9 months!

Miles is 9 months old!

First fever

We were up last night on the 24 hour nurse line because Miles had his first fever. He was fine otherwise, just really hot (102.5 axillary). The nurse said to dress him lightly and watch for signs of something serious. Otherwise just let the fever burn off. Our guess is that he's getting more teeth. He's been working on two top teeth for a couple weeks now, so maybe they're finally going to appear.

Snow day

We had a 2 hour late start yesterday, and school is cancelled today. We're getting hit with a big snow storm - potentially up to 10 inches today. It's great to have another day off to spend with Miles! Here's a picture of our car at 8am. It's still snowing, so I'm sure it will have a few more inches by the end of the day.

Bear pictures

They're becoming more acrobatic every month. I can get a few done before Miles needs to change positions. :)

 Lifting the bear with his foot to check him out.

 So big!

 And there he goes...

 Got him sitting for a moment.

 Getting bigger!

 Ooh! Lamp!

 Loves standing.

 Simon!

Socks are better than toys.

Bright flash. Check out our new gate in the background ~ it's perfect for blocking the TV stand and everything else Miles shouldn't play with.

 I want to explore!

And a link to another Seattle driving fail video. This is from Sunday, when we only had an inch or two of snow. ((Enjoy!))

First snow

We had a little snow Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday, so school is starting 2 hours late today. They are anticipating 5-10 more inches tomorrow! Miles enjoyed his first run in the snow.

It was starting to get dark by the time we finished the run, but I had a chance to get him outside for a few minutes. He was laughing at the camera here.

Snow!

Watching the snow fall.

 All smiles.

 Investigating the snow.

Crawling and cake

Short videos of Miles crawling...

Check out the cake my friend Amanda made for a sci-fi convention! ((Link to their blog))

Videos and a request

Miles playing with the blinds

Miles discovers new toys in the kitchen while mama does laundry

Miles crawling around playing with his ball

Please send prayers to the Roth family. I have been following their blog for a while, and their little boy went to heaven yesterday. So sad, but I'm sure a relief that his suffering is over. Click on the picture for a link to their blog.

Children's Museum

We went to Portland yesterday for Jared to work at a card show, so I had a chance to meet up with friends from my online mom's group again. We went to the Portland Children's Museum. 

 The museum had an entire area for infants, which was great except when parents let their 5-year-olds run amok.

 All 5 babies: Jack, Miles, Josephine, Genevieve, and Jack.

Miles and Josephine

 Baby love.

 New toys to play with

They had this waterbed-like area set up (behind Miles in this picture). I thought he would love it, but it was pretty much the worst thing in the world. He wasn't very happy with me as soon as I set him on it. Maybe when he's a bit older and more stable. He did enjoy playing with the ball until an older kid stole it. (grr)

More from this week:

It was a big week. Miles just started army-crawling on Sunday, and by Tuesday he discovered there is a world beyond our couch (...the dining room and kitchen are on our main floor too). He took 6 "steps" on his hands and knees yesterday. We had to set up the baby gate we had gotten from a garage sale this summer.

Miles is becoming so much more interactive with his toys. Here's his car.

 New "toys" in the kitchen.

Chasing his favorite toy at the moment: a ball.

He loves chasing Simon too.

Miles enjoyed trying a pancake with dinner.

It was messy.