We went to Disney for a week with Nanna, Papa, and Auntie Kiera. We decided to forgo the Disney resort and opted for renting a house near Disney. It was a good move- it was less expensive, more private, we had our own pool and kitchen for cooking some meals, and on top of that the house was gorgeous! Miles' favorite things were "It's a Small World"- we went on it five times, Dumbo, seeing the castle and Cinderella (whom he is SO in love with- every blonde we saw was "Cinderelly"), meeting all the characters, especially Mickey, seeing Mickey and Minnie's houses, the roller coaster ride, learning how to swim in the pool ALL BY HIMSELF, and the Hoop Dee Doo Revue. Miles loved every minute of it, and it was incredibly special for the rest of us to see the magic of Disney through his eyes. We all can't wait to go back!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Potty Training a Future President
Today was the day we decided Miles is ready for moving straight ahead on the "Potty Train."
WARNING: Bathroom talk ahead:
The other day Miles informed us of his need to poop. We encouraged him to do so on the potty, thus beginning our 2 day pooping attempt. He just did not want to go on the potty- but he kept trying- mostly sitting and reading through our entire library. Today, we let him run around naked a bit with the small potty chair in the kitchen if he needed it. So , he yells " I have to poop!" and runs to the kitchen, sits down and goes. Needless to say we went to Target for some cool Elmo and Mickey "Big Boy Underpants" and have decided for now when he is home he will wear those. Not sure he's ready to do this at school (or the teachers), so we will master it at home first.
Also, we're pretty sure we have a budding politician on our hands- here's a few reasons why:
- The other night Phil was having a meeting in the garage and Miles had to go out and shake every single person's;
- Anytime we go out, Miles has to say "hi" to everyone- really, EVERYONE. Some man in the grocery store jokingly asked, "Is he running for President?" Not yet!
- He wants to kiss EVERY baby we see- which can be awkward, but we now can joke- "He's running for office- kissing babies is a good photo op."
WARNING: Bathroom talk ahead:
The other day Miles informed us of his need to poop. We encouraged him to do so on the potty, thus beginning our 2 day pooping attempt. He just did not want to go on the potty- but he kept trying- mostly sitting and reading through our entire library. Today, we let him run around naked a bit with the small potty chair in the kitchen if he needed it. So , he yells " I have to poop!" and runs to the kitchen, sits down and goes. Needless to say we went to Target for some cool Elmo and Mickey "Big Boy Underpants" and have decided for now when he is home he will wear those. Not sure he's ready to do this at school (or the teachers), so we will master it at home first.
Also, we're pretty sure we have a budding politician on our hands- here's a few reasons why:
- The other night Phil was having a meeting in the garage and Miles had to go out and shake every single person's;
- Anytime we go out, Miles has to say "hi" to everyone- really, EVERYONE. Some man in the grocery store jokingly asked, "Is he running for President?" Not yet!
- He wants to kiss EVERY baby we see- which can be awkward, but we now can joke- "He's running for office- kissing babies is a good photo op."
Monday, May 12, 2008
Congratulations Auntie!
Auntie Kiera graduated from Keene State yesterday. We went up after the ceremony (since it was also Mother's Day) and had dinner with the family.
Here are some pictures from Saturday at Nanna's as well! Enjoy, and hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Daffodil Festival
We went to the Meriden Daffodil Festival this past weekend (I know it took a while to post). We met our friends the Statchen's for some food, fun and rides. Enjoy the pics!
Miles really loved the rides, so we're hoping this is a good omen for when we go to DISNEY the end of May!
Miles really loved the rides, so we're hoping this is a good omen for when we go to DISNEY the end of May!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Miles and the Trumpet
So, we haven't posted in a while, but shortly before Easter we got Miles a cornet (think small trumpet) all of his own.
He loves it! He plays it all the time to music and sits in front of his TV show and plays the theme songs. He also plays notes to the dialogue of the show mimicking the inflections in the characters voices. He and Daddy also have mini "jam sessions." We haven't gotten a great video, but here is a taste (take note of how he holds the trumpet):
He's also quite an accomplished dancer:
Guess he got his talents from both Mommy and Daddy!
He loves it! He plays it all the time to music and sits in front of his TV show and plays the theme songs. He also plays notes to the dialogue of the show mimicking the inflections in the characters voices. He and Daddy also have mini "jam sessions." We haven't gotten a great video, but here is a taste (take note of how he holds the trumpet):
He's also quite an accomplished dancer:
Guess he got his talents from both Mommy and Daddy!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter 2008
We have not posted in a while since things have been somewhat busy around here. Miles has been sleeping much better- NO MORE SNORING!!!! He seems more awake and alert during the day as well, so hopefully we are in the clear for a LONG TIME!
Easter weekend we went up to NH to be with our families. Miles had fun and got lots of great stuff from the Easter Bunny (once he found where the silly bunny had hidden his basket). Enjoy the pictures (and Miles new 'do)! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!
