Back to Bloggin'

Ok friends.... I know you all have been very disappointed in our lack of posting. I have been saying for weeks now that I am GOING to get back in to posting. So here it is 12:30 am and I am determined to get a new post in. It's amazing how time just slips away from you- especially when you have a little man who is growing like a weed! I can't believe how much he has grown since my last post!! He is now 8 months old- soon to be 9 months! almost crawling. He has the one leg scoot going on and tends to go the wrong direction when he finally figures out how to get on all fours. It is so cute. He is so cute. I'm not proud or anything.
He thinks he is big stuff now that he can pull up to a stand pretty much on his own. He babbles all the time- dadadada- and an occassional mumumumum. Of course it is usually when he is crying in his crib those few minutes before he drifts off to sleep. It just breaks my heart! There's nothing like hearing your own child cry mum mum. "mum mum please .... rescue me... " I have had to just say to myself- go take a shower or do something to occupy my brain- so I can be tough mommy and survive those 4 minutes of sweet sadness. I know it is good for him - he is really starting to get the hang of putting himself to sleep. Thank goodness!
Well, I must say- I'll be shocked if anyone still checks up on our blog- since we have been so slack. But here are a few new pics from my St. Patty's day (my bday party):) what fun!

Miles Updates...

Fall has arrived... Someone forgot to tell the weather!

This is a pic of our mommies group at the pumpkin patch. We had a great time playing with the little ones & all the pumpkins. You'd never guess that it's late October by the 83 degree weather! Where's the sweater weather??!!


Miles has his mommy & daddy wrapped around his finger with all the smiles he's been giving us lately! He gets more & more fun everyday!! He laughs at all the silly songs we sing to him- no matter where we are. Don't be surprised if you run into us at Wal-mart singing B-I-N-G-O....B-I-N-G-O...B-I-N-G-O & Bingo was his name Ohhhh. It's really been quite humorous seeing what parenthood will do to you! Suddenly you don't care what other people think about you- as long as you're child is happy it's all good!

Miles discovered pumpkins for the 1st time this week. I think he likes orange! Go Gators & Clemson!

He actually got to help carve his 1st one (see pic below)! ok- not really but he probably would have liked to play in the slimy pumpkin mush!

I know, the cubbies are done this year- but they gave it a good shot this year- so Miles had to give them some love and show his support. Plus he looks so darn cute in this outfit!!

Go cubbies!!

Miles and his buddy Brody hit the gym together.

He found a girl-friend to hang out with too- Meet Leah Klein.

Maybe in oh... about 30 years!! Sorry- he can't date until he is 30- nothing personal - just house rules!

Daddy & Miles love to hang out & watch sports center!

Daddy's Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

It was Daddy's birthday Sept 11 - so we decided to get away for a few days and head up to the mountains outside Gatlinburg, TN. Miles was dressed and ready to celebrate. With Daddy's favorite Starbucks and a Chick Fila chicken biscuit in hand (ok, it was Mommy's hands) -Miles greeted Daddy for his birthday morning. Unfortunately it was a rainy day- but we considered everyday Daddy's birthday while on vacation.

Turns out, Miles is quite the little hiker as you can see. In fact, his very 1st trip he got to see a black bear. I must say I was a bit nervous about the hike -Josh kept saying... I hope we see a bear. And I kept saying... I hope we don't! But all in all it was a really neat experience. Miles actually got to see a real live Winny the Pooh before the cartoon! The bear found honey! He was coverd in bees! It was a little scary - but great never the less! I plan to put the video up on the blog- but I don't know if we are blog savvy enough yet to do that! We'll see!

In other news... Miles also made his 1st trip to the beach! It wasn't the best timing on Mommy's part- We had just come the dr- Miles got his 2month shots :( But- our great friend Jen was in town and we had to make it to the beach before she left. Miles was rescued by Daddy about 15 minutes after we got there! Hopefully the next beach experience will be better!

This was Miles before his mean shots.... He was so happy- laughing and smiling. Which of course made it that much more difficult - I can't even express how sad I was to let him get shots. I know it it is a necessary evil- but I wish I could have taken them for him!!

