Micah's Blog

Silas is Walking!

2009-07-20T19:46:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone! We just wanted to post a video of our little Silas, who is now walking! Hooray! He started walking a couple weeks ago, and has just gone crazy with it. He is doing so good. We are very proud of him!

A new blog

2008-11-16T21:38:00.003-06:00

The time has come.... I am officially ending my time in the spotlight. Since I have to share with my little brother now, I decided I will share my blog too. My mommy started a new blog if you want to read about our family- Thanks for following my first 2 years with me! I hope you keep connected with my mom, dad, Silas and me!

The new blog is www.thebarteljourney.blogspot.com

hope to see you there!

Summer Fun!

2008-08-01T09:50:00.013-05:00

We have been having lots of fun this summer! Silas is getting big and starting to smile at us a lot! He likes to talk to us too, and I love to give him lots of kisses and hugs.

I have been playing outside a lot too! One afternoon, Daddy and I got to play in the sprinkler and the swimming pool in our back yard. He would swing me through the sprinkler-- I loved it!

Unfortunately, Silas missed all the fun.
I can't wait until he is big enough to play with me!

I love playing in the swimming pool!

One night, we went out to eat at a nice restaurant- it was so much fun! I had a good time hanging out with my family! Here I am with Daddy- aren't we so handsome!?!

We also took a trip to Wichita in July and Mommy and Daddy got to see a lot of their friends- here is a picture of all of us! I got to play with my friends Cora and Samuel too- it was so much fun! we didn't get to play for long enough though- I wish we could see all of them more! I know Mommy wishes that too!

Introducing Silas Paul Bartel...FINALLY!

2008-07-19T21:22:00.008-05:00

So my new baby brother is already a month old, and Mommy and Daddy have finally gotten around to give me some pictures to put on the blog. People keep saying something about how that's what happens to the 'second child'. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I kind of like it :)

So anyway, Silas was born on June 18, at 9:45 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Here are a few of his first pictures:Of course, I have to show you a couple pics of both of us. We're pretty cool together, don't you think?

And, since mommy and daddy were so slow in getting pictures on here of Silas, he's already a month old. Here he is today....smiling!

I'm 2 years old now!

2008-06-03T21:22:00.011-05:00

I'm 2! I had a great birthday a few weeks ago and I wanted to share some pictures with you about my day. There are so many things I can do now that I am 2- I get pretty silly sometimes!
I had to go to the doctor on the morning of my birthday, but hooray! no shots. Mommy thought I was going to get some, but I didn't have to! This is a picture of me waiting for the doctor to come in. This is one of my favorite things to do:

Later that day, I got to open some presents! I love to open presents. It is a lot of fun!

I got a train set from Mommy and Daddy. I love it! I am getting really good at building the tracks so I can drive my trains on it.
My favorite part is to go underneath the tunnels and over the bridges.

I also like to sit in the middle of the tracks, so Daddy has to always make sure there is a good place for me to sit! He builds great tracks!

I also had a birthday party with all of my family out at the Bartel Farm. All of my grandparents and great-grandparents were there- plus aunts and uncles and cousins! There was a lot of family and we had a great time! Grandpa Jay grilled and we ate watermelon! I love watermelon.

Mommy also made me a car cake for my birthday!

I got a lot of presents at my party...

... I am very good at unwrapping!

My favorite part of the party was when everyone sang Happy Birthday to me.
I kept saying "Sing Happy Birthday again!"

I had a great time with my family at my party!

it's been 3 months! oops!

2008-06-03T17:15:00.012-05:00

Hi friends! I just noticed how it had been three months since I last posted some pictures of what I have been up to. Sorry! I will try to do better. Especially since Mommy is going to have her baby any time now! I am very excited to be a big brother! More about that later...

Here are some pictures of what I have been doing lately. I am growing so fast and talking a lot! I am sure you can tell from the video of VBS. I always have a lot to say!

Daddy has been teaching me how to cook:

I am very good at it!

We also like to play games together- Here I am winning at Connect 4!
Daddy isn't very good at that game.

I love to look at pictures on the computer with Daddy!

Just eating breakfast... this is how you are supposed to do it in Oklahoma.

It is getting hot outside and I love to play outside!

I love to drive my digger and play in the sandbox!

I am getting really good at building. Daddy helped me build this house,
but I can build a lot by myself too!

I love my family!

Micah at Bible School

2008-06-02T14:07:00.002-05:00

Last week I got to go to Vacation Bible School at my church! It was so much fun. I played with my friends, made some cool crafts, and learned a lot. Watch my video to see what I learned!

My new BIG BOY room!!

2008-03-09T14:23:00.016-05:00

I have really exciting news for you! Last night was my first night to sleep in my new room! My mommy and daddy worked really hard to get it all ready for me and last night, I got to sleep in a big boy bed instead of my crib! I was very excited and wanted to share some pictures of the whole thing with you!

Here is a picture of my room before:

Grandpa Jay came over and helped Daddy take out my crib and changing table and then I got to spend the night at his house! Mommy and Daddy must have been busy while I was gone, because when I came back, it was a brand new room!

