10 months: Little Punk Rocker

Miles went to his first punk rock show this week to see his dad play.  He was a little out of it because it was WAY past his bedtime but he seemed to like it.  Well, it's hard to say, he seemed... well, he didn't cry.  And after his dad was done playing he walked up to the stage and started bouncing and banging on it.  That's a good sign.  I like that our baby is well behaved enough to bring him out at night.  He did try to scavenge some food from a friend, but well, he's just preparing to live the punk rock, moocher, kind of life.

Our friend Melissa took this picture of me and Miles at the show.

Those upper front teeth are a nuisance.  He sometimes falls and hits his face (which is no different than usual) but his teeth cause bleeding!  I am really unnerved by blood in the mouth.  It makes me imagine the taste of blood which makes my skin crawl.  I'm also not good with loose teeth so I told Lucas he's in charge for that stage of childhood.  When I said I didn't like blood in the mouth Gramps Carscadden asked if I didn't like blood as a rule.  And I was all, "Do you know what I do for a living?  Blood is involved with delivering babies."  I do fine with flesh wounds.  It's teeth and broken bones that I don't want to deal with.

The little dude has reached the next stage of walking: he can stand up without holding on to anything.  He figured it out on Thursday, he gets his feet planted under him and pushes up with his legs, and he has proceeded to do it perfectly since then.  It's kind of funny to be sitting on the couch and watch his head disappear behind the coffee table as he falls and then see his head pop into the field of vision again.  This kid is moving too!  He just walks laps in our downstairs, circling the coffee table, looking outside, tormenting the cats, into the dining room and kitchen and back again.

With walking comes the ability to play with the cats.  Miles is finally earning his keep!  It only took 10 months!



When we thought about how Miles would grow and develop we kind of thought reaching certain milestones, like walking or talking, would be cut and dry.  One day he'll walk.  One day he'll say his first word, we thought.  But walking started with just one step and then falling down.  Now that's certainly not walking, but it's not not walking either, you know?  And his first word is "hi," but he uses it for more than saying hello.  He says it when he's excited or discovering something new.  So, is it his first word if he doesn't use it correctly?  The long and short of it is that we think that maybe Miles has probably started saying "Dada."  Maybe.

Here is some more of our little punker this week:

Talking and breathing into this tube is
one of his favorite things to do. Why we even
buy baby toys is a mystery.

Ever present kitty best friend.

You would not believe what the neighbors are doing.

I cried the whole way home from the store.
I'm a grump.

Lucas playing piano.
Miles is trying to be involved.

I wasn't doing anything, honest.