11 months: Almost there

Next week is Miles' birthday!  We are so close!

This week, after we switched over to milk, Miles stopped... Well, he got stopped up.  There is nothing sadder than watching your kid cry from pain and there's nothing you can do about it.  As a result, we added water and juice, beans and pears.  We took away milk and cheese.  He was only in pain for two days but those were a rough couple of days.  On his worst day, Monday, my little mover and shaker lay still in my lap for about an hour in the evening, head on my leg, staring into the middle nothing, and let me stroke his head and back.  This behavior is unheard of with Miles.  He's too busy exploring the world to sit still with his mama.

During his bout with constipation, Miles learned a new noise - sucking air.  It really scared Lucas because he would strain, cry, and then make a wheezing noise.  Lucas thought he might have a problem with breathing.  When I got home, I listened to his lungs and they were clear, without a trace of wheezing.  Also, he would do it intermittently, when he wanted to.  It was not a fun noise to coincide with his problem, though.

There's been a lot of planning for Mile's first birthday and Lucas' birthday, in several weeks, and our vacation coming up.  I feel a little overwhelmed this week, trying to balance all the events coming up and my day to day work and family obligations, as well as my personal goals, like piano practice and training for road races I have coming up.  Vacation will be welcome!

Here is our cutie patootie toddler this week:

Somebody discovered beans.

And so did the rest of his face.

What the?

Not helpful.

Miles now has a collection of balls of all different sizes.

The view through the tree outside our house.
The sky was so blue this day.

This is how the nurses celebrate a staff pregnancy.
They're all taking pictures of two pregnant nurses.

We went to Best Buy to get a new radio installed
in the van for Lucas' birthday.
Don't ruin the surprise everybody.

Chillaxin' while eating. 

Swinging!

Grumpy swinging!

Best friends forever.

Always with his nose in a book.