This was right after ... :( :( :(

I couldn't even stand next to him while he got the shots. Josh was the brave one. I stood in the corner, heating a bottle- trying to distract myself so I wouldn't have a melt down! I mean really, I felt like if I stood next to him while this mean nurse stabbed him in both legs- I thought he would look at me and think- how could you let her do that to me?! So I was the clean up crew and tried to soothe him after the storm. I am thankful that Daddy could do the hard work!

I know it's been a while since we have posted... sorry to those faithful readers. We'll try to get better!

4 Generations of Surratts...and a little more!

Miles' Great Grandpa was in town this week and they got to spend some quality time together. I thought this was a cool picture - 4 generations of Surratts in one picture. It's kind of crazy when I start to think of some of the history that is there. 3 out of 4 of the Surratts that are pictured are pastors. I don't know what Miles will do when he grows up, but I am thankful for the groundwork that my dad and grandpa have laid for him. Because they have chosen to give up their lives for God, Miles will have every opportunity to grow up with the knowledge of Jesus' love for him.

In other developments:

• Miles sat in the bumbo seat for the first time. This is definitely dad's favorite wake time activity!
  



• Mom started a new mom's small group on Tuesday mornings. Miles is meeting lots of new friends...and mom is getting to spend some time with some adults!





• I love our bedtime routine. We feed him, change him into his pj's, sing him 4 songs (Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and You are My Sunshine), pray with him, and put him down to sleep while he's still awake. We are so proud of him for learning how to get himself to sleep! Now if only he would sleep a little longer!



• Lisa and I have been reading some great parenting books that have helped us develop a gameplan with Miles. I'll post on that later.


• Miles is really embracing the Cubs as his favorite baseball team. Imagine that!

S-MILES!

Okay, nobody actually prepared me for what happened today. Lisa and I were hanging out in our bed this morning, playing with Miles, when he looked up at me and did the most amazing thing I have ever seen - he smiled at me. Apparently this type of activity started a couple of days ago with Lisa, but I hadn't witnessed it yet...until today.

Miles officially has his parents wrapped around his finger after that one. I think he will pretty much get anything that he asks for from here on out. All he has to do is flash those pink gums at his daddy and I won't be able to say no! In fact, I think I am going to go buy him a car tomorrow!

In other news, Miles weighed in at 10 pounds, 14 ounces yesterday. The boy has been gaining weight to the tune of an ounce a day for the last few weeks! He definitely takes after his father in the eating category. Failure to thrive is not an issue with this little chunker!

Here are a couple of pictures for your (my) enjoyment!

Pictures are courtesy of Papa Greg. If that preaching thing doesn't work out, I think he could make a career in photography!

OUCH!!

Miles got his first shot this week! I must say, as his father, that I was pretty impressed with him. He had fallen asleep right before the nurse came in to give him the shot, so when she hit him with it, he was totally unsuspecting.

Upon realizing that he had been attacked by this lady while his parents stood by and did nothing to help him, he let out two really loud screams...and then he went right back to sleep! Whew...we got by the first one with out too much damage. I hear it gets harder as they get older.

On a happier note, we did a little photo shoot with Miles this week and it turns out he really likes the attention. Here's a couple of the pictures. Will post more later!

Miles Turns 1! (1 month, that is)

It's hard to believe that Miles is already one month old today. In some ways, it has flown by, and on the other hand we feel like he has always been a part of our lives. He has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams!

So we celebrated by doing one of Miles' favorite things...taking a bath! As you can see, he is a big fan!

Then I remembered how much stinkin' money we spent on his crib...and he hasn't slept in it once! So what better present than to introduce him to his crib. He actually did really well! You may notice that he is actually sleeping on his changing pad in the crib. I guess he's on that changing pad so frequently that he is pretty comfortable with it.

Here was our view of the action from our bedroom on our sweet video monitor that we got courtesy of our small group! Just one of the many perks of being in a small group!

Bring on the next month...we are absolutely loving this!