Millie at the Park (video)

A sleeping Millie

wednesday

These picture was taken on Wednesday. The middle picture is showing something new that Millie is doing. She scrunches up her face and breaths really heavy through her nose! It's hilarious! The last picture is of her new favorite past time. Boy she gets that finger waaaaaaaaaay up there!

bubbles

Here was Millie on Sunday having some bubble fun. We couldn't go outside because it was raining so we moved the party inside! I got a bubble machine and boy does it blow some crazy bubbles!! Millie seems to like it...not as much as I thought she was going to like it but she likes it all the same. Here are more pictures from Sunday.

What do you think, do the jammies fit the mommie? I have to thank Terry for thinking so! I had a great mother's day with my two favorite M's. Went to church, hung out with Mat while Millie napped, went shopping for a dress and picked up a apple laptop! We have been meaning to get one since the break-in and finally did. After shopping, we went for sushi and ice cream. A good day was had by all! Thank you everyone for all of the Mother's Day wishes! I am very lucky to finally join this elite group of fabulous women!

PS: sorry this picture is the best I could do with the self timer!

Millie does some shopping (video)

She uses something similar to this at daycare and she seems to really love it! So yesterday I went to Target and got her a shopping cart so she could practice up! She is an excellent shopper and enjoys eating the fake peas! Enjoy!

sore butt

We moved from a sickness to a bad diaper rash. It's nasty so we left her diaper off this evening to air it out. Enjoy some pictures!

9 months old

Can you believe this little gem is 9 months old already? She is quite a mover and a shaker and this past month has been so fun! I'll let her tell ya.

1. I love to dance! It's really a bobbing of the knees but I am working on other dance moves to impress my audience.

2. At daycare, I have mastered the skill of walking with the assistance of a push cart. Thank goodness Mommie bought one for home so I can practice at home now too.

3. I am all about eating these days. I like eating some real people food like egg yolks, bananas, avocado, pasta, turkey meatballs, tofu and carrots.


4. I got sick for the first time this month. It stunk. But I am nearly over it and I am so happy about that! Although that pink medicine did taste tasty!

5. I am very into picking my nose. Actually just sticking my finger up in there and just hanging out.

6. I am a very speedy crawler. If mommie and daddie aren't watching me, I will make my way up the stairs!

7. I love playing in and knocking over the doggies water bowl! It makes a big mess but it's kinda fun!

8. I have stood up on my own a couple times for just a couple seconds...but I don't like it...yet!

9. I can't wait to see my Auntie Kari and cousin Chloe coming up in just a couple weeks! Hopefully I will get to meet Baby S soon. She is going to come out of Auntie Katie and we can finally play! Maybe not the same day she come out but hopefully soon after! Jeevan is an excellent playmate but I need a girlfriend!

Click here for more pictures from her 9 month photo shoot.

What's that bobcat doing?

What is that bobcat doing? And yes, that is in fact cheese stuck in her hair and leg. Hey, we were getting in the bath so she was on her way to getting cleaned up!












































This is the last day for this outfit as it is too snug! At least her cousin Sabrina got to see her in it! Sabrina and DJ met us for lunch as they were in town visiting DJ's family. Great to see them!

Abbie and Rory

This is a picture of Millie's friend Rory that I took at our last GTG. I am writing you about some sad news tonight. One of the families in our Mommie group has suffered a great loss. Abbie's husband & Rory's daddy, Colin, took his life on Thursday.

I met Abbie and Rory at the very first Mommie & Me meeting the first time we both went. As working mommies, Abbie and I had alot in common. We went to Colin/Abbie/Rory's house for a little couponing meeting. Colin, Abbie and Rory came to Engine 11 for our Mommie GTG. Mat and Colin were hoping to work together so Colin could play some music for E11 on weekends. He was a very talent musician and he will be missed.

Our little moms group has set up a list of weeks that we are going to look after Abbie and Rory. There are 19 of us so that will get her through September. We are going to make them dinner and have playdates to keep Rory the happy little girl we know her to be. We are all also gathering our money and purchasing a savings bond for Rory.

I can't imagine what Abbie is going through right now. It's has been haunting me since I found out this morning. I will be attending the memorial service on Wednesday. Please keep Abbie and Rory in your thoughts.

Bouncing around with Millie (video)

Don't know why this came duplicates. It's really only a 1min or so. But you can just enjoy it twice! I will try and fix it when I get home. Enjoy!

Teeth

I know some of these are fuzzy but I was trying to show you her teeth. They were too cute not to post them! These prove that Millie's mouth is just like mine in more ways than one! She has another tooth coming and so she is drooling and a little fussy.

But that could be cause she is still sick. Hopefully we have almost kicked this nasty thing. Now it has transferred over to Mat who is really really sick so turn your thoughts to Mat now! I am just trying to stay away but on the overnight shift, it's not so hard!























We opened up a new toy for Millie, the Playskool Busy Ball Popper. It's actually a Christmas toy from my parents that we kept in the closet until she was old enough. She loved it! Siler also loved that the balls fit RIGHT in her month! Hopefully we will keep the balls in the popper! I will try and get some video of her playing with it. It's really funny!





















