Miles-blogging #5

[peteryoung]

   
Miles is now a little over three months old, and because I've been working from the UK I've only been able to see him on Skype for the last few weeks. It ain't ideal but it's certainly the best solution possible; we can keep that free video link going all day if we want, and reassuringly he certainly recognises me on screen. This kind of continuous remote interaction would have been impossible just a couple of years ago and it helps keep me from feeling separated from the family, even though of course I'd much rather be there with them in person.

Many Thais who meet Miles say his eyes show wisdom beyond his years (or strictly speaking, fractions thereof), reckoning he has an 'old soul'. We're almost inclined to agree and these pictures show that aspect of his personality well, each taken at one, two and three months old from left to right (the third is a Skype screencap from a couple of days ago). As reincarnation is a widespread Buddhist belief I expect I'll hear more theories on his past lives in years to come. As for his Thai name, Tanat, this has already fallen by the wayside as everyone likes the way 'Miles' sounds like the English 'smiles', and that's how they address him. I wonder if it will stick... time will tell.

Sprog's Masterclass: Miles now has less hair on top than he was born with but it's growing back, very slowly. I won't worry about it for many more months. Instead, as a confirmed science fiction fan at just one month old by virtue of getting a mention in September's Ansible, I'm just reassured that for the time being he's doing a great Stephen Baxter impression.

Comments

[evil-mogwai.livejournal.com]

I just managed a round of "Awww!"s all on my own!

In that third photo he does look "old".

/my husband thinks you are making me broody!

[malwen.livejournal.com]

Seriously cute, and as you say, the connectedness of it is very different to previous generations. In the 1960s in Australia for 2 years we corresponded with England by posting tapes, and because of the 'lag' I'm not sure the 4 year old me understood that it was a continuing dialogue, or indeed, that the old people with the strange (lancastrian) accents were related to me, or indeed the same each time.

[lamentables.livejournal.com]

I've thought he looked like an old soul in most of the photos you've posted. Also, cute.

[separated.livejournal.com]

so. so cute.