The last three weeks

Hey blog fans! Milestones is back and full of new adventures and observations about our new life with Miles. So let's get started!

New Observations:

Keep Your Head Up! - As many of you know, Miles is gifted. I say this with a wink, but one way that Miles does seem to be quite strong in is his... well... his strength. For instance, when he was having tests in his first couple of weeks, the doctor would struggle to hold on to a foot to draw blood, or when early on we would put him on his belly he would lift his head up. Over the last few weeks we have gotten to the point where he doesn't need any support to hold his head up. Now, I don't know how unusual this is for a 10-12 week old, but it sure has been fun for us.


Miles holding his head up... from Matt Cooke on Vimeo.

Miles Smiles! - This also has been a Miles specialty. He has great smiles and is becoming more and more generous with them.

Curious Miles! - Miles has also been a lot more curious recently. Perhaps it is because he can see better now or that his neck is stronger, but I like to think that he is becoming more aware of his surroundings. He has been known to watch Megan or I as we work across the room or follow us as we walk past him.

Social Butterfly! - We have had a number of big events over the last few weeks - the annual Beaverdam auction, many KE events and RA meetings, and his baptism. Over this time we have noted how well he does with new people. In fact, he seems to enjoy other people very much. During our time at the auction, for instance, he was handed off to another teacher early on and neither Megan or I held him again for another 2 and a half hours. The whole time he was calm being handed from parent to teacher to students.

Like I said above, Miles had his baptism last weekend. This was a joyful time of celebration of the work that God is doing and will continue to do in his life. Not only was the service great (Madison does a really nice job with this), but the symbol of what the day means is the most moving. And if that isn't good enough, Megan and some of her friends made a great dessert spread that we all were able to enjoy afterward.

On to the pictures and videos...


Miles Survives the Fire Drill from Matt Cooke on Vimeo.

A video of Miles in the bath (don't worry, it is rated "G"). He has always enjoyed the bath event, but this is a fun video of him discovering that he can kick.

Miles Kicking in the Bath from Matt Cooke on Vimeo.


Miles and Megan playing with a new toy... mirrors!
We call these pictures the "couch shoot"
Back in the bath...
Miles showing his Calvin pride!
Miles loves his family...

Happy Voting!

Well, we wanted to introduce Miles to the voting process as soon as possible. Today he walked with us to the Woodlawn Ministry building, waited in line, rolled up to the booth (in his stroller), and even got an "I Voted" sticker.

Here he is in great anticipation of leaving to go vote.

Matching stickers

Happy to realize how easy it is!

We also wanted to post a few pictures of our little pumpkin. Calvin's optional junior-senior housing (where we now live) hosts something called "Light in the Night" every year on Oct. 31st. The public is invited to bring canned goods as an entrance fee, and then trick-or-treat around the apartment buildings in a fun and safe environment. Each apartment has a different theme, and decorates/dresses up according to that theme. Miles visited each of the buildings (8), and got a lot of attention in his pumpkin outfit. Matt dressed as a punk rocker (other guesses were Billy Idol, a rock-star, or Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day). It was fun to see all of the kids (and their parents) in some very creative costumes!

Miles with his friend Eli Wise

Family pic

Where's Miles?

Awwwww!

Waking up after a little snooze.

Lastly, here is a video that we recorded while waiting to hear the results of the Presidential Election. Miles loves hanging out on Dad's lap. Fun always abounds...

Miles' Dance from Matt Cooke on Vimeo.