Okay, you can just barely see the two teeth in the first picture, you may have to click on it to enlarge it to see them. They are out even more now so we will try to get a better picture this weekend to post. The second pic is Jordyn after having some cereal and vegetables - she smeared it all over her face!

BIG GIRL!
We promise pictures soon, but had to share that Jordyn is now crawling and has two teeth! Her bottom two teeth are coming in together. She was very uncomfortable for about a week but seems to be better now. She doesn't like us checking her mouth so we are not sure how many more are lurking beneath the surface but we got a great pic this weekend of the teefers so we will post that soon. Jordyn is also switching between army crawl and real crawling, she is trying so hard but is not quite comfortable moving a lot on all fours. She is also getting herself into a sort of downward dog position from yoga - her tush goes straight up in the air and she is pushing up from her hands and toes. Pretty cute! She is also trying to pull herself up on things. Getting stronger every day :)

She gets bigger by the day. Jordyn has had her first real food - a cracker cookie. She loved it. She has also been given a sippy cup to figure out. She doesn't quite get that she can suck on it to get the juice but we are sure she will figure it out soon. Our Peanut has also been scooting on the floor and army crawling backwards. She still sits up really well, and has even tried to pull herself up by holding on to the edge of her crib.

Jordyn is a big girl! We are very proud to announce that for the past week, Jordyn has been sleeping....drumroll, please.... in her crib in her own room! We know, we know, its about time! But seriously, we had a very hard time accepting the fact that it was time to put her in her own room. She has been too big for the bassinet for a while (weight wise) and the crib mattress is much firmer which we think she prefers. She has slept great though a few times she's gotten up to eat. She's so funny, we still put her down on her back like the doctor says, but Jordyn almost immediately flips over to her stomach and sleeps with her knees scrunched up and her tush in the air! So cute!
This weekend also was Jordyn's first time in a high chair. We figured since she sits up so well there is not a lot of danger of her slumping or slamming over and she just loves being part of the table like a big girl. And its easier for us, too!
Last, we forgot to mention in the last post that Jordyn likes to cross her ankles like a proper little lady. When she is in her bouncer, she will cross her ankles over and it is soooo cute! We got a pic of her leaning against a pillow doing it, too.
We have also finally settled on a sort of theme for Jordyn's room. We didn't want to go too girly because we are sure she will go through a phase where she dislikes the princessy, pretty girly stuff so we went with a funky theme of big flowers and black and white tiger stripes. We still have some painting in her room to do but we hung the curtains and that alone transformed the room. Pics of all this will be forthcoming but for now we wanted to make sure we posted everything.

Wow, our little girl is 6 months old! And you know what that means, more shots! This time, Aaron was out of town on business so Lauren had to take Jordyn by herself yesterday for shots. We found out that Jordyn weighs 16 pounds 9 ounces and is over 25 inches long. She is now right at the 50th percentile for height and weight. The doctor said she sits up very well for a 6 month old. Here's a few examples.

Jordyn has her first ear infection! We would not have known but she has had a cough for a while and Monday morning she was practically hacking so we took her in. The doctor was surprised that she was still sleeping well and generally happy. She also had her first nasty diaper rash last week but again her mood is pretty unaffected by it. The meds seem to be working well for her ear, she has barely been coughing. We also found out she weighs 15 pounds 15 oz - time to really get her in the crib! Yes, we are bad, Jordyn is still sleeping next to us in her pack and play. We got a crib bumber for her since now she moves all around in her sleep. We frequently find her turned sideways in the pack and play. Due to the ear infection her 6 month shots were postponed an extra week.
We have also started to give Jordyn baths in the big bath tub. We put her tub in the big one because she splashes so much she was getting water all over the kitchen. Now she can splash as much as she wants, and she loves it.
And in other good news, this should probably go on the family site, but Lauren finally found a new job closer to home. She is now 20 minutes away rather than over an hour. Yay!

Finally some pictures!



