Miles' Journal

Miles had bites of whole wheat Chex cereal and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate some ground beef, half of whole wheat hamburger bun, ate tomato, some avocado, and two servings of mandarin oranges.    This first picture is left over from Friday afternoon, but too cute to delete without Posting!  This was NOT a one-time hat trick.  :)  Callahan kept putting the hat (and other hats) on Miles over and over.  (That's another testament to Miles' temperament!)  He totally didn't care at all.  Callahan was putting hats on himself as well.  A couple of cuties right there!! Next picture; Miles was on the mattress several times this morning.  I thought this picture was cute because it caught him right in the middle of a dismount!  As we've mentioned before his movements (such as in the picture) and up and down the step he is very much under control.  The last picture is really cute.  Svea was playing with...

Miles had bites of oatmeal and ate dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and applesauce.  He's been eating so good here!  I was feeding him and Callahan side-by-side and for the first several bites of oatmeal I was shoveling fast and steady.  Miles' eyes would follow that spoon to Cal's mouth and Miles would let out a scream; "Hey!! Feed me!!"  :)  I guess he figured every bite was headed his way!!  :)   These first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  I think it's funny to put adult perspectives on pictures of kids so in this first picture Miles would be like; "What kind of an entrance is this!?!"  :) Second picture: The big girls were using the parachute to make a "cave" again over a climber.  No problem for Miles; he went right under it.  :)   Next picture; No, he wasn't bonking himself on the head, even though the picture kind of looks that ...

Miles ate blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate two servings of hamburger and sausage pizza with meat, pineapple, peppers, olives, and tomato sauce.  He tasted the whole wheat pizza crust (which we serve separate) and ate pineapple on the side.  During Lunch Avilene asked, "How do you know these peppers (in the pizza) are good to eat?"  This was the only answer I could think of:  "Well they were in Costco's food section so I just made an assumption.  And I guess there is a certain amount of faith involved too."  Haha.  This morning Atley said, "Hey Gary!  Miles can say all of our names!!"  Oh really, are you sure?  "Yes." Well thanks for the update; I wasn't aware of that.  As a matter of fact I've never heard him say anyone's name!!  :) This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon.  Miles is pretty interested in the flashlight Nora was holding in her hand.  :) ...

Miles ate half of whole wheat toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, bites of whole wheat tortillas, bites of carrots, and ate fruit salad.     Whenever Miles yells/screams we all say, "baa baa baa."  Trying to give him something to say instead of just screaming.  He has actually said it a couple of times.  Today he was ready to eat and started screaming and Callahan started saying it; "baa baa baa."  Good job Cal.   Miles was sitting in front of the little mirror - the one where Nora spent the majority of her childhood, haha - and he was doing big waves to himself.  Haha.  So cute.   Here are some pictures from his morning;  Avilene was walking slowly around with this bag over her head and the kids were all intently watching.  You can see Miles in the lower right of the picture.  Second picture; back at his favorite toy in this toy exchange.   Next picture;  He and Cal...

Miles ate half of whole wheat English muffin and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, no brown rice, most of stir fry vegetables, and ate mandarin oranges.   Has Miles done this to you?  I'm standing and he comes up behind me and pushes against my ankles with his head until I move my feet apart far enough so he can crawl on through!!  Haha. Cracks me up.  This has probably happened at least 6 times.    I have a couple pictures left over from yesterday afternoon.  (Speaking of yesterday, I have NO pain today and I'm so thankful!!) Miles, Cal, and Svea were crawling on the mattress and playing around the blue balance beam.  Notice that Svea has a flashlight too - lighting the path for Miles!  Ha.  The second picture is more of the same; playing, crawling, and rolling around on the mattress. Next picture; Well I wonder what Miles will play with first when he gets here today!?!  Following picture: Avi showe...

 Notice Everyone: There will not be a Blog today.  Lauralea is covering for me at 11:00. I have a painful swollen disk in my lower neck and I'm receiving an injection today.  All prayers and thoughts for a successful injection are appreciated.  Blogs should resume tomorrow. 

Miles ate three or four bites of brown rice and ate raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, whole wheat dinner roll, half of cauliflower, and ate mangoes.    Atley and Nora were playing with two narwhales that Atley brought from home.  Atley left her's laying on the floor and Miles got it and stuck it in his mouth and basically wiped his nose with it!  Atley yelled, "There's snot on my narwhale!!"  Haha.  Yup, that's a possibility when you bring stuff into the Daycare!  This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and it's SO FUN to watch these two little guys getting to be buddies!  They really like each other and they both have pretty mild temperaments and are easily amused.  They were crawling because Cal will frequently get on the floor or mattress and crawl with Miles.   So, have I posted a picture of Miles with these toys before!?!  Sure enough this is right where Miles played first thing this morning...

