Scrap Day!

I LOVE scrap days with my girls here in Oki! We used to go about once a month and then no one held one for several months. Last month we got back into it and this past Saturday we were able to go again! I tell ya, the hours just FLY by during those days! We have so much fun talking, working, and looking at other peoples masterpieces. I'm excited that I've finally started Izaak's book! So far I've only done 14 pages which has gotten us through the birth/hospital stay. Sheesh! I have such a long ways to go to get caught up and I have another baby that will be here in 5 months!! I'm sad to say that I am not much of an artist. No...I am NOT an artist! I'm really surprised I ever even got into scrapbooking because it takes me forever to come up with something...really boring and plain. Haha. But at least I enjoy looking at them. And hopefully my family will in the years to come. But it just gets embarrassing during those scrap days when you look around at everyone elses tables and think, "Oh my gosh! If I could just have 1/10 of your creative genius!" Oh well. I still have fun doing it. Here are the pages I got done Saturday. Keep in mind that I have not written on them yet or finished embellishing them with stickers, etc. I just can't concentrate on that stuff when I'm trying to talk to everyone at the same time. So eventually I will get around to that when I have some quiet time and have nothing better to do. Hahaha. Oh and sorry that the pics are all glary. They're behind a plastic sheet.


Well I was going to add pictures from last month's scrap day but for some reason my blog is not letting me add any more. Maybe I'll do it another day.

16 weeks

Well as of yesterday, I am now 16 weeks along with baby M. You still can't really tell. My belly is so much smaller than it was with Izaak. I've gained a whole pound so far! The nausea is still checking in with me in the evenings, but the last few nights haven't seemed as bad as usual. Hopefully that means we're almost done with the yuck part! We got a surprise ultrasound last week which was very fun! I asked the doctor if he could peek between the legs. He laughed and told me not to go buying pink or blue just yet. But seeing as how we found out Izaak was a boy at 14 weeks 4 days and I was then 14 weeks 5 days...I figured it was possible! We all saw what was believed to be a little BOY part...but he said the cord was down there too so he couldn't be totally sure. But he said, "If you made me bet my life on it, I would say it's a boy." So weird because I have felt so strongly that this one is a girl! But I also thought Izaak was a girl. So now I'm just confused and leaning more towards a boy. We will find out for sure when we have our anatomy ultrasound on May 17th! I can't wait!! I told my mom today that it will probably be very dangerous if it turns out to be a girl because I'm going back to the states a week after we find out and I haven't been real shopping in almost a year! So shopping deprived momma + a baby girl = "Sorry babe, I spent all our money". I've been thinking about names lately but John still doesn't want to talk about it. He has this thing with not talking about names until we know what we're having. The planner in me can't stand that! I told him that this baby will have a name before I leave for the states in May. We'll see. I came up up with a new baby girl name yesterday that I'm totally in love with now but I don't think it's going to be warmly accepted by Sgt Miller. Oh well he got to name Izaak so if it's a girl maybe it should be my turn! :) Anyway, it's very unique but very pretty (in my opinion). I really love unique but normal sounding names. Can you believe that when we named Izaak I had never heard of any other little kid with that name and now there are TWO other Isaac's in the nursery with him at church?!? Not cool! But at least he's got the unique spelling to hold onto. I love his name! Well that's all for now. I'll throw in a few pics for ya.

14 weeks 5 days
"His" little ankles are crossed!


Me at 16 weeks standing normally (not sucking it in). It definitely looks pudgier this month but still no baby bump.


Pooching my belly out as far as it could go!

I've been inspired

So today I was inspired through another blogger to start writing more often. I need to be documenting the little things just for myself, even if no one else reads this. It will be a good journal to browse through from time to time seeing as how I never take any time to sit down and actually write in a journal. Although I have been trying to do that lately for my kiddos. So here is a promise to myself and to...whoever is out there reading this, that I am going to be more diligent in keeping up! Now just to warn you, we will be moving houses either this week or next so it might be crazy for the next couple weeks, but I will try to get on here some. And I will post lots of pics of the move and the new house! Until next time...

And Baby Makes 4!

That's right...John and I are expecting baby Miller #2! I will be 11 weeks tomorrow and we are due September 30th! I've been keeping it a secret from the blogging and Facebook world for a while now. But we finally had our first ultrasound yesterday and I was very ready to make the big announcement! We found out on January 22nd that I am pregnant again. John was extremely excited! I was...in shock. Haha! We knew we wanted another baby in the near future but I was honestly a little scared when I found out. Izaak hadn't even had his first birthday yet! It took me a week or 2 to get used to the idea and of course now I'm thrilled! This baby and Z Bug will only be 20 months apart. I know it's been done before and I know it will be fine! I'm sure I will have my hands full and there will be some challenging days, but I'm really happy that they are going to be so close in age. I hope they can be best friends growing up! People keep asking me if I want a boy or a girl this time, and most people are already guessing that it's a girl. I really feel like it's a girl too...but I felt that way with Izaak so, we'll just have to wait and see! Of course it doesn't matter to me either way and I just want a healthy little bundle. I would like to have another boy so that Izaak has a playmate to rough house with, be on the same sports teams with, etc. But I also keep thinking about how fun it would be to shop for and dress up a little girl! Hehe. So, either way I will be happy and excited! Hopefully I will be blogging more in the near future. I kind of got away from it for a while. I really need to catch up on videos of Izaak! But for now, I will leave you with some pictures!

2 pink lines = baby!


Our little blessing #2


Big Brother!

We Are Family

Well I am SO BUMMED that I totally forgot to enter this week's I heart Faces challenge because I already knew what picture I wanted!! Argh! It's been a little crazy around here the past few weeks without John at home. I salute single mothers because.....dang! I don't know HOW you do it! Anyway, I still want to post a few of my favorite family pictures. This family gave me and my friend E the wonderful opportunity of photographing them on the beach one gorgeous Saturday afternoon. They are such a sweet bunch and we got some really good pictures of them. Here are just a few of my favorites!

11 month old videos

Christmas morning playing around in the kitchen




Playing with his new ball pit!




Making a mess of the bookshelf



Can you say "NO"??




Dance and give mommy kissies!




Driving mommy crazy all day long

Guess Who Won?!?

Izaak and I are very proud this week that we were one of the FIRST place winners on I ♥ Faces . Thank you so much to Rebeckah for choosing us!!

The winning photo