birth announcement

A beautiful birth announcement from KC Faessler! This scanned copy does not do it justice. You will just have to come and see it in real life! It's really beautiful! She is so sweet to have made this for Millie. Thank you KC!

Auntie Caroline's pictures

Enjoy Auntie Caroline's pictures from her trip to meet Millie
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2AZMW7Zi3bMncw

Close up photo shoot

Still trying to get out of the house about once a day. Mom and I headed to the mall today for a couple quick returns. Millie came with us and she was great. Mom made a yummy marinera sauce with Mat's tomatoes. It was very good! I am going to miss all of the good cooking! I am going to miss everything about mom and dad! They leave on Monday so I am trying to mental prepare for that.

We took some close ups of Millie this morning that turned out great. Here are some of my favorites and then the slideshow has all the pictures in it.

Photo shoot #2

Here are some of my favorites from today but click on the slideshow to see them all.

Bath Day and lounging on the couch

Today Millie got another bath and she seemed to like it!






Then she spent a lazy afternoon on the couch. Doing what her daddy does best!



































Click here for the slideshow...

Bath Day / Morning on the couch

Monday Check up

Monday was Millie's 2 week check up. We brought the staff left over Millie cake. We thought maybe they would wave the co-pay but it didn't work out. They were still pleased to have some sweets. She had another great time at the doctors office. Other than the temperature rectal check of course. Millie is 7 pounds now so that is great news! Her eyes are working together so the doctor was happy to see that. And she seems to want to roll over or be on her side so maybe a roll-over is in her near future. She has a bit of a yeasty butt so we got some ointment and have been using it daily. It looks much better already.




After she got home, Millie did a little photo shoot with Papa D. He hadn't taken many pictures with her. She seemed to have liked it!

Millie is sleeping well. She gave us a couple great stretches of 5 hours Monday night which was wonderful for Mat and I.

Mat leaves for Vegas this Thursday. I am getting nervous about doing everything on my own but my parents will still be here through the weekend. So hopefully things will still be going smoothly by the time Mat gets back on Sunday.

Goodbye Uncle Dan and Auntie Caroline

Dan and Caroline left today to drive home to NYC. They were gracious enough to drive down from the big city with the cradle. Many of Mat's family members have slept in this special cradle that was made by Mat's Uncle Andy. It fits perfectly in our living room and she sleeps in it while hanging out in the downstairs.

Goodbye to the Tainows

Today we had to say goodbye to the Tainows. We had a great time with everyone and we are so blessed that they got to come and meet Millie. Can't wait to start travelling with Millie! Enjoy the slideshow!

Millie Party Weekend (photos)

What a fabulous weekend! Jon and Terry came into town on Thursday. We had a nice evening of holding and staring at Millie. On Friday the rest of the family arrived. Great Grandma Gilda and Great Grandpa Harold were so excited to get here to meet Millie. We all had a fabulous dinner at Stella. It was Millie's first outing. She handled it well and slept the entire time.

Saturday was the big party. We had lots of family and friends come over to the house for some Millie and grub. Many hadn't met Millie before so there were lots of first timers. She was very happy all day an enjoyed being passed around to everyone. The food was great and the company even better. Thank you to everyone who came over! This little one is very loved by so many!

On Sunday, Kari, Jarrod, Chloe, Courtney and Great Grandma Norris left for Ohio. We had a great week with them and they had a great vacation with us. We were so glad that they got to come down to visit.

The rest of us went to brunch before everyone had to leave, Millie's 2nd outting. She did great again staying awake for most of the brunch. Seems like she likes to go to out for food just like Mat and I.

We have another doctors appointment on Monday so we will see how much Millie has grown!

Chillin on a Wednesday

Not much happening today. We hung out at home. The Kerns, Davis' and Grandma Norris all went to the aquarium for the day. Elizabeth came over for the afternoon for some company. Other than that, all is well. Can't wait for Papa Jon and Grandma Terry to get here tomorrow. The rest of the family gets here on Friday. It's going to be a busy but fun weekend of family and friends!

