Miles' Journal

Miles ate a large serving of bran cereal and two servings of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, most of whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, and ate pears.  Nora and Atley were doing art at the Preschool table when Lauralea made her first appearance this morning.  Miles and Callahan immediately went to the gate.  It was pretty cute because Nora said, "Hey Lauralea, he (Miles) heard you!!"  :) First picture:  This may be the first picture I've taken of Cal in the chair and Miles on the outside.  :)  Cal was sitting there waiting expectantly, patiently for the ride that never materialized!!  Haha.  Apparently Miles took a step or two this morning, but I never saw it!  The girls screamed excitedly and that was the end of that!!  :)  Following picture: Reading books on the couch with Callahan. Next two pictures;  One minute Svea doesn't want Miles to touch her toys and she's screaming for my help.  The...

Miles ate French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of whole 30 chili with meat, peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, and spices.  He ate whole wheat dinner roll, and ate tropical fruit.    Svea started howling on the mattress and as I looked over that direction both she and Miles were grabbing their fore-heads.  (That's the universal sign of head-bonking!!)  :)  Svea came over and snuggled with me and I kept a close eye on Miles.  He frowned, but he never cried.  I said, "Wow you must be pretty tough Miles."  Svea wasn't real impressed with that comment.  She said, " My tough too!!"  Haha.  Yes you certainly are tough too Svea!! First picture;  Miles is living kind of dangerously here!!  Svea had all 8 ice cream flavors tucked under the pillow.  She stacked them together and was holding them like they were her baby.  Ha.  Then she t...

Miles ate cinnamon raisin English muffin and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of his pork roast, ate whole wheat toast, tasted the beets, and ate half of his applesauce.   First picture:  The city clean-up crew was very busy picking up leaves this morning and the kids were loving it!!  There was 4 different machines for the kids to watch.  Let's just say the activity kind of "upstaged" waving at the Parents this morning.  :) Next picture:  Well you could read yesterday's Blog and see the picture where Cal was pushing Miles in the chair.  Exactly the same scenario and same words.  Cal pushed fast and then said, "My tired. My tired." Haha.  The kids love their routines and as caregivers it makes our job so much more manageable and predictable.  Following picture:  I just think it's adorable when they're sitting tight together on the couch. They only have one toy and there is rarely any hollering or bic...

Miles ate bites of whole wheat Chex cereal and ate two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat hamburger bun, tomato, avocado, and ate mandarin oranges.     We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange and the boys were super busy all morning.  In this first picture they happened to be playing with the same pop-up toy.  Callahan was making them pop-up and Miles was pushing them down.  But the cutest part was Cal saying, "Good job Mau Mau! Good job Mau Mau."  If you zoom in on the picture you can see Cal's cute grin.  In the second picture Cal was giving Miles a ride in the chair like usual and he was going pretty fast.  Cal stopped and said, " My tired. "  That's how Svea  always  refers to herself, but that's the first time I've heard Cal express it that way.   Lastt picture:  First I'll explain why Cal doesn't have his pants on.  He'd just pooped and we had his pants "airing out...

Miles ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, half of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate green beans, and ate applesauce.  This isn't about Miles, but I'm throwing this out here anyway!!  At breakfast Lauralea was standing beside Cal's highchair and Cal started rubbing Lauralea's backside; "Lauralea's butt, Lauralea's butt."  LOL!!  That cracked me up!  I decided he was too young to talk about sexual harassment so I enjoyed a good laugh!!  :) First picture:  Cal and Miles on the couch with books again.  This only lasts a minute or two minutes, but it makes a good picture right!?  They look very scholarly and this gives the Parents high hopes.  :)  Second picture;  Stop me if you've heard or seen this before.  I can't hear you so yes here is Cal performing for Lauralea again.   Next picture:  These boys were being kinda touchy/feely today!!  :)  Now Miles is checking ...

Miles ate blueberry bagel and three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of pork roast, bites of whole wheat tortillas, bites of carrots, and ate a large serving of fruit salad.  Speaking of meals the Program Monitor for CACFP (Federal Food Program) wanted to do one of their monitoring sessions today via Zoom.  Haha. Ok, that's fine with me as long as you don't mind the kids doing what kids do!!  I sat the computer on the art supplies cabinet and the three oldest girls were jumping up and down in front of the monitor so the lady could see them.  :)  But she was happy because I had all the proper paper work.  Thank you Parents for faithfully signing in-and-out which is one of several documents she needs to see.    First picture is yesterday afternoon and Cal gave Miles a ride in the wagon down the sidewalk.  He actually made it down and back and down again.  I turned the wagon around for him.  He gives you ...

