Our little chub-o

Last year we investede in a nicer camera and had been enjoying it, but as fate would have it, it broke a few days before Millie was born (Luckily it was still under waranty). We sent it in to get fixed and just got it back this week. (the camera we were using in place of it was not very great and only worked when it wanted to) Now we can post some more photos of Millie!



I took Millie to the Doctor last week... she weighed in at 9.8 lbs. just 13 days before (at her 2 week check up) she weighed 8.0 lbs. We think it's funny b/c the average weight gain for a baby is 6 0z a week. So, she should have gained almost 12 oz. in that time frame, but she gained 24 oz. Way to go Millie! I guess if she's like Josh and I it'll go straight to her thighs... jk. (Josh always got teased by his running teamates about his big legs. They'd call him cottage cheese legs etc.) We've been having a ton of fun Millie! She's still been a really good baby; she loves baths, "tummy time", and whispers and is starting to learn to lift her head up! Everybody says your kids grow up so fast, it really is true. It makes me kindof sad that she has outgrown her first outfit, and is almost to big for the Newborn diapers. Our little Mills really is just growing up so fast!

Josh's fav. sunday activity... Napping

Time?

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the sam number of hours per day that were given to Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."

-H. Jackson Brown Jr.

So, that quote, maybe it's true, maybe we do have enough time, but not enough arms!

Doughnuts

I have a thing for doughnuts. When I was little my mom would take us to "Winchels Doughnuts" in Provo (It was where "The Corner" is now.) I always got the same kind of doughnut... White cake doughnut, with chocolate frosting and sprinkles! Winchels was torn down and crispy cream became the new doughnut place. The problem was that Crispy Cream doesn't have cake doughnuts, so I was stuck with the occasional cake doughnut from a grocery store- good, of course, but not as good. We came out to Memphis and found a place called "Howards Doughnuts." We tried it out. To my enjoyment I found that they had Delicious cake doughnuts with sprinkles! I was 6-9 mo. pregnant so I was in the mode of "I already have a big stomach, so no one will notice if I eat alot of doughnuts" So I'd stop by and get these delicous doughnuts! Sometimes when I was out, but not near "Howards" I would have to get a doughnut at a grocery store... there was a week, I must admit, that I had at least one doughnut a day! It got to the point that the doughnut staff knew me. I went in one day and the doughnut guy says, "oh, I haven't seen you in a while" (not b/c I hadn't been there, but b/c he hadn't been at work when I went :) Man, all this talk of cake doughnuts with sprinkles is making me hungry! I'm off to Howards...

Gas

Taken last night! Amazing! And it just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper!

More Millie

Here are some MORE Millie photos... I wanted to make this post to answer a couple requests

This is Millie 2 days ago... I can't believe how much she's changed in just 17 days! It's been so fun to have her!

Here is a picture that has both me and Millie: There aren't many of these, as I like to avoid the camera... I can't really say that I've been "getting ready" these days.

This Video is deticated to my Nieces & Nephew's of the Miles family. I named off my Nieces and Nephews in the video but somehow left out Nic! How could I have possibly left out someone so important! So Nic, this is also for you :) We aren't getting a ton of action from millie yet, but we did catch her smiling!

It's been so fun to have Millie here. I can't believe that it's already been 17 days! She is such a GOOD baby and we Love her tons! We're excited for more of you to meet her over christmas and Thanksgiving! Also, thanks again to Mom and Tracy for all they did to help me while they were here! and thanks to Josh for being such a great husband and dad!