When I last left off, Madison had just begun preschool, we had just purchased our home in Tahoe and had an addition to our family - Ollie.
Let's see...what's happened in two years? Well, we added another member to the Miller Family - Samantha Noelle. 
She was born March 5, 2009. You would never know by the picture above, but she weighed in at a whopping 5 lbs 13 ozs and she was 19 in. in length. She dropped weight, as most babies do. At her lowest, she was 5 lbs 1 oz. She was SO TINY! She was actually the size of Madison's baby dolls! She is such a blessing. She absolutely makes our family complete! The first six weeks of her life were a bit trying. She was tongue tied at birth, so her first few days of life, she was fed with a syringe. After her tongue was fixed, she didn't take to nursing very well. Thankfully I knew from experience that the first few weeks are trying to say the least. She finally did figure out the nursing thing, and we're going strong at 4 1/2 months. For about the first six weeks of her life she slept on my chest, and I slept on the couch. She definitely had her days and nights mixed up. Then (just like her big sister) the night before she turned six weeks old she slept from 12 am to 6 am. I thought that I was in HEAVEN! Who knew that almost six hours of uninterrupted sleep could feel so good? Thankfully she never looked back! Now she sleeps from about 10 pm until about 7 am. Its wonderful! She's also about doubled her weight. At her 4 month appointment she weighed 11 lbs 2 ozs and she was 23 inches in length. She's still quite a peanut! She recently (about 5 weeks ago) graduated from newborn clothes to 0-3 months clothes. I'm definitely not complaining. It's much easier to carry around an 11 pound baby than a 15-16 pound baby! As much as the last 4 1/2 months have seemed to drag on, they also seem to have flown by. My precious little baby is now playing in her exersaucer
She was born March 5, 2009. You would never know by the picture above, but she weighed in at a whopping 5 lbs 13 ozs and she was 19 in. in length. She dropped weight, as most babies do. At her lowest, she was 5 lbs 1 oz. She was SO TINY! She was actually the size of Madison's baby dolls! She is such a blessing. She absolutely makes our family complete! The first six weeks of her life were a bit trying. She was tongue tied at birth, so her first few days of life, she was fed with a syringe. After her tongue was fixed, she didn't take to nursing very well. Thankfully I knew from experience that the first few weeks are trying to say the least. She finally did figure out the nursing thing, and we're going strong at 4 1/2 months. For about the first six weeks of her life she slept on my chest, and I slept on the couch. She definitely had her days and nights mixed up. Then (just like her big sister) the night before she turned six weeks old she slept from 12 am to 6 am. I thought that I was in HEAVEN! Who knew that almost six hours of uninterrupted sleep could feel so good? Thankfully she never looked back! Now she sleeps from about 10 pm until about 7 am. Its wonderful! She's also about doubled her weight. At her 4 month appointment she weighed 11 lbs 2 ozs and she was 23 inches in length. She's still quite a peanut! She recently (about 5 weeks ago) graduated from newborn clothes to 0-3 months clothes. I'm definitely not complaining. It's much easier to carry around an 11 pound baby than a 15-16 pound baby! As much as the last 4 1/2 months have seemed to drag on, they also seem to have flown by. My precious little baby is now playing in her exersaucerand interacting with her big sister. 
Sami absolutely ADORES Madi! I think that they're going to be great friends! Having two little girls is WONDERFUL (remind me of this in 14 years when they're 18 and 14!
Sami absolutely ADORES Madi! I think that they're going to be great friends! Having two little girls is WONDERFUL (remind me of this in 14 years when they're 18 and 14!
As for Madison here I sit 5 weeks from the beginning of her last year of preschool. In a prior blog I was hesitant for school to start - now fast forward 2 years, and I can't wait for school to start! Madison still attends Los Altos Christian Preschool. She absolutely loves it. She has asked several times this summer about her teachers, and friends. She's very excited to start another year, but she doesn't like the fact that she will have to give up her weekly play dates. She is such a social butterfly. She makes friends wherever she goes - and it's no lie - TRUST ME (maybe she is a lot like me - HAHA!) So for Madison, not too much has changed in the past two years. She is one of those kids that wakes up every morning asking what we are doing for that particular day (i.e., what fun thing are we doing today mommy?) She is in gymnastics and ballet, and she enjoys both of them. Here is a picture of my little ballerina:
She is quite the smart little cookie.
Daniel is doing well and working away - that's one thing that hasn't changed in the past two years :) Well, I guess since I've written a ton, it's time to get back to the real world. The dirty kitchen and laundry are calling my name!
~JRM~
~JRM~
