Wow...I'm terrible at this...

Okay so I cannot believe how long I have allowed my blog to go without updates. I keep telling myself that I need to update and post something and then days go by and then weeks...and then apparently almost a year...eek! I am terrible at this. I really want to do this blog and keep my family and friends up-to-date with the Miller family but it just seems like time always escapes me. I think part of the problem is I try to do too much and get so much in and then it becomes very involved and I end up starting a post and not finishing it. So, I am going to refocus on this blog because I think it's important but I am going to not try to take on too much and do baby steps. I think if I post little things here and there...I can get it all in but still do it often. I am going to really do my best to get one big post up in the next few days with the last year of events to get everyone updated and then go from there. I have the post already pretty much written...I just wanted to upload some pictures. Ok, well sorry about the lack of activity and here's to a fresh new start (let's hope)!

It's true...he's already two!

Here he was last year at 1...


...and on his 2nd bday...hasn't changed a bit! (well maybe more hair)



Yup my little guy turned 2!!! If I said that time has flown by...that would be an understatement. I just cannot believe that he is already two and it makes me a little sad. There has been so much going on that we didn't do a whole lot for his birthday but we did have a little party with our friends. Ty is really a sweet little guy...doesn't have an off button but is sweet. He keeps me on my toes for sure. He is just growing like a weed and I just can't believe how big he is getting...and I don't mean just physically but he is talking more and more and just so independent. I don't think he needs my help for anything. He loves loves cars (we are slightly obsessed) and he loves his sissy...those two things we know for sure. It's kind of sad because with Trey here, Ty seems even bigger and isn't my little baby anymore (well, he'll always be my baby but he's not the youngest anymore). He is really really good with Trey and so sweet. I was a little worried that he might be a little jealous or just a little aggressive but he's not in the least. He loves giving him kisses and just coming over to hug him. He is even being such a big helper but getting me diapers and throwing things away for me. Anyway, we are just so lucky to have our little man and I am completely surprised how quickly 2 years flew by. Having Ansley and Ty so close together (13 months) it's actually been nice because they play really well with one another...for the most part. We have our normal sibling fights but they really do play together nicely. Ty is always wanting to be or play with Ansley because as I said before he really doesn't have an off button. I took him to his 2 year appointment and he was 36 1/2" so the doctor said he was probably going to be around 6'1 which is crazy to me maybe because I am so short but Mike is 6" so I guess that isn't too crazy. Anyway, he got a thumbs up from the doctor so we are good. Next thing to tackle...potty training!

The birthday cake


...but he's only interested in the car that came with the cake


The bday boy loves his daddy


Some friends helping Ty celebrating his big day...

Trey Cannon Miller

Welcome to the world Trey...my biggest yet...7lbs and 1 ounce


He's in love...again!


Finally we meet!


The first time the two kids met Trey...


Big sissy in action...her first time holding baby Trey


Ty was a little more interested in a drink :)


Grandma for the 7th time in 4 years...she's a pro



Man, I'm pooped!


She loves holding her baby brother


Trey Cannon Miller



Okay, so I have been a tad busy and feel completely terrible that I am just now putting up a post about our sweet addition to the family...my apologies. Little Trey entered our lives on July 20th! He was my largest baby yet at 7 pounds 1 ounce and has been such a great baby. I labored a lot at home and it didn't take very long for him to come out...just four pushes. Ansley and Ty were so excited to meet him and came up to the hospital twice to visit their little brother. My mom was here to help out with the older two so Mike and I could be at the hospital so that was nice. Since coming home, Trey has been really good and pretty easy going. So far (and I stress so far) he only really cries when he is wet or hungry so that has been nice. Ansley and Ty are really good about not messing with him too much. They are either hugging him or not paying any attention to him which is good right now. Things have been crazy, of course, with having three but I think having two was a much bigger adjustment for me. Trey is really a good baby and I am blessed because I don't know what I would have done had I not had a good baby. Time is just flying by though and I can't believe that he is already getting so big...it kind of makes me sad. I am trying to relish in my time with him and appreciate the baby phase which can be challenging but I am trying. It's just really starting to hit me that Trey is my last baby and it makes me SO sad. I honestly didn't expect to feel so sad about it but I am. There are days when I think that I am not ready to be done but then I finally come to my senses (ha ha he he). No but really...having three isn't near as crazy as I expected and although I am at the very beginning stages of it...it is going better than what I had thought. We are all just trying to get into a routine and get use to having a baby around the house again...but in a happy way!

Happy feet!

Well, Ty has realized his new calling...dancing. Everytime music (of any kind) comes on...he has his dancing feet ready. It's so funny to watch him because he really gets excited and into it. He has this little move, which I haven't yet caught on video but I will, where he gets on all fours and then lifts his one leg in the air. It's a sight to see...

THREE already!!!

3 years ago...


2 years ago...


1 year ago...


Today!


