Updates and Pics

Hey folks! Here are some fact-updates on Miles (for those of you who like to know the details), and then some good pics from the last week or so...

At this week's pediatrician's appointment, we found out that Miles is in the 97th percentile for height! We knew he was looking long! He's also just under 18 pounds already. New things he's doing lately? He will grab things placed close to his hands and bring them to his mouth, he'll spend long amounts of time entertaining himself in his new jumperoo, he tried rice cereal, and he's had a good week of naps (we just put him down, walk out, and he falls asleep--we went back to swaddling him for his naps, though, because it's the difference between a 30 min. or a 2 hr. nap!). Oh yeah, he finally re-rolled over:) He did on his 1-month birthday, but that was just a fluke because he didn't do it again until last week! It's a lot of fun to see Miles' personality develop more, too. He's seeming to be quite contemplative and content. Matt predicts he'll be the kid who is a little quieter, but busy with whatever things are right around him.

Here are some recent pics we like:

We hung out with our friends Colin and Sarah and their son Henry on Friday night.

It was such an amazing and momentous event watching the inauguration of our first African American President! Miles and I watched it together (we don't usually face him towards the TV, so he was enthralled with the bright lights and sounds!). It was so cute, and I thought that Miles might want to see/remember that he experienced the event, so I took some pictures...

And then there's Miles' first taste of cereal:) We haven't added cereal to his regular schedule yet, but we bought some on sale in preparation, and just had to see him try it!

Please no more, Mom!

Needless to say that it is going to take him some getting used to:)

My Mom and Dad drove up for the day last Sunday to celebrate my birthday. I just really liked this photo that Matt snapped.

And here's Miles loving his new jumperoo. He jumps really high, and usually with just his left foot:) He was especially enthralled with the blue frog on this day...

Alright friends. That's all for now. Blessings!

Happy 2009

Wow, wanted to get a blog post in before January was all gone. A lot has happened since our last post and so here is a brief overview...

-We traveled to Detroit for New Years. We had a great time visiting with family, especially seeing Auntie Liz an Uncle Jay who are currently living in Mexico. It was great spending time with them, along with my parents and Laura. We had a great time.

-We had a few days back in GR before everything got started again. Megan is now back at school one day a week and I started grad school classes after taking a semester off. Also, interim is a very crazy time at work for me.

-Here at Calvin, the new field house opened up the first day of class. It is a beautiful facility, great new arena, and this fantastic climbing wall. I had an opportunity the next week to climb on this wall, and I really had a blast. I think I really could get into this hobby, though I also became very aware that I have very little...well... strength. It was exhausting.

-Also, winter is hitting us here in the heartland really good. Being the weather geek that I am, I know that we have already surpassed the yearly snow average. It also has been uncomfortably cold over the last few days, with lows as low as the single digits.

Here are some pictures, y'all.

This is a picture from our trip to Detroit, actually taken by Jay.
Let's go back in time for a second, to November, to Miles' baptism. Here are a few pictures taken by Laura...
Here is Miles rocking out an outfit from Aunt Allison...

Here is Miles' favorite thing to do...

... and his new favorite toy...

... and a few of our favorite pictures...