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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

B-A-T-H Time

One of Gwen's absolute favorite things is her bathtime, especially when she gets to play with her ducks from Aunt Cin and Uncle Ray. The pufferfish floating around in the tub with her is also a favorite, mostly because it shoots water roughly a foot into the face of unsuspecting adults. If we "forget" to bathe her, she will still bang on the bathroom door and attempt to remove her clothing...all the while pointing at herself and gesturing to her parents that they have missed an essential task.




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Monday, November 23, 2009

Daddy's Are Good Stuff


Anne's mom left early this am to head back to Idaho and spirits here were dampened with the realization that now the only Mom in the house is Mrs. Miller. However, realizing that a one to one ratio of parents to children is still not bad, we've found forms of amusement to keep busy (not that busy has ever been a problem here when children - and Daddys- fall in the 9-10 Apgar scale)......




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Saturday, November 21, 2009

House of Miller Status Update



The picture above of Ari is how we like to see things here between the hours of 9pm and 5am-ish. :) This has not yet happened for any big chunks of time, but House of Miller residents are gaining on the sleep deprivation game. This has a lot to do with extra assistance from Anne's mom, Sally.We will warn you, dear readers, not to call or email Sally concerning her cameo appearance on the blog until she heads home this coming week. We are risking life and limb to post the photos, so would appreciate not alarming her to broken promises until she is safety on the road! In brief (okay, not really), here are some of the recent developments here:

* Ari returned to Miles City for pediatric/jaundice checkups this past week on Sunday, then again on Tuesday. Typically, babies don't gain back their full weight until 2 weeks have passed, not one. On Sunday, Ari weighed 5lbs, 10.6oz, then weighed 5lbs, 14oz by the following Tuesday. Needless to say, the pediatrician was so pleased that we don't return until the 2 month checkup in January. No wonder Anne isn't sleeping much due to "Sharkie," as we now call her, demanding her feeding frenzies.

*Gwen received a bath in the Big Tub while staying with our friend Beth's girls while Ari was about to be born. She REALLY REALLY liked it, so now the Millers are required to spell out B-A-T-H to prevent an almost-walking kiddo from running headlong into the closed bathroom door, pointing to herself and trying to remove her clothing. Needless to say, things are "Squeaky Clean" around here (yes, that was terrible, but worth it).

* Coffee is a godsend for everyone over the age of 2 here. More has been consumed in the past week than nearly an entire "normal" year.

* Mothers are a even bigger godsend here - with childcare, cooking, cleaning, and you-name-it-help. We are pretty sure that without her, we would have well-fed babies but be starving, in dirty clothes without showers, with bathrooms desperately needing cleaned...if only we could find paper towels and/or a mop.

*At 2 am, when one is really tired, a Size 4 diaper grabbed quickly will cause a person to wonder if their almost preemie infant shrunk further in the night or if they accidentally grabbed a small sized toga.

Send prayers our way.....we need all the help we can get :)




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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Bringing the New Sister Home

Greetings from the fog of newborn parenting....we arrived home late midday Friday after getting positive health status for both Anne, for whom this labor had gone considerably better than the last despite anemic-related issues, and Ari, who was considered a 9 of 10 on the apgar scale and happy to deprive household residents of sleep. Short post for now to show the pictures from the first time Gwen got to see her new sister (she also got a stuffed monkey as a present....we think she liked that one just as much perhaps).






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Thursday, November 12, 2009

ARIANNA ELIZABETH MILLER 11-12-09 Pics





....and now with her eyes open for the photo op....

ARIANNA ELIZABETH MILLER





How about some pics..........................????

ARIANNA ELIZABETH MILLER






















AKA: Ari ("ARE-E") or squawk
The A is soft

5# 14 oz
19 inches
dark hair

11.51 11/11/2009

Has already nursed from mom!!!!