First B-Day Stats

This is Miller on his way home from his very traumatic first b-day check-up. He had to have five shots, and he did not enjoy any of them. But he totally passed out when he was done fussing like a mad man.

At this check-up, he was 24 lbs and 30 1/4 inches long, 75% for both. And apparently he has inherited the huge Miller noggin, because his head is in the 95%! I guess that just means he's going to be a brainiac.

Can't wait for all of the milestones the next year will hold!

One Year Ago Today...

One year ago today, Miller Brant made his world debut in an operating room at Medical City Dallas. He was about a month early and just a little over six pounds.

When Mike brought him over to meet me, I couldn't believe he was really ours. He was so tiny and sweet, I just couldn't wait to hold him.

Once we found out he had some fairly serious lung problems, things got a little scary for awhile, and it delayed our first snuggle session. But I always knew that things were going to be okay, and that even though it was going to be hard for now, it was just a temporary situation.


And once we finally got to hold him, all that was forgotten.

And once he started eating, he really started to grow.

It's hard to believe that little tiny baby turned into this big, busy, funny, happy and mischievous little boy in just a year!

Happy birthday, Miller! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

Baby Cake Face

Okay, I will blog more about Miller's first b-day later, but I couldn't wait to put this up. How cute is this cake-face baby?

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Okay, that's probably a little strong, but giving up Starbucks for Lent has REALLY shown me how addicted I am to caffeine.

The mornings haven't been too bad, because I always make coffee at home anyway, but I sure do miss my 2:30/3 o'clock trip to the Starbucks at JCPenney (right down the hall from me) when I start to drag in the afternoon. I have broken down and had a coke a few times, but I am hoping I can just break my afternoon caffeine habit for good.

Oh the weather outside was frightful...

...and the power going out was less than delightful. But since we had no place to go, we let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

I still can't believe it snowed this much in Dallas. We had a freakin' foot! I almost blew a gasket when our power went out, since our old, drafty house would have gotten arctic in no time. After some frantic calls to Megan, who lives very close and still had power, we packed ourselves up and piled in the car to go have a slumber party at the Gaines house. No sooner than we were pulling out of the driveway did Megan call and tell us that THEIR power had gone out too! Yikes!

So we resolved to just stick it out at home, and thank goodness the power came back on right as we were going to bed. We were able to remove the hat and extra fleece we had put on Miller over his jammies. I wish I had taken a picture, because he looked like he was in for a night of dog sledding in Alaska or something.

Happy Valentine's Day

So I'm a little late, but here are a few pictures of the big guy in his Valentine's Day shirt. In case you can't read it, it says, "Cupid is my homeboy".

As you can see, he is all over the place, pulling up on everything and just generally causing trouble. He is a SUPER busy guy these days.

And he still looks exactly like his daddy.

Peek-a-Boo

Miller playing his favorite game with me...