Here is Daddy painting the white part on top:

And Mommy worked hard on the blue! I love how bright it is! It makes my room feel so happy and cheerful. I like to play there!

The living room was REALLY messy while they were working in my room. It is a good thing I was at Grandpa Jay's house!

After the painting was all done, Daddy worked on putting together my big boy bed. It has blue on it too!
And Mommy decorated my room by hanging things on the wall! Some of it was old things, but I have new pictures and shelves too!

Here is a picture of the completed room! What a change! I was a little overwhelmed when I first saw it, but now I am so excited about it!

I got a new dresser for my clothes and a new place to put my toys! I like it a lot because I can pull the bins out all by myself.

I even have my own little reading area! I love to sit on the pillows and read my books with Daddy.

And I love to sleep in my new bed! Mommy and Daddy say I am doing a great job- I don't like to use the pillow or blankets yet, and I like to have my head at the foot of the bed. Maybe someday I will flip around, but for now, I sleep like this!
I LOVE my new room!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T14:46:00.003-06:00

Hi Friends!

It has been a rough month at our house. It seems like all we do is get sick lately! It all started about a month ago when I got a sinus infection, then Mommy got a cold, then Daddy got the flu, then Mommy got the flu, and I kept having fevers and infections and coughs and runny noses all throughout that time! It was not fun!! I know some of you know what that is like- Mommy says that a lot of people have been sick lately too! I am tired of being sick, and mommy is REALLY tired of it. She says she wants summer to come and no more flu season! Hopefully it will come soon!

I wanted to share some fun pictures with you- they are just a collection of what I have been up to lately! Since Mommy and Daddy have been sick, they aren't a lot of really recent pictures, but some that you haven't seen!

This picture is of my friend Ali and me. She comes to our house every Tuesday for a couple of hours to play. She is 6 and has a lot of fun reading to me and playing games. I love it when she comes over, and get so excited when we go pick her up from school!

My Uncle Brent got me these letters for Christmas and I LOVE them!! they are so much fun. Daddy made a crossword puzzle with them one day. He did a good job! It is hard when you only have one of each letter! I like to crawl around on them and I know a few of the letter names. My favorite right now is W.I like to play with the tupperware when Mommy is cooking. I crawl all the way into the cabinet and pull all of it out!
For Christmas, my Mommy and Daddy got me a baby to hold. I love it so much! I took it everywhere for about a month. I loved to cuddle it and give kisses. I hear that we are getting new baby at our house in June. I don't really know what that means, but I love babies so I am really excited!
Here is a picture of me and my Grandpa Jay. We have a lot of fun together! He let me try on his boots.
One other thing I got for Christmas was this awesome kitchen! I love to cook all kinds of things in it. It has a grill and a picnic table and bench on one side. I like to sit there and eat my snack in the afternoon sometimes. I also love to grill-- and I can grill all kinds of things- books, cake, balls, magnets from the fridge, the occasional hot dog and hamburger. I don't have any pictures of my grill masterpieces, but if I ever get any, I will be sure to post them.

I also love to try everything I make, and make Daddy and Mommy try them too. They think everything I make is delicious!

My favorite thing to do, though, is drink coffee. I pour it into the cups very carefully and serve it to Mommy and Daddy. I get some too-- and sometimes, I just drink it straight from the pot! It really is best that way.
Happy Valentine's Day from me, Mommy and Daddy! We love all of you!

Oklahoma is COLD!

2008-01-22T20:29:00.000-06:00

So.... as you know, I was born in California. Sunny California. In fact, I think the day I was born, it was about 95 degrees, and seemed to stay that way forever. It got a little cooler as I got bigger, but we didn't have to wear coats or anything!

THEN, my parents move me all the way across the country to Oklahoma. I like living here most of the time, but it gets really cold and windy! And my mommy makes me put on a coat and hat and mittens all the time! I am not too sure about that... you can't do very much with mittens on.

Here are some pictures of us "enjoying" the cold:

This was the first time it snowed. My mommy got me all dressed up to go outside and play. I was not very excited about that.

One night, we went downtown Fairview and got to watch a parade! All of the floats had lights on them- it was a lot of fun! I got to see Santa and his reindeer, a firetruck and a police car, and a lot of other neat things! I was very focused on the parade, but it was a very cold night. Mommy gave me some of her hot chocolate. Did you know you can drink chocolate!?! it was awesome!

Anyway... we took this family picture at the parade. We were all bundled up to watch it.

Sometimes it gets cold in our house too. And if you recall from previous posts, I LOVE hats. One day I found daddy's seminary hat and wanted to wear it. It is very warm! I put it on to keep me toasty while I was coloring a picture.

Yay, MBBS! I really miss all my friends there!

I concentrate very hard when I am coloring.

Here is a picture of our backyard when it was all snowy!

Unfortunately, I don't get to play in my sandbox very much when it is so cold!

Here I am again!

2008-01-22T19:44:00.000-06:00

Wow! I didn't realize how long it had been since my last post! I knew that many of you told my mommy that you were looking for an update (of course, I wanted to post, but my mommy said she was busy-- I can't imagine why- all she does is play with me all day.... and I like her to play with me ALL the time!).