So my little baby has turned three and I just can't believe it. I think I say that every year but it's true. There are just no words to describe how incredibly fast these three years have gone by. I am so thankful for Ansley and cannot say how wonderfully awesome she is. She is so sweet and loving and affectionate and the biggest helper ever. It really makes me sad that she is getting older. I know a lot of people can't wait for their kids to get older but I wish I could make Ansley stay this age. I don't want her to grow up and get older at all...she's at the perfect age. She is potty trained, plays on her own or with others, does what she is told, can do things on her own but still loves to snuggle with us and acutally listens to us (well for the most part)...it doesn't get much better than that. We didn't do anything big for her birthday this year because I was 4 1/2 cm and was just waiting for the baby to pop out. We didn't want to do anything too crazy plus it was SO hot outside. We went to the sprinkler park and had a fun day in the sun with all of her friends. Ansley had lots of fun playing with her friends and in the water. I feel awful because we forgot to bring our camera to snap some pictures but i think you probably get the picture. I feel very blessed to have our sweet little angel in our lives and hopefully she has even a small idea of how much she is loved...happy birthday to our sweet Ansley!

Her very first date...

So Ansley wanted to have a date...with her Daddy...and since it was with him he approved. I am pretty sure that he won't be giving any kind of approval anytime soon unless it's only with him. The menu for this special event...milk and cookies (I know this is a very complicated choice)! Since this was Ansley's idea to begin with I did make her help me bake the cookies and set the table. It was short lived but very sweet. Of course Mommy was not invited on this oh-so-special date except to help set up things up...instead I was left holding the camera but it was so sweet I didn't care.

Where has the summer gone?

Ty with his new do...


Ansley stylin with her shades on


Ty giving Grandma big hugs


Living it up in their pool and lovin it


Grandpa getting to see Ansley's newly discovered artistic abilities


My little guy is getting to be such a big boy


Cheeeeeeeeeese! (Literally screaming this as I am taking this pic)


"I wanna go shopping"...oh no...I've created a monster


Erin and Ford at a play date


Sooo ready to go outside and go swimming


Ansley and Austin sitting in a tree...


Daddy and Ansley on their "cookie" date


My two favorite guys in the world


Someone is happy to go outside...



Okay, I have been TERRIBLE about keeping up with my blog and I keep saying that I am going to be better but I haven't so once again...I apologize. I honestly have been meaning to post for a while but time always seems to get away from me...much like this summer. I am completely shocked about how the summer flew by. I feel awful that I haven't posted pics (especially for our families and loved ones) but I think that I am going to have a little more time to do that since things have calmed down...a little. So, A LOT has happened so I will try to do a recap of this summer to get you up-to-date. We had a few play dates, visits with Grandma and Grandpa, visits with our friends, swim time, and most importantly...a new addition to the family. Both Ansley and Ty have been so good this summer and being patient with Mommy since she was very pregnant this summer which was nice. I thought that they might go a little crazy since they weren't going to school but they were really good. Ansley turned 3 which I just cannot believe. Everytime I look at her I am just amazed about how much of a big girl she has become and how it just seems like yesterday that she came into our lives. She had her 3 year check up and got a thumbs up...which I already told everyone about in the last post. She is doing all kinds of big girl things like no more sippy cups, no more pull ups at night, drawing and writing things, talking non stop and saying words that I didn't realize she knew...it's crazy. Ty is about to be 2 (SO crazy) next week. I just cannot believe that either. We haven't gone to his 2 year check up yet but will let you know how that turns out. I am pretty sure, actually I am positive, that he has passed Ansley up in the weight department and very very close to passing her up in the height department as well. He is doing good too...we got rid of the pacifier and he is starting to talk a lot as well. He has been trying to sit on the potty a little although we aren't close to being potty trained just yet. I think I am going to wait on that a while yet. He is just into everything and loves to do everything his sissy does. They play so well together and I love that they are close. We brought a new addition into the family (which I am going to do a separate post on) and so that has been crazy and exciting all mixed together...so it's been a very busy summer. I can't believe that it is already time to celebrate Ty's birthday and just trying to get all of that planned without losing my mind (just kidding...well...kind of). Anyway, here are some pics of the summer that I haven't posted. I will definitely be putting up a new post about our new little addition to our family soon and putting up pictures of him.

It's getting to be that time...

Well, I am completely surprised that I have made it this far along with Baby Miller seeing how I had both of my kids 2+ weeks ago at this point in my pregnancy. It's strange because part of me is just ready for him to come out and meet him and start the process and the other part of me is thinking that about having 3 kids 3 and under and thinking I might need that extra week. I can tell I am getting close though because my contractions are getting more and more intense and closer and closer together. The first time I was checked (at 36 weeks) I was already 3 1/2 cm and then the next time...I was almost 4 1/2 and this past time (last week)...I was a little over 5 cm so I would have thought I would have gone into active labor by now. My doctor is very particular about waiting until my contractions are every 5 minutes and they just are not quite there.