Time sure does fly. Jordyn is 5 months old! She got another cold about a week and a half ago and had to go back to the doctor. She is now over 15 pounds! That means that we really have to get her out of the pack and play and into her crib. The other night she slept half the night in her crib but for the past month she has not been sleeping through the night so she spent the second half in her pack and play next to us. We read that one of the reasons she may not be sleeping through the night is because she is now really moving and concentrating so hard on it that she sort of wakes herself up and wants to move. Last night was the first in a while we didn't have to get up with her.
Jordyn has been scooching on her back for a while now but this past week she really figured out that she can get across a room that way. She had Joanne, her daycare provider, cracking up because she got herself all the way across the playroom that way. Jordyn also has rolled from her back to her tummy. We were so worried that all her milestones would be happening during the day and we would miss them but so far Jordyn has done them all at home with us. She did it for the first time at home with Lauren and the second time at daycare with Joanne. Aaron still has not seen it yet but when she becomes more consistent we have no doubt he will see lots of it. Lastly, she is starting to sit up a little. She's been jack-knifing in her car seat for a bit and she has sat up unassisted for about 30 seconds. She's definitely growing up and getting stronger!
And finally here are a few pics. This first one is from Superbowl - one month ago. Skylar and her parents came over and the girls are getting reintroduced. Aaron loves this picture because he thinks it showcases his little girls' left hook, but really Jordyn was reaching out for a hug and Skylar was having none of it.

This is her first experience with cereal. She looovvveeesss her cereal! We have also introduced green beans, which she does not like so much. She makes the best face that just says 'yuck!' and then gives a shudder like 'I can't believe I just ate that'. She starts sweet peas today and we expect that to go much better.

Jordyn is now 4 months old! Lots to update, and we will have to add pics later but I wanted to get stuff written before we forgot. Last Monday Jordyn was 4 months old. We celebrated by taking her to get her 4 month shots. :( She was a trooper, but this time she did end up getting a fever in addition to just all over not feeling good. She now weighs 14 lbs 3 oz and is 28 inches long. She ended up getting a bit of a cold, too. She was very stuffy in her nose and had some post-nasal drip. We were suctioning her nose a bunch but it just kept coming. Finally on Wednesday the doctor told us we could give her PediaCare, which we did, and it seemed to help a lot. We can also start her on baby cereal now but since she was not feeling well we decided to wait. We will probably start her tonight on that.
Thursday, Jordyn rolled over on purpose for the first time. She hadn't even done it at daycare! Aaron caught her rolling over on the video on his phone so at least we have record of it.
Jordyn has also been playing in her exersaucer for about 2 weeks now. Since she can hold her head up now she can play in it. Its great because the exersaucer can be put wherever we are and Jordyn is entertained and we have hands free to get chores done. And she absolutely loves being in it. She can bounce a bit and turn around and there are a bunch of toys to play with.
We have lots of pictures to post and we promise we will get to them soon. She is growing up so fast!

So, last weekend Aaron, Lauren and Jordyn were out with Lauren's mom waiting for a table at a restaurant. Lauren and Auntie Pam went to the bar to grab a drink and Aaron was holding Jordyn. Some lady came up and asked Lauren's mom if Jordyn was her first - CHILD! Then, this past weekend Lauren, Jordyn and Lauren's dad were watching the football game and some guy was admiring Jordyn and then congratulated us. Lauren's dad said he remembered when Lauren was that age and the guy apologized, he was thinking Grandpa was Dad! Wow, congrats, Gramma Nita and Grampa Dave - you look young enough to have a 3 1/2 month old!
Its been great lately when we take Jordyn out, everyone stops to admire her and everyone tells us how beautiful she is. Watch out, this girl's gonna have confidence to spare!
Overnight, Jordyn has started talking non-stop. All weekend long she has been jabbering on and on and on, its so cute. She is also discovering that her voice can make high and low sounds, so she will "ahhh", and scream, and grunt. Its pretty funny. She is also grabbing toys a lot more. She concentrates real hard, and grabs them and they go right into the mouth most of the time. Such progress overnight!