So anyway... I have a lot to catch you up on! To start-- here is a picture of me on Halloween this year! I dressed up as a monkey and I made a GREAT monkey sound. I didn't go to very many houses, but I had a lot of fun! Here I am at my great-grandpa and grandma Bartel's house. Every year they make a big turkey out of a hay bale! It is pretty cool!

I have been helping my mommy a lot, since she is so tired all the time, with a baby in her belly and all. I try to do my best to be a good boy and be a good helper. Here I am helping with the laundry!

I still love to take baths... and the bubbles are my favorite part.

Another fun thing I got to do this fall was drive a tractor! My great-grandpa Bartel has a lot of cool things (remember the turkey?), and he has a really old tractor that he let me drive! I did a great job...

I have been very busy....

2007-11-11T19:20:00.000-06:00

Hello friends,

We have been very busy in the last couple of months, and I have a lot to share with you! We have been traveling a lot and seeing a lot of friends. Mommy and Daddy and I went to Dallas in October-- we had so much fun! We went to the Texas State Fair and I got to pet a lot of animals! Here are some pictures of our time there:

Whoa! Did you see that giraffe?????

Maybe if I climb a little higher........

WOW! Do you think I could give him a hug?

We also went to Tabor for homecoming a couple weeks later and I got to play with so many friends! My friend Cora and I went to the park and had a great time playing!

I loved the slide-- I am so big now, I can go down the twisty slide all by myself!

I definitely give the park thumbs up!!

Hopefully, I can post some more pictures soon-- I still have a lot to show you! For now, Mommy says I have to go to bed! Night Night!

A trip to Fresno

2007-09-18T09:32:00.001-05:00

My mommy and I just got back from a trip to California to see our friends! We had a great time. We went to visit our friends Adam, Becky, Toby and Mia-- and we got to meet their new baby Cambria! Mommy says we went to help with the new baby. I just went to play. I had so much fun playing and playing. Toby and I had a lot of fun games we would play. Our favorite one was to run up and down the hall yelling as loud as we could. Then we would run into his room and jump on the bed. Except, I am still learning how to jump, so really, I would just do some deep knee bends. But I had fun yelling! It was great. I did my best to keep up with those big kids. Mommy says I had a big smile on my face the whole week.

I wanted to share some pictures of our trip:

Here I am holding Cambria! I LOVED her. I wanted to hold her and kiss her all the time. I tried to pick her up by myself sometimes, but Mommy had to help. I'm not quite big enough, I guess.

Toby and Mia and I played together a lot! We played with play-doh, which was so much fun! I wanted to taste it, but Mommy didn't let me. I snuck some bites when she wasn't looking though. (Don't tell her! It really didn't taste very good-- it was pretty salty!)

Daddy came and surprised me-- he wasn't orginally planning on coming to California. He was glad that he got to see Baby Cambria too.

Mia and I had fun together too-- it was harder for us to share, but Mia showed me some of her favorite books. You know how I love books! I sat here a lot and read all of the books I could. Mommy was so nice and picked them all up for me.

I had a great time in California! I miss my friends a lot-- hopefully we will get to see them again soon! Thanks for playing, Toby and Mia! And tell Cambria she is my favorite baby! Make sure and give her a kiss for me!

Me Talking

2007-09-10T23:08:00.001-05:00

Here's a little video of me talking. I'm just starting to talk, and mommy and daddy think I'm so cute. And, well, they're right. I am cute. Daddy says that since the video below is VERY low quality, you can click here http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5375138851839841206&hl=en to watch a better version.

just some pictures

2007-08-31T12:56:00.000-05:00

Here are some recent pictures of me.... Enjoy!

Caps for Sale!

2007-08-14T13:30:00.000-05:00

I LOVE to wear hats. And as many hats as possible. I only have 3 hats right now, but if I had more, trust me... I would have them on!

I don't always wear lots of hats.. sometimes just one:

Sometimes I like to wear 2 hats.....

but my favorite time is when I get to wear 3 hats!!

my new house

2007-07-13T10:06:00.000-05:00

Hi friends! I wanted to share some pictures of my new house with you! we FINALLY got furniture in our living room and Mommy says now it finally feels like home. I don't know what she means-- I felt at home a long time ago, because I had all my toys and my bed.

So here is my tour of our house-- some of the pictures might be a little fuzzy--- I was very fast and Mommy was trying to take the pictures before I moved on to the next room.

Here is the outside of our house:

The living room.....(and our new couches!!)

Our kitchen.....

our dining room...

Here is my room!

and Mommy and Daddy's room....

and the office!

I hope you liked your tour--- come see us anytime! We would love to have visitors!

I love my backyard!

2007-07-09T13:44:00.000-05:00

On the days that it isn't raining (which hasn't been very many so far), I get to play in my new backyard! It is a lot of fun- I have so many things to do there!

Water is so much fun! Mommy and Daddy got me a pool for our patio and I love to splash in it! I like to stand around the outside and play-- sometimes I get in, but I don't like to sit down at all. Mommy tried to get me to sit down once, and I got mad-- I just like to stand and splash. Sometimes I slip and sit by accident, but I make sure and get right back up!

