Miles is showing more and more signs of being a happy child. He now takes breaks during feeds to smile at us. And he’s doing so with more than just his mouth. His whole face lights up… it’s wonderful.

He is also still rolling over from front to back. On a few occasions (while lying on his back), he has lifted a leg up and pulled an arm across his body. Seems like he is gearing up for a back to front roll. I’ve helped him complete the maneuver a few times, but nothing he hasn’t gone solo yet. No big deal, he’d be way ahead of the game if he did it now, anyways.

We also have an excellent sleeper on our hands. He is typically going down for bed around 7pm and not waking up until 5 or 6 in the morning. As you could imagine, we thank our lucky stars for this.

It hasn’t all been roses, though. There were 2 nights this last week when Miles had some major reflux freak-outs. At least, we think it was reflux-related. It was around bed time when he would suddenly begin wailing in pain. A few gulping swallows later, he’d be calm as a caterpillar. Five minutes after that, he’d be wailing again.

All in all, the State of Miles is strong.

The only time it really hits me is during feeding time. He can have a pretty difficult time getting a good suction on the bottles. A lot of the time, he’ll do this weird breathing freak-out thing that sounds as if he is having an asthma attack. It can be sort of gurgly, too, so I’m always afraid that I’m drowning him in milk.

It usually turns out OK, though. If you give him a break from the bottle, he’ll level out and start sucking like normal.

At any rate, Miles has found his place in our house without much trouble. We all love him, including Nora and the cats. Well… maybe not Gordon. It took him more than a year to show any sort of affection towards Nora. Pumpkin, on the other hand, has already been spotted holding vigil next to a sleeping Miles on the floor.