He's also so into noises these days. He imitates all sorts of noises he hears and has begun using his imagination on what certain noises are. We came home from school today and he 'thought he heard something' and made me be quiet, asking what that noise was. He thought it was something in hallway and made me turn on the light. He's been into the hallway lately and usually wants the light on. He doesn't act scared, but says something is down there.
Miles is starting to get used to the idea of the baby coming and me being in the hospital and not being able to see him for a few days. At first, he didn't like that one bit and said, "I go with you. That's ok, I go with you mommy" whenever I brought it up. I talked to him about it again tonight and he said that was ok, he'd stay with daddy while I had his baby. :) When I asked if he'd help take care of the baby, he said yes and that he wanted to hold it all by himself. I was trying to explain to him that there might be times I couldn't play with him because the baby might need something or be crying. He said that was ok mommy, he'd hold the baby. Then he agreed to share the baby with me and daddy.
Miles has also been back into his trains lately. He's been building the train on the coffee table and playing with it everyday. He loves to make the train whistle noise and turns all his trucks into trains too. When I was off work last week, we went to the Children's Museum one morning and he had a great time. We went to the basement, which for some reason we'd never done before, and discovered a huge train display. There was a train running close to the ceiling and Miles had a blast following it from below and watching it come out of the tunnel. That's his other thing these days, tunnels. He loves to go in 'tunnels' and create tunnels. It was funny at the museum, he kept talking about the "underwear" and wanting to go on it. It took quite some time before I realized he was saying "elevator"! Glad I figured that out!
Also one day last week, I finally got Miles out in the snow and we enjoyed playing for quite some time. I took him around the front yard in his sled and he loved the "little streets" the sled left behind him. It snowed again today and Miles had fun helping daddy shovel the snow off the driveway with his little Miles sized snow shovel. I would've taken a photo of that, but it was cold and getting dark!
Our friends, Amber, Jeff and Lauren came over last week and helped us finish off our holiday leftovers. We enjoyed a nice evening together and Lauren really seemed to be getting used to Ahmad. Miles of course had a blast with Jeff, always being tossed around and lifted high in the air since he's much taller than daddy!
We enjoyed their company again on New Year's Eve and had a nice dinner at their house. Miles was insistent on dressing himself to go out and wanted to wear his jammies. He also picked out his shoes and hat to go with it. He was looking quite a mess, but those probably were the best shoes to go with it! He is such a shoe fanatic anymore and picks out his shoes everyday. When I ask him which ones he wants to wear, he looks his outfit over and then makes his choice. He's usually right and he makes a good decision, picking the shoes that best match his outfit. He's also begun being more picky with his clothes and which outfits he wears. It's really cute! After dinner at the Klein's, we went over the Mel and Steven's house for a little new year's celebration. We had a nice time and there were kids there for Miles to play with. We came home before ringing in the new year, but by the time we got Miles settled down and into bed, he might as well have stayed up til midnight! It was 11:45 before he was in bed, but he went straight to sleep. I ended up being the only one awake and had to wake up Ahmad for a new year's kiss.
It was also funny one day last week while I was off and had put Miles down for a nap. He was only down about an hour when I heard him coughing. I thought he'd call for me if was really awake as he hasn't gotten out of bed on his own but once. He kept coughing off and on and I finally went and stuck my head in the room. He had thrown all his animals and blankets off the bed and was sitting on the floor naked, with the exception of his socks. He was attempting to put everything back on when I caught him. It was pretty funny, but I wasn't sure what to make of it! The rest of the week, he tried pulling the same stunt, except he tried pulling it before his actual nap. He would go down to sleep, but it took some time. I was worried about him starting school back up when our break was over and how he'd do, but he's had a fantastic week and has enjoyed playing with his friends again. This morning however, he did wake up and say he didn't want to go to school. I thought that didn't start until like age 11 or something. He got over it quick and went just fine.
One other morning last week, Miles was playing with my belly and decided he wanted to show the baby it's room. So he pretended to take the baby back to it's room and show the baby all it's toys. He proceeded to test absolutely everything, even the teething rings, and make sure everything that took a battery had one in it and it worked. He then wanted to bug-bug in the rocking chair like we used to do and lay down in the crib for a 'nap'. It was pretty cute. He kept bringing the toys over to my belly to show the baby.
We had another visitor come on Saturday and spend the night. My good friend Bubba came on her way back to Iowa. We had a great evening going out to dinner, even if the restaurant wasn't that good, great conversation and a fun time. It was so nice to catch up with her; I don't see her nearly enough! Miles also really enjoyed the WV outfit he got for Christmas from her. He insisted on wearing it out to dinner, but since it was shorts and a t-shirt, we had to layer if over long pants and a long sleeve shirt.
We have a new neighbor...baby Mary has arrived! We went over to visit Sunday evening and had a nice time getting in one more visit before their move next week. :(
Now this week is quieter, nothing too exciting happening. Miles is back in school, Ahmad started his new job and I'm so tired now that I'm back at work! I had really gotten used to being home during the holidays! We're just waiting on baby Keyes #2 to arrive! I've only got 2 weeks til my due date-it's so close! I'm feeling good, but definitely more tired and tons more contractions. Just waiting to see what happens!
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