Friday update

11 weeks!
1. Miles now has super great hand control. He grabs his binky and pulls it out all the time
2. He had/has his first cold.
3. He wakes up all stuffy and wet sounding.
4. He now has wants, not just needs.
5. Carl finally has a whole weekend off instead of just one day.
6. We took miles to the state fair last weekend and he did really good.
7. Miles more has a yell cry. It if super annoying. He does it when you are doing something he doesn't want, like laying him in your arms when he doesn't want to sleep.
8. Carl and I are going on a date tonight for the first time since miles was born..... And yes, miles is going too.
9. I still find myself getting used to my not pregnant body... This morning in the shower, I thought it was weird that I was not overheating and had to remind myself that only happened when I was pregnant.
10. I did this whole blog on my phone :) that's why there are no pics attached... Sorry guys.

Food blog!!

It has been SO long since I posted about food.... I think this is largely due to having a baby (who is much more fun to post about) but here is the latest food stuff I have made

Chocolate croissants inspired by one of my pintrest pins
First you take nutella (yum) and spread it on croissant dough (I bought a refrigerated roll at walmart)

 Then you put marshmallows on top

pinch together the sides and bake at 350 for around 12 minutes

They turn out tasting kind of like smores... yummy!

Now for my new go to dinner:

Garlic and cheese pasta. You boil pasta and while it is cooking, you saute garlic with oil in a pan. Add in whatever veggies you like (I did zuchinni, bell pepper, and tomato) and cook. Then add in cooked pasta and parm cheese. It is SO good and so easy! 

First cold

My poor little guy has officially gotten his first cold. Thankfully it is only a head cold, so he is congested and feels yucky but there isn't any tummy issues. He woke up at 3am with the worst sounding cough. It was so wet sounding and it was followed by a few sneezes and a stuffy nose. He nursed and went back to sleep. He then woke up at 8am, stayed awake for an hour and fell back asleep. He slept most of the day, only staying awake long enough to nurse and then sleep.. with the exception of twice he stayed up for a bit. I think he was only awake for maybe 6 hours all day long.

He really was such a trooper and slept so well last night (although he did wake up again at 3 with that horrible cough and stuffy nose). I videoed his yucky sounding breathing, but I don't think you really want to hear it. BUT... here are some pictures I took yesterday

one of his brief awake moments

this was what I saw most of yesterday... a sweet sleeping baby :)

I hope he feels better soon

Two moms

I was lucky enough to grow up with two moms... both very different and both teaching me different things. I had my school year mom and my summer mom. I know it was't easy for either of them to raise me, but I look back and am super blessed to have ad both of them.... not many people can say that they had TWO loving moms.

Yesterday was my "summer mom's" birthday. She is way more than just a summer mom and has been for quite awhile. I no longer get to visit and spend my summers with this mom, but she is still such a big part of my life.  I am really glad that my dad married her and that we have our own kind of friendship. No, we don't call each other every day, but we don't really need to. We can pick up where we left off and talk like great friends. It is a great relationship. I call her mom and that is what she is to me... she may not  have given birth to me, but family comes in many different ways- she has been my mom for over 16 years already!!! 

Well, thanks for all the great memories- sticking up for us when dad used to get angry that we were still awake, taking us shopping in Vegas, GOING TO DISNEYLAND just because it sounded fun, and so many more great times, 

I hope you had a great birthday mom. We all love you over here in NM and can't wait to see you again.

a GREAT picture of my mom and dad :)

xoxoxox,

   Macey, Carl, and Miles

p.s. sorry I didn't write this yesterday, but having a sick baby makes things a bit tricky to get finished. LOVE YOU MOM!

Friday Update

10 weeks have flown by!!!

1. Miles LOVES walks... we went on one yesterday and today ad he fell asleep within the first 10 minutes.
2. Miles has found his hands.... he likes to put them in his mouth, whenever he remembers they are there.
3. I finished reading 'The Help' and loved it... such a good book!
4. Last night the power went out and for the first time I was actually scared instead of excited (to my credit, Miles and I were alone... Carl was spending the night at the hospital because he was on call).
5. Carl comes home and tells me all about the cool stuff he got to do or see in surgery... some of them are really cool, others not so much (such as, " I got to hold ___ tool for an hour today during a surgery!" to which I replied, " that's great honey." )
6. The Jezzie is finally starting to like Miles. She doesn't just run anytime he is near,

7. Miles really likes his play gym. He talks to the stuffed animal that plays music and cries when the music stops.
8. It is finally cool outside! I love the fall and am so excited to be able to go outside again!
9. Miles did so well with his shots this week, but one of  his legs is still a bit sore and he doesn't like it to be touched to much. I bet it is from the TDAP shot... that one hurts!
10. I will leave you with some sweet sleeping baby pictures, all taken yesterday or today.

2 month shots part 2 (plus a video)

I thought I would write a quick blog about the rest of our day after Miles got his 2 month shots.

It was so hard. Miles spent the rest of the afternoon either sleeping or wanting to nurse. He would cry and then nurse and then sleep. Once he finished his really long nap (and waking up 3 times and crying during that nap) he was great! It was about 5 and about the time Carl got home and Miles was happy and giggling for Carl. He looked like he was totally fine.

He continued to be in a great mood until he got tired again and then the only thing that could stop his crying was nursing. Poor Carl felt so helpless. Miles did really well that night while sleeping though... he slept and only woke for a 3 am feeding and a 6 am feeding. It was great!

He is doing much better today and isn't fussy any more than normal. It is nice to know that his crying and fussiness only lasts one day!

On another note, I totally forgot to add on yesterday's post (and didn't remember until I was talking to Carl) that the spot on Miles' heart that was found in our ultrasound is nothing. The doc was listening to his heart and said it sounded good... I commented that he had a spot on our ultrasound on his heart and the doctor was surprised and said that everything seemed to have cleared up and his heart sounds great... nice and strong. Thank goodness! Miles also was super flirty and made both nurses (and even the doctor) fall in love with him. He gave them all big smiles and showed them what a handsome baby he is. It was really sweet.

Anyway... here is a video of him this morning (with a cameo appearance from Miss Kim Kardashian)! ENJOY 4 minutes of my morning :)

2 month shots

us waiting for the doctor

Today Miles had his two month check-up and shots. He got weighed and measured and this is how he stands up:

Weight: 14 lbs 3 oz.
Height: 24.5 inches or 63 cm
Head circumference: 17 inches or 43 cm

He is in the 90th percentile for weight for his age but only 75th percentile for weight for height.
He is in the 80th percentile for height.
He is in the 96th percentile for head circumference.

My baby is getting so big! He is tall and has a big brain... he's going to be such a tall man and very smart :)

He did really well with his shots, he cried his very sad cry and had tears too. It was so sad that I almost cried. Afterword, he nursed and would stop nursing just to cry to tell me all about it. It was really sweet (alhtough each time he would move his legs while nursing, he would cry again, which was really sad... I could tell his legs really hurt). After about  15 minutes of nursing, he started to fall asleep so we got ready and left. He slept the whole way home and for about 30 minutes in his carseat at home. He woke up and was all better! He smiled at me and didn't even cry when he kicked his legs.

right after he woke up... happy little guy 

He is currently sleeping again but it is time for his long nap, so I knew he would be sleeping. I hope he continues to be such a great trooper and that he isn't too fussy tonight.

falling asleep again

His poor little legs where he got his shots