Grandpa Jay built me a new sandbox and it is in the shape of a boat! It is really cool. With my pool and the sandbox, I can pretend we are back at the beach! I love the sandbox- if Mommy would let me, I would play in it all day long. I love to dig and get dirty!

The other new thing I have is a swing. I love to go high in the air and kick my feet!

Playin' in the rain

2007-07-09T10:37:00.000-05:00

Well, we are finally settled in our new home! I have been having a lot of fun here- I wanted to share some of what I have been doing here.

It has rained a LOT since we moved here. Quite a change from California! It hardly ever rained there, but I think it rained every day for the first 3 weeks that we lived here, but we made the best of it. Daddy and Mommy let me play in the rain one day! It was so much fun!!

I was pretty sad when we had to come back inside! I had so much fun!

Smilin'

2007-06-25T22:11:00.000-05:00

Hello again everyone! I know that it has been a long time since I've posted, but I've been busy moving from California to Oklahoma, and traveling to Minnesota to visit Grandma and Grandpa Schultz and Uncle Brent. And in Fairview I've been hanging out with Grandpa Jay a lot, and Grandma Kelly and Uncle Jayson and Aunt KayCee. I've also been spending time with a lot of other relatives in Fairview. WOW, Daddy has a lot of cousins! Everyone we see is a relative. Sometimes I wonder if Mommy and Daddy are cousins (just kidding!).

It has been a long hard month, but I'm still happy. In fact, I wanted to share a video with you of my new smile. In my earlier Zoolander days, my looks were more subtle. But lately, I've been going for the over-the-top look. Like they say "more is more". Enjoy the video and pictures. (Silly Daddy took the video with the digital camera and had it sideways. So you will have to turn your monitor sideways to see the video :)

Vacation

2007-05-21T21:14:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone. I noticed that it's been a month since my last post. I have no excuse, like "I was playing with Toby and Mia" or "I was on vacation" or "I was walking around the house with one toy in my mouth and one in my hand for the past month." Daddy tried to get me to tell you I was grounded from the computer, but I told him I wouldn't lie.

Actually, though, our family did go on vacation for a week to San Diego. Imperial Beach, actually. It's somewhere between San Diego and Mexico. We had a blast going to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo, watching dolphins swim by in the ocean, swimming in the pool, and playing in our condo. Daddy says eating was the best part, but we all know that it was playing in the sand on the beach. I loved the sand and the beach. It was sooo much fun.

Enjoy the pictures from our vacation.

Fun times with my friends

2007-04-18T12:15:00.000-05:00

I have been playing with my friends Toby and Mia a lot lately! I wanted to share some pictures of us playing- they are so much fun and I love them so much!

Mia and I like to play in the dirt- even when we have our Easter clothes on. Our moms didn't mind.

And Toby loves trucks, just like me!

Sometimes it is hard for Mia and me to share...

...but we can usually work it out!

Toby is very wise- He tells me all kinds of good ideas that I can't wait to try out when I get as big as he is! I always try to listen to what he has to say. He is a good friend.

I have great friends! I am really going to miss them next year!

My First Haircut!!

2007-04-18T11:46:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Mommy and Daddy took me to get my first haircut. It was so much fun! I got to eat a LOT of cheerios, and there was a really nice lady who smiled at me a lot. And everyone kept telling me that I looked like a big boy. I have been trying to tell them that for awhile, but I guess they must forget.

Here is what I looked like before- my hair was a little wild!

I tried to sit very still while I was getting my hair cut- it is very hard when you want to wiggle. But Mommy kept giving me cheerios and I got to hold my very own comb!

Mommy was also getting her hair done-- but I don't really know what was happening to her-- she looked really strange! I am glad that they didn't put tinfoil in MY hair.

After we were all done, I was really tired. It was a big day--- but I really like my new haircut!

A long day for mommy...

2007-03-26T21:29:00.000-05:00

So I have a really good mommy. Sometimes I get into some things, but Mommy stays patient. Like one time, at the beach, when I threw a fit. That's the only time I've ever thrown a fit, and Mommy was patient with me.

And there's the daily (or is that three times daily?) mess that I make while eating.
But the meals aren't always enough. So when Mommy doesn't give me enough food, I have to take care of myself.
I love my bookshelf. Here's a picture of the time I read all my books except two. Even though Mommy had to put all the books back, she was still patient with me.
But when it is all said and done, I'm just too cute. When I'm cute, Mommy just melts. That helps her be patient with me. But don't tell her, I want to milk this "cute" thing for all it's worth.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

2007-03-08T23:55:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow is my daddy's birthday! I wanted to show you how much fun we have together, so here are some of my favorite pictures of us!

I love you Daddy! Happy Birthday!

My trip to Oklahoma

2007-03-06T17:18:00.000-06:00

A couple of weeks ago, Mommy and I flew on an airplane (my 4th time to fly!) to visit Oklahoma. We had a great time! While we were there, we got to see so many people.

Here is me and my friend Gus:

I also met another friend.......

....but he didn't seem interested in playing.

