its been so long.

i feel like so much has happened in the past week and a half or whatever, but when i look back and think of what i want to say.... nothing really needs to be updated.

i had 3 shoots last week which was my big "woohoo starting to work again!" wkend and its been really nice. i like to sit in the office and edit sometimes in peace and quiet. well, listening to pandora, of course.

last wkend A and S had their first soccer games of the season. A had a fab time, like always. S fell twice and was over it for the rest of the game lol typical. open house for Aidan was this week as well. which was so fun. EJ and reese stayed home (with miller who was sleeping) - bc reese couldnt be out in that crowd. all of her teachers just have such wonderful things to say about her. I am so proud. She recently was asked to join the gifted/talented class for the district and already fell in LOVE with it. such a sweet little learner :)

labs this week were uneventful. we were in and out and they were pretty good. ANC was 2,500, which means it was on the decline, but we knew that would happen. but sodiums were awesome - even though we've only had to give her DDAVP shot once in a while... luckily we are such good I/O trackers lol

i started back to LTF this week. i really *really* wasnt a fan of the other gym that i tried out for a while. and the gym is the only place where i feel like i can let out stress. honestly, ive cried to EJ about not being able to go and do something for *me*. i am not a girl who wants to go get a pedicure. i dont want to shop it out. i want to feel GOOD about myself and work out. so thursday morning at 5:30am, i took spin. woohoo. i went friday morning, too. and hopefully will get back again tomorrow (cardio) or tuesday (yoga sculpt).



friday i picked aidan up from school and then came home and puked on my own driveway. which then spiraled into the worst 36 hours in a LONG TIME. my flu test was negative, but i got tamiflu anyway bc, well, with a chemo kid at home whose counts are on the decline, carenow pretty much just wants to make sure youre covered. pretty sure its norovirus... ive felt okay today. still pukey though. sawyer has a sore throat and is on a zpak. we've both been masked all wkend. and EJ is running around the house with lysol as if its his job. i mean, it IS his job right now.



on friday morning, we went to pick reese's boot up :) i was so excited. wearing it doesnt bother her too much so thats good -- today we stood her up by the couch. its so amazing not to see her knee buckle into hyperextension anymore. it forces the bottom 1/2 of her leg to be at the correct "angle" to prevent that - and also, obviously, puts her foot in the right position. she can't stand long, but hey -- we'll get there. im a proud momma bear :)



so now its sunday. we lost an hour of sleep last night, but thats okay bc my kids are already in bed again :) this week is spring break so tomorrow i figure out how i can take all 4 to reese's PT and OT (hardy har lol), but then later this week, A and S will go to the lake with my parents for a couple of days. they are so excited. im going to edit tonight. and relax. and try not to puke lol

....and i start to count down the days til reese's next MRI. which is the 19th. which is so close... and i am so very nervous. i try not to think about it, but i just cant help myself. every time i look at her i think "she's doing so awesome. learning so much more! talking so much more! using her right arm!! she has to be getting better!!" .... but is that true? please pray that these meds are kicking that tumor's ass.



:) oh and #gingerfight



I did want to show this last photo -- this is her last eyelash. I had been watching them, counting them down... 6... 4... then finally 1. you can see the little stubs of blonde next to them. but now this one is gone. so now we wait for the photo of her first eyelashes, right? 

miller is 8 months old.

oh happy month-day miller!! :)

what a silly girl you are.

we'll start with stats :)

i dont know how tall she is since her last visit, but we *did* have a weight check.

::drumroll::

she went from 12lbs 10oz 4 weeks ago to... 15 POUNDS!! hahaha what a fatty.



so here's what we did.

I would BF her. and then she'd get a small bottle of formula (not after every feeding, just once in a while) with flax seed oil in it. then, she'd eat her finger foods with coconut oil. thats it! haha



BFing is still awesome. i started drinking a shitton more water (i swear some days that ill drown) and then also a few fenugreek a day. ta-da! im so proud of my little grower!

she wears 6months clothes. some 6-9 now fit comfortably - a bit big, but still wearable.



playing with her sisters is numero uno. they make her laugh so much.


even if it looks like she and reese are frenemies ;) haha

the 4 of them in the pic up there ^^^ was them trying to help her crawl.

annnnnnd miller is def on the move. she army crawls (ive never had a kid do this) and is super fast now. so long for my sweet baby under a playmat, right?! haha

she sleeps alright. still wakes up once, but oh well - im used to it now so its really no big deal. she usually takes 1 big nap and then falls asleep on me in the evenings for about 30mins. which i adore bc i have not had a baby who still just... cuddles... at this age. so its so swoon-worthy.



her fave place to be is like a spider monkey ON me when we are doing things.


i mean look at that sweet face.


happy 8 months to you, sweet girl. you babble, you crawl, you eat everything we do. you laugh so much and smile at everyone. im a lucky mom.

miller is 7 months.

ok she was last week, but i didnt get around to posting this. but now i am ;)


what a awesome baby, i have. i mean, she's happy and loves to laugh.


her favorite past times are bouncing her in jumperoo (funny: i hollered at A and S to "stop bouncing her!!!" bc she was going so hard/high. they laughed, backed up. and BAM - miller was going nutso all by herself lol oops)


stats:
height: 25.5" (23%)
weight: 12lbs 10oz (< 1%)
head: 16.5" (20%)


now i'll tell you a bit about her weight ;) yeah, she's tiny. she does everything on time - her milestones are on point, she's happy, healthy, eats well, has good diapers, but just... small. so for the next month, we are to give her some formula after i BF her. and put flax seed oil in that (and then also her gym bottle). THEN with her food (she's all table food), mix coconut oil into that! bam!

now, we all think she's way bigger than she has been :) so i am not too worried. i love my tiny little bug!

as for the rest - like i said up there ^^^ still BFing and of course, she's obsessed lol her newest "trick" is now spitting (raspberry-ing) my boob when she's done. haha


sleep sort of sucks. but not too bad. she goes to bed at, like, 7. maybe earlier. then she's good until about 1am. which would be fiiiiine if i went to bed at a decent hour. but i dont. i stay up and read ;) then she sometimes wakes at 4am and then i keep her in my bed until i have to go get aidan up for kindy. then i drop miller down, get A ready and send her to school with EJ. then S comes down, i feed her and finish morning duties, get R and M, and then feed them :) so it works out nicely.


miller just loves life. and im soaking up every moment :) this is the first time that ive actually LOVED the baby age. ive always said that i am a "toddler mom", but i think thats bc i am always so ready and excited for them to move to the next stage... sitting up, walking, talking... but with miller, im just like "nooo dont do thatttt!!!" i just want to keep her little forever haha


anyway. more pics. for your miller (de)lite. <--- see what i did there? hardy har.


see ya later cutie pie :)