October

October is busy month for us. My mom flew down to help me out for a week and had fun playing with Mady. She spoiled Mady rotten! :)

We went to Pumpkin Patch and Greer, Arizona for cabin trip as well. We didnt do trunk or treating or anything like that so its really quiet for us as well.

Here are the pictures, hopefully you'll enjoy!

Grandma Teri with Tyler and Mady

First time meeting Tyler

my kids plus Tyler's Tiger

Daddy's time with kids

enjoying the weather(HOT!)

Madys riding the wave runner

Mady gives him kisses

one of many nieces and nephews.. bet you cant find Mady there :)

Grams Gurr and Tyler

16 new baby pigs

Mady is a good pumpkin patch worker

Cousins, Eva, Evan, and Mady

Justin, Jontiel, Elsie, Eva, Evan, Mady and Rachel

enjoying HayRide

feeding the animals

cute Eva

mini-corn maze

ONE MONTH OLD Picture

Halloween Costumes

Cute LadyBug

Cousins, Mady, Rosie, and Joseph

short trick or treat inside Greer Cabin

Birth Story

Ok..now I can type up a post while my kids are asleep, its only way to be able to do this without kids demanding my attention which is difficult job for me to handle.

How to start the birth story.......

As I remember last post that I wrote that I am getting sick of being pregnant and with this horrible pelvic pain. I remember my 39th week dr appt, they said Im 2 CM dilated and 70% effaced which is good start but painfully slow where I am not due until October 1st. My doctor asked if I want to be induced. I said yes soon as possible and he said itll happen next week so we'll call you. I am getting excited until next day I got the call saying I am to be induced the very next day on September 25th at 9 AM. I was speechless because I thought I would enjoy the weekend. I later found out that my doctor is on call so its easier for him to induce me. Hallejuah!

When I arrived into the hospital to check in at 9 AM and had to go through paperworks(when will it ever end?) and finally got into my room to get changed and set up. Before they started induction, they checked me and said I am 3 CM so it is good progress, especially for induction. Around 10:30 AM, I finally got the pitocin going. I was feeling fine compared to people who has been telling that they hated the induction because of painful. To be honest, I had braxton hicks contractions for long time and I went through almost 25 hours of labor without pain medications so this pain is nothing to me. As my doctor checked me at around 12:30 PM and said Im around 3 1/2 cm. He decided to break my water(which is not pleasant moment). As I felt the strong contractions for an hour and half then I finally decided to get epidural before it get worse.

As I got the epidural, I was pretty happy and was trying to grab some sleeps but I just feel the pressure at around 4:45 pm. So I paged the nurse and she checked me and said I am fully dilated and all ready. They were getting ready and called the doctor. I told the nurse, its getting intense now! As The doctor arrived around 5 PM. Justin was all ready to help me out but he got so dizzy and feeling sick so the nurse ordered him to sit down while I was pushing. I pushed through two contractions and less than 5 minutes, Tyler Gregory was born.

The labor was really easy and breezy for me and I am glad for it. My recovery has went so well.

Tyler weighed at 8 lb 8 oz 21 1/4 inches long. That is our biggest boy, especially for Miller Family. :) Who know if he'll be tall or just like his dad, Justin.

few minutes old after he was born

our first picture together

grabbing each moment with him

Mady was ecsastic...for Jamba Juice lol

Her first glimpse of her new baby brother

Justin, Mady(was trying Tyler's sock on herself), Judie and Tyler

Mommy and Tyler

Enjoying the hearing test

Proud Daddy

Justin's dad, Jerry

first time being home with 2 kids. She loves him!

Mady spent the weekend with her cousins and grandparents so it is really nice for me to enjoy each moment with my son and recover fast that way. When Mady came to see us in the hospital, she was skeptical of why I am on the bed and was immediately shy and tried to grab Judie(Justin's sister). It took her a while to understand that I dont have a pregnant belly anymore and has a new baby brother. She is GOOD helper yet has jealousy issues such like sitting on the bouncer or the swinger trying to be a baby. She love to give him kisses, binky, and blanket. Its so cute!

Tyler Gregory Gurr

..............was going to update about our newest addition to the family until Tyler screamed and demands my attention so looks like itll have to wait until I update more with the birth story and such.

Here is the picture of our newest addition for now..................

one weeks old

18 months old

It is a late post but I was waiting for some pictures to be done and it is! :)

I can not believe Mady turned 18 months old last month. She is becoming a girl, not a baby. :(

She is doing very well on receptive part when we sign or talk to her. She understood what it mean or what shes supposed to do. She also signed a lot in proper ways. At the beginning, she signed baby signs that is hard to figure out what she is trying to say but now she signs in right way that we can understand better. I admit it, it is big plus to have Signing Times DVDs and Flashcards which helped so much and reduce the tantrums so much so we can communicate very well. She developed a cognitive skills and social skills very well. She can be a bit of shy but by time it went away, shes full of bubbly girl. She does not look like her age or act like. I get comments from people saying, shes 2 years old right? I said, "not yet!" She is little big for her age.

She is beginning to understand that her mommy has baby inside her belly but she doesnt understand it will come out soon. She love to play with my belly and I had to tell her to be careful. She has the stubborn personality. When we say No or stop, she wouldnt quit do what shes doing and we had to spank her but she thinks its funny so we had to do the timeout on the corner. She does not like it. Discipline is the hardest for me and my husband because she is stubborn, mischevious, and can be innocent all at same time.

There is one example: We were in Sacrament Meeting and there is bread/water moment, she somehow crawled out of the pew and walked up front. Justin said, "come here now." She had that mischevious smile on her face. It was embrassasing moment for us. As Justin stood up to get her, she tried to escape by running while the men were trying to pass around the bread/water moment. There is never a dull moment with Mady. That is the life of toddler right now that we are going through.

Other than that, my pregnancy is doing well but Im more than ready to have the baby. I suffered the horrid summer and ligament pain, restless legs, and much more. Im way miserable than I thought. Self to note: never try to get pregnant that'll last through the summer. :)