I got to see Grandpa Jay,

and ride a four-wheeler at Grammy Kelly's store!

I had a really great time!

OK....Here we go

2007-02-14T09:29:00.000-06:00

Oklahoma, here we come. Mommy and I are leaving this morning for Oklahoma. YEA! We get to see all kinds of people -- Grandma Kelly, Grandpa Jay, Uncle Jayson and Aunt Kaycee, and all the Great-Granparents and cousins, and even my friend Gus!

Of course, I'll really miss Daddy, who will be in Canada. Hmm...Canada...what's that?

the noises i make

2007-02-03T22:47:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone! Check out all these great noises I make. I talk, a yell, and of course I laugh. And don't forget to pay attention to my teeth. You can see them really good when I am laughing.

Who's the inspiration?

2007-01-31T23:40:00.000-06:00

I'm the inspiration!

New Year, New Talents

2007-01-20T14:29:00.000-06:00

Hello friends and family!

I realized that I haven't posted on here in a long time, so I thought I'd explain myself. You see, I crawl now. And I stand up. And I got a lot of new toys for Christmas. Oh, yeah, and I'm a big boy, 'cuz I have a tooth. So I've been pretty busy lately. But let me get you caught up with a bunch of pictures showing you what I've been up to.

Over Christmas, I got to see Grandma Edie, Grandpa Vern, and Grandpa Jay! And next month, I'll get to see Grandma Kelly!

I went to the San Diego Zoo, but I kept having a hard time telling which one was Daddy.

I'm also eating lots of new and different foods! Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.

And I'm still lovin' my baths!

Two of the biggest accomplishments I've made so far haven't been captured on picture or video yet! Mommy and Daddy, where ya' at??? I now have one tooth and a second coming in! And I can stand up on my own for a long time....about as long as those guys ride on the buckin' bulls.

I love you all!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2006-12-25T00:19:00.000-06:00

Grandma and Grandpa and....where's Daddy?

2006-12-03T22:49:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone. In case you didn't know, lately I've been spending my days in Minnesota. Mommy and I flew to Minnesota last Wednesday to surprise Grandma Edie for her birthday. Boy was she surprised! Then we threw her a surprise birthday party today -- Grandpa Vern did a great job. I've been having a good time here in Minnesota. Here's some things I've been doing.

I've been playing some basketball:

For the first time, I'm eating cheerios!

I've been doing some standing.

And, of course, I've done my share of thoughtful gazing, mostly thinking about Daddy, who I miss very much!

Thanksgiving

2006-11-28T12:39:00.000-06:00

So this was my first ever Thanksgiving. Grampa Jay was the only relative who I was able to see this Thanksgiving, but we had a good time. I was sad to not be able to see the other grandparents and aunt and uncles, but we had a good time anyway.

Aside from Thanksgiving, there's not a whole lot of new stuff going on with me. I'm just spending a lot of time crawling, lifting myself up on the couch, and just plain being cute.

Fall Leaves and Reading Books

2006-11-18T00:19:00.000-06:00

There are two things I like to do about as much as anything else. Eat leaves, and crawl around on books. Mommy and Daddy would rather me be cute while sitting on leaves, but I prefer their crunch in my mouth. They would also prefer me to read the books, but it's so much more fun to use them as a dance floor.

But, no matter what I do, Mommy and Daddy still think I'm cute and sweet.

Upward (and sideward) mobility

2006-11-14T00:32:00.000-06:00

So, since I've practically mastered sitting up, I'm moving on to bigger and better things. Check me out as I practice the fine art of crawling!

Fall Festival

2006-11-04T12:33:00.000-06:00

Last weekend, my friends and I had a "fall festival" party. Mommy and Daddy say that fall festival is a safe alternative to Halloween, which is filled with evil, like scary masks and candy corn. So me, Mommy, Daddy, and our friends got together for a costume party. It was sooo fun. I was a sailor.

My friends also dressed up. My best friend, Mia, was a cow. And, boy does she make a pretty cow. Here are a couple pictures of me and Mia.

We had a blast that night. Our family had a "sea" theme. Along with me being a sailor, Daddy was the ocean, and Mommy was a "sea enemy". Mommy says that's a play on words. You see, instead of a sea anemone, she was a sea enemy. Yeah, she's pretty smart. Anyway, here's a picture with my family.

Working Out

2006-10-03T00:20:00.000-05:00

Hello again.

I don't have much to tell you tonight, except that I've been doing a lot of working out lately. I'm doing some pushups, trying to figure out how to crawl. I'm also working my abs, while I try to sit up on my own without supporting myself with my hands. But my favorite "exercise" is playing in my exersaucer. Tonight, I wanted to show you some pictures of me working out in my exersaucer:

Of course, when my workout is over, I'm beat. And there's nothing better than a nice little nap after a long, hard workout. I like naps.

Boomer Sooner

2006-09-25T23:03:00.000-05:00

Hello family, friends, and loyal fans. I don't have much new to tell you about, but I wanted to show off my new look to you tonight. As many of you know, it's college football season again. And besides a loss to the refs, my team, the OU Sooners, are undefeated. So I wanted to show you my Sooner pride. Sooner fan or not, you cannot deny how cute I am here!