Jordyn has reached a new milestone: she is grasping toys! We have been bringing out a few toys and she just loves them. She really likes the colors and noise they make, and there is such concentration in her eyes. She looks like she really wants to grab whatever is in front of her. She is not real consistent yet but when she does reach for the toy and can hold on with both hands. She has held one up all by herself! Of course with the reach and grasp also comes the pull back and straight into the mouth. She has been sucking on her fingers and hands quite a bit as well.
Jordyn also has quite a few bald spots on her head - and they are perfectly round little spots! We can't wait to see what color starts to grow back!

Well, since we last posted, our little peanut has had her first Christmas, moved to a house and had her first New Year's celebration. She is now 3 months old and doing just great. She is definitely growing, we can tell she is getting taller. We actually have clothes that are too small for her now! Her neck is getting stronger so soon she will be able to play in her Exersaucer and jumper. She is also "talking" up a storm so we think she will be a little talker once she learns how - hmmm that apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Her hair is falling out a bit, and she has got a nice bald spot from rubbing her head in bed so it will be interesting to see if it comes back any lighter.
If you haven't already, check out the link to our Miller Family Blog (to your left under the list of links) with all family goings-on.

Our baby is a star! At 10 weeks old, Jordyn "acted" in her first production - the annual Christmas play at church. Four nights in a row (rehearsal then shows Friday through Sunday) Jordyn was a little angel. She sat up on the stage with Lauren and Aaron and the rest of the drama cast as part of the "family" and was so quiet people wondered if she was a real baby or if we drugged her. If only they could hear her as we were on our way to church and when we were leaving, they would know!

Jordyn also went on a tour of the Anheuser Busch facilites this weekend to learn all about how beer is brewed and bottled thanks to Mike Konecny. We had a great time and Jordyn learned a lot...

2 Months Old! Well Jordyn had her 2 month shots this week. She got four, plus an oral vaccine. She was not feeling well after that, very fussy and not herself. Lauren had a very hard time with her getting shots even though Aaron was with Jordyn. But, trooper that she is, by the next day Jordyn was fine. At the appointment we found out she weighs just under 12 pounds and has grown a bit more. She is doing well and is right around the 50th percentile for her age group. She and Lauren went to Gymboree for a 0-6 month old class and they had a good time even though Jordyn was fussy and had to be fed and cuddled so they didn't do very many of the activities.
Tomorrow Lauren goes back to work, 3 weeks early but it is for an exciting reason that will be detailed more in our family blog very soon. So Lauren and Jordyn have one more day of togetherness before Lauren returns to work.

6 Weeks Old!

Jordyn is now 6 weeks old and she is changing so much. Two nights in a row she slept for 7 hours, which meant we got at least 6 hours sleep all together. We are hoping she will start making that a habit. She is also starting to make noises, "talking" to us quite a bit. And she has been smiling! She seems to be smiling in response to us, but of course it is sporadic still - although she does have a pretty smile. Here is Jordyn with her first smile on camera, a total surprise when she was getting a picture taken with her Auntie Pam.

A few weekends ago we finally made it over to see our friend Michelle's baby who was born 8 days after Jordyn. They are about the same length now but Jordyn has 4 pounds on Skylar. We had a good time swapping baby experiences and comparing babies. Both girls did really well and we can't wait til they are a little older to be able to play together. Here are a few pics we took of the girls, the mommies and the daddies.

One month old!
Ok, we are slackers but our girl is a handful! Jordyn is now one month old, well actually 5 weeks tomorrow. She is doing great. Her hair is lightening and looks light brown but definitely has some red and gold in it. We can't wait to see what color it turns out to be. Her eyes are getting lighter but are still blue. We had a doctor's appointment this week and she is now 10 pounds 2 ounces and has grown about an inch and a half. She does have the baby acne and the doctor said right now it is at its peak and by about 2 months it should go away. Poor thing. Jordyn sleeps pretty well and usually gives us about 4 hours in between feedings at night so we can get some good sleep. She does get fussy but its usually just because she is hungry, wet or overtired. We are figuring eachother out but its going well.
We did get her a Halloween costume but when she got put in it she was not a happy camper so we will do makeup pics and get some up on the blog soon. Here are some pictures to hold everyone over until we get the halloween picture.

Here is Jodryn with her Daddy. She needed a nap after downloading music on Itunes. This was a great time for both Jordyn and Daddy.

