Happy Father's Day

Well, what a great Father's Day! We decided to take our first road trip and made a visit to Beppie and Buddy's for Father's Day. Graham swam from the moment we arrived until the second that we pulled out to head back home. Miles enjoyed lounging by the pool and sleeping!

Graham and Miles gave Adam an icecream maker for Father's Day. Graham helped me pick it out a few weeks ago and was real excited about the gift for his Daddy. In fact, Graham managed to tell Adam almost every day, leading up to Father's Day, what his present was. Oh well, so much for surprises. Anyway, Adam made some delicious homemade icecream on Sunday and we all thoroughly enjoyed it!

Miles is now three weeks old. Still no real activity to report, but we can say that he is a wonderful baby. Tonight, he enjoyed story time with Graham. While Graham sat in my lap to read bedtime stories, Miles snoozed happily in Graham's bed. Graham thought it was so neat that Miles like his bed, and asked if he and Miles could sleep together! Thankfully, Graham prefers to sleep by himself, so there wasn't much discussion when the answer was "No"!

Graham is Home!

Graham came home on Friday night! After a great week with Beppie and Buddy he came back to reality! It has been a wonderful weekend and he could not have been better. Graham loves his baby Miles, and the other night thanked God for healthy bodies, his baby and his people!

We had a great weekend of swimming, playing frisbee, eating popsicles and swinging in the backyard. Graham is getting excited and continues to remind me that Father's Day is coming up! Thank goodness for the reminder!

Miles is doing great. He has enjoyed the activity with his brother home, and had his first outing on Friday night--we went out to eat! Then, on Saturday we all made it to the pool--of course Miles and I enjoyed a nice shady spot under the umbrellas and trees. However, we got a lot of laughs out of watching Graham do belly busters into the pool, and Adam tossing Graham into the air. It'll be a while before Miles gets to enjoy that kind of fun!

We are looking forward to a fun week!

Two Weeks Old

It is hard to believe that Miles was actually supposed to arrive tomorrow morning, June 8th, at 8:15 in the morning. Since May 25th, it has been made very clear that we are not in control of our calendar, but God is. How amazing and thank you God! It has been a fun two weeks with Miles here. We have loved getting to know our new son and we are so excited to have him here--healthy and a part of our family!!

Today we had his two week check up, yes a day early! Miles is doing great, he is up to 7 pounds 12 ounces! Way to go little boy. He is starting to wake up a little more, but he still prefers to eat and sleep.

Graham will be coming home tomorrow. After a fun week with Beppie and Buddy, it is time to start the fun at home. He enjoyed swimming, spending time with his cousins, fishing, running, watching Scooby Doo and much more. We look forward to his return and hearing all the tales of his time on vacation!

We are so thankful for our family and friends. From the day the Miles was born, and even before, we have been so blessed with the love, support and encouragement from our families. Each member of our family has touched us in a special way during the exciting and amazing time.

Still Having Fun

Graham and Miles continue to do great! Miles is still sleeping most of the time, which is wonderful for us! He likes to be cuddled, fed and sleep.

Adam returned to work yesterday. Miles and I missed having him around the house. He has done so much for this family over the past days--well for the 8 almost 9 years that we have been married--I just can't tell you how lucky we all are!

Graham is in Birmingham having a great time with Beppie and Buddy and his cousins. After night fishing, they had a spend the night party the next night. I am told that he has become the master water gun shooter. We are so glad he is having such a good time.

One Amazing Dad

Well, it is my first entry into our blog!! It is amazing that Miles is 9 days old. All seems to be going well in the Whaley household. Graham is currently with Beppie and Buddy, they went night fishing last night.

Miles, Adam and I have had a relaxing weekend. Thanks to Adam, I have had such a wonderful recovery time. Since Friday, May 25th, Adam has been up with Miles around the clock. At the same time, he has been taking care of me and making sure that everything is o.k. Wow, I sure do have one amazing husband!!! And, Graham and Miles have one amazing dad! We sure are lucky.

One Week Old

This week has flown by so far and we have succesfully made it through 3 nights at home.

Dad has been pulling the night shift so that Mom can sleep and recover before I have to head back to work. The trick is keeping Miles quiet during the diaper change portion, well at least quiet enough not to wake the whole house.Miles has really been sleeping a lot, but he has had a few awake moments to have some fun with us, including his first bath at home (although he didn't enjoy at as much as he will in the future). :)

Graham has spent much of the week with Nana and Granddad and had a fabulous time. We are so thankful they got to meet him before they went to Hawaii. He will have changed considerably by the time they get back.

We were glad to have Graham for a night. He was able to help out with several diaper changes and feedings, and even got to entertain Miles with his new and amazing feat of being able to curl his tongue. What great talents we have passed along. He is such a proud big brother and is very conscious of where Miles is at all times and what he is up to. He is looking forward to being able to rock and hold Miles more in the very near future.

He is now going to Beppie & Buddy's house for a little time with them.

We have been so thankful for the amazing help we have gotten, from helping take care of Graham, to getting the house cleaned up from our ongoing renovation project, to delicious meals at the house, and everything else. It has made the experience so very enjoyable and feasible.

Graham was able to go to his cousin Alex's 5th birthday party--a pirate theme. It was truly a great time and he and Alex were able to spend some time working on their swordsmanship and a host of jumping. Thankfully no toddlers were hurt in the posing of this picture.