I'm a BIG BOY!

2006-09-20T00:17:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! So I haven't posted in a while. But I have a really good reason. I've been doing LOTS of new things. Seeing how I'm 4 months old now (as of Sept. 7), I'm a big boy. And big boys can do a lot! Here's a bit about what I've been up to lately:

-I'm working really hard at sitting up. Being a male model and all, you know I have to have strong abs, but the balance thing is pretty hard for me. Once I hold myself up, I sometimes tip right over. But that's okay, because I'm a BIG BOY.

-When I turned 4 months, I decided it was time to start eating 4-month-old food. So Mommy started giving me rice cereal. It's really tasty! Since I'm so used to sucking, it's kind of hard to figure out this "spoon feeding" thing. So sometimes it's a mess when I eat. But I'm definitely getting better at it, because I'm a BIG BOY.

-I'm getting very active these days. In my crib at night, I'll move so much that my head ends up on the opposite side of the crib, or I'll turn sideways and end up in the corner. I'm moving a lot! In fact, I'd really like to start crawling soon. I'm just waiting for Mommy and Daddy to baby-proof the apartment so that I don't hurt myself. In the meantime, I'm just going to continue to lay on my tummy and kick my legs like crazy until the house is safer (and until I can figure out this whole getting my legs and arms underneath me thing). But that's okay, because I'm a BIG BOY.

Just some pics of me!

2006-08-14T18:40:00.000-05:00

Leave of Absence

2006-07-30T19:56:00.000-05:00

Before I begin this post, I want to apologize to all my loyal fans and readers of this blog for not having posted for such a long time. So Frank, Adam, and Grandpa Jay, I'm sorry. If there are other loyal readers of the blog, I don't know it, because you don't make comments. So I don't know that you read it, and therefore cannot give you credit. If you want me to know that you read it, and ultimately feel loved, then you had better make a comment :-)

Okay, enough with the baby lecture....

...Anyway, I've had a lot going on lately. I'm a traveling man -- since I got back from my Midwest tour, I've been to Monterey with Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Jayson and Aunt Kaycee. I've also been to San Francisco with my cousin Mikala and her BFF, Kayleen (and mommy and daddy, of course). Next weekend, I'm going to Santa Cruz, and the following weekend, to L.A. So I guess I'm in pretty high demand right now. People can't get enough of the Micah love.

So I've been swimming a couple of times. I'm pretty much a stud. Daddy says I'm like half Michael Phelps and half Guo Jingjing. I'm loving the water, whether I'm taking a bath or in the pool.

I'm also holding up my head really well, and rolling over both ways. Yea for me being a big boy!

Probably the biggest thing that's happened in my life lately is that I found out I have hands!! Did you know that you have hands? Hands are awesome. I play with them all the time. I suck and chew on them. I hold them together. I look at them. And occasionally I'll even grab something with them. I think hands are the coolest thing in the world! (Mommy says "just wait 'til you discover your feet).

So that's a little of what's been going on lately. I better go see cousin Mikala again. She's pretty :-)

My blogger is having issues today, so I'm unable to put some pictures on here. For that, I apologize.

Micah....out.

My Posse

2006-07-02T23:13:00.000-05:00

What up ya'll? I've been a little busy lately, so I haven't had a chance to post. I'm 2-months old, you know. Once you get past the 60-day mark, your life starts to fill up with things: dates, parties, male modeling contract meetings, poop stains. I'm sure you understand, since most of you have been there and done that. Anyway, I haven't mentioned lately that I have a lot of new friends. I met some on my World...err...Midwest Tour, and some are here in Cali who I see regularly. Tonight I'll give a shout-out to these tikes -- my posse.

First are a couple shots of Gus and I. Gus and I have the most in common, since we're practically the same age (12 days apart). We're practically the same. We've had our spats...a fist fight here and there, but all in all things are cool with us. But since he lives in Denver, we were only able to kick it for a couple days last month.

Cora is another friend I met on our Midwest Tour. She's a Kansas girl, through and through. I like Kansas girls ;-) And Cora is a cutie! So she was my Midwest fling on our trip, even though she's older than me. Here's a couple pictures of us on a date.

I made another friend in Kansas, named Gavin. I think someday we're gonna get into a lot of trouble together... :-) But silly mommy and daddy forgot to take a picture of me and him!

I also have a Cali posse. There's Mia and Toby, and Olivia and Jackson. There aren't any pictures of me and them either (Mia and Toby's dad has his own blog adampenner.blogspot.com, and I think he has a copyright on his kids' photos, and I don't want to pay royalties anyway). I'll try to get some pictures of my other friends as soon as possible.

Well, I guess that's all for today. I hope you all are doing good. DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE BLOG!!!

Relatives 2

2006-06-30T16:25:00.000-05:00

Now here's a few pictures from daddy's family...

Relatives

2006-06-30T13:10:00.000-05:00

On our trip to the Midwest, I got to meet LOTS of aunts, uncles, cousins, great-grandparents, and Grandpa Vern for the first time. I saw people from mommy and daddy's side of the family. They (we) are related to everybody! (I'm starting to wonder if mommy and daddy are cousins...) So anyway, here are a few pictures of me with relatives (on mommy's side) from the trip.

