chatter box

miles is really starting to talk and smile a lot. he loves to look right in your eyes and coo back and forth. he is such a happy little baby and it's so much fun to see his personality emerge. we are still in awe of him! these were taken this morning when he was still in his pjs. if you look real close, you can see his baby acne...it just showed up on monday...poor guy. it tends to get worse when he is too hot, but he seems oblivious to it!

my first baseball game

we went to the honker's game last friday night. grandpa b. rented out the box so we were able to watch in style and enjoy the yummy food from outback steakhouse. miles slept in the front pack the whole time...impressive given the noise! not to mention that he is usually awake from 7-9pm. I'm sure this was just the first of MANY ball games to come! unfortunately the honkers lost, but the weather was gorgeous. here's a little picture from the game:

father's day

my first father's day was nice and relaxing. i was able to get some things done around the house outside on saturday so i could put my feet up on sunday. after going to the honker's game on friday and having aunt beth and uncle seth over saturday night and then going to grandma and grandpa becker's today we really haven't stopped eating all weekend.
with that said, here's what everyone really comes to the site for... pictures of miles. the little guy seems to be getting bigger every time we look at him. the first two below are from the bbq we had on saturday with miles enjoying the view from uncle seth's shoulder. the last two are from father's day.

squeaky clean

miles is becoming much more alert and has started to turn his head to follow robin as she enters or leaves the room. he's also starting to noisily share with us his baby mumbles. here are some more pictures, with a couple taken right around the time of his bath yesterday.



also, below is a short video clip of miles with one of his first smiles (at least the first smile caught on film). robin saw that he was in a playful mood so she grabbed the camera and we tried to get him to ham it up a little more and he obliged.