Click here to see more pictures.

Earth Day

We celebrated Earth Day with a bang! Millie's school did a little Earth Day festival. Each parent was supposed to come up with an idea for their booth. Mat and I brain stormed and came up with an idea for planting sunflower seeds. So I collected around 35 of Millie's baby food jars and saved them for weeks. I went to Home Depot and got some organic planting soil and organic sunflower seeds. Mat and I set up our little "booth" in the schools yard. All the little kids came over and we helped them fill thier jar with soil. Put the seeds in. And more dirt. And then closed it with the lid. As you can see here, they are growing pretty well! Hopefully all of Millie's classmates are having success as well.

Of course we had to find an outfit for Earth Day and thank goodness she can still squeeze into this onesie from Nancy. It had the perfect Earth Day message! Click here to enjoy the pictures of Millie hanging around with us on the couch. And of Millie's little garden.
She got the clover for St. Patricks day in the terra cota pot.
A sunflower (yellow pot) and daisy (blue pot) for Easter.
And the 2 baby food jars are the sunflowers from Earth Day.

You will notice that Millie enjoys tweeking Mat in a funny place! He yelps and she laughs. It's quite funny.

Playdate with Vince

On Monday we had a playdate with Millie's buddy Vince. Jackie and Matt were celebrating their wedding anniversary...6 years! Congrats to them! Anyway, so Vince came over and despite Millie's sickness, the kids really had a good time. To see more pictures, click here.

The Shahabs

Stealing the blog to talk about our friends a bit. Mike and Katie Shahriari are great friends of ours. They are due at the end of May with their first baby girl. My friend Angel and I co-hosted a baby shower for Katie. It was lovely and she was very happy.






To see pictures from the shower, click here.
To see pictures from the maternity shoot, click here.




















I also took my first set of maternity pics! It was alot of fun and I am very grateful that they let me doing it!

Still sick but in good spirits (video)

We are on day 4 of a nasty something. Could be a cold? Could be allergies? Could be something else? Whatever it is, it stinks. But through the goopy eyes, the nasty cough, the runny nose, the fever, the puke, she is hanging in there and still making us laugh!

Had to share! (video)

I just had to share this hilarious video of our friends son Blake and his buddy Reggie! Would your dog put up with this? It's just a typical day at the Harris'! Will Siler let Millie torture her like this? Enjoy!

Easter Sunday

After getting home from a great vacation, we slept in, in preparation for another big day! Easter morning when Millie woke up we had a great surprise for her. I had been working on a cute little Easter basket for our little bunny. No candy but she looooved the eggs. We had some books in there. And some cute ears. She even had some little potted plants that are growing really well! She seemed to really enjoy it!






















































After the basket fun, we headed to church at Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church. It's only about a half a mile from our house and it's been really nice to walk to church each Sunday. After church we took some family photos. I was thinking about grabbing a neighbor to take our picture but opted to set the camera on the porch and use the self-timer. I was pleased with the one we did get!

What does every other family do on Easter Sunday? Dress up like bunnies and head to Turner Field for a
Braves game! Thanks to Jose, Pavan and Jeevan, Millie had an outfit that matched her Daddy's.I know we got on TV but I haven't been able to get that footage yet. Stay tuned!
To see pictures from Easter, click here.

To see pictures from the Braves game, click here.

Oops, I forgot!

I forgot to post these pictures from Saturday when we were in Florida. Here are my favorites but enjoy the rest!!


Click here for pictures from Saturday.

Playdate Friday (other babies)

After the visit with the G3, we headed over to Allison's to meet the rest of the babies. It was so great to meet Austin, little Mia and DJ. And after the G3 arrived it was party time

DJ: talk talk talk talk to anyone about anything. He was so sweet and wanted to hang out and play with Rex (the dog). He had no problem talking to me who was basically a stranger to him! He was so sweet to stay inside with all the babies since it was so hot outside. Little Mallory was napping at home so I didn't get to meet her but I am sure I will next time!

Followed close behind DJ was his shadow, Austin. Austin followed DJ around and did everything he did. It was so cute! DJ would climb up on the couch and Austin would get upset cause he couldn't get up there just yet. Austin was crawling all over the house and showing everyone his toys. He is a very very sweet little boy. Austin and Millie even shared some hugs although I didn't get it on camera! How cute!

Little Mia: She has these amazing big blue eyes that may or may not change color. When you look at her you see both her mommy and her daddy. Maybe a little bit more of her Daddy in her face. Rick held her most of the time and boy you can feel the love he has for her. She is a very happy baby, never cried once. She is going to be a charmer for sure! Misty is doing a great job!

Blake: We got to spend some time with no-fear Blake on Wednesday and Saturday. That kid will do ANYTHING, he has no fear! And he is quick as a whip! One minute he is there, the next he is not! Where did he go? Where did he go? Oh there he is on the steps! He has an amazing grin that shows all of his little teeth! Missy gets quite a workout from running after Blake.

To see the rest of the pictures from Friday, click here.