Easter weekend we went up to NH to be with our families. Miles had fun and got lots of great stuff from the Easter Bunny (once he found where the silly bunny had hidden his basket). Enjoy the pictures (and Miles new 'do)! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Miles' Surgery
So, yesterday we went to Yale for Miles' tonsil and adenoidectomy (T&A as called by the medical community). We pumped him full of apple juice and water until the cut off point of 7:25am hoping to stave off any hunger, since he couldn't eat anything.
We finally made it to Yale Children's and checked in. We were brought into the exam rooms for a checkup to make sure he didn't have any chest infections. Even though he had a cold, his chest was clear. They asked if we would like a Pre-Med for him, and Dena was about to say, "no, we want a Doctor," when the nurse explained it was a medicine to help Miles relax. Well, relax it did! We were ready to play some Pink Floyd for him when the doctor came in and said they were ready. Phil went in with him until he fell asleep, and about 25 minutes later they came to tell us he was done.
We were in the recovery room for quite awhile, about 1 1/2 hours before he woke up completely, which was good, since when he woke up, most of the disorienting anesthesia had worn off, making him much happier (or as happy as one can be after surgery). They gave him a little Morphine to ease the pain, to which Miles said after it kicked in, "Mommy, I happy..." We asked for Tylenol from then on. He had a cup of juice (which surprised them that he was drinking so soon) and some Popsicle and then it was time to go to our room.
We got there, and Miles was pretty much done with the hospital at this point. He wanted to get down, he wanted nothing to do with the new bed. But he calmed down as we were able to get a TV with a DVD player, and he watched who knows how many hours of TV during our stay. We got some food, and Miles the eater decided he wanted some, so we gave him, according to the doctor, "whatever he wants" to eat. From 11:30- 8:00 he had eaten- bread, graham crackers, juice, some Sun Chips, noodles, turkey, gravy, and Jello (and then in the morning he had pancakes, a hard-boiled egg, more Jello, and juice).
The stay was less than comfortable, however, as we got stuck in a double room. The poor kid next to us was there for a ruptured appendix, that put him in the OR on his 8th birthday. They took up about 3/4 of the room and got 2 cots for the one parent that stayed with him (we had one cot that Phil slept in, and Dena slept in the bed with Miles). To top it off the kid had to endure nurses coming in about every hour with something new to give him, which gave way to lots of crying and screaming at god-awful hours of the night. The only good thing was that Miles slept through the entire thing, from 9:30pm-6:30am. This on top of the fact that his snoring was clearly only from inflammation from the T&A and not from the apnea leads us to be hopeful that the procedure will be deemed a success.
Thanks for all the well- wishes!
We finally made it to Yale Children's and checked in. We were brought into the exam rooms for a checkup to make sure he didn't have any chest infections. Even though he had a cold, his chest was clear. They asked if we would like a Pre-Med for him, and Dena was about to say, "no, we want a Doctor," when the nurse explained it was a medicine to help Miles relax. Well, relax it did! We were ready to play some Pink Floyd for him when the doctor came in and said they were ready. Phil went in with him until he fell asleep, and about 25 minutes later they came to tell us he was done.
We were in the recovery room for quite awhile, about 1 1/2 hours before he woke up completely, which was good, since when he woke up, most of the disorienting anesthesia had worn off, making him much happier (or as happy as one can be after surgery). They gave him a little Morphine to ease the pain, to which Miles said after it kicked in, "Mommy, I happy..." We asked for Tylenol from then on. He had a cup of juice (which surprised them that he was drinking so soon) and some Popsicle and then it was time to go to our room.
We got there, and Miles was pretty much done with the hospital at this point. He wanted to get down, he wanted nothing to do with the new bed. But he calmed down as we were able to get a TV with a DVD player, and he watched who knows how many hours of TV during our stay. We got some food, and Miles the eater decided he wanted some, so we gave him, according to the doctor, "whatever he wants" to eat. From 11:30- 8:00 he had eaten- bread, graham crackers, juice, some Sun Chips, noodles, turkey, gravy, and Jello (and then in the morning he had pancakes, a hard-boiled egg, more Jello, and juice).
The stay was less than comfortable, however, as we got stuck in a double room. The poor kid next to us was there for a ruptured appendix, that put him in the OR on his 8th birthday. They took up about 3/4 of the room and got 2 cots for the one parent that stayed with him (we had one cot that Phil slept in, and Dena slept in the bed with Miles). To top it off the kid had to endure nurses coming in about every hour with something new to give him, which gave way to lots of crying and screaming at god-awful hours of the night. The only good thing was that Miles slept through the entire thing, from 9:30pm-6:30am. This on top of the fact that his snoring was clearly only from inflammation from the T&A and not from the apnea leads us to be hopeful that the procedure will be deemed a success.
Thanks for all the well- wishes!
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