Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone! I hope that you had as great of a Thanksgiving as I did. Mommy, Daddy, and I took a loooong car ride to a place called National Harbor, MD. Lots of our family members came from all over like NJ, FL, and MD. We had a great time hanging out! I got to eat so many new foods. Who knew what I was missing out on last year by hanging out in the NICU! I wish it could be Thanksgiving every day!!! But have no fear....I worked off all those extra calories by going on Cousin Andrew's tour of DC. I even got to ride on the Metro. We visited lots of great places such as this really good Greek restaurant (hey... a baby's got to eat!), the National Zoo, and the National Mall. I had such a great time. I can't wait until next year!

We also got to visit Chapel Hill. It was such a great experience. Everyone seemed pretty excited to meet me in person after watching my progress via Facebook. Mommy and Daddy took me to the football game where I got to see my Tar Heels beat Duke! What a night! Unfortunately they left me at the hotel during the basketball game. But don't worry.....Grandma Linda, Aunt LuLu, Uncle Don, and Cousin Khierston came over to keep me company. We also got to visit Aunt Toni and Uncle TJ who are expecting a little one of their own. So I gave them a crash course in baby-proofing.

While I enjoyed all the trips, I was happy to return to my puppy Stymie. Secretly, I know he missed me too. I hope you enjoy the pictures from my latest adventures.

Love, Mr. Miles

Bye Bye October

Hi everyone....remember me! I know I missed posting during the month of October. But it was a busy month for me. For starters I turned 1!!! It is pretty cool turning one. Mommy is finally starting to treat me like a big boy. She has started giving me all kinds of tasty treats. It started at my birthday cookout. Micah and Amara's mommy made me some pretty tasty cupcakes for my birthday. Mommy said they were vegan. I am not sure what that means. It must be code for Mmmmmm good! I ate the whole thing! I had a really good time at my party. But I can't wait until next year when I will be walking around with everybody else. Ever since my party, Mommy has been giving me all kinds of delectable goodies that I didn't even know existed! For the most part it has been bye-bye baby food and hello yogurt, bananas, toast, cheese, and too many more to name. I eat it all too....well except for the stuff that I drop down to Stymie every now and then.

Since I turned 1 Mommy finally convinced Daddy that I was ready for a big boy bath. Now I get to take a bath in my very own tub. I have some cool things in there to play with too. I have lots of froggie friends and a really cool basketball set that I got for my birthday. Mommy always uses the balls to squirt me which makes me laugh.

I also got to go to my 1st birthday party in October....well 2nd if you count mine. My friend Isabel from Mommy and Me invited me to her 2nd birthday party. I had a great time there too. Her folks sure know how to throw a party! Best of all, my best bud Ethan was there. So we got to hang out.


Last week Mommy and Grandma Val took me to Patterson Farms with the other Mocha Moms and Mocha babies. First we got to see a puppet show (which kind of scared me). Then we got to look at all kinds of animals that I had only seen in books! Then we took a hayride. After that we got to pick our very own pumpkin to bring home. I was lucky cause my grandma let me have hers too! We ended the day with some pumpkin ice-cream! I was so tired that I slept the whole way home.

I also went back to the Dr.'s office. They couldn't believe how big I had gotten. I now weigh 16lbs. 15oz. I am still a lightweight. But they said that was ok. Crawling around burns lots of calories!! I definitely got longer though...27 1/4 inches. So I am creeping along. The not so fun part was that I got 4 shots in addition to a finger prick. Mommy and Daddy felt so bad that they each got 2 also. Then Stymie got a few as well.

So as you can see October has been a busy month for me. I am looking forward to doing some fun things in November. Mommy and Daddy are going to be taking me to this Chapel Hill place that Mommy seems to love so much.



I finally got on Mommy about updating the pictures. So she updated lots of new ones. I hope you enjoy!





Love, Mr. Miles