First Time Eating Solids

Miles had his first bowl of rice cereal this morning! He is 20 weeks old now and since he has been chewing all the time.. and has been waking up at night during times he used to sleep through ... etc etc, we decided it was time for him to start eating solids. I made a very runny bowl of rice cereal for him to start with and he did pretty well eating it. It was really nice to feed him on the bumbo seat. After awhile, he got a bit annoyed of it and I ended up having him sit on my lap and Tim fed him. Tim enjoyed being able to feed Miles finally. Miles never really got into the bottle .. and whenever Tim tried to feed him with the bottle, it was never a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Today was fun for all 3 of us. After Miles ate his cereal, we hung out in the living room and eventually, Miles took a nap on the couch next to his Papa. It was pretty cute. =)


We had a very busy weekend. We got to enjoy a minor baseball game in town on Friday night. It was Miles' first baseball game and I dressed him up in a cute baseball outfit. hehe It was a lot of fun. We watched the game in an executive suite with the Foehr Group. It was fun to hang out with friends, chitchat, eat, and be able to just go in and out from the humidity =P Miles enjoyed it and was zonked out by the end. We didn't stay for the fireworks after the game because it got pretty late as is but we still had a great time.


On Saturday, we went down to Lincoln, Illinois to go to the Lincoln Arts and Balloon Festival. The weather was perfect.. any hotter and it would have been a whole different experience. We got to see some pretty amazing kites, old war planes, and of course see the hot air balloons. The weather conditions were too windy for the balloons to go up that day but it was still neat to see them. We got to enjoy some fair foods like a funnel cake, a lemonade shake-up, and a corn dog. You have to have those things at least once in a summer right? =) Miles definitely got to experience a lot this weekend and he did really well in all of them. He loves to look around, and the festival was a great place for him. He had a lot to see there. =) It's really fun to be able to show him new experiences.

Relaxing in Central Illinois

After a very busy week after a pretty busy vacation, we just relaxed in town this weekend. Tim has been working a ton this past week and didn't get to hang out with Miles that much. He'd be sleeping when he left for work and sleeping by the time he came home. This weekend, Tim spent a good amount of time with Miles. We went to the Farmers Market downtown and also checked out a local cheese farm and the windmills nearby. Tim carried Miles in the Baby Bjorn front facing for the first time. Miles enjoyed it because now he can see even more stuff! He's a fan of looking around outside. =) And It's really a cute sight to see.. Tim carrying Miles around in the bjorn. ♥

Tim's mom gave me a few of Tim's old clothes from when he was a baby. So, today I wanted to get Miles in one of them before he outgrows it! I spent some time going through Miles' clothes this weekend - retiring some things (I can't believe it!) and getting bigger things in rotation. =) Pretty soon, he'll be wearing Fall weather stuff. (Cute!) =) During his photo session with his Papa's old PJs, there were a few shots of him where he really looked like Tim when he was a baby. I should post a side-by-side of their pictures one day.

Our precious Miles in his Papa's old pajamas from when he was a baby

Miles seems to really like books. I try to read to him everyday.. He has 2 favorite books so far. Whenever I bring one of them close to him, he instantly lifts up his arms to hold on to the book. It's pretty cute to see. =)

4 Month Check up & California Vacation Update

We are back from our California vacation. For a short trip, we crammed a lot in. We started out in LA area.. and then after hanging out with my sister and her family, we drove north to San Francisco! We attended our friends' wedding in San Mateo actually, and spent a couple of nights there before heading to SF. Miles did really well on all of the modes of transportation we put him in. A wide range too! From airplanes, car, train, & cable car/bus! He was definitely a trooper and enjoyed the different rides. He also hung out with me a lot during the trip too... literally. I carried him in a baby bjorn throughout the airport and he loved it. He loved looking at everything in the airports. It was really cute.


We had a great time at our friends' weddings. It was very cute. A mixture of Korean and Indian traditions. Very sweet. Miles was also the 3rd most popular person at the wedding. Everyone thought he was a cutie... and he hammed it up by smiling and giggling whenever anyone talked to him. =) He had fun for sure at that wedding! Miles is attending a lot of weddings! =)


In San Francisco, we got to meet up with a few friends. It was really nice to hang out in the nice weather. Too bad we didn't get too much time in SF.. it's a great city! We got a bit confused at first with the public transit...but after getting the hang out it, it would have been great to have more time to use it more, to see more.


Miles' 4 Month Check Up


Miles did pretty well at his check-up today. He didn't cry as much as last time. During his visit with the doctor, he was happy happy. He did have to get 2 shots and an oral vaccine and he cried for those. But it didn't last too long, so he was fine. I nursed him at the Doctor's Office and he fell asleep after that.


