Only a newborn for 5 more days...

Yes, my dear little E is growing so big.  Next Thursday she will be 3 months old and a newborn no longer.  She will have graduated into the ranks of an infant.  I have to admit, I can not believe I would ever love somebody so much.  I love Adam; but the love I feel for E transcends all!  I was watching conference with the children's choir this afternoon and thinking about my dear little E growing up, and what lay ahead of her, it made me cry...  You know what she did, she started smiling and giggling and cooing at her momma.  She was trying her hardest to make me happy!  (At least that's the story I am telling myself and I am sticking to it!)

Well, in the last couple of weeks we have had an eventful time.  E took her first vacation and flew on her first plane ride last weekend for her cousin A's blessing.  We had a great time and loved staying with Aunt Nessa and Uncle Chris!  They have a beautiful house and were the best hosts, thank you guys!  We also got to see Grandma and Grandpa Miller and GGrandma and GGrandpa Miller. Here are some pictures of our awesome weekend in Draper, UT:


Cousin A and E holding hands... Are they not the most precious!!!
(Oh, and they did that on their own, we did not pose them that way, promise)




Uncle Chris and E




Grandpa Miller, GGrandma Miller, and E




GGrandma Miller and E




Grandma Miller and E in silhouette



Adam has also been in the news here in LA.  He has appeared on KTLA and Fox 11.  Here are links to the YouTube videos of the KTLA blurb.  I am still waiting to see if the Fox one is put up on YouTube.  I have it on my DVR but I have no way of getting it onto my computer (as of yet ;-))
KTLA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBtod7A4TkY
If you didn't know, Adam got a gig as the drummer in the Tropicana Band of a musical version of I Love Lucy that opened today at the Greenway Court Theatre in West Hollywood.  He has had a great time and the show seems very popular.  They have now added extra nights.  It runs Thursdays through Sundays, with two shows on Saturday.  Needless to say, Saturdays are now very exhausting for him.  Here is a picture of Adam's cameo on stage.  He gets to come up and play the bongo with Ricky:

 Let's see, what else is new, E and I have started walking.  I was trying to run but it was very difficult to fit it in between taking care of E, work, taking care of E, and more E.  So, after walking with Vanessa and A I figured if I walked with E it was something we could do together until she is big enough to run with me in the jogging stroller (she needs to be 6 months, we're half way there!).  So, we walked with Vanessa and A for 3 miles on Monday, I walked with E to work and back on Tuesday to pick up my computer so that I could work from home - another 3 miles, and then today we walked around the refinery - another 3 miles.  Since she is now doing so well in her car seat we were even able to use the stroller for our walks.  I think A's good behavior rubbed off on her!  :-)  Let's hope it keeps up!

E showing off her new car seat skills

Oh, and another perk, having burp cloths all over the house is AWESOME!!!!  Not only do they clean up baby messes but they also clean up Mommy messes, which I have a lot of.

I also got a hair cut, which you can kind of see from the picture below.  It is so much easier this way.  It takes less than 10 minutes to wash, dry, and style...  which you do not always have with a little one about.

Grandma, E, and me

So, new developments for E:
1)  She's almost rolling over.  She can get from her tummy onto her side but hasn't quite figured out how to kick her self the rest of the way over (at least not while she isn't in a fit, she can do it easily in a fit :-)).
2)  She now rides in her car seat well.  She doesn't scream her head off the entire time, which makes me much happier, I can no go places with her in the stroller.  We'll still baby wear most of the time because I love it and it makes shopping easier.
3)  We got a bumbo.  I had to get this for her urgently after Thursday's fun!  She likes sitting in it watching TV.  So far she likes colorful cartoon movies with singing in them.  She just loves the opening of Tangled when Rapunzel is singing in her tower.
4)  Our bedtime routine is working great.  Turn on the shower at 8p to get the bathroom nice, warm, and humid.  In the shower and out by 8:30p and then nurse.  She falls asleep before 9p.
5)  First plane ride (I already mentioned)
6)  Got to meet new family on the Miller side, Uncle Kevin and Aunt Iris, Great Cousin Eric, Chris, Vanessa, A, my Grandma and Grandpa Miller (her great Gma and Gpa but we can't call them that, they are too young!), and Gma and Gpa Prusso.  So many Gma's and Gpa's...  We love them all!
7)  Adam and E are getting their routine down during the day.  They had a blast this week while I was at work.
8)  We had our first boo-boo too.  I am very ashamed to admit that E fell of the cough this week.  On Thursday morning I set her down on the couch to take my cereal bowl into the kitchen and she rolled right off the couch onto the floor.  I am soooo glad it was carpeted and a low couch.  The sound I heard of her falling will give me nightmares for years to come.  I heard it and knew exactly what had happened.  All is well though.  We watched her closely and she didn't show any signs of a concussion or being injured other than surprised, upset, and I am sure a little sore.  BIG MOMMY FAIL MOMENT!  :-(  This is why I urgently needed the bumbo because she likes sitting up.  She doesn't really like the reclining that she has to do in the bouncy seats and her swing.  But the bumbo contains her so that she doesn't fall over...  That doesn't mean I am not taking my eyes off her for 1 minute anymore though.  Not unless she is strapped into something or in her crib or bassinet.

I can't wait to see what the next week brings!