Some Not so exciting news!

Today Caleb went for his first real Dentist appointment. He was going to get his teeth cleaned and x-rays. He was really scared at and cried at first but ended up doing great. When he was finished they came and got me out of the waiting room so I could go see him. When I got back to see him Dr Barto came in and said he had good news and bad news. First the good news was his teeth looked great and he had no cavities. Now the bad news which I wasn't prepared for and started crying ( it doesn't help that my hormones are so messed up anyways). Caleb's x-rays showed that he has no permanent lower front two teeth so when he loses his baby teeth he will have to have a partial with fake teeth for a while and then have surgery to have teeth implants. I know that it could be worse and if this is the only bad thing that happens to him we are doing good but it still really upset me to think that my child will have to deal with this in about two years. I mean can you imagine your child having a mouth piece at the age of 7 years old. It will be like him having dentures until he has his surgery. We are really hoping that he keeps his baby teeth longer then normal since there is nothing there to push them out. Keep yours fingers crossed for us that he does. I told Jeff that it would be my child that would have this problem since it is so rare. Dr. Barto said he has only seen this about 5 times in his career.

Boy OH Boy BABY!

We are excited to announce that a new addition will be arriving in our family in Spring 2009! On Tuesday's our moms group meets for lunch and this week it was Zaxby's. When I first walked in the smell immediately started making me nauseated to the point I almost just left. I tried ordering a salad but I couldn't eat it. By the end of the day I was feeling extremely tired and just not myself so I decided to take a pregnancy test. And there they were, the two pink lines we had been waiting to see. We were happy but couldn't get too excited until we found out everything was OK. Since then I have taken two more tests and been to the doctor. Dr. Kerley called and gave us confirmation that everything was OK and told us that my numbers were great and even higher then what a normal level should be at this point. He told me that I should not worry about anything because I have a strong and healthy pregnancy. Any woman who has miscarried before understands how nerve racking it can be until you have finally been to the doctor for the first time and got your confirmation that everything is OK. Once Dr. Kerley called we were thrilled about our new little baby. We are so excited and look forward to the 8 month journey we have ahead of us. Spring can't come soon enough. I am hoping that all the excitement of the holidays coming up, taking care of two boys, and Christians surgery in January will make it go by fast. I'm sure it will. And yes, I chose pink writing in hope that this is our Girl!

Just Call Me the Brave One!

Yesterday we went to Heathers house for a play date and had a lot of fun swimming. While we were there I invited Austin and Thomas to spend the night after VBS. Of course they were very excited about it. Austin has spent the night many times but this was Thomas first sleepover at a friends house. Claire wasn't sure how he would do once it was time to go to bed so she said she would keep her phone by her bed and she would be happy to come and get him at any time. When I got to the church to pick-up Caleb, Austin, Thomas and our neighbors little boy Tyler they were excited and had plenty of energy, not sleepy like I had hoped for. As we were leaving Ryan Wood gave me a little grin and the token "Good Luck!" When we got home Jeff decided he wanted to be the COOL dad and let the boys play outside and in the Clubhouse after dark. I should not have made the mistake of going outside to join them because once I did Jeff lasted about 2 min. and then disappeared to the basement for the remaining of the evening. After that I let them play inside for just a little bit while I did a few things. About 10:30 it was finally off to bed with them. Thomas was awesome he was asleep in about 10 min. Caleb and Austin couldn't stop talking so it took them about 30 min. longer to finally fall asleep. I woke up this morning about 7:30 and got myself ready, fed the boys Kung Fu Panda waffles, had them get dressed for summer camp,made there lunches, got Christian ready, packed there bags to go home, got them buckled in the car with there favorite stuffed animals for camp and was backing out my driveway at 9:24 this morning. I realized on the way how early we were going to be but, I was OK with that. They were all the first ones to there class, it was kinda funny because that's the earliest we have ever arrived there we are usually a little late. If anyone was wondering, Yes I will do it again. They are great kids and have a lot of fun together. When I see how happy it makes Caleb to be with his friends it makes me think of all the fun times I spent with my friends and the great memories I made with them. I want Caleb to have the same memories with life long friends. It brings me Joy seeing him smile and laugh the way he does when he is with Thomas and Austin.

