Millicent Monroe @ 2 Months

At 2 months old Millie:

 ~measured 24 inches long (90%)

 ~Weighed 12lbs 1.2 oz

 ~She met her Gangy

~Moved into her own room and crib

~ Was promoted to cloth diapers

~Sleeping 4-5 hours during the night

She loves to be swaddled. Still won't take a paci, but self soothes.

She also smiled for the first time on February 25...and hasn't stopped smiling since!

Blanket made by dear friend from Flagstaff, Mary Ann Mayrand

Picture catch up

iPhone photo dump. More of Millie's month by month update to come.... Maybe tonight?

Millicent @ 1 Month Old

Millie has been such a sweet, easy going and relaxed baby.  She can sleep through almost anything...from her sister and brother squealing and screeching as they wrestle with Andrew, to me putting laundry away in our room or even vacuuming while she naps in her papasan chair.

She won't take a paci and for a few weeks hated being swaddled. But we have convinced her that being swaddled is so much more comfy....and helps her sleep much better.

She loves to move. She kind of hates the car seat unless we are moving. She will cry at stop lights/signs and will immediately calm down once we can drive again.

She likes to spit up...a lot. We both change our clothes at least twice a day.

Millicent eats about every 3-4 hours. She will have at least an hour of wake time....which includes activities like bath time and tummy time.

She's been having a bit of a rough time at nights....she just likes to be awake for several hours after her late evening meal. For a few nights in a row she wouldn't sleep unless she was being rocked or walked.....I believe at times Andrew was walking her around for several hours. He's amazing and let me sleep. Thankfully (and knock on wood) the last few nights she has soothed herself to sleep without needing to be rocked for hours. And she even slept 4.5 hours.

She also got to meet her Noni and Grandad!

Her eyes are still quite blue. Not quite as blue as Emmy's were, but bluer than August's were at the same age. My guess is that she will keep her blue eyes.

She is a little doll and we all adore her! Even though she's only been here for 4 weeks, it seems like she has always been here. It's hard to remember what is was like without her.

iPhone pics

Well, not that any really checks the blog anymore since I haven't posted in forever, but I thought I would post some pictures via the iPhone. Confession: we still haven't uploaded the pictures off our camera yet.

Life is pretty crazy these days. We do a TON of laundry ( it's amazing how someone so tiny can triple the amount of laundry!). We have made it out and about as a new family of 5.... It took 30 minutes to get everyone and everything out the door and loaded into the car, but the point is we went out! I've only taken the kids out by myself twice: once on a walk and this morning for church- and we were on time, didn't forget anything and no one needed an outfit change( not that it will ever happen again, but it was a great victory).

Life is crazy, but it is wonderful and fun too. We are blessed and overwhelmed with love for these 3 little treasures that God has entrusted to us.

Library of Children's Book***Updated 2/21/13****

Here is a list of our children's books. We LOVE to read! And this list is already out of date since there are a few books that I know aren't on the list, I just need to round them up.

Board Books

What is Easter?- Adams

Mama and Me- Clark ( baby einstein)
Christmas in the Manger- Bond/buck

But Not The Hippopotamus- Boynton

Moo, Baa, La La La!- Boynton

Perfect Piggies! Boynton

Happy Birthday, Little Pookie- Boynton

Let’s Dance, Little Pookie- Boynton

What’s Wrong Little Pookie?- Boynton

The Going To Bed Book- Boynton

Barnyard Dance- Boynton

Horns To Toes and In Between- Boynton

Snuggle Puppy- Boynton

Opposites- Boynton

Doggies- Boynton

Consider Love- Boynton

Bathtime- Boynton

Goodnight Moon- Brown

The Very Hungry Caterpillar-Carle

The Very Lonely Firefly- Carle

Thumper's Fluffy Tail- Disney

Eating the Alphabet- Ehlert

Fairy Tea Party- Michalek
The Story of Easter- Pingry

Sheep in a Jeep- Shaw

Caterpillar to Butterfly- Symes
Nothing-to-do Puppy- Szekeres
Wherever You are My love will find you -Tillman

Max's First Word- Wells

Max's Birthday- Wells

Max's Toys- Wells

Paperback Books:

Mommy's Best Kisses- Anastas
Commotion in the Ocean- Andreae
Franklin is Lost- Bourgeois
Berenstain Bears:
New Baby
Trouble with Grown ups
Green Eyed Monster
Attic Treasure

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs- Barrett
The Teeny Weeny Tadpole: Cain

Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance- Cole
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- Ehlert
Cross Crocodile- Hadithi
The Biggest Valentine Ever- Kroll
All Aboard the DinoTrain- Lund
I Was So Mad (critter)- Mayer
Just Go to Bed (critter)- Mayer
Me too! (critter)- Mayer
I Love You as Much- Melmed

