tiny hands

miles is amazed by his hands - he stares at them all the time - we tell him he will do wonderful things with those tiny hands - so precious.

My little hands play patty-cake
they peek-a-boo and wave…
They catch me while I learn to walk
and splash me as I bathe.

My little hands reach up to you
for hugs before I sleep…
And fold together when I pray
the Lord my soul to keep.

My little hands are tiny now
but yours will serve to guide me…
And when I’m grown I’ll still reach out
and know you’re right beside me.
–unknown

roley poley

after many attempts...miles has figured out how to roll over! last week he mastered rolling tummy to back. now I'm not sure if he really knew what he was doing, but it worked to get him off of his tummy and that made him happy. he's really strong on his belly...although it certainly is not his definition of a good time. on sunday night, while we were over at beth & seth's house, he was lying on the floor and playing with his toes...like always. we noticed he seemed to be almost rolling over, so we muted the tv and all stared in awe at this new trick. he continued to kick a couple of times, hoist his legs into the air, grab his feet, twist to the side, and then straighten out. he tried and tried and almost had it...we were all cheering him on! then... he had a little more momentum swinging his legs...and he managed to flip over! the four of us cheered and clapped. needless to say, we scared the bejeebers out of him. I don't think it deterred him though, because he keeps trying!

today I placed him on his back under the toybar and went to the kitchen to chop up veggies. I heard lots of cooing and squealing and assumed he was just having a good ol' time with the lights on the toybar. not so much. he had turned sideways and rolled over and was essentially stuck. I guess my days of running to the other room to finish something up are numbered...it's not going to be long before he starts scootching around the floor. his other new trick is to kick the toybar over. what happened to my swaddled little bundle...

here are a few shots from the other night when he was rolling tummy to back. (please ignore the mess - we were in the process of assembling some new bedroom furniture)

love my toes!

sometimes just one foot will do

ok - if I stick my arm out like this...

...and lean to the side...

...I can get on my back!
daddy was celebrating with me :)

the third musketeer

our dear friends, matt and sarah, welcomed a beautiful baby girl sunday, september 21st, 2008 in wauwatosa, wi. genevieve gabriella made her way into the world at around 3am and was 8 lbs 2oz and 22 in long. she has a full head of gorgeous dark hair...a little jealousy here from mr. miles. we are looking forward to meeting the little beauty at the end of october when we will be driving to 'tosa to meet up with the maios, harms', and bansemars. it will be so fun to get the three muskateers - ethan, miles, & genevieve - together for the first of many playdates!

congratulations matt & sarah...she's a doll!

fotobugz - three months

miles had his three month pictures taken at a local photographer last week. unfortunately, he wasn't too smiley, but we managed to get a some good shots anyway! here is the link if you want to check them out:

www.fotobugz.com

click on "FOTOBUGZ SITE" and a new window will pop up. along the top you will need to click on "CLIENTS" - the password is 'kroening'

happy viewing!!