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.

I am sure everyone says there baby is the most perfect and beautiful baby they have ever seen, and Lauren and Aaron are following that as well. We have been waiting 9 months to see this little girl and now the day is here. Lauren and Aaron are proud to welcome there beautiful baby girl Jordyn Hope Miller ( aka Peanut ) 8 pounds 12 ounces 21 inches long born 7:14pm.

Mommy and Daddy's Angel

Stay tuned for more information.......

UPDATE Damn pregnancy hormones, Lauren just cannot make up her mind. Well, after a lot more thought, induction has now been scheduled for tomorrow, Friday September 29. After all, what is a few more days, right? Right? Anyone?

News from the doctor's visit today: if Peanut doesn't come on her own, we will be inducing next week. At that point Lauren will be over 41 weeks and all the baby will do is continue to grow so they want her out next week. Lauren is now 2 cm dilated but still 70% effaced. The doctor did an ultrasound and the baby looks good. We saw a hand and foot, and the baby is breathing which is a great sign. No gender confirmation, unfortunately. The doctor is very happy with how the baby looks, she says Peanut is doing great. Lauren also had to do a stress test where they hook a monitor up to her belly for 20 minutes to monitor heartbeat and movement, etc. and the doctor is very pleased with what she saw there, too. So the big dilemma was when to schedule induction. Once hit with the reality, Lauren got a little skittish. The doctor would still like to see Lauren go into labor on her own, as would Lauren and Aaron, even though if she were in extreme discomfort Lauren could induce as early as tomorrow morning. While Lauren would like to see Peanut come tomorrow, she would rather it happen on its own. The doctor feels the same way, so after a lot of thought Lauren and Aaron have scheduled Peanut to be induced next Wednesday, October 4, if she has not already arrived. We will go back for another stress test on Monday to make sure Peanut is still doing well if she hasn't already arrived. So now we are just hoping that since Peanut has a deadline she will decide to come along on her own rather than be forced out! As always, we will keep you updated as to any progress on that front.

Baby Watch `06 continues another day.... Well we are now in +3 days past the original due date. Lauren is continuing to feel pressure and still uncomfortable. Lauren and Aaron have been walking so much it seems like they are training for a marathon. We have another doctors appointment this afternoon so hopefully there is some good news and things are continuing to progress on there own. Once we return from the doctors we will update everyone.

Baby Watch `06 continues again.... Well we are now in +2 days of the due date and still waiting patiently. Everything is still normal and Lauren is still uncomfortable and having a hard time sleeping. Lauren had her first baby dream last night, so maybe that is a sign and the baby will be here this week ( one can only wish ) Well Lauren has a Dr. appointment tomorrow so we will keep everyone updated on what was said........

Baby Watch `06 continues. We are now in +1 days of the due date. Aaron is starting to think that everyone is right about the first child always being late. Lauren is feeling a lot more pressure and cannot really tell if they are contractions or just the baby moving in a funky way. Aaron believes they are contractions but has no clue. We are extremely anxious at this time for the arrival of our peanut. As you can see we have been giving an update daily and will continue. We have started another poll survey.

When Will Peanut Arrive
	Week of Sept. 25, 2006
	Week of Oct. 1, 2006

Special Thanks To Michelle Kane For The Idea

Lauren and Aaron would like to thank everyone who participated in the name poll. We have received a lot of great feed back and truly thank everyone. Unfortunately the name will be under a strict silence until our little peanut is here. Here is the final results of the poll.

Jordyn Hope Miller 38% 8 Votes
Savannah Hope Miller 33% 7 Votes
Hayden Sienna Miller 5% 1 Votes
Hayden Hope Miller 24% 5 Votes

Please stay tuned for more information........

CRUNCH TIME.......... Well we just got back from the doctor visit and there was good news. The baby has dropped over an inch since the last visit and Lauren is dilated over a centimeter, which is nice. The doctor is hopeful that the baby will come within the week. Aaron on the other hand is starting to see a pattern here that peanut is going to follow in her moms footsteps of never being anywhere on time. Geez this is going to be fun :) Well we are scheduled for another appointment on Thursday to see the progression. We are keeping our fingers crossed that peanut will be here this week.