You know you're way too in love with your kid when...

he's sleeping so you check YOUR OWN BLOG to see pictures of him and then go to You Tube to see videos of him that you yourself have posted. If I wasn't his mom I would be his stalker.

Gratuitious cute photo

Ok, here's Miles in his first pair of sunglasses in his little car. He loves wearing sunglasses, I put them on for the first time yesterday and he started smiling, didn't try to take them off or anything. It's like he knows they are cool quite unlike hats which he hates.

4 months

Miles turned 4 months old a few days ago, here are some pictures. He has gotten more smiley and "talkey" recently. He babbles on very expressively and seems to think I know what on earth he is talking about because he is full of knowing smiles and seems pleased with himself after he finishes one of his screeching rants. I just play along and tell him I agree with him, he seems to like that. Also, his hair has a life of it's own. It is completely untameable, everyday is a new situation. Some days it will lay down very nicely and he looks kind of like Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes when his mom gets him ready for the class picture. Other days it sticks straight up in the air, or it spirals wildly any which way and no brush or comb can tell it anything. Today it's kind of straight in the front with waves sticking straight off the back.

hoover damlet

Typing with sleeping baby in arms, so excuse any typos. This weekend we took the new ride to Hoover Dam. We live about 1 1/2 hours away so it was perfect for a good drive in our new Veracruz. Norris was very excited about going to Hoover Dam, and was quite let down with the size of it when we got there. Perhaps owing to the record low water levels Hoover Dam looked like it was made by an ambitous beaver more than the feat of engineering it is supposed to be. I have been to Brazil and the largest dam in the world near Iguacu Falls on the border of Brazil, Uraguay and Argentina and so was not expecting to be overwhelmed by the grandeur of HD so was not as unimpressed as I would have been if I were expecting a massive structure. Of note, we saw a small pack of bighorn sheep going up and down a hill and finally crossing the street to the next hill, very cool. What was strange was that there were a lot of people all around and we were the only ones to notice them.

We took a wonderful drive around Lake Mead and saw some beautiful inlets that we plan to visit again when the weather is warmer. Bella loved being out and about and Norris overheard some people say "and you thought our dog looked gay" in reference to our beautifully groomed poodle. But we don't care.

Miles for his part is a good traveler and just took it all in calmly like he had seen it all before and was unimpressed.

Cute pics

Here are some recent pics. The first is Miles in a great present he got before he was born and only now has gotten big enough to use. He mostly likes licking the steering wheel right now but we're hoping for more as time goes on. The second is him in another shower gift - the Bumbo. He looks so confident in his Bumbo, likes sitting near his gym and seeing the animals from a different perspective. Then there's some tummy time, one in the playgym and one with crazy Alfalfa after shower hair.

You Tube

So in order to post some of the videos for everyone to see I've opened a YouTube account. If you click on http://www.youtube.com/cindyandnorris
you will be able to see new videos of Miles. It is much easier to post on there than here with the videos. Hopefully you will go there and see him today playing very intensely with a new toy that Dr. Erickson and his wife Lisa sent over. He looks like a little pilot who must save the world, he is a very intense almost 4 month old boy. Hopefully with my new You Tube capabilities I will be able to show him smiling for a change.

Muscles McBaby and where he got it from

For those who haven't met him yet, let me tell you, Miles is one strong baby. This is the child that first rolled over at 3 weeks and as you can see, not only does he have muscles, he enjoys admiring them in the mirror too! Norris is genetically blessed with a quick metabolism and super strength so I guess it's where Miles gets it from. Since the pregnancy I've been one pain after another. Had muscle spasms after the pregnancy and now I'm having pain in the joints of my fingers and wrists to the point that it's difficult to open childproof containers. I've been told it's ligament pain that's normal post pregnancy and that it will fade but it still sucks - must be what arthritis feels like and if so, let me tell you, arthritis is not minor!