Anyway, it's getting close though and I am getting a little anxious. I am praying and hoping that he is a good, easy baby and that the transition with the other two kiddos goes well. Tyson is completely unaware of what is about to happen...he honestly just has not a clue. Ansley knows that Mommy has a baby in her belly but I don't think she gets it that it also means he is going to come out and rock her world. She has become quite the little Mommy lately though so I am kind of hoping that she enjoys having a baby around and maybe helps me out a little but we'll see. Mike and I still do not have the baby's room done (ugh!) because the house is on the market and we are trying to keep it as "clean" looking as possible. He will be in our room for a few months anyway but I just hate not having a room for him but I guess I will get over it. I feel completely and totally unprepared for this baby and you would think it would be the one pregnancy I was completely prepared for seeing how it is my third go round. We still don't have a name picked out either so not sure what we are going to do about that...hopefully one will just come to us at the hospital.

The kids are doing great though. Ansley just went to the doctor for her 3 year check up...she is 25 lbs and 10 oz...crazy. I would have thought she weighed more in the higher 20s or even close to 30. I didn't really think she was quite 30 but thought she was closer to it. I am curious about how much Ty is going to weigh (which he goes next month so we will see). She got a thumbs up from the doctor though (other than the weight which wasn't a huge issue) and he said she looked great and developmentally was ahead of the ball game so that is good. I figured she would be but it's always good to hear. Ty is doing great as well...we took his pacifier away a few weeks ago and I was dreading that because I really thought he would not handle it well but he has. He has actually done really well with it and I am just glad that we got that done before the new baby comes. Well, the summer is going along and we haven't really had anything too fun going on. Just wanted to give an update and let you that it's getting to be that time. Wish me luck!

My sweet sweet babies

Okay, so Ansley and Ty are pretty good about being around one another. I mean, Ansley doesn't remember a time without her "Little T" (her new nickname for him) and he has never had a time without her there. They definitely have their moments when they can't seem to share or one of them doesn't feel like playing. It's been a little different lately...they not only have been playing together really well but actually love on one another...a lot. I am not so much surprised about them playing together more because they are getting older but they really have been so sweet to each other. I mean, Ansley is the oldest and she is not even 3 yet...so it's not like I had one that I could really expect to step up to the plate and lead by example or really reason with. They have been doing little things like: hugging one another or if one wants a toy that the other has...he/she will give it to the other or Ty will go and get Ansley's drink out of the frig and give it to her and then go to get his...just little sweet things like that. Anyway, I have been able to capture some of these moments on camera and I just HAD to share because it is really so sweet and I have no idea how long this will really last :)

Tick tock tick tock...

I feel like time is getting away from me for so many reasons and it's starting to get a little stressful. Ansley's birthday is just around the corner and I haven't given that near enough time or energy. I need to really get on that and figure out what we are doing. Then there's the matter of this baby coming...oh my! I feel like it's right around the corner and I want more time! I don't know that I am ready for him to come out yet. There are just so many things going on that require a lot of time and I just just don't have near enough. We have our house on the market and that clock is really ticking away. I keep thinking about how much harder it's going to be to show it when I have a little one here. It's difficult enough keeping the house in order and leaving on cue with two little ones and adding another one to the mix is exhausting to think about. Anyway, I just wish I had a little more time to do well...everything. It's been a crazy summer so far although the kids have really been good seeing how they haven't had much to do. I feel bad that we aren't taking them anywhere fun for vacation but maybe next year or after the little guy comes. I went to the doctor this past Wednesday and she "checked" me (UGH!!!...did NOT look forward to that at all although it was not near as bad as I had expected) and I am already 3 1/2 cm! Can I say oh my again? Although I could go another week or two even though I am dilated that much so I am going to stay positive. My poor babies have been so good with not being able to do much (with me being prego and all) and I have realized just how really good they are. Most kids get to do activities, go somewhere fun for vacation, go to the pool, things like that and my sweet ones have pretty much been at the house since "school" got out and haven't batted an eye. I'm a lucky Mommy. Anyway, we have still a long summer ahead of us and hopefully we can go something fun for their birthdays which I am denial about because I can't believe that they are getting older :( In the meantime...I can hear that clock ticking and I wish it would SLOW down...for so many reasons...

Our last day of "school"


I know what you are thinking but no...he was just squating


She LOVES to go somewhere...anywhere...


...and he loves to just be next to her

Could it seriously get any cuter?

What a ham!


This time last year...crazy!


He's definitely a keeper :)



So, every year at Hope (which is where Ansley and Ty go to Mother's Day Out) they have a photographer come in and take pictures of the kids at school. She doesn't just take regular pictures...she takes 11 X 14 black and white (which Mike and I LOVE) close up pics of the kids and lets the parents purchase them. Last year, only Ansley was going so I just had one but this year, they both had their picture taken. Ty's picture is really good and he looks really cute but I can't say that it is my absolute favorite ever but...oh my...Ansley's is ADORABLE. She is posing like I have never seen before and she looks like a tiny little model. I LOVE it. I am trying to see if this photographer can take a few more to see if she can get them together. I don't know if Ansley just really felt comfortable with this particular photographer or if she has become a little model but either way...I love it. I just wanted to share because they were too cute. I also am putting up Ansley's picture from last year...I just wanted to show how different she looks. The pictures is really cute too...but it's crazy how her looks have changed so much in just under a year. I'm sure I will sitting here this time next year saying the same thing about Ty.