It's A Boy!!!

So, I realized that I missed blogging about a huge event in our lives. A few weeks ago we found out that we are having a B-O-Y! Before finding out this news, neither Scott nor I cared whether we had a boy or a girl. We had often thought that we would end up with a house full of girls. In fact, when we were putting the nursery together for Bailey, I often thought it was silly that we were making it neutral. In my mind, we were going to have girls.

Scott didn’t want to find out what we were having, so like a good wife, I compromised. We had the ultrasound tech write the gender on a card and stick it in a sealed envelope. The envelope sat in our house for a week and a half before we took it to a bakery. I had Scott hide the envelope from me, because I didn’t trust myself. (I was always the kid looking for my Christmas gifts!)

We got a Litty’s ho-ho cake (YUM!) and had our families over for the revealing. The inside icing would be blue if it was a boy and pink if it was a girl. Before we cut the cake, we had everyone take a pink napkin if they thought it was a girl and an orange napkin if they thought it was a boy. Needless to say, almost everyone took an orange napkin, so we have a lot of good guessers in our families.

When I cut the cake and saw the blue, I may have gone a little ballistic. I think it was because I never imagined having a boy. I know that you can’t determine these things, but I think that’s why I was so shocked and extremely excited.

blue icing

A "Kodak" moment!

I am excited to share the adventure of raising boys with my sister. I am even more excited to watch Scott with a son. Though he has a special relationship with Bailey, there is always something special about a father-son relationship too - just like I enjoy having a special mother-daughter relationship with Bailey.

We feel very blessed with how God is blessing our family, and the Miller name lives on!

Hawaii

Scott and I just got to spend 6 days in Hawaii for our 5 year anniversary, and it was amazing!!! 80 degree weather every day and hardly a cloud in the sky! Scott also scored us a sweet room upgrade where we had a view of the ocean as well as the lagoon/Honolulu. Needless to say, the word paradise was uttered frequently on our trip. We left Bailey at home for our trip, and that was very hard! When we returned, I told Scott that I probably can't do that again for a while. I am proud to say that I refrained from true tears over missing Bailey until we started having flight issues for our trip home. Luckily, it was a blessing in disguise, because we ended up getting home 5 hours earlier than originally planned since we switched flights (and the people at LAX got a great show of a pregnant lady running through the airport).

We did a lot of laying around by the beach/pools around our resort, but we did drive up to the North Shore to see the Dole Plantation, get some Motsumoto's shave ice and look at the beach where the Pipeline is held. We also went to Pearl Harbor, the Aloha Stadium flea market and a luau. It was so fun just to spend the week together and sleep as much as we wanted; however, I never slept past 7 a.m. due to the 6 hour time difference. We made daily goals of staying up at least until 9 or 10 too. Here are some pictures from our trip:

View of the beach from our hotel room!

The Dole Plantation

The Aloha Stadium

21 weeks pregnant

Touring the submarine at Pearl Harbor that was used to fight in WWII

Last night in Hawaii

We had an awesome, relaxing trip. I am already planning our next trip to Hawaii that includes Bailey and her little brother... many years down the road, of course. :)

Kiss It

Bailey's new favorite thing... kissing boo boos. She actually demands it and firmly says "kiss it" until you do! :)

I hope I never forget the funny things that she does and says!

Quick Update

Once again, sorry for my lack of blogging! Between finishing up my last class for grad school and chasing a toddler around, I have little time for activities that I love. Here's a quick update of what the Miller's are up to:

Bailey is talking A LOT! She's a repeater too, so mom and dad have to watch what they say and do at all times! She is even able to hold on and swing on the big swing this year at the park. Yesterday, we tried a big wheel bike for the first time. She wanted to put her feet on the pedals but wasn't able to follow through with the actual act of pedaling. Veggie Tales is also her absolute FAVORITE right now. It doesn't annoy her mother like some other toddler shows, so mom is happy!

We have all been battling the cold, sore throat and flu sickness that has been going on. I am actually threatening to put up a sign on our door that says "No person with any type of ailment allowed" or attach hand sanitizer to the door that everyone must use before entering. Seriously, it has been brutal around the Miller house!

Bailey and I got to spend yesterday with my parents and Gavin and Grady while Matt and Lesli were in Phoenix. It is so fun to watch the three kids play together. Although, Grady and Bailey treat each other like rivals. They look at each other like "I'm watching you... don't you steal my toy." I'm sure this won't last forever, but it is kind of comical for now.

Scott hasn't been traveling as much lately, and he's getting kind of antsy! I try not to take it personal! :) His current clients are in Seattle, Nashville and Lynchburg so of course he wants to travel. Oh, and Scott is also gearing up for "One Shining Moment" next Monday. We are going head-to-head with Ben and Heidi to win the pizza party for March Madness, but Ben and Heidi always seem to win!!! We'll see... O-H-I-O... it's our only hope!

Flu Takeover

There won't be any pictures with this post, because, frankly, you don't want to see it! What has been going on in our lives over the past four days is anything but "picture perfect" moments! Bailey came down with the flu for the first time ever. It all started when she threw up on Scott's back while he was giving her a piggy-back ride on Tuesday night. I went on to find out she threw up in her crib minutes before, but I didn't notice when I went in to get her because it was dark (I know I am a rookie... I thought the smell was that she had bad gas... lesson learned!). I got Bailey to the doctor Wednesday afternoon, and by Thursday she was back to her normal self......

Mom, however, was not her normal self at all. Yes, I got the flu Thursday morning. I woke up and immediately took off for the bathroom... I'll let your imagination take it from here. Needless to say, it only lastest for 24 hours, and as of right now, we are a healthy household. Scott has somehow stayed away from it. He attributes his success to Airborne!! He is lucky considering him, my mom and my brother-in-law Matt are the only ones who haven't come down with some form of the flu since we all spent a long weekend together last weekend. I am glad that I survived my first round of the flu as a mom, but I hope it doesn't happen often.

Look Who's Talking!

This stage is so fun because Bailey is saying a new word every day. Here is a list of some of her vocabulary and what the words actually sound like:

love you (uve you)
bath (bash)
juice (shuesh)
star (dar)
snow (no)
yes (yesh)
coat (coke)
blankie (bankie)

Luckily, she can also say a lot of words right:

hi
bye
mommy
daddy
go
ball
MILK! (always in a loud shrieking voice)
Elmo
book
puppy
oval
two or too (all numbers are two and she says too if she wants something "too")
potty (OK... a lot of times she says poopy but I'm working on it!)
seat
sit
shoe
no (of course)
hot
all done
happy
night night
where are you
papa
mine
you

I have been trying to teach her to say her name, but it mostly sounds like "Beeley." We'll keep working on it! I keep telling myself that I need to write this stuff down, because I know I will forget some of the funny things that she says. Who knows what she will say tomorrow!

What is Bailey Up To???

Bailey got into the baby powder and had herself a good time!




Bailey enjoys making telephone calls, but her conversations usually consists of "Hi. No. Bye."




Bailey enjoys trying to put on her shoes and playing with the flashlight! (Yes, at the same time!)




Bailey is also working on her modeling portfolio with this windblown look... :) J/K