I Heart Miles

I thought I would do a little update post about our sweet little Miles, since he's turning the big 4 months old this week.

He's perfect, truth be told. We're all absolutely crazy over him and we're pretty sure he "hung the moon," as Neal's mama always said. He smiles all the time, even when I have to wake him to up to get kids from school; he's kind of starting to roll from back to tummy; he has the slightest little tufts of red hair that stick up in the front. Well, they sort of stick up. If you're looking at him with a light behind his head. :)

He sucks on his thumb and forefinger all the time.

His little legs kick uncontrollably whenever he's talked to. He absolutely LOVES attention. I spend a lot of time laying next to him on the bed just cooing and singing little songs while he tries to mimic the sounds. Now I know all babies do these things, but he's MY baby. And probably my last baby, so I'm revelling in it. Plus, it's freakin' cute, people.

Here in our house, no one is called by their real name. My husband is a nick-namer, always has been. He has nicknames for my friends' kids, for heaven's sake. Audrey is Auda, Parker is Parkie or Parks, I won't divulge mine and Neal's completely nonsensical names for each other, but here is the evolution of Miles' nicknames:

Miles begat Mooiss.
Mooiss begat Moo.
Moo begat Moozycooge.
Moozycooge begat Moezie.
Moezie begat Moe.

He is currently called MOE, poor kid. This is just the beginning.

Anyway, little Moe has the craziest little sense of humor. The first time he laughed, we were sitting at the dinner table and I had just twisted the pepper grinder onto Neal's dinner. Miles giggled. We don't know why. I ran to get the camera and we couldn't replicate whatever the heck was so funny.

The next time he laughed at Parker while he jumped in the air trying to hit something with his gamenent dote. That one we have been able to replicate. Then he laughed at Parker freaking out over a toy he saw on TV. Today, I ticked his little ribs and he laughed.

But tonight, we caught it on camera. I was telling the kids to hush so I could say the family prayer. I said to them, "Pssst Pssst," to get their attention. Oh man, did Miles ever think THAT was funny! We got it on tape. Click here if you want to see it.