Miles ate whole wheat toast and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of hamburger & sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, tomato sauce, and olives.  He ate bites of whole wheat pizza crust (which we serve separately) and ate pineapple on the side.    First picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when I saw the two boys sitting on the couch reading their books.  I did scoot Cal slightly closer to Miles, but that's the only part of this that's staged.  Two things; I like Miles using his foot to mark the page.  Haha.  Secondly I like how both books are upside-down.  Ha.  Very very typical for this age group.  I always say they get twice the mileage from the same book.  :)  I know, I know you've all heard this before with the first child.  Too bad.  Haha.   Next picture:  Cal was giving Miles rides in the chair just like every other morning.  As you can see i...

Miles ate whole wheat English muffin and two servings of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, no brown rice, taste of stir fry vegetables, and ate mandarin oranges.    First picture:  Callahan and Miles were playing their usual game first thing in the morning; Cal spinning Miles around and around in the chair.  Then Nora (with her superhero mask and cape) joined them for a few minutes and she was pushing considerably faster and Cal LOVED it.  Look at his face.  Pure enjoyment.  He was saying, "This is fun, this is fun, this is fun" and pretty much just hanging on for dear life.  Haha.     Next picture;  Svea was putting on different slippers when Callahan and Miles joined her.  She has on a Spiderman shoe, Ninja Turtle slipper, she's holding a Batman slipper, and Cal's arrived with a Toy Story slipper to offer another choice.  Haha.   Next picture: Hey, who's behind me tapping on my shoulder? ...

Miles ate cheerios and three servings of banana for breakfast.  I've never met anyone in 65 + years who likes or eats as many bananas as I do!  You have the potential Miles to carry a banana legacy!!  Haha!  Feel free to ask Lauralea about this; we shop weekly for groceries and invariably the clerks will ask what the heck are we gonna do with all those bananas!!  Seriously we've heard it all! "Are you feeding monkeys at home?"  Lauralea just points at me.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat pita bread, olives, avocado, and three servings of watermelon. First picture: Lauralea went across the street to the mail box and the kids lined up at the window.  She was going "down the line" and I happened to get this picture when she was in front of Miles.  Second picture: Morning snuggles with my little buddy.  Svea asked if I'd snuggle her and as soon as we were on the couch Miles crawled right up, came over and laid his head on my ches...

Miles ate a large serving of oatmeal and two servings of baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, whole wheat dinner roll, riced cauliflower, and ate mangoes.  He didn't want to try the riced cauliflower so I just mixed it in with bites of salmon and he ate everything.  Ha.  Callahan was gone yesterday and also today so I just stacked Cal's highchair on the bottom and Miles' highchair on top.  When I sat them out for a meal Miles immediately went for the one that was in his usual spot.  I didn't even think about that being a bit confusing.  And they are identical.  It probably doesn't matter much considering how many germs they share daily!!! Three or four times yesterday and today Miles has just stood up in the middle of the floor and stood very still.  Well the four girls see that and start squealing and hollering with excitement.  It's kind of alarming and loud.  Haha.  It's a good thing he's not noise ...

Miles ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of ground beef, bites of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and a large serving of applesauce.   First picture: Avi was showing off for Miles, but she was also encouraging him to do what she was doing.  Super super cute.  Miles was getting a big kick out of watching Avi's antics.  I "walked" with Miles three or four times this morning hanging on to his fingers and he's doing good with that.  I think he may walk before 2021.  :)  However, I'm certainly not about to bet any money on it.  Haha. Next picture;  Svea did a good job sharing her blankets and here she's letting Nora have one.  Miles crawled over and he's pulling it away from Sister.  Now if this was any one else Nora would be screaming her head off!!  Brother Miles gets special treatment from Sister.  Atley is laying in t...

Miles ate French toast and three servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of hearty paleo stew with meat, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, green beans, and sweet potatoes.  He ate saltines and tropical fruit.   First two pictures;  Practicing and experimenting with his balance on the mattress.  He was bouncing on his knees and holding his arms out to maintain balance.  Good job Miles. Next picture:  Callahan was initially just pushing Miles in the chair around and around.  Then Cal decided Miles needed some phones.  Then he needed some sea creatures.  "Oh heck, I'll just join you Miles!!" "That's fine Cal my Pal, except now there is no one to push the chair!!"  :)  You have to listen very closely to hear these conversations!! These last two pictures are pretty typical Miles!!  (my opinion)  He's just dinking around and experiencing what certain things feel like.  He was running his ...