go honkers!

we went to another honker's game this past weekend. the weather was beautiful and it was great to get together with friends and family. miles stayed awake for most of the game this time. it gets pretty noisy so we opted to use some ear plugs to protect his little ears. his uncle brian was there and I'm not sure who was more excited...miles or brian!?!

miles and his puppies

...or should I say the puppies and their miles!! after fretting for months about how tinker and tessie would react to having a baby in the house, I'm pleased to say all is going well! there were a few tense moments when miles first started flailing his little arms around and tinker showed his teeth. but that was weeks ago and he doesn't even flinch anymore :) here are some shots I got this morning of miles enjoying the view from his bumbo seat (just for a few minutes at a time...man that head is heavy!).

sitting next to his stool he received from mark, kim, & laura henderson...thanks guys!!

tinker, miles, and tessie
our three "children"

tessie is goofy

my puppies are so funny!

our little monkey

we went to the doctor on monday for miles' two-month appointment. he had to get four shots and one oral vaccination. let me tell you...it is NOT a fun job to have to hold your child down while they are shrieking in pain. I managed to hold back the tears, but it was not easy! according to the doctor, we are doing a great job because the little monkey is growing like a weed! here are his current stats:

name: miles edward kroening
birthdate: may 22, 2008
weight: 13 lbs 9 oz
height: 25 in
head circumference: 42 cm

baptism

miles was baptized on sunday (july 28th) at bethel lutheran church. it was great to have pastor wahl perform the baptism as he also married us! beth and seth did great as his sponsers and managed to keep him relatively calm throughout the service. miles was a good boy and only squawked when the water was put on his head. my mom (a.k.a. grandma) bought his little outfit, which kyle promptly deemed "girly". however, I reminded him that he wore a dress for his baptism...so this was a step up! the bracelet you see on miles' wrist was also a gift from my parents. it comes with an extender and has one blue bead on the end...thereby making it the perfect gift to give to his bride one day!! after the ceremony we went to my mom & dad's for a yummy lunch and time with family.

godparents seth and beth

the whole becker clan!

grandpa randy & uncle clayt

miles and his grandpa

the baby of the day

ready to pig out

we demolished that cake