Miles Update: 10 Months

I feel like Miles is growing and learning so much lately! It amazes me each time I realize he has learned how to roll a ball or point to something I ask about. But this also makes me think, am I keeping track of all of this? Tim will come home and be surprised to see him crawling so well and I'll respond "Oh yeah, he's been doing that." It's so easy to lose track of when he did what.

So, a little bit of a Miles update. He started another semester of KinderMusik earlier this month - and he's loving it. He's not the baby of the class anymore! He has the same teacher though, and she loves him. =) During one of the classes, we rolled balls all around. So, at home, I decided to teach Miles to roll the ball. After a few days of rolling the ball and asking him to, he did it when Tim's parents were in town. I was so excited to see it happen=)

Miles has been crawling a lot more now. He also pulls himself up against the couch or crib. He can cruise along side the crib or couch, the speed is dependent on if there is a phone to walk to! 


Miles has been saying Mama for awhile, but more and more now, he is saying Papa. He has pointed at pictures of me and Tim and said out loud "Papa!" And every time I show him my phone, which has a picture of us 3 on it, he says "Papa" in a quiet way. It's so sweet sounding. Whenever Tim comes home, we usually look out the window on our front door, and Miles gets VERY excited when he sees Tim. This makes Tim a very happy Papa =)

I've said this before, Miles is a very social baby. He really does enjoy big groups of people. I've never really seen him overwhelmed by too many people in one room. He loves to look at people and then get shy when they notice him. He's a flirt! ;) He likes to be part of the conversation and to laugh when people are laughing. It's really cute to see.


Pointing.. he has definitely started pointing more in the past couple of days. He points to the clock and to the map in our house. If you ask him where either one of those things are, he can easily point to them! He also points to the coconuts hanging on our wall and to Tim's guitar. He likes to touch the guitar and hear the sound. All of this definitely amazes and excites me. It's so neat to see him learn so much. He has a big word/picture book, First 100 Words, and he can point to the clock and ball in it when asked. (!!) I am a proud mama! =)


As the Big 1 comes closer and closer, I'm sure Miles will learn so much more and we are so excited to teach him and to watch him grow. He is really a big boy now.. not so much a baby anymore. Though, he'll always be my baby ;) I just can't believe how fast time is going!

Khoury Party

It has been very busy the past few weeks. Tim has been traveling a lot lately, which also means busy times for me and Miles. This past weekend, we had a lot of family visit us. Tim's parents came for a couple of days and two of his brothers & families came over on Saturday. It was a full house! It was nice that the kids got to play with each other. Miles loved seeing everyone. He really is such a social baby. He loved laughing with everyone, especially with Grace. It was so cute to watch. My mother-in-law brought some Arabic food which is always good. She even made some bread for us. Our fridge is stocked with lots of food now!

After a full weekend, Miles ended up getting sick on Sunday. So now, we are taking care of our little baby. With a stuffy and runny nose plus a fever, he is still a fairly happy baby. What a sweetheart.

 

Valentine's Day!

We hope you all had a nice Valentine's Day. Our cute little Valentine gave us a lot of love.

Sweet Kisses

A few days ago, Miles started to make this super cute kissey-type face. It was so cute to watch him do it and since we loved it so much, he does it all the time now! =) This kid is just so squishable!! =) We love him!!!

Our Little Bookworm

Miles really really loves reading. And the book shown in the picture is his favorite. Tonight, we were all just hanging out in the living room. I cleared out the toys around Tim and gave him Miles' favorite book. Miles was playing with his toys a couple of feet away from Tim.. I told Tim to call Miles and ask him if he wants to read a book. Miles looked up at him and looked at the book.. then he dropped his toys and started to crawl towards Tim!! This was the farthest I've seen Miles crawl! I did the same thing with Miles earlier in the day, but he wasn't too far away from me. It was so cute to see him crawl, especially for a book! My heart just melts for moments like that.

Sweet Kisses

My little baby is such a sweetheart!
(Also, Miles claps when I ask him to or whenever I sound happy happy. It's so adorable.) =)

Bread Blog

Tim and I started a bread blog this year. We wanted to do something different and fun together. So far, we have done a few bread recipes and have really enjoyed each one. We have loved both the process of making bread together and definitely eating the fruits of our labor. =)


Check it out: whatweknead.blogspot.com

We have been pretty busy lately. It has made the time go by quickly. Lots to do. I'm really glad we're all over the cold too. It was good for us to relax in the beginning of the year, but it's nice to be able to do stuff again without feeling so eHh. We're actually enjoying the sunny days now. Miles is doing well- not coughing anymore. He's been "singing" louder nowadays. It's pretty funny to listen to. He also gets more emotional if I take away something he likes. His little pout is just so adorable though!

Clap Your Hands!

Miles is really picking up a lot of new tricks lately! I am just so amazed at how much he is learning, it's so fun to see. I've been clapping with Miles a lot, and he would sometimes lift up his hands and just be in awe. (Really cute!) But yesterday, we were just playing around in the living room and I asked Miles "Can you clap?" and I clapped my hands and he instantly brought his hands together to do 1 clap =) I was so shocked to see him react so quickly. I was so excited. And from then on, I can ask him to clap and he will happily do it. It's so adorable.


Miles is also really good at putting things in to other things... a ball into his helicopter toy, a toy in a box, and today, a cupcake into the hippo's mouth (a stuffed animal I have) =) I will have something in my hand, and I'll say "put the ball in" and do the motion.. and after a few times doing it in front of Miles, he does it when I ask him to. Sooo fun! =)


I have also started to give Miles little pieces of food to pick up from the table. He likes this puff snack I give him. He is actually good at picking up 2 pieces with both hands - 1 in each hand - versus having 1 snack to pick up. When I give him 1 piece, he will usually just play with and watch it slide off the table. (He loves dropping stuff when I he's sitting in his table chair!)

My Smart Little Cookie

Miles is getting really good at following instructions and finding stuff! I'm a proud mama! =)
Can't believe our baby is 9 months old today. Pretty soon, my baby will turn the big 1. Sheesh, time is going by so quickly! 

A New Year

It's a new year. I hope everyone had a safe New Year's celebration. We stayed at home and celebrated with some homemade bread and other treats. Tim and I want to make bread weekly this year and we started a new blog to document it all =) Hopefully we keep it going! It was nice to just relax at home for the NYE countdowns (for Eastern and for Central time) We had a mini countdown for Miles before we brought him upstairs for bed too. =)

 

Miles has been such a happy sicky baby lately. I've been very thankful that he's not too crabby...even with a stuffy nose and an annoying cough. Such a good boy! =) I've also noticed that Miles is getting better at following some simple directions from me. (It's really cute!) He has a little helicopter toy that you can drop the balls in it and he can do it when I tell him to. He also has a bunch of bowls that stack that he got for Christmas from his Aunt Katie. I would hide a little ball under one of them and put 2 or 3 bowls in front of him and ask "Where's the ball, Miles?" and he finds it each time! I was so amazed! =) It's amazing to see how much babies learn. Incredible. I'm excited to see all of the things he will learn this new year!

I read Miles a new book he got from Christmas today and he was laughing so hard. It was too cute! I decided to record us reading it again, to see if he would react similar ... he did. =) Enjoy the video! And Happy New Year!!