last-minute-throw-it-together "costumes," it gets better. See me here, attempting to be "ketchup" to go with my little hot dog, but I may have looked more like "little red riding-hood." Or a girl in red. I'll let you decide. And here we are together with our smashing costumes. Miles is by far the best with his face smashed. Doesn't he look so uncomfortable?Since my costume, or lack there of, was so lame, my sister in law made me into a witch so I could pass out candy at her house. It was loads of fun. LOADS.
And here are the Pimp Daddy and Pimp Mama:
My brothers and their wives and kids were totally decked out... I'm glad someone likes Halloween.


John- I'm glad you had the guts to show all of Coeur d'Alene your beautiful hairy chest and hard nipples.

In other news... actually, there is no other news. No funny stories, nothing exciting. Sorry. Here are some more pictures of the little guy.