I'm Baaaack!

2006-06-25T17:50:00.000-05:00

I know, I know. I haven't posted in a LONG time. But I have a really good reason. I've been on my world tour. This wasn't a male modeling tour; it was more of a "get-to-know-Micah" tour. I met all kinds of people -- other babies my age, mommy and daddy's friends, my great-grandparents (and even a great-great grandmother, Martha Fast), aunts, uncles, and more. We got to see all the grandparents, and even go to a wedding (congrats Carlin and Blake!). We flew to Denver for 3 days, then to Oklahoma City, where we rented a car and drove all over Mennonite country. I'm only 7 weeks old, and I've been to Hillsboro and Fresno. All I need to complete the Mennonite Mecca Trinity is to travel to Winnipeg! Mommy, wanna go to Canadia for vacation?

We got home yesterday after a long day of traveling filled with flight delays and my poop all over mommy. Even though we're tired and glad to be home, it was a good trip. Over the next few days, I'll share with you some pictures and highlights from our trip. For now, I'll leave you with a few recent pictures of me, to show you how much I've grown.

A Weekend of Firsts

2006-06-05T22:42:00.000-05:00

So I experienced so many things for the first time this weeekend. I left Fresno for the first time, I went to the mountains for the first time , I met Grammy Kelly and Great-Grandma Wathena for the first time. I had my first picnic...in the first National Park I'd ever been to. I even ate from a bottle for the first time. It has been quite a busy few days.

On Thursday, Grammy Kelly and Great-Grandma Wathena came to visit. It was a good time. Thanks for visiting! On Saturday, we all went up to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to see the big trees. And, boy were they big! Check this picture out...

We had a great time in the mountains. Here's a few more pics from our trip to the mountains.

Here's another picture from our trip to the mountains. It's a special one. It's 4 generations in one picture...and there's a fifth not pictured. It's me, daddy, grammy, and great-grandma. Great-great grandma Betty is in Fairview, so I might get to see her next week.

Big Day

2006-05-30T22:30:00.000-05:00

Well, Sunday was a big day for me. First of all, it was my three-week anniversary. 3 Weeks! Can you believe it. I'm an old man...and nobody threw me a party! But I got back at Daddy for it. I decided I would "hold it" until Daddy changed me. Boy did I get him. I peed on him 3 times! Thanks for the advice Toby :)

Not only did I get back at Daddy, but I also lost my umbilical. What a relief! I thought I was going to have to live with a pinched-off straw-looking thing full of dried up blood sticking out of my belly button for the rest of my life! That wouldn't make for very enjoyable days at the beach or wedding nights :( But it's gone now, so I'm back in the game...

Also, Grandpa Jay came and visited this weekend. We had a good time together.

In a few days, Grandma Kelly and Great-Grandma Wathena are coming to visit. That should be neat. Maybe they'll change my diaper too ;-)

Well, that's all for now. I'm sure what you really want to see is more pictures of me, a male model, anyway. So, here goes...

Daddy Left Me

2006-05-25T18:43:00.000-05:00

Well, Daddy has been gone all week! He went to Salt Lake City for a conference for 3 days, and just came back last night. 3 days...that's like 16% of my life!!! But he came home and told me he loved me, and changed my diaper, so I forgave him.

I haven't posted on my blog for a week for 3 reasons. First, I have been busy hanging out with Grandma Edie. She came out for a week to visit me. It was a blast! Second, not a lot has happened over the last week (it's been pretty much the same thing -- pee, poop, sleep, eat. repeat). Third, mommy and daddy haven't been taking very good pictures, or very many pictures for me to post. I guess the 'honeymoon' stage is almost over already!

The best thing that's been happening is I've been getting to meet my Grandparents, one by one. First it was Grandma Edie. Today, Grandpa Jay comes (I hear that he's old). Next week, Grandma Kelly and Great-Grandma Wathena comes (she's the youngest great-grandma ever). Then, finally, I'll meet Grandpappy Vern in June.

Below are assorted pictures of myself. One of them is with Grandma Edie. Thanks for visiting, Grandma!

Representin'

2006-05-16T20:24:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone. I hope you are doing well. I'm doing surprisingly well, considering mommy and daddy took me to the doctor yesterday for the ole "snip snip" (if you don't know what I'm talking about, ask your closest Jewish friend). I've been sleeping a lot, and eating less frequently, which I'm sure is making mommy a much happier person :) All in all, these have been a great 9 days so far. Not a lot to complain about.

Today, I'd like to let you all know a little about myself. There are two things that mean a lot to me in this world that I'd like to talk about: male modeling and the OU Sooners. So to answer your question, Kenyon, my parents have already been teaching me in the wise ways of the crimson and cream. I guess you could say I'm already "Cali born, Sooner bred." Below you will find a collage (yes I know what you're thinking; "this kid's a genius. He already knows how to make a collage, as well as spell the word and use it in a sentence. As my Uncle Adam likes to say, "Get over it." I'm going to say and do a lot of amazing things in my lifetime, so get ready.) ...anyway, below is a collage of me in my favorite outfit:

So, fellow sooners, there's no need to worry. I vow to never be a Cowboy (Dallas or OSU), a longhorn, or a trojan. Case closed.

