We are the Millers

I have totally dropped the ball with updates on baby bear.  I haven't posted anything since his 6 month update.  I completely missed posting on his 9 month update with all his stats.  I posted it on Instagram so I guess that counts. Doctor's stats (from 9 month check up): Weight 23.5lbs 4oz (92nd %) Height 29 1/8 inches (75th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 4 Clothing - 18 or 24 month Food - formula, anything we eat Sleeping - still not enough Teeth - 8 teeth! Words - dadadada, nananana, mamamama Favorite toy - puppy rattle, activity cube Well this kid is huge!!  I packed away all of his 12 month clothing about a month ago already so he's wearing all 18 or 24 month clothing now.  I love seeing him in all of Bryan's old clothes.  I love his fat thighs and his big belly.  Fat babies make me happy! His sleeping has still been pretty inconsistent.  He will have two great nights o...

How is this kid 6 months old already?! Doctor's stats: Weight 21lbs 4oz (90th %) Height 26 1/2 inches (50th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 4 Clothing - mostly 12 month Food - formula, some solids Sleeping - not enough! Teeth - two bottom teeth Words - dadadada, nananana, mamamama Favorite toy - bouncer, puppy rattle I want to make sure I keep doing these updates because I want to always have this to look back on but I'm so bad at posting them on time.  Baby bear is 6 months old and, as you can see from his stats, he is a big boy.  We call him tank.  He's wearing 12 month and some 18 month clothing.  I just can't believe I have to pack away his 9 month clothing already. His sleeping is always on and off.  One night he will only wake once during the night, other nights he will wake multiple times.  I don't usually have to feed him when he wakes multiple times but I do have to get him back to sleep.  I woul...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 5 years old. However, it can sometimes occur in adults. Symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease include fever, blister-like sores in the mouth (herpangina), and a skin rash. ( http://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/about/index.html) Are you kidding me? Blister-like sores in the mouth? Why do things like this even exist? What purpose does an illness like this that just torments little babies (and their parents) serve?  This stupid illness is currently 'running it's course' through my poor son. One week before his first birthday. Apparently it's 'going around' as the doctor so nicely explained.  Fortunately we only had one really bad day where he was not eating or drinking much and was just miserable. He was back to his usually happy self in no time even with blisters in his mouth. So this week, while my husband is away for work in Chicago and ...

Baby Bear is four months old already! He's actually almost five months old now but I never got a chance to post this so here goes. Doctor's stats: Weight 18lbs 7oz (95th %) Height 25 3/8 inches (60th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 3 Clothing - 9 month, some 12 Food - formula Sleeping - not enough! Teeth - teething for weeks Words - no words, just lots of coos and laughing Favorite toy - puppy rattle, crinkle book Well we all placed our bets on how big he was going to be at his 4 month appointment and I was almost exactly right.  He's such a tank baby and I love it.  I've had to get the clothing bins out multiple times because he's just growing so quickly.  He's wearing all 9 month clothing and even some 12 month stuff. His sleeping has been getting better.  He suddenly started sleeping 4-5 hours but he only does it for 2 nights and then he has a bad night of being awake every 2 hours.  I wish I could figure out...

So I realize I haven't made a blog post in a while.  Since I post a lot on IG and Facebook, I forget about this little space I have here.  I got Davis' birth story down and that was it.  He's kept me quite busy these past weeks and I couldn't be happier about that. So let's update... Baby Bear is TWO months old already! Actually he's three months old now but who's counting.  Doctor's stats: Weight 14lbs 2oz (90th %) Height 23 3/8 inches (70th %) The basics? Diapers - Size 2 Clothing - 3-6 month and 6 month Food - mostly formula Sleeping - not enough! Teeth - Zero teeth or signs of teething yet Words - no words, just some coos now and then Favorite toy - nothing yet, though he likes the sounds of some of the toys I  can't believe how quickly this boy is growing.  He's so long and so chunky that he's already grown out of most of his 3 month clothing and is onto 3-6 or 6 month clothing.  And his chunky butt is i...

After a rough week of recovery, I am finally able to sit down and write this out. I had been having contractions on and off for weeks.  They were always uncomfortable but they never amounted to anything.  They mostly happened when I was sitting or laying and always stopped when I started walking around.  At my 39 week appoinment (5/3) I was only 1.5cm dilated and 40% effaced.  So dissapointing as I expected more dilation. Fast forward to Friday (5/6).  I started losing my mucus plug that morning but I didn't really think anything of it because I had also lost it with Bryan and he waited two more days before he came.  All day long I was having contractions but they were the same as always and went away every time I walked around. I timed the contractions a few times that night as they started getting a little more intense and more regular.  I would time them for an hour at a shot and they were 5-7 minutes apart.  My husband had...

Check out Shannon at  Life After I Dew  for So What Wednesday. So what if: ~I trimmed my own hair because I was tired of all of the split ends and I'm just way to pregnant to go to a salon.  I've had a lot of practice with the kids and it doesn't look bad at all. ~I was so disappointed by the lack of progress at my doctor's appointment yesterday.  This kid seems to like his comfy little home. ~The personalized Mother's Day gifts I have the kids making for their Nana are on hold with the hope that this stubborn little boy will be here in time to contribute his little hand print. ~My husband has a weekend planned to install our fence and I couldn't be happier.  Who knew a fence could be so exciting? ~I'm so tired of my husband's sister.  She's got to be the most evil person I have ever met and I don't use that word very often. ~I'm so glad I stuck with watching Dexter.  I just finished season four and it has definitely gotten way ...