We made it through

Well, I am glad to report that we are all feeling better. I thought that Jeff and Christian weren't going to get sick since we made it through Friday and most of Saturday but about an hour after dinner Saturday night Jeff got sick and was all day Sunday. He felt fine this morning and went to work. I am now convinced that Christian is our little terror and is the one carrying the virus around and that's why he hasn't got sick. I really don't know how I can get a more active child that is in to everything then him. At least I hope that it can't get any worse and our next one is more layed back like Caleb. Thank You for all your prayers we really appreciate it.

No fun for the sick!

Well, the last few days Phenergan has been our best friend at the Miller home! Yesterday I woke up very sick at my stomach. When I say I am sick the Big question I ask myself and others ask me as well is "Am I Pregnant?" But, I even knew that it was way to early to be asking that question at this point so it must be something else. About an hour after I woke up and Jeff had already left for work I realized I had a stomach virus and was going down hill fast. What was I going to do with my children? I called my ever reliable mother-in-law to the rescue just to realize that she had the virus as well. So, I did something I never have to do, I called Jeff at work and told him that he was going to have to come home right away. He got home quick and as soon as he did I quarantined myself to the bedroom. Christian gave Jeff a hard time at first because he wanted to see me and Jeff wouldn't let him. After a long day Jeff finally got both the boys to bed and he came to check on me. He said he was exhausted and really all I could do at that comment was laugh and say WELCOME to my world EVERYDAY! All I know is that the question I get from him all the time "Why are you so tired at the end of the day?" I don't think I will be asked that again for a long time. And the cycle continues, Caleb woke up screaming about 7:00 this morning and when I went in his room he had gotten sick all in his bed. I immediately crushed one of my Phenergan's and gave it to him. He is now asleep in his bed and I hope that he will sleep for most of the day. Thank God for that Stuff! I really am praying that Christian and Jeff don't get sick but I am afraid they will since they have been all around me and Caleb. We will soon find out. Please keep us in your prayers.

Our trip to Panama City Beach

View Album

Get your own

We just got back from Panama City and we had a wonderful time. We were so happy that we took Lindsay she was an awesome help. I think the trip would have been a little more difficult and not as relaxing without her. She is like part of our family and the kids call her aunt Lindsay so it was fun having her there with us.
We left Sunday morning about 2am so that the kids would sleep the whole way. We got to panama around 10:00 and had the whole day at the pool. The resort was awesome and a great place for families. They had kids games by the pool everyday and Caleb loved it. Caleb got to make a foam visor and take snorkeling lessons. We could only go down to the beach when Christian was taking a nap because he hated the sand. He would start crying if we even started walking that way. The weather was great it only rained one time for about 15 min.
The first and last night we ate at the room. Monday night we all went to eat at Pineapple Willy's (Caleb's favorite place to eat at the beach)and Tuesday night Lindsay kept the boys at the room while Jeff and I went to dinner at Pompano's which was wonderful as usual. Once again we got up in the middle of the night and checked out of the hotel to head home about 3:00 this morning so the boys would sleep and they did the whole way. We were home and I had us totally unpacked by 12:30. The first thing Caleb wanted to do was go see his Gigi so he called her and of course she missed him too and was happy to come and get him. Christian was still sleepy and I came home sick with a terrible cold that gave me an earache and a headache and made me feel like I had the flu so after I got us unpacked I put Christian down for a nap and I went to bed. We slept until dinner time. We had a great vacation but as always it's nice to get home to your own bed.

Pops in the Park

Forgetting that it was Pops in the park, the boys and I packed a picnic,drinks,blankets,towels and the boys swimsuits and went to surprise Jeff at work. On the way I realized what was going on tonight and wasn't sure if we should try it or not since we were not completely prepared. I would have brought the wagon and more drinks and snacks had I remembered. Jeff was happy to see us and surprised. We decided to give it a try with what we had so after 30 minutes of looking for a parking space we finally made it in and found a nice place to spread our blanket. After we ate Caleb got his face painted like a Ninja Turtle and then got some Clumpies icecream. To waste time until the fireworks we let the boys play in the water. The boys loved the fireworks, Christian was so excited. The night was not what I had imagined when I was planning our evening but it turned out to be a fun and exciting night that we all enjoyed. I am so glad that we did this. I really enjoy and couldn't think of anything I would rather do then spend time with my three favorite boys. I think we will make this a new family tradition and even though we did great with what we had we will be more prepared next year.

Pops in the Park

View Album

Get your own