Another important part of my life if male modeling. I'm already working on some of my favorite faces, modeled after the 3-time male model of the year award winner and my personal favorite male model, Derek Zoolander. As you can see below, at only one week, I'm already perfecting my new looks, modeled after Zoolander's. So keep an eye out for me, Micahlander, for I will soon be coming to a billboard near you.

It's really tough being really, really, really, extremely good looking.

-Micah

Happy Mothers Day!

2006-05-13T21:31:00.000-05:00

Hello friends and family! I've been alive for one week now. And wow, what a week! I've done so much...and so little, all at the same time. Really, like I've already told you, I try to stick to the three things I do best -- eating, sleeping, and pooping. But this week I did even more than that. I took my first shopping trip. We went to Babies 'R' Us and JC Penney Home Store. Of course, we got some stuff for me, like a cool, blue blankie. But I also got mommy a Mothers Day Present, new bedding and pillows. I hope she sleeps better now...oh wait, I still like to eat in the middle of the night :-) So I want to say Happy Mothers Day, Mom. You are soooo awesome! Not only do you provide me with love, food, and comfort, but you are the sweetest and nicest and bestest mom ever! I love you soooo much! Happy Mothers Day, mom!

day 4

2006-05-10T22:09:00.000-05:00

Hello again!

I'm four days old today. Yes, I can count to four! Day four is kind of tough. Today has been a very eventful day. I haven't slept much, and I've been pretty much hungry all day, feeding about every hour and a half (and considering I feed for 30-45 minutes, that's a lot of time feeding). Between feedings, I slept very little. Some of my awake time was very happy, and some of it was not so happy. You know, I'm just getting used to this strange, new world. It's a crazy place!

I wanted to share with you some of the highlights from the last couple days:

Going Home from the Hospital

On Monday, we came home from the hospital. Mommy and Daddy thought I'd cry the whole way home, but I surprised them with a quiet ride. It's due mostly to the fact that I love and trust my mommy so much. I know that when she's around, I'm safe.

Bath Time

I had my first bath yesterday. It was a little traumatic for me. Those people put me in a big white "box" and let me lay there naked and cold. I hated it!

But afterwards wasn't so bad. Mommy cuddled and snuggled me and all was well. I was safe with mommy and warm again. Plus, I was extremely cute.

Working Out

So I've been trying to work out lately. I came out a little skinny, butI'm working on building muscle tone. Here's a picture of me flexing for daddy.

Sleeping

So I sleep a lot. While mommy and daddy like to put me in a cage to sleep (they call it a crib), I prefer to sleep with them:

Girls

While mommy and daddy don't think I'm interested in girls yet (and don't tell them!), I already have one girlfriend, and I'm working on a couple more :) Above is my girlfriend Mia. She's an older chick -- and very beautiful too. Maybe I shouldn't have a girlfriend that is 7 months older than me, but I've already fallen for her. Besides, in a few years, 7 months won't be a big deal; we might even be in the same grade! From the picture, it seems she's taken a liking to me as well.

They do say I'm quite the ladies' man.

beginnings...

2006-05-08T22:13:00.000-05:00

Well, I guess I better start at the beginning. At least the beginning of mommy's labor, not the true beginning (mommy and daddy wouldn't be very happy if I were to post personal information about them on the internet....besides, I don't want them to know about this blog anyway, because you aren't supposed to have a blog unless you're 13! what a joke.) Anyway, below is a picture of me when I was only 1 1/2 hours old. As you can see, I wasn't very happy. For the last 40 weeks and 4 days, I had been lounging in a hot tub with a feeding tube. Now I'm naked, in a cold strange room, and without any direct line of food to my body. But I figured I'd have to deal with it....there's no way Mommy was going to let me back in there.

I came into this world on a Sunday morning. I was 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 20 3/4 inches long (but mommy and daddy know that I'm really longer than that -- I was just faking the nurses out by not stretching out all the way). I have slate-blue eyes (that's "gray-blue" to all you color illiterate men) and LOTS of light blonde hair. So, as you can hear (and see below), I'm quite a stud.

Some of you might be wondering what I do all day. Well, my daily schedule goes something like this: Wake up, look cute, eat, poop, morning nap 1, cry, eat, morning nap 2, eat, be cute, nap some more, cry a little, eat, sleep, look cute sleeping, pee, poop, wake up, eat. I have a flexible rotation. I'm cool with switching the sleeping and pooping sometimes, or make some other adjustments, just to add a little spice to my life (when mommy eats curry, it adds spice to my life as well :). But, for the most part, I prefer to stick to these things that I do best. I'll probably do those until I perfect them, then add some more into my routine.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I just wanted to introduce myself to the world :) I'll be back very regularly to update you on my life, and of course I'll spoil you with pictures. By the way, below is a pic of me and my beautiful mommy (who, by the way, delivered me with no pain medication! Go mommy!).