...I'd be a better blogger.

But life just keeps getting in the way!

Last week was wild for us. We started our new daycare. The first day was a half day thanks to Mother Nature. So we kind of broke him in. The second day was a full day and he did okay...not a lot of crying, but only napped like 20 minutes. The next days were the same amount of crying, but he did take his normal 2 hour naps. I had to speak with the director about a couple of things that were bugging me. She handled them and we're all set. So now we just have to get through this week. Then his pal, Will, starts there Monday. He's doing okay though.

We took him to Build-A-Bear the weekend before he started there. We let him pick out his own bear and help stuff him and everything. We named him "Happy" because that was the most recent word Miles had been saying and it's a pleasant word so we found it fitting. He loves him! Happy sleeps at school...so Miles looks for him in the mornings when he gets to school.



















This past weekend we were eating steak for dinner, Brad having a ribeye and I was having a tuna steak (my fave!). Miles hates anything beef. He saw me eating my tuna and asked for "some". So I gave him a bite and he kind of had to think about it at first, but then chowed down. He asked for more and we gave him a bite of Brad's ribeye, which he tasted and immediately said "away" to get me to take it away and then asked for more of my tuna. The kid ate HALF of my steak! I was so tickled! Refuses a steak, but will eat tuna. :-) Definitely MY child! haha.

We were at Brad's parents' house Sunday and Robert had my car in the garage checking my brake pads and Miles' friend Will, who is starting at Miles' new school Monday, stopped by on his walk with his Mom. She let him out of his stroller and Miles led him to the garage. He patted Robert to get his attention and turned said "Will" and then turned to Will and said "Papa". Seriously?! He's not even 2 and he introduced his friend to Robert. Where on Earth did this kid come from?! He amazes us everyday with something new.

Here he is with his new "bockpock", which is as big as he is. Plenty of room to grow into it.

...I could know our next child will be this wonderful.

Brad and I are still on the fence about whether to try to have another baby one day. We probably will, but there are a lot of stars that need to align just right before that happens. One thing we worry about though is that baby #2 will not be as perfect as Miles. I know I say it all the time, but this kid is just amazing. He's smart, he's cute, he's funny, he doesn't like to be dirty, he is loving, and he is well-behaved. How did we hit the jackpot and really can you hit it twice?

Take yesterday for instance. It was snow day #2 for this week. I took him with me to work for an hour or so. I couldn't get much done so we left, but while we were there he was great. No screaming, no tantrums...just the model child. We left and I had the worst headache. I took some advil, which just upset my stomach. I thought I was going to barf everywhere on the drive home. We got home and I got him a snack and then I told him I didn't feel well and I needed to lay down. He patted me on the head and went off to play. He played while I laid on the couch with my eyes closed for an hour. He never got into anything he shouldn't. He played with his toys and climbed up to show me stuff and climbed back down. He got into his bag of rice cakes, but he only got one for each hand...he didn't dump the whole bag out like he'd been asking to do earlier that morning.

It was just what I needed. I felt good enough after that hour to go get us some lunch and eat with him. Then he was sleepy so we snuggled and he played with my hair and we fell asleep on the couch for 2 hours. Seriously...how many people can say their child responded with that level of care for their mama at 20 months? He was amazing. Never cried once. Played so well before and after nap. He was just perfect.

I'm terrified that our next kiddo won't be as perfect and I won't love him/her as much because they're not "perfect". I can't imagine a kid better than Miles. I don't want to be that parent who favors one child over another. I've seen what that does to a kid (even as an adult) and it's not pretty. I know, I know...the next kiddo could be just as good or even better. I just can't imagine it.

Don't worry it won't stop us. We'll have another one if we decide we want to. But how do you beat perfection?

Here's a picture of him sleeping in the chair on our first snowday after lunch. He insisted on wearing his monster feet instead of normal shoes. :-)

...I could bottle up this cuteness for later.

Seriously! He gets cuter by the day and I don't just mean his looks. He is such a little character. I sang him "The Supermarket Song" written by his Uncle Nic many moons ago the other day, but I added a little bit of hard rock flare to it and Miles was headbanging to it. It was so stinkin' cute. And no, Mommy did not show him how to headbang. Apparently it comes naturally to him. :-)

Here he is this morning getting ready to go see Sara and Izzy, his favorite teacher and his best gal-pal. :-)

...we would never stop experiencing new things with Miles.

I swear seeing Miles experience new things never gets old. It's like Christmas everytime we get to do something new with him. There are so many awesome things for us to do with him and I can't wait to do them all!

Last weekend we had a bit of snow so Miles finally got to try out his sled that Granny and Poppy (my Mom and Dad) got him. He was ready to go sledding before we went outside!




















But when we got out there he was a little less impressed with the cold, wet snow and sledding experience. But here is a video for your viewing pleasure. In the first one he's by himself on his sled. In the second he's on my lap on a tube with Bandit (Shera's Huskie) pulling us down the hill. Again, not impressed. :-) He spent the rest of the sledding adventure in the car eating cookies where it was warm.

...all kids would grow up to be this generous.

A friend of mine from a message board I've been on for the past 4 years has the most awesome nieces and nephews. Her sister, Missy, has 5 kids and they are a hoot. I read her blog regularly. Anyway, her older kids (3, 5, & 7) have decided that they need to do something for the people of Haiti. So they have decided to do a hot chocolate stand (in Minnesota!!). They're going to open the stand this week sometime, but like any successful endeavor lots of planning and advertising is necessary. So they asked their auntie, Rachel, to plug it on her blog, where I saw it. It's going to be called "Hot Chocolate for Haiti".

So if you don't live in Minnesota, and I'm guessing you don't since you're probably my friends and family and most of you are in the great state of Kentucky...you can still donate to their cause! When Auntie Rachel asked Ella how much they would like to raise she thought about it for a minute and said "Uhm $10 would be good." :-) So the more they make the more this lesson will teach them that they can accomplish more than they even dream sometimes! Plus, they'll be helping some people who really, really need it right now.

So go here to read about the details and learn a little bit about Ella, Tate, and Tucker.

...everyone would be this smooth.

My kid is absolutely, without a doubt, the hippest kid on Earth. :-) He digs old school rap and other great tunes as well. Hell, he likes music PERIOD. But here's a little taste of his wicked chair dancing moves. Enjoy!

...I could do this for a living.

So I love taking photos. I especially love my little man as a subject. :-) I don't get to take as many as I'd like. It's either too dark or he's too mobile! But I did manage to snap a super cute one of him in his UK sweatshirt. The kid just looks damn good in blue! (with a little help from Photoshop-OK a lot of help-his eyes really pop!)