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6 months

kimifowler — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:46:35 +0000

Miles turned 6 months last week. In some ways it’s flown by. In other ways it’s been very very slow.

We’re finally getting some sleep on most nights. Let’s put it this way… we have more good nights than bad now… and to us that feels like a victory. Most nights he goes to bed around 7:30 or 8 if we’re lucky. then he sleeps until anywhere from 4-6 am, has a bottle and goes back to sleep for an hour or two. We desperately wish we could push him bedtime to later so we can spend more time with him but the little guy just doesn’t want to stay up despite our best efforts.

Miles also has his first tooth and is now working on number 2. Thank goodness for oragel!

Last week he had his 6 month checkup that included 5 shots, yuck! But we all survived. And Miles now weighs 21 lbs and is 25 inches tall.

He’s sitting up so well and is really into his toys which is so fun to watch!

bitty baby to big boy

kimifowler — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:57:50 +0000

My how the time flies.

5 Hours Old:

1 Month Old:

2 Months Old:

3 Months Old:

4 Months Old:

5 Months Old;

This too shall pass.

kimifowler — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:04:13 +0000

This is a phrase I’ve chanted in my mind many times over the past almost five months. Being a parent is amazing and rewarding and awesome and… hard. Really hard. And Exhausting… really really exhausting.

We have been on the receiving end of a baby who does not sleep all night. If you’ve seen a photo of Miles you know the boy likes to eat… a lot. Including 2-3 times a night up until 2 nights ago. Every 3 am feeding I tell myself ‘this too shall pass… this too shall pass… this too shall pass…’

Suddenly he decided he’d rather sleep all night. We’ve had 2 nights of not waking up to eat. And Mike and I are more tired than ever because we wake up every hour wondering why he hasn’t woken us up yet. Surely this is too good to be true. Surely we will not have the same luck tonight… but for now we’ll just be happy for this glorious gift and hope it continues… fingers crossed.

And to other parents out there whose babies have slept through the night since 3 weeks, 4 weeks, etc… you suck. And to other parents who like us have been zombies for 5 months… this too shall pass my friends… I hope.

New toy!

kimifowler — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:37:13 +0000

Miles wants to be constantly entertained these days! It’s constantly going from playmat to bouncy chair to someones lap, etc!

Well he’s finally big enough and strong enough to hang out in his walker for decent periods of time – and he loves it!

Such a big boy!

kimifowler — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:32:04 +0000

Miles is now 3.5 months old! he’s growing so fast! at 3 months he weighed 16.8 lbs and was 23.5 inches long. He’s now wearing mostly 6 month clothes.

He spends his days eating, playing a lot on his playmat, listening to books being read, doing tummy time and taking short naps.

Night sleep continues to improve but we’re still up a few times a night to feed him.

He is constantly laughing, smiling and cooing now. It never ceases to melt my heart.

Movie Star

kimifowler — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:42:23 +0000

Now that Mike and I have our new iPhone 4s you’ll probably be seeing LOTS of videos of Miles. Enjoy our first 2 productions!

Just so darn cute.

kimifowler — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:45:04 +0000

It’s been a while!

kimifowler — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:01:40 +0000

Life is just chugging along for our new family and therefore our blogging has suffered. My bad!

Everything is going great for us. We’re still tired and weary, but very happy! Miles is a pretty happy baby most of the time. Unless he’s trying to poop, or he’s hungry.

Last week we had his 2 month checkup which went pretty well. He had to get 3 shots + an oral vaccine. The shots were horrible… mostly for me. He cried but settled down and fell asleep before we were even out of the exam room while I was still sobbing as I was making his next appointment. It’s heartbreaking to see your child in pain!

The most exciting part of the checkup was seeing how much he weighed. We’d be making bets at home about what the big number would be. 13 lbs, 2 oz!!! WOW! That’s the 85th percentile for weight. And over DOUBLE his birth weight! And his height was 20.5 inches. That’s the 1st percentile for height. And only 1.5 inches more than his birth height. So we have a chunky short boy. After that appointment I checked with Mike’s mom to see what his weight/height was when he was that age and it wasn’t far off. Guess he is taking after his daddy!

Over the holiday weekend we did lots of visiting. One day we went to Grandma Fowlers for a cookout and the next day we took a road trip to Newark to visit my dad, mom and my friend Kristi. Miles was really good the whole day and for all the driving.

This Saturday Mike and I are running a 5K in Huron and Miles will be riding along in his jogging stroller. His first 5K! His name isn’t Miles for nothing! Then Saturday night we have 2 different cookouts to go to. First up is the Goodmans, then the Boones! Gonna be a fun day!

whelp, all good things come to an end…

michaelafowler — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:45:55 +0000

I’m officially back to work starting Monday at 8 am! Very bittersweet! I miss work and my job and talking to my co-workers but maternity leave sure has it’s perks too. We have hired a nanny that has spent some time with us over the past few weeks and will be coming here during the workday to watch Miles. I’m so lucky I’ll be near by for some Miles kisses and love when I take a quick break to grab some coffee, etc but for the most part I won’t see him all day. Mike is also staying home a few days next week to play Mr Mom. Maternity leave has told me that being a stay at home mom probably isn’t for me. (Not that its an option) I crave working on my work projects and the joy I get from my career.

So we’re planning on a relaxing weekend around Vermilion and celebrating Mike’s first Father’s Day!

6 weeks!

michaelafowler — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:13:06 +0000

6 weeks old!