Bye bye umbilical cord, hello belly button! This morning at Jordyn's 1:15 am changing/feeding, we discovered that her umbilical cord stump has fallen off. We are very excited about this - she can finally have a real bath!
We also went to the doctor again last week and found out she had gained 8 ounces. She is perfect according to the doctor and now we don't go back until Halloween. We are starting (knock on wood) to somewhat get on a schedule and for two nights in a row she has gotten up at 1:15 am and 5:30 am but slept through the night other than that so we are happy with that.
We did get our peanut a Halloween costume so don't forget to check back around Halloween for a pic of her in it!

Last night Jordyn met her big brother Gavin. She bonded well with her brother and Gavin was so excited to meet her. It was very cute. Gavin could not stop talking about her and cannot wait until she can play so he can show her things and teach her. Gavin especially cannot wait until Jordyn is big enough to go into the pool so he can teach her how to swim and monkey walk around the pool.

Jordyn's first doctor's appointment. So far since birth Jordyn has lost 10 ounces but the doctor is not concerned. She is healthy and strong and the doctor is very pleased. Jordyn was not happy about being unclothed - it was pretty cold and she let us know. The doctor said he loves hearing babies scream the way she did because he knows she is healthy. Sick kids don't scream like that. She is a nice pink color with no sign of jaundice. Prognosis: Excellent. We will go back next week to monitor her weight, etc.

As for our first few days home, so far so good. We got some good sleep last night so we are thankful for that.

We also want to extend a BIG THANK YOU to our church and family who have provided meals for us and offered to get us things to make the transition at home so easy. We are enjoying everything and we just really appreciate everyone's generosity.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT QUALSTAR - Aaron's work. When we got home from the doctor, we received an edible arrangement in a bear vase with fruit cut out like little bears and budding roses with a balloon declaring 'Its a Girl'. It is so beautiful we don't want to open it and eat it - but we will, of course! We just want everyone at Qualstar to know how touched we are by your generosity, we did not expect such generosity and you keep surprising us. We are looking forward to thanking you for all you have done for us and our growing family.

Thank you to Katten Muchin Rosenman for the gorgeous flowers we really appreciate them thank you.

JORDYN HOPE MILLER

Lauren and Aaron went to the hospital Friday, September 29 at 5:50 am to begin induction. We were checked in and Lauren was hooked up to an IV, and the pitocin was started at 6:30 am. Lauren began getting some contractions, and at 8:30 am the doctor came in and broke Lauren's water. At that point she was still 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. After her water was broken, the contractions began getting more intense. Around 11 am the contractions were strong enough that Lauren asked for a pain med. They gave her one through her IV to "take the edge off" but all that did was make her very sleepy and dizzy. By then she was 3 cm dilated. She tried to get through some more before asking for the epidural. Unfortunately, the anesthesiologist was on another project and would take "10 minutes" but ended up taking 1 1/2 hours to get to Lauren. By then Lauren was in a lot of pain and ready for the epidural. It took a few tries to get the epidural hooked in but when it was finally done, the pain began to subside instantly. Once the epdidural was in Lauren was checked and was at 8 cm. For the next few hours Lauren just labored in the bed, not feeling any pain which was great. Finally at about 5 pm Lauren was checked and was 10 cm dilated and just had a little bit of cervix on one side. They had her lay on her side for a while which got the rest out of the way. The nurse had her push a few times but Lauren had a lot of trouble because she could not feel very much. So they stopped the epidural and told Lauren at 6pm we would start pushing. Lauren pushed for about an hour. Luckily the doctor was right across the street because once they called the doctor Lauren was having trouble not pushing. At this point the epidural had completely worn off so Lauren could feel everything, and she was not quiet about it! The minute the doctor got in Lauren began really pushing and within minutes the head was out and body soon followed.

The first thing the doctor said was "Lauren, where were you hiding that baby?" She weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. She is beautiful and we are so proud of our peanut.

Aaron was a great coach. He was by Lauren's side the whole time and was very encouraging and comforting. We are just looking forward to getting to know our peanut. Everyone is home now and doing great.