Circus...

Circus Tickets = $54.00
Elephant Ride Tokens = $12.00
Pony Ride Tokens = $5.00
Petting Zoo Tokens = $3.00
Lighted Souvenir = $12.00
Parking = $4.00
Spending Time with Family - PRICELESS!!

Ok, so that was cheesy!! Yes you are reading it right that Circus costs us about $90 for two hours, but we had a good time!!!

Teeghun and Steve rode an elephant, a first for both of them!! Teeghun rode the ponies until and he Steve were both dizzy and then we finished up the FREE (YEAH RIGHT) Circus Fair in the petting zoo! He was really starting to get into the petting zoo, chasing the goats, sheep, petting the chickens and bunnies!

We didn't last more than an hour at the Circus as it didn't really hold his attention too well, but it was still fun and another tradition we started last year with Teeghun.

Here are some pictures from the Circus...Enjoy!!

Baby T has a Delivery Date!!

Baby T has an official delivery date!!
We talked to the surgery scheduling nurse yesterday and Baby T has officially been scheduled for delivery on Monday, February 18th. Unfortunately for all you excited and expecting family/friends we cannot offer anything further than that! We won't know the time until he arrives :) Dr. Coats is actually squeezing us in on a day when he isn't even going to be at DuPont hospital so we will just get delivered when his "on call" time allows. We will definitely make sure to contact you all once he arrives, we are back in the room and ready for visitors!!

Until then, we have a doctor appointment every Friday from now until February 18th; Baby T continues to be VERY active and lets mommy know his displeasure when I eat something that he doesn't care for!! He especially likes to do somersaults (like his big brother who is in tumbling class) when I eat ice cream :)

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY AWESOME HUBBY YESTERDAY!! We sure do love you!!!


ON A SIDE NOTE...we noticed tonight that it looks like Baby T has dropped...so I can finally get a deep breath again!!!

FIRST DENTIST VISIT

Yes! You read that right! Teeghun had his first dentist visit...BEFORE he is even two years old! I couldn't believe that they see them that early but Steve's dentist likes to see his patients before they turn two, so off we went! Teeghun did impressively well (ok, so the pictures don't look like it but he really did!). He was seen first by the hygienist who was SUPER with him; she had him sit on Steve's lap facing Steve and then had him lay back into her lap. Of course he cried but wasn't hysterical (unlike his mommy when she first saw the dentist, I still don't like to go!)! Then he was seen by the dentist (Dr. Lake), who said that all his teeth looked really good and that he had two of his two year molars in already! She encouraged us to continue having him brush a couple times a day (which he loves, he asks all the time "I brush teeth") and to also "help" as he will allow, we are hitting the "me do" stage at our house! After he was seen by the dentist the hygienist had him lay back again and she "painted" a fluoride varnish all over his teeth, it was REALLY sticky, but it must have had a fruity taste cause he really didn't seem to mind. After that we watched for a bit as Daddy got a new crown then we went to the waiting room to play with the beads and train table. Honestly I think that he was more upset when we had to leave the train table then he was having his teeth looked at; guess we will have to watch for a train table on clearance!!!

Hopefully tomorrow I can add some circus pictures from this last weekend!!

Before I was a Mom

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I slept all night.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy,
the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Tumbling Class

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Teeghun began Tumbling Classes at the YMCA this month and he really seems to enjoy this 30 minutes of "organized chaos"! HA! If nothing else it seems to wear him out on Tuesdays. We used to do swimming classes but we took a break from those to check out the tumbling classes. They start with stretching then they do some sort of activity, and finish up with stamps on the kids hands! He is learning to do somersaults and we tried the balance beams this week. He also likes the spring board and I love the look on the instructors face when she was lifting him up!!

Enjoy the video from one of his recent tumbling classes!!! (Yes, I know that this song isn't exactly what I was looking for but it did crack me up)....

Teeghun and his "girlfriends" the 2007-2008 Lady Eagles before the game on Saturday night.

Tear Jerker

Jaidean (Teagun's mom) posted this on her site and man was I crying yesterday when I read this...I have been experiencing a lot of these same emotions as we get closer to the delivery of Baby T...how can I possibly love another child as much as I love Teeghun...but after reading this she helped me to see that you not only love another one but you are giving them a great gift. Thanks Jaidean for shining new light on all these emotions I am feeling!!!


A Tear-Jerker
I walk along holding your almost 2-year-old hand, basking in the glow of our magical relationship. Suddenly I feel a kick from within, as if to remind me that our time alone is limited. And I wonder: How could I ever love another child as I love you? Then she is born, and I watch you. I watch the pain you feel at having to share me as you've never shared me before. I hear you telling me in your own way, "Please love only me." And I hear myself telling you in mine, "I can't," Knowing in fact, that I never can again. You cry. I cry with you. I almost see our new baby as an intruder on the precious relationship we once shared. A relationship we can never quite have again. But then, barely noticing, I find myself attached to that new being, and feeling almost guilty. I'm afraid to let you see me enjoying her -- as though I am betraying you. But then I notice your resentment change, first to curiosity, then to protectiveness, finally to genuine affection. More days pass, and we are settling into a new routine. The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast. But something else is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just us two. There are new times -- only now, we are three. I watch the look between you grow, the way you look at each other, touch each other. I watch how she adores you -- as I have for so long. I see how excited you are by each of her new accomplishments. And I begin to realize that I haven't taken something from you, I've given something to you. I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you. I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are, but equally strong. And my question is finally answered, to my amazement. Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you -- only differently. And although I realize that you may have to share my time, I now know you'll never share my love. There's enough of that for both of you -- you each have your own supply. I love you -- both. And I thank you both for blessing my life.
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Latest Injury

Got a call from Teeghun's daycare yesterday; Miss Ginny (one of his teachers)called..I said "is it fever, diarrhea/vomiting or blood" :) she just laughed and said "is that the only reason we ever call you?" I said "YEPPER!!!" HA!!!