Miles ate bites of whole wheat English muffin and ate mandarin oranges for breakfast.   He ate bites of everything for lunch: meat balls, whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and applesauce.   These first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  These little yellow and blue (I'm hoping that's blue) cars have quickly become Miles' favorite toy in this toy set.  He has a doll bottle in each hand and he's putting them in the holes in the car.  This morning he was doing the exact same thing again.  His exploration and experimenting has just taken off now that he's mobile!!  Second picture; Avi putting the bunny ears on Miles and he doesn't care at all.  That's more of the mild temperament.  If you look at this picture in "live mode" hi expression doesn't change and he just sits there!!  :) Next picture: Well here are those cars again!!  Atley put them in the chair and, "I line them up so people can choose one they want."  ...

Miles ate French toast and a sniff of strawberries for breakfast.  Because of the late start to Daycare this morning I forgot about an early morning nap for him.  He was tired and hungry by 10:40 so I fed him some applesauce with cereal and Mommy mllk and he ate a LOT! Miles is a very typical little crawler and is so inquisitive about everything!?!!  He'll find a little fuzzy on the floor and have to examine it.  Then on to another piece of junk.  Then he'll pass by me and stop and pull one or two hairs on my leg.  Ouch!!  Haha.   Well this first picture is pretty exciting right!?!  Miles in the legos drawer!  Actually he thought he was "stuck" in there and yelling for some help.  I think that's so funny when they get into a tight spot or climb into a new spot and then think the are trapped for life.  So I waited until he turned his head (so Mommy couldn't see his tears - except I know she can tell from the side view) and took ...

Miles ate most of waffle and ate two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, half of whole wheat tortillas, half of corn, and ate baked cinnamon apples.     The first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  Miles is exploring SO much now.  Which is very typical as he is now mobile and so his world is getting bigger!  In the first picture he was opening the back of the vehicle and putting a toy in there and then getting the toy out.  Second picture: Callahan is assisting Miles in some climbing 101.  Just the basic easy stuff first and then we'll move on to more complicated challenges!!  :) Next picture; Miles is easily getting on and off the mattress now.  And he is doing it carefully and with confidence.  It's the same way at the window; he's never cried or yelled for help trying to get down at the window and again he has mastered it.  Very well done Miles.  Following picture;  Calla...

I fed Miles after he woke up from his morning nap.  He had applesauce, cereal, and Mommy Milk.  For lunch he ate ground turkey, no whole wheat hamburger bun, ate avocado, no tomatoes, and ate cherries.    I took this first picture as soon as I got Miles up from his morning nap.  Callahan was happy to see him and said, "Hi Mau Mau, Hi Mau Mau!  Of course Svea had to start saying it too with a big grin on her face; "Hi Mau Mau, hi Mau, Mau."  In the second picture Miles is watching what Atley is doing with the cars.  So far he's pretty content to watch and hasn't been trying to grab everything the other kids are playing with.  (That is subject to change without notice!!  Haha.) Next picture; See I told you it was subject to change!  Haha.  No he was just playing beside Svea and she liked having him there.  It looks like they're working together on a puzzle.  Following picture; Avilene was having fun with Miles on the ma...

Miles ate most of his oatmeal and ate a large serving of baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of hamburger stew with meat, tomatoes, green beans, carrots, and potatoes.  He had no whole wheat dinner roll, he ate a large serving of apricots.     I told Nora; "Your brother sure is a sweetie."  Nora said, "He shore is!!"  Sounded like she'd been down South visiting Auntie in Louisiana!!  Either that, or she went to a Rodeo in South Dakota.  :) Well I have two kids today; Callahan decided to stay home with Momma so I have these two cute Hansen kids.  :)  First picture: His left hand is moving so it's blurry, but he has a wooden puzzle piece and it was working fabulously for making lots of noise by pounding in the stainless steel bowl!!  Haha.  I think he's proud of himself.  Second picture; He was standing up at the window again like yesterday, but this time he was yelling because he wasn't su...

Miles slept through breakfast and about 9:45 I fed him applesauce, cereal, and Mommy breast milk.  For lunch he ate pulled pork, no whole wheat toast, several bites of peas, and ate a large serving of watermelon.     I've talked to Emily about this, but I'm pretty impressed with how well the kids have "held up" throughout all the transitions of this year.  I really haven't seen a lot of changes in behavior with Miles and Nora; or any challenging behavior here at Little Treasures.  So we're all thankful for that!! Look at the first picture with little cutie himself.  He was crawling across the floor toward me and it was adorable.  Then in the following picture Svea was building a "sidewalk" she said and the boys were the inspectors!! Next picture; Miles is frequently at the legos table now (like you see in the picture) and just about anywhere the other kids go.  With the exception being outside - not back-n-forth across the lawn yet!! In the follow...