So Miles has had a stuffy nose for a week or so but today his face opened up like a waterfall, poor thing. He was happy as a clam and completely unaware of his eyes and nose running like a faucet though. Bless him! By dinner time he was over it though so he needed some TLC.

I made him a special smoothie with lots of good healthy stuff in it. (I’ve been bitten by the bug that mom’s have when they find happiness in cooking for their kids when they are sick) Look at those big watery eyes, bless his heart!

He has been just as sweet as he can be throughout his cold. He didn’t get that from me, I’m a big grouchy bear when I’m sick, so he must have gotten this sweetness from John.

Which leads me to my next thought. So the big thing I have been hearing lately is, “When are you going to have another baby?” Which then leads to, “Well, you know since Miles is so awesome your next baby is going to be an monster.”

I seriously hear that all the time and heard it again today. Like people think a happy baby is some freak of nature doomed to be balanced out by a jerk. Weird. Well, I suppose if Miles is like John and our next child will be like me, then, yea, we are in trouble because, well, I”m such a brat. (But I swear, I’m still a lot of fun!) Oh well, we aren’t finding that out anytime soon so for now we get to enjoy our happy little guy without the distraction of our next kid, the big jerky monster. 😉 (You know two years from now I’ll come back and delete that sentence.) Though I do hope Miles wakes up with a clearer nose tomorrow morning. Even though he’s been in a great mood, we still feel so bad for him. So far it hasn’t kept him up at night, so that’s awesome.

I mentioned in my last blog that John and I played with our camera outside in the dark during the snow storm the other night. Now, keep in mind, I’m not up on the technical details of night photography plus I was freeeezing and really couldn’t see through my viewfinder very well in the dark and my hands were pretty cold to maneuver the tripod. However, it was really cool to see what kind of stuff we could get without a flash and just the light of the night.

It was SUCH a beautiful night and this morning, oh my goodness it was a winter wonderland! On the way to the dentist John and I were half tempted to turn around, get our cameras and blow off our appointments. Alas, we went to our appointment and no cavities! Miles lasted two hours in the waiting room while we did our tandem appointments and it was even during his usual nap time. Like I said, I was amazed at him today. I get antsy after 20 minutes in that place.

Ok, I’m shushing. Time for bed.