Miles 7/8 Month Update

It has been hard to keep the blog updated with all the exciting events going on in the Staat household (selling house and buying new, nicer, bigger house). Miles had passed the half-year mark and is approaching his 1 year birthday! What a big boy he is getting to be. His favorite toy is still his jumperoo, but he also loves to sit on the floor (started sitting really well at 7.5 months) and play with toys. He is currently getting really close to crawling, but that can wait (says me!). He is often called "Miles of Smiles" or "Smiley Miley" or "Milsers" or "Milesy". You can't tell by the pictures, but he smiles all the time and is such a good natured and happy baby. He really only cries when he is hungry or tired (he get that fromt he Klesczewski side I think!!).

Miles is currently wearing size 6-9 month clothes and size 3 diapers. He weighed over 19lbs (19 lbs 3 oz) on 7/3 when he had his second ear infection. His first ear infection was 5/1/12 and he weighed 16 lbs 11 oz then (6 months).

He eats baby food 3x/day and drinks 2-3 5 ounce bottles at daycare plus 2-3 nursing episodes per day. He has really started to "plump" up since he started eating his baby food. He really started eating well at about 6.5 or 7 months. He likes everything except peas and the meats, but he will eat meat mixed with fruit. He also has started crying every time he eats mixed vegetables, so maybe he doesn't like that one either.

 We enjoyed Tulip Time a week early due to having nice weather and the tulips being way early this year. We took these pictures of our little, Dutch boys on May 2, 2012 when Miles was just over 6 months old.

 We have had such nice weather this spring that we got to enjoy some picnics in our backyard. Ronan thought it was very fun. Nugget liked the close access to the food and Miles, well, you can see that he was getting a little tired/hungry or maybe Ronan was bugging him.

I took these pictures at Grandpa and Grandma Pawlitz' house. Miles is just over 8 months old. He loves to show off his teeth. He now has 6! He got the 5th and 6th tooth right at 8 months old. He loves to use those teeth and bite! He bit Ronan in the face and drew blood. He has also bit me while nursing (ouch!!) and has bit my sholders multiple times when he is being held. Such a stinker!

Big, blue eyes

Ronan and Miles have been taking baths together now. This is the first one! Sometimes it is rather dangerous for the little guy since Ronan loves to slide, splash, push, etc.

Brown skin (Ronan and Mom) vs. white skin (Dad and Miles)

Daycare notes:
5/21/12 Played on the floor. Slept from 920-1015 and 1220-1 pm. Also took a nap until mom picked you about 4 pm-430 pm? Ate bananas and cereal at 0900, bottle at 1035, veggies and cereal at 120 pm, bottle at 150 pm and bottle at 445pm.

6/4/12 Miles went for a stroller ride today. Napped from 1125-1155 and from 400-440 pm. Ate tropical fruit and cereal at 1100 and bottles at 1240 and 330 pm.

6/18/12 Miles went for a stroller ride, played with dinosaur shapes (?what does that mean), read "Baby Bops Food" and tried to sign "please". He ate bananas/cereal at 830, bottle at 950, fruit/cereal at 1215, bottle at 130 pm and bottle at 415pm.

7/2/12 Went on a stroller ride/all around the world walker. Played peek-a-boo. Read "I love you stinky face". Signed all-done. Slept from 905-945 and while on the stroller ride 1210-1240. Also took a nap from 205-245. Ate fruit and cereal at 840, bottle at 950, fruit /cereal at 1240, bottle at 135 pm and bottle at 410 pm.

7/9/12 Note from Ms. Britney: Miles had an awesome day! He was very vocal this morning while playing toys. He was all smiles when we were singing songs today.

7/10/12 Miles played with soft toys/floor time and worked on the baby sign "drink". Nap from 1040-1205 and 440-505. Ate garden veggies at 840/bottle at 930/chicken rice food at 1235/bottle at 2 pm and bottle at 420.