Here are his stats:


Height: 24 inches
Weight: 15 lbs 3 oz
Head Circ: 16 inches

First Plane Ride

Miles rode on the plane for the very first time on Thursday. We headed out to California for our friends' wedding in San Mateo. =) We changed our flight to a very early morning one versus the night time flight we originally had. It worked out nicely. Miles did great on the plane. I nursed him during the ascent and descent of both trips so he his ears wouldn't get achy. (We had a layover in Minneapolis) He slept a good amount during the plane rides and when he was awake, he was pretty happy and observant of everything. He only cried when Tim had to change his diaper in the bathroom.. but in his defense, that probably didn't feel comfortable. Nothing feels comfortable in a small airplane bathroom.

Once we got to LA, we got our rental car and headed to my friend's place in Hollywood. Since we arrived earlier, we got to hang out in LA for a bit - so that was nice. We hung out with our friends Ralph and Melissa, which was a delightful surprise for this trip. And we also got to eat lunch at In and Out .. the usual first meal in California. hehe  Miles had a great time. After LA, we headed out and drove to Tim's cousin's house in Granada Hills. We hung out there for the evening. Finally, at the end of the night, we headed out again and drove to my sister's place and spent the night there. It was a very full and busy day for us, especially for Miles.

Riding the Tram at the airport in Minneapolis

4 Months Old

Miles is 4 months old today! He was so happy happy today. He watched me make his cupcakes and he babbled throughout the whole process. It was really sweet. Tim gave me a cupcake book years and years ago... and so I'm finally getting around to making them. I love cupcakes but I actually never make them from scratch. I usually just use a box cake mix and then have fun decorating them. So, this time around, I really wanted to make the cupcake & frosting. These were Cookies & Creme cupcakes and they turned out pretty good. Tim liked them a lot and will bring some to work tomorrow. We also brought some cupcakes to a few of our neighbor friends. They thought it was pretty cute to get cupcakes from Miles. =)

Shake the Fat!

Miles' laugh is so so cute. He is laughing and smiling more and more (then again, he's been smiling since Day 1) =) He is showing more emotions now too. He pouts and whimpers and we can actually know (sometimes) why he's doing it. When he's laughing at Mama or Papa, usually 'cause we're doing something to make him laugh, he waits for us to do it again and again. It's really cute. When his playmat stops playing music, he looks over to me and waits for me to turn it on again. hehe So adorable.

Here is a little video of Miles, before Tim feeds him. We haven't really fed him with a bottle lately since we've been moving and cleaning and unpacking all the time. Though, we hardly feed him with the bottle in general too, since he doesn't care for it much. But anyway, we still want to try. Before feeding Miles, Tim needed to shake the milk a little bit .. and Miles sure loved that! haha

Go Blue!

 

Tim mentioned tonight that college football is starting in a couple of weeks. I can't believe how fast time has gone by! Miles' 4 month birthday is already next week! Our little baby is growing up so much. He is getting so big and reacting so well to his name, to music, to his surroundings. He loves to go on walks and look at everything. So cute. =) He still works hard on trying to turn over by himself, from back to tummy. He's pretty good at turning over from tummy to back. He loves to chitchat. 

Miles and I videochat with my siblings all the time and he's good at following their faces as they move in and out of the screen. He gets very entertained by the computer. He loves to watch Baby Beethoven on youtube. Maybe I should just buy the DVD, heh.

I've been going to an Occupational Therapist 3 times a week for my wrists. It's somewhat helping.. I really need to rest them.. but that is so hard when raising Miles. =P Oh well, I'll keep trying to rest them when I can. Miles is super popular with the ladies at the OT place. They remembered him when we first came.. and he cried so frantically the entire appointment! From then on, Miles has been known! But thankfully, Miles is getting used to going to my appointments and is now a big ham! =) He's full of smiles to the older ladies at the OT place. =) It's pretty cute. During my actual appointment, Miles always reads his favorite book. It's so cute to hear him babble as he "reads" =)

 

Bye Bye First Home

It's August already.. and summer is just going by so quickly. We have been very busy lately. The past few weeks we have been getting ready to move out of our apartment loft. We found a house and moved in the last week of July. It was great to have the overlap between the house and the apartment. After 2 years of being in the apartment.. a lot of stuff have accumulated. Moving was definitely a lot of work. We have had great and fun memories at the apartment that we will treasure forever. We will always remember that it was Miles' first home. I will personally remember how he loved the blinds on the windows, the bricks, and the ceiling fans. I'll always remember how we would walk around the apartment and I would point out anything and everything. Miles and I would go to the bathroom and look at ourselves in the mirror. He liked that a lot. =) Tim and I have had great memories there.. making amazing meals together and entertaining our friends and family. Definitely a great first home and nothing will ruin those sweet memories for us.


We are now in our new house and we still have a lot of unpacking and putting away to do. Our plan is to have a garage sale with our friends to help get rid of things we do not need anymore. We are very excited to be here and Miles is now officially in his own room. He is growing up so much so quickly! He is such a cutie and a lot of fun. He "talks" a lot and is very active. He grabs on to the toys overhanging his playmat and his little rocker. He's great at socializing as well. He is very entertaining at this age. =) We have a lot of fun with him. I can't believe he's over 16 weeks old already!


On a different note... we want to wish Sedo and Amu Kareem a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Here's a special greeting for Sedo from Miles =)