THE HOUSE. The house. The house is consuming my life. We are building a house 2 hours away, and every spare moment of my spare time is spent on the computer doing research about something house related. I can't sleep at night because my mind is constantly going over and over things. (It doesn't help that we are still moving walls and the foundation is already down) It's exhausting.
So, the blog has taken a hit. I think it will continue to take a hit for the next 6 months, but I'm going to try my best to make time for it. (oh, my cooking has taken a hit, too...poor Lee is having to pick up the slack around here)
Other than the house, life has been going on as usual.
Colby is obsessed with taking pictures. He got a camera for his birthday, but he prefers to use mine. He's not too bad...
And no one is safe around here.
I gotta say though, he is creative. The other day he was so excited to show me what he had taken pictures of. "Mom! Come look at these pictures!" Imagine my surprise when I saw 26 artistic shots of his you know what. Which reminds me...I better erase those before someone accidently uploads them to a picture website and I get arrested.
Lee took the kids to the creek and they caught a fish. And brought him home. Colby named him Motorboat. They tried to feed him bread. I'm guessing Lee put leaves in there to make him feel at home. It didn't work and he died the next day. Don't try to make a pet out of a fish from a creek.
Miller and Colby fight half the time and get along the other half. You just never know what kind of hour it's going to be. (and the fighting is always brought on by Colby's teasing...which brings him so much joy) The good moments almost make up for the bad.
Miller has decided she must always wear a hair accessory. She prefers hair bows, but they don't stay in very long. But she loves them.
Whew, a little weight off of my shoulders. For now. We head to SC to visit Nana and Granddaddy a week from today. It should be a nice break for all of us. I'll post an update when we return!
I can't believe it, but it's true! My sweet (and feisty) little girl is 2!!!
At her 2 year appointment, Miller weighted 35.8 pounds and was 36 1/2 inches. Both of those are, of course, greater than the 95th percentile. They are estimating her height to be at least 5'11. Wow! I guess the good news is that all the clothing brands make "tall" now, which wasn't the case when I was in high school and college.
We celebrated Miller's birthday in Richmond this past weekend.
Miller's Elmo cake
Me and the grumpy, tired, just up from a nap birthday girl
Peepie Miller looking not a day over 80.
The whole gang at Miller's birthday dinner (minus myself)
Miller vs the candle
She stared at it so long she became cross eyed.
Miller's cousins escorted her in her first pair of heels
She rocked them!
All the cousins watching a movie
The 3 Miller's in our family (my middle name is Miller)
And just for fun, here's how Miller vs the candle really played out. (I cannot believe she has already perfected "the look". I'm in trouble.)
Whew, I'm so far behind on my blog, I don't even know where to start.
Actually, I do know where I want to start, but I don't know when I'll actually find the time to sit down and do it. One of the things I really want to write about is the first 9 months of Colby's life, which are not in the blog. The first 6 months were pretty tough, and it wouldn't have made for a happy blog. It started with a weekend in the hospital when he was 11 days old, where he had a spinal tap, chest x-ray, and IV antibiotics for a "virus". From there, things were good for about 3 weeks...until one night, out of the blue, he screamed his head off for about 2 hours. Unbeknownst to me, that was the start of his severe milk protein allergy. It was also the start of 3-4 hour long crying jags, lots of pain, difficulty eating, bloody diapers, lots of doctors visits, food journals, poop journals, lots of worrying, and a very restrictive diet for myself (without dairy, soy, nuts, wheat, or eggs). I cannot imagine what it would have been like to blog all of that....it probably would have been therapeutic for me, but man, how depressing and boring would that have been? "Today I ate mayonnaise....Colby screamed for 6 hours....maybe it was the eggs in the mayonnaise?" Thankfully, things got better when he was around 6 months old and we actually took him on a vacation to Mexico, which I'd love to put in the blog. From that point forward, Colby was a very happy (albeit extremely active) baby and it was pretty smooth sailing.
Wow, I just got really sidetracked. Totally wasn't planning to say any of that. What I meant to say was that I'm behind on my blogging and have missed a few very important things this summer. I feel like I need to put a few things on the blog before I move forward with Miller's birthday celebrations.
First, there was the 4th of July. Colby and Miller enjoyed driving their jeep (and our coolers) to the local neighborhood cookout.
They even sort of posed for a picture...
Shortly after that, we had a very fun visit with Nana and Granddaddy. (and we're very excited about visiting them at the lake in a few weeks)
Lastly, Miller has really been perfecting her singing skills. Please enjoy her rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star until I find enough time and energy to blog about my baby girl turning 2!!!!!
Colby's party was at a huge indoor bounce facility.
Me and the birthday boy before the party began.
There were giant slides to climb...
And they were fast!!!
To say Colby had a blast would be an understatement.
Miller was intimidated by the bounces houses, but she found plenty of other fun things.
Colby's friend Jack came, and they were inseparable. They even hugged several times. This is a somber moment (after an hour of jumping) waiting to have their photo taken.
Colby's dream came true....he had a "giant Buzz Lightyear" cake.
And of course, Miller could not take her eyes off of it.
Colby was by Jack's side the entire party and made sure they ate next to each other.
Our wonderful sitter Adela came, and she helped Miller with her cake.
We even attempted a group shot...(several children were too scared to climb up for the photo)
I'd say as far as 4 year old parties go, it was fun for all- most of the adults were sliding and jumping, too. And no alcohol was involved!
This is the birthday boy on the morning of his birthday (with a little bit of bed head)
For his birthday dinner, Colby chose to go to his favorite sushi restaurant. He had all of his favorite things- miso soup, steamed gyoza, a shrimp tempura roll, and chicken yakisoba. His favorite waitress (Lindsay) brought him out a special banana tempura and ice cream dessert.
After dinner, we celebrated at home with a cake and more presents. Miller had been singing happy birthday to Colby all day long, but when I asked her to do it for the camera, she was so mesmerized by the cake that she sort of just petered out.
Colby's favorite birthday presents (so far) are his camera, his Toy Story 3 action figures, and his toy helicoper and ambulance. (and I am enjoying the extra quiet time that these toys are giving me....)
Colby's 4 year stats: 42.5 inches tall (90th percentile) and 43 pounds (95th percentile) He has stayed on the same growth curve, and they are predicting that he will be 6 ft 1 or so.
We'll finish off the birthday week with his party on Saturday...I hope they're ok with a mom jumping, too!
Today is Colby's 4th birthday! I am waiting for him to wake up....we have balloons and presents downstairs. He will have cupcakes at camp, a cake and more presents with the family tonight, and a party on at a bounce place on Saturday.
Nana and Granddaddy were here this past week so I'm a bit behind and will post an update with pictures soon!
