We are the Millers

So I read this article on Scary Mommy yesterday I'm a Selfish Mom and Proud of It .  Basically what the article boils down to is that Moms deserve to be selfish every now and then.  They deserve to take the last piece of cake and enjoy it without little kids grabbing at it.  They deserve to take a shower by themselves with little hands swatting at the shower curtain.  They deserve to go out of the house without their kids once in a while, even if it's just to go grocery shopping alone. Moms deserve ME time. So here's my take on ME time. I'm all for it.  I'm a HUGE advocate.  Every mama needs it.  Every mama deserves it.  Not every mama gets it. Sure my husband will try to give me some ME time.  He says he will play with the kids so I can go upstairs to put some laundry away (because apparently that counts as ME time) or so I can go take a nap or a shower by myself.  But let's face it, while dad is a lot of fun (for all ...

It has been a rough 13 weeks that is for sure.  The second that stick showed two lines, the nausea and vomiting set in.  Non stop.  I had my first check up around 9 weeks (2/20) and I had lost a few pounds by then.  Heart rate at that point was 180.  After that appointment, I had about a week where I felt great.  I even started working out again.  But it was short lived and the sickness came back. Since then, I've been sick a lot.  I have had one or two good days but that's about it.  There are some days when I can't keep anything down and others when I only get sick at night.  I can only hope that the sickness comes to an end soon.  Due to all of this, I am down about 4lbs so far for this pregnancy. That's about the worst of it so far.  I am pretty tired and am usually exhausted by the end of the day but it's not too bad.  I do wake up every morning feeling hungover.   Slight headache, body aches, nausea...

Doctor's stats: Weight 27lbs (60th %) Height 33.5 inches (80th %) Head 19 inches (60th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 5 Clothing - 18 or 24 month, some 2T tops and PJs Food - Everything and anything! Sleeping - Through the night! Teeth - Fourteen chompers! Words - Way too many to list! Favorite toy - Cars airplane, play kitchen, car and trucks, blocks As you can see from his stats, he's at a healthy weight now and is growing like a weed.  His growing has slowed a bit, just like his sister's did at this age, but he's still tall.  I'm really expecting (and hoping for) a six foot tall boy. I finally put all of his 12 month clothing away.  He must have had a growth spurt because all of the sudden his 12 month clothing was tight in the waist and looked like capri pants on him.  So now he's in all 18 or 24 month clothing.  His sweatpants are mostly 18 month and they seem to fit him ok but they are already a little short...

I had to work pretty hard to get this to work. I saw the signs on Pinterest and loved them so I made my own.  I originally tried to get a picture of both kids together with the tie breaker sign in between but that failed pretty badly.  I was pretty frustrated because Bryan refused to cooperate.  I got 1,000 awesome pictures of Ashlyn but barely any of Bryan. Ashlyn is very excited and she insists there is a baby sister in my belly. Bryan doesn't really care but his face is pretty priceless isn't it? And I just figured that since I can pass for a 6 month preggo at 10 weeks, the belly should have a cameo as well. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out in the end. ~ I've been pretty sick so far.  The past month and a half has been non stop vomiting and severe fatigue.  I had my first appointment 2/20 and everything looked good.  Miraculously I started feeling better just after that.  I've been able to eat and have only had mini...

The secret is out!     Baby Miller #3 is due September 23, 2015 (my grandmother's birthday)   I've been sick non-stop for the past month, even on our cruise.   I'm starting to feel better now at 10 weeks along.   My belly popped like a 6 month preggo immediately!   Ashlyn swears there is a baby sister in there.   I am so excited!!!!  

This should have been posted like two months ago!  No wonder people don't read my blog anymore.   Doctor's Stats: Weight:  33lbs 2oz (70th %) Height:  37.5 inches (50th %) Head: 20.5 inches (97th % - still on the charts!) The basics? Diapers - zero diapers - potty trained! Clothing - 4T or 5T tops and 3T bottoms. Food - mac and cheese, broccoli, carrots, grilled cheese, fruit Sleeping - Sleeping 9-11 hours each night Teeth - All baby teeth are in Words - She speaks in complete sentences Favorite cartoons - Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Curious George, My Little Pony Favorite toy - Her kitchen, artist easel, any of her Frozen toys, Little People Toys Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.  That's all this little girl knows how to do.  Everyone she sees she says hi to.  Every animal in our house has its own story.  Her imaginative play is soaring right now and it's so much fun to hear her make things up and pla...

This is only like 2 months late but oh well.  I'll be posting his 18 month update in less than a month! Doctor's stats: Weight 24lbs 5oz (50th %) Height 33.25 inches (92nd %) Head 18.875 inches (45th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 5 Clothing - 12-18 month and some 24 month Food - Everything and anything! Sleeping - Through the night! Teeth - Fourteen chompers! Words - Lots! Favorite toy - Cars airplane, play kitchen, anything he's not supposed to play with Bryan's 15 month appointment went well.  First the doctor checked his lungs to make sure that pesky Bronchialitis and Pneumonia went away.  All clear!! As you can see from his stats, he's at a healthy weight now and is growing like a weed.  His growing has slowed a bit, just like his sister's did at this age, but he's still tall.  I'm really expecting (and hoping for) a six foot tall boy. He's still wearing 18 month bottoms and 18-24 month tops for the most part. ...