Miles TWO Months

Miles is already 2 months old!  I know I always say it, but WOW time is flying by way too fast!  Miles is growing by leaps and bounds and is really starting to interact more and more every day.  He loves batting at the toys on his bouncy seat and is ALWAYS full of smiles!  This is quite a change for us, because if you know Mila, you know that as a baby she was so serious and impossible to make smile.  He is also starting to do the precious throat giggles and is cooing when you talk to him.  Mommy is also happy to say that his little man is sleeping from 8pm until 4am almost every night!! 

Last Friday was his Dr visit and his first round of shots.  He did really well but was a little fussy that afternoon and evening.  His stats are below:

Head - 16 inches (75%)
Weight - 11 pounds 13 ounces (50%)
Height - 22 inches (25%)

OH Mila...why?

A picture is worth a thousand words...but at least she didn't flush!

SMILES

We were able to caputre a smile the other day while Daddy was talking to him!

Miles - ONE Month

Miles turned one month old this past week!  He's growing so fast and gaining weight even faster!  His newborn clothes are starting to get too small and he's almost ready to move out of the newborn diapers!  Overall, he's a very tolerant baby and pretty content to sit in his swing or bouncy seat while I get things done and tend to Mila's needs.  Mila is totally in love with her brother and when he cries she'll tell me to "go get him, pick him up!"   or she will talk to him and reassure him that it's okay.  It melts my heart to see their special bond developing already!

Miles' one month stats:

Height - 20.5 inches
Weight - 9 pounds 6 ounces

December Happenings

December has come and gone and we are ready to welcome the new year!  What a wonderful month it has been.  We welcomed Miles into our family and Jeremy has been off work for the majority of the month!  It has been great having him home while the family adjusts and it will be difficult to see him off to work next week, knowing it will be a while before he's off for an extended period of time again.  However we are excited for February 1st when Jeremy starts his new job in Mossville!!!  No more driving to Decatur every day!  YAHOOO!

Here is yet another picture explosion for you to enjoy!

Mila LOVES to hold her brother

Papa and the kiddos

Just hanging out sleeping

Life is rough!

Big Sister and her Little Brother

Monkey see, monkey do

Keeping Miles company during tummy time

My babies!

Snug as a bug!

Enjoying our AWESOME gift from Aunt Serenedy and Uncle Michael..
.Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy themed!

Mila loving on Miles

Miles and Great-grandpa Darrell on Christmas Eve

Miles and Great-grandma Betty on Christmas day

Merry Christmas!

It's a BOY!

Miles Lee joined our family last Tuesday, December 6th at 2:40 in the morning.  He was 6 pounds 11 ounces and 20 inches long.  Miles is perfect in every way and has been an amazingly wonderful baby!  We are so excited to see how well Mila is adjusting and she is just so in love with her little brother!  It melts my heart to hear her talk to him and be such a caring big sister already!

Now for picture OVERLOAD!

 

Brief Birth Story:
On Monday I had my 39 week appointment in the morning.  On the way there I noticed I was having a few back pains but really didn't think too much of it.  At the appointment I was 50% effaced and dilated to 2 cm.  As the day progressed I noticed I started having fairly regular contractions but they were not getting stronger, nor were they painful.  I called Jeremy at work to warn him "this could be it" and to bring home his work computer and tie up any loose ends.  I also decided to call my mom to come over and spend the night in case we needed to head to the hospital in the middle of the night.  While waiting for everyone to get home I finished up all the laundry and fixed dinner.  Once my mom got to our house we decided that I was actually in labor.  We didn't want to wait too long to go to the hospital so I took a shower and put Mila to bed.  After relaxing for a little while, the contractions started to get much stronger so we decided to head to Bloomington around 8:30 pm.  Thankfully I was dilated to a 4-5 cm once we got there so they kept me.   Things progressed pretty fast and Miles was born after pushing through 2 contractions.  He came out screaming and even bit the doctor when his mouth was suctioned!  I have been amazed how much easier this labor/delivery/recovery has been compared to Mila and I'm already feeling great!  It's almost like he's always been a part of the family!