He was sitting in the high chair for snack time and she went to wash his hands and he wouldn't give her his right hand...she looked down and it was STUCK in a hole! He had gotten his thumb stuck in a hole that is WAY DOWN by his legs (she still cannot figure out who he found this hole, let alone got his thumb stuck in it!!) and she said "oh T let me help you", he of course wouldn't and just pulled it out!! She said that it started to bleed right away and he took the skin off his thumb and there was also a piece of skin just hanging there...which was totally stressing him out! She said that he was a real trooper and didn't cry too bad and once the band aids (she put two on just for good measure and padding) were on he was all good. Teeghun kept saying "uh oh uh oh" while she was cleaning it and trying to put the piece of skin flat...she was like "NO KIDDING T"...BIG UH OH!!

So now they have labeled one of the high chairs as not acceptable for Teeghun...

SOOO, now we are doctoring an injured thumb which proudly sports TWO Sesame Street band-aids...he is doing pretty good letting us keep Neosporin on it and as long as we give him a sticker he doesn't throw too much of a fit letting us change the bandage!!!

In honor of this recent injury I present...
The Improved Pediatric Pain Scale :)
I think that he was close to the "Hurts Enough to Extract Sympathy from Mom" range last night!!!

January pics

Here are some new pictures from this month...
January 9th was my birthday so we celebrated with my favorite meal at mom's house, Teeghun helped me blow out my candles


We have to do breathing treatments every night with Teeghun, he does really well with them and even likes to help by holding the machine.


This past Saturday Steve painted Teeghun's new room, here is how we found him after we got him dressed...he thought that he was painting!!


We spent time at mom's house on Saturday so that we wouldn't be breathing the paint fumes...while we were at mom's house we went to see Uncle Drew's horses, while we were there their dog Vegas knocked down Teeghun getting his clothes all dirty so we tossed them in the washer and he ran around in a t-shirt while waiting for his clothes to dry...Steve said this was a really nice look for him!! HA!!!





CHIPS & BEANS!! There is a Bandidos just down the road from our church that opens at 11:00 on Sunday's so we stop there a lot after church; as soon as we pull into the parking lot Teeghun gets excited! He loves their refried beans and chips, when we run out of chips he starts eating them with a fork!! Mommy cannot figure this out as she sure didn't eat these while she was pregnant, but it is a good source of protein and there are no "after effects" if you know what I mean so we let him eat them!

There will be a baby soon...

Well, I keep telling myself that anyways!! Actually we have about 6 weeks until Baby T arrives (yeah we still haven't decided on a name!!). I had a doctor appointment today; blood pressure was normal, measuring right on schedule and heartbeat was 140. He said that he would see me in two weeks and asked if I had any questions, I said "yeah, when are we scheduling this delivery!" He just laughed and said at the next appointment so bring your calendar. He does scheduled c-sections on Wednesday's and Friday's so we will be choosing between those two days and he said that he would go one to two weeks early...

We will keep you posted on the delivery date, as far as the name I think that we are going to wait until we see him and then decide.

Think it is time for a bigger bed??

This is how we found Teeghun one night recently...we are getting ready to transfer him from the crib to a "big boy bed", there are times like this picture when he seems ready for it and other times when he is all snuggled up in the middle of his crib that he still looks soooo little!!!

It's Playtime!

There is this great place in Fort Wayne called "It's Playtime", they have all kinds of toys for the kids to play with and the greatest part is that you can just leave all the mess there when they are done and LEAVE!! They have three slides and it took a while for Teeghun to warm up to them but once he did he loved it!! Here is a picture of him sliding down...also a couple other pictures from It's Playtime. Daddy ventured up into the playland, mommy in her incredibly pregnant stage feared getting stuck up there so I let Daddy do the crawling this time!!!

Baby Boy Miller Poll Results

The results are in...
We had 26 responses to the Baby Boy Miller Name Poll; here are how the votes turned out:
Terrick - 4%
Taylon - 4%
Terek - 8%
Traven - 8%
Tyce - 12%
Trey - 19%
and topping the list....
Tanner with 46%

Steve is pretty sure that Memaw was stacking the votes for Tanner because she likes that one the best (so does mommy, actually it is a tie for mommy between Tanner and Terrick)...

We still are very undecided but everyone we talk to tells us that they like Tanner...
Tanner Steven Miller...

We had a 3D ultrasound done on December 22nd...following in Teeghun's footsteps he wouldn't show us a shot of his face for anything!! Here are a couple pictures that the tech was able to capture...





It was funny to see that he is in almost the same position as Teeghun was when we did the 3D ultrasound with him...feet and hands up close to his face and basically "folded in half"...