Millie in some shades

They didn't stay on long before she took them off and ate them. Hopefully with a little practice every day, she will get used to them.

Sitting up like a big girl! (2 videos)

Videos from Sunday March 22.

Engine 11 GTG

On Saturday we had a great GTG with all of my Mommie group friends. These are all the ladies that I have met through the original breastfeeding support group. This time we invited Daddies to come along as well. We had a little area set up for the babies and it all worked out really well. I heard nothing but good things from the great service and food, to the beautiful setting. It was a great afternoon.
Click here to see my pictures.
Click here to see pictures from my friend Kristin.










Starting at the top left:
Nicole/Reece, Nolani/Evelyn, Jen/Jack, Abby/Rory, Rebecca/Anna

Bottom row:
Kenzi/Millie, Trisha/Kara, Kristin/Julia

Does this look comfy?

Video shoot pictures

These are from back on March 11. Remember that video shoot we did in March? There was a photographer there as well. He was snapping pictures for the website and whatnot. The commercial was for these bumpers that have spaces for pictures and/or video. Millie was quite taken with the product. The video commercial is not finished yet but I will post when it is. I was pretty happy because Mils and I finally got some nice pictures of the two of us! Millie's buddy Vince was there that day too. Click here to see his pictures! Click here to see Millie's pictures. Below are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

The O'Tainows

She looked cute as a button and I think they had alot of fun today. My mom made Millie these St Patty's babylegs. We have been saving them for the day and today was the day! She and her buddy Ellie Fitzpatrick were wearing the same outfit. They looked so cute! Ellie's outfit spoke the truth though. Millie was just posing as a little Irish girl as we have zero Irish in us.










I bought the class little "Wee bit of Irish" t-shirts and they seemed to love them. Priya took a class picture where all the kids are wearing the shirts. The little ones are getting to big for the t-shirts so for Easter, I got them all something else. I still think they will enjoy them!

After school today we met John, Julie, Amanda, Iver, Katie and Mike at Engine 11 for a beer and some dinner. Engine had live music and lots of people enjoying the patio. To enjoy pictures of the day, click here.

Crawling 2 (video)

She has kinda gotten the hang of it after awhile. On hardwood floors, she just kinda scoots around using her hands to pull herself across. Enjoy!

Splish Splash I was taking a bath (video)

doing the inch worm (video)

Swinging Sunday

On Sunday we went for a picnic in the park with Millie's buddy Vince. They have a tiny play area for little kids. We stuck mostly to the swings since Millie isn't too mobile.
Enjoy the pictures of the little guys!

FDR State Park

Mat had off the entire day on Saturday! It was so great to spend some time together as a family. While Mat got some work done, Millie and I took Siler to the vet. Millie was so pleasant despite the 45 min wait to get into the room. And another 15-20 for the exam. Quite a trooper. Siler got a clean bill of health and looks excellent. He talked about how great her teeth were. Anyway, woohoo Siler!

I wanted to take advantage of the day and go hiking because the weather was just amazing. We started our day trip with plans of going to the "Little Grand Canyon" aka: Providence Canyon State Park. It was a good 153 miles so it was going to be quite a drive. About 1/2 through we started to reevaluate our destination. We were very close to Callaway Gardens but wanted to find something different. After a promise that we will go back to Providence on another day, we settled on FDR State Park. We had a nice short hike. Wasn't as long as I wanted but we all got a late start. I barrowed Pavan's Ergo Baby Carrier and it was REALLY comfortable. She felt so light and easy to carry! I might look into getting one. I would love to do some more hiking with it.

After the hike we gathered up and went to Oscar's Steak and Seafood. According to the website, it is in the middle of a cow pasture. And it really is! We thought we couldn't go wrong! It wasn't quite up to all the hype but the service from our waitress and owner, Kimbo (real name Kimberly), was great. It was a great day and Millie was zonked before we even got out of Oscar's parking lot!

Enjoy the pictures from the day! Mat was trying to take pictures and trying to hike as well, some are not the best photos but you get the "picture".

Annie and Morton

As a first stop on Annie and Morton's vacation, they visited us in Atlanta. Annie is a dear friend of the Tainows, and now mine. It was the first time we met Annie's boyfriend Morton and he was a pleasure. He and Annie had a great time playing with Millie at Engine 11. We wish them happy travels to Florida!

Light table dancing (pictures and video)

Fun times at Target

Which one should I buy to go with her Easter dress?

Wave Millie, Wave!

More swingin' (pictures and video)

Remember this?

She has grown...just a little :-)

Know what a photo shoot looks like?

Here is an example of me taking Millie's 7 month pictures. It's quite tricky because the best light is right at the back patio doors. Not much space to work with sometimes!

To see all the 7 month photos, click here. Here are some of my favorites.

Snow Day Sad Day

Although we had ton of fun yesterday in the snow, today was quite stressful when Atlanta City School canceled school early this morning. Our daycare follows Atlanta City School closures and therefore we had to scramble for alternative care for Millie. I think Millie face here describes our feelings today.

Do you think one day I might become a teacher and not worry about all this?

Sun-day Snow Day

It snowed like crazy today! It was so fun to watch all the huge snowflakes come down. Millie couldn't take her eyes off the falling snow. She even got to taste it just a bit. Click here to see the pictures.