Here are some pictures of our lazy afternoon...

One Week Old (photos)

Today was her week check up at Dr. D's. She is a week old!! Can't even believe it!! The doctor said she looked great. We checked out her little umbilical cord. She fixed it up a little bit. Can't wait till that thing falls off. Ew.

She is doing well sleeping and eating. She is up to 6 pound 10 oz. One more oz and we can skip a feeding at night. Woohoo! More sleep for mommy and daddy!!

Bad news on the family accommodations. The air conditioning blew out next door so the Kerns are moving over till it's fixed. Bad timing. Hopefully we can get someone to fix it tomorrow. Tomorrow the Kerns are heading to Georgia Aquarium. Should be a fun day for them!

Hanging with my cousins and watching daddy work (photos)

Millie's First Walk

Millie meets the Kerns and GG Norris (video)

Hospital Pictures (with Millie captions)

Hey Millie T! Where you live at????


EAST SIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!!!
Learning the East Atlanta gang sign early!!!


Getting my fingers ready to tickle the ivorys!


My daddy wishes he had this much hair!


Little milky heartburn...you got some tums?


Click Here
We are the 2nd out of 27 babies born that day.
Password 499335886

Today I meet my cousins!

Today I got to meet my Great Grandma Norris, my Aunt Kari, my Uncle Jarrod and my cousins Chloe and Courtney!

Quiet house

It's just me, Millie and the dog. Siler is watching Millie's every move. She still doesn't know what to make of her. Millie is sleeping swaddeled in her car seat cause we took the swing upstairs last night. Mat is getting another hour of sleep. Mom and Dad are outside doing some more sidewalk work. Kari and family & my grandmother are on their way down. They should be here this evening.

Last night was better than the night before. She was up every three hours for a feeding and went right back to bed afterwards. Th swing helped. The fact that we all tried to keep her awake during the day helped. Mat and I were able to catch some more zzzzzz's. That helped. A nap is still in order for today.

Day 4...bath time

Today was a good day. We tried to keep Millie awake as much as possible. Hoping she will sleep better tonight. Mom and Dad left to go get the carpet remnent for Millie's room. We already bought it, it just needed to be bound.

But first, Millie got her first bath. She smells so good!!


Mom also did a little photo shoot with her until she dookied all over the blanket. Mat and I have decided to use the work dookie since the work poop or poopie is too annoying. But we are up for other suggestions if anyone has any.

After we cleared the room so we could lay the carpet, we needed some more hands. So Uncle Mo and Fluffy, Jose and Pavan all came over to help move around the room. They did it in about 2 seconds. Wonder if they could help lay the brick sidewalk as well! We all had pizza and just sat around and laughed.

Katie and Mike came over as well to meet Millie. I was too busy and forgot to snap any photos. They will be back soon for sure.

Hopefully tonight we will get a bit more sleep and Millie will be a happy camper!

Millie's gets political

The perfect gift from Great Aunt Nancy!

Day 3...home from the hospital

We are home now, left the hospital today. Things are going well so far. We got a quick nap in this afternoon. Just taking them when we can. Mat's parents left today. My parents don't leave till mid-august so we are taking full advantage of that! They are such a great help.

My milk hasn't come in yet but nursing is going well so far. We even pumped enough so the nursery could feed her once last night. We we got a little bit more sleep. I know it won't last long.

I got a little misty eyed leaving the hospital. Guess it was all a little overwhelming. Driving home was pretty fun as well. So freakin' surreal. Mat and I both feel like we are kinda babysitting right now. Tonight might be a different story.

Our dog Siler is adjusting. We don't really know what Siler is thinking about all this but she is really interested in her. I, for some reason, thought Siler wouldn't really care about the baby but she seems really interested! Any tips in this area? I was in the bathroom and Siler was in there with me (potty level is perfect for some good doggie scratching) and the baby started crying. Siler's body started shaking which was really weird. Maybe she just has to get used to the baby and all of Millie's new sounds.