The Tale of Peter Rabbit- Potter
The Bunny Book- Scarry

A Mouse Mess- Szekeres

Moving Day-Szekeres

A Busy Day- Szekeres

The Night Before Christmas- Szekeres

A Fine Mouse Band- Szekeres

Caps for Sale- Slobodkina

Sheep in a Shop- Shaw
Ten Terrible Dinosaurs- Stickland
Dinosaur Roar- Stickland

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You- Yolan
Fingers and Toes, Soft to touch pages- Unknown
I can Read: The Beginner's Bible:
Jesus and His Friends
Jonah and the Big Fish
Jesus Saves the World
Queen Ester Helps God's People
David and the Giant
Daniel and the Lions
Noah and the Ark

Hardcover Books:

Emmy, You're The Greatest- AlphaPets

Herbie's Happy Day- AlphaPets

ABC's of Hawai'i- Asta

Mad About Madeline(complete set)- Bemelmans

God Gave us You: Bergren
Paddington's ABC- Bond

The Potty Book for Boys- Capucilli

Round Up, A Texas Number Book: Crane

Pulelehua and Mamaki- Crowl

You are my I Love you- Cusimano
Me with You- Dempsey
The Jungle Book- Disney
Cinderella- Disney
The Lion King- Disney
A Bug's Life- Disney

Finding Nemo A Read-Aloud Storybook- Disney

Winnie the Pooh: Nature's True Color- Disney
Toot & Puddle- Hobbie
The One and Only (Toot & Puddle)- Hobbie
A Present for Toot (Toot & Puddle)- Hobbie
Puddle's ABCs (Toot & Puddle)- Hobbie

Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea- a Little Golden Book

My First Counting Book- a Little Golden Book

The Monster at the End of This Book- a Little Golden Book

The Shoelace Box- a Little Golden Book

The Big Brown Bear- a Little Golden Book

The Sleepy Book- a Little Golden Book

Make a Splash- Little Golden Book

Big Bird Brings Spring to Sesame Street- Little Golden Book

Animal Tales- a Little Golden Book

A Sleepy Story- Little Golden Book

Cranky Pants!- Gilbert/Peter

Mother Goose- Gustafson
Animal Orchestra- Gustafson

The Jesus Storybook Bible- Lloyd Jones

Only One You- Kantz

Do Unto Otters- Keller
I Want My hat Back- Klassen
Drummer Boy- Long
The Paper Bag Princess- Munsch
Dinosaur Days- Manning

The Legend of the Three Trees- McCafferty

A Fly Went By- McClinktock

If You Were My Bunny- McMullan

My "K" Book- Moncure
My "A" Book- Moncure
My "T" Book- Moncure
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie- Numeroff

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies- Numeroff

If You Give a Moose a Muffin-Numeroff
If you Give a Pig a Pancake- Numeroff

If You Give a Pig a Party-Numeroff

If you Give a Cat a Cupcake- Numeroff
The Good, The Bad and the Silly (veggietales)- Peterson
The Case of the Lost Temper (veggietales)-Peterson

Lift the Flap, Numbers- Play/Learn

The Little Engine that Could- Piper/Long

Frogtastic!- Happy Pops
The Gingerbread Man- Rutherford

Curious George Flies a Kite- Rey

Curious George - Rey

Curious George at the Aquarium- Anderson ( rey)
Where the Wild Things Are- Sendak
The Sesame Street Pet Show- Sesame Street
Don't Forget the Oatmeal- Sesame Street
The Schoolhouse- Sesame Street
The Firehouse -Sesame Street

Dr. Seuss’s ABC- Seuss

Fox in Sox- Seuss
Green Eggs and Hamm- Seuss

The Cat in the Hat- Seuss

The Giving Tree- Silverstein
Cuddle- Shoshan
Bear Has a Story to Tell- Stead
A Child's First Book of Poems- Szekeres

Ladybug, Ladybug, Where Are you- Szekeres

Toby's Silly Faces- Szekeres

Toby's Holiday Hugs and Kisses- Szekeres

Toby's Rainbow Clothes- Szekeres

Toby's New Brother- Szekeres
Big Thoughts for little People- Taylor

On the Night You Were Born- Tillman
Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important- Trout Fishing in America

Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus- Willems
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight- Yolen

International/ Books:

A Baobab Is Big & Other verses from Africa- Taylor

He's home!

So happy to have Andrew back home. I'm happy to report that though there might have been rough moments, sleepless nights and a few tantrums.... For the kids as well.... We survived!!

Happy New Year