My baby is 6 months old

My precious baby Eden turned 6 months old last week (9/3). It is so hard to believe. She is growing so fast. She is such a sweet and happy baby. Eden has grown quite fond of her Ma Ma. She crys for me anytime she hears or sees me, and yes, she calls out for ma ma. At first, I was not sure if she really knew what she was saying, but over the last few weeks we have confirmed that she definitely knows what she is saying.

We went for her 6 month checkup. She is healthy...just really big! She weighs 19 lbs 6 oz (95th percentile) and is 26 1/2 inches long (74th percentile). Her head circumference is 98th percentile - lots of brain in there!

Yes, Mommy likes bows!

Paige - Middle School

Paige started middle school (6th grade) last month. It is so hard to believe that she is that old. I will post a picture another time of her first day of school (don't have it on this pc). She is doing great and really likes it.

Addison - Pre-K and Gymnastics

Addison started Pre-K. She is such a big girl.



She also started taking gymnastics.

Addison and her friend Audrey

Can you say Olympics???

The cutest fat rolls in the world

Ever time I change this kid's diaper or give her a bath, I smile! She has the cutest rolls on her legs. I'm sure that Eden will not be happy with me one day for sharing a naked photo of her. But, how can you not share this??? I hope that it brightens your day like it does mine.

My 3 Girls - in their "Sister" shirts

Major Road Trip

At the beginning of August, we took a major road trip. We basically drove from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Erie - well almost :). Christian was very hesitant to take such a long car trip (about 23 hours total) with 3 kiddos. We packed our stuff including lots of food for the road and things to do in the car - DVD players, coloring books, aluminum foil for sculpting ideas (that was pretty neat!), road scavenger hunt (Addison still points out water towers when we are in the car thanks to this game), etc. Our first destination was Hendersonville, TN (just outside of Nashville) to see my older brother and his family. We had a wonderful time hanging out and visiting.

This is what we saw in the backseat for the majority of the trip!

We went to the Opry Land Hotel. It is amazing. Unfortunately, my brother and nephew could not join us because he had a football game to play at in a neighboring town.

Us inside of the Opry Land Hotel.

Addison, Paige, Garrett, Kaylyn, & Eden

Tracy, Stacy, and the kids

Having fun at the pool... Dalton, Kaylyn, Bo, Garrett, & Paige

Next, on to Canton, OH to see Christian's Grandmother and extended family. We had a big family gathering with the Miller side of the family lots of food and card games.

Christian with his Grandma and Aunts & Uncles

We celebrated Paige's 11th Birthday while we were there. Yes, she got a cell phone!
We took the girls to the Harry London chocolate factory for a tour and shopping. We love chocolate! Can you tell that they are 3 little monkeys?

Now on to the Whitmer side of the family for more great food and visiting. Here are the girls with their cousins Mandy & Dave.

We spent a day in Amish country. It was neat to show the kids the different way of life. We went on a horse drawn wagon ride through an exotic animal ranch. It was wonderful. There were so many animals...huge mules, osterich, deer and other animals like them, water buffalo, lamas (this was neat because Addison has always said, "I want a lama for a pet" - I'm not quite sure why???), camals, bison, beeffalo???(cross between cow and buffalo), etc.

Mommy and Eden on the wagon

Paige feeding an animal

Daddy and Addison - yes, with a lama!

Grandma Miller

My big girls!

Group Photo

And the real news is that the kids were unbelievably awesome. No fighting, no extra stops, no problems at all. At one point we went almost 6 hours between stops. That is pretty amazing with an 11 year old, 4 year old, and 5 month old. The diaper was pushing maximum capacity at that point :)!

July Trip to Baton Rouge, LA

We have had such a busy month. It has been wonderful. I'll catch you up on everthing that's been going on with us in the next few posts.

We have been on the road non-stop. At the end of July, we went to Baton Rouge to visit my Grandparents (in Baker). We took the older girls and my Dad to a waterpark/amusement park while Eden stayed with my Mom and Grandparents. We all had a wonderful time.

Trip to BIG D

We went to Dallas last week and weekend. The girls have been begging to go, and Christian had work meetings so it worked out great. Paige has lots of fond memories from when we lived there, and Addison was excited to see the hospital where she was born and the house that we used to live in (she only lived there for 3 weeks before we moved).

We went to the mall in Frisco...rode the carousel, Addison made a bunny at Build A Bear, and we did some shopping.

We met up with my friend Melissa for lunch. I so enjoyed getting to see her and her precious kids.

We went to Coppell to see our old house, play at the awesome park there (sorry forgot to take pictures), and go to the pool.

Friday night, we went out as a family to The Magic Time Machine restaurant. It was great, except Addison panicked every time that she saw Spider Man. Since the restaurant was in Addison, we found a sign for Addison to take a picture by.

Saturday, we went downtown and then stopped at the Dr Pepper museum and soda shop in Waco on our way home. We had a wonderful trip.

4th of July in Louisiana

We headed to Louisiana to celebrate the 4th of July and pick up our big girls who were with their grandparents. We had a great weekend.

At my parents (MiMi & Potsie's), the girls dressed up with clothes and wigs (including Eden), rode the 4-wheeler, and took a boat ride in the pond...

At Christian's parents (Grandma & Poppa), we had a BBQ (quite delicious) and swam. The guys played lots of basketball and ping pong.

Eden turned 4 months old (7/3)

Little Miss Eden turned 4 months old on July 3rd (I know I'm a little late...these pics were taken on that day). I'm not sure if Little and Eden can go in the same sentence. She is quite a big girl. One of the volunteers in the nursery at church referred to her as "The Big One". She has so many rolls. The pictures do not do them justice. She is a precious baby. She is happy and talks so much. She sleeps wonderful at night and loves to eat. She is enjoying playing with her toys and discovering new things. We are so thankful that God has blessed our life with her.

Addison's trip to MiMi & Potsie's

While Paige was at the David Archuletta concert with her Grandma, Addison was staying with MiMi and Potsie (7/1). They went to the zoo, went to see the animals at her friend Emma's house, and Emma came over to slip-n-slide in the yard...

Paige & David Archuleta

Paige is a huge fan of David Archuleta (last year's American Idol runner up). She went to the American Idol concert last year and was spotted and given backstage passes. She met all of the top 10 Idol contestants and was able to move up to the front row for the concert!

Last night David Archuleta and Demi Lovato were in concert together in Louisiana. Paige's grandma took her. They had backstage passes to see David again. She said that it was wonderful. Here is a picture of Paige & David.

Eden's 3 month photo shoot

Here are a couple of pictures from Eden's 3 month photo shoot. She did so well. They took over 80 pictures of her! It was really hard to select the ones that I wanted. I did good restraining myself by not purchasing too many since I know that we will be going back frequently.

Baby Eden is 3 months old

It's hard to believe that Eden is already 3 months old (6/3). She slept for 8 1/2 hours the night before she turned 3 months and for 11 hours last night. She is a precious little girl. She is smiling and making so many noises. She absolutely loves to eat and is becoming such a big girl!

Below are picture comparisons of Addison & Eden:

Eden

Addison

Eden

Addison

Paige's 5th grade Graduation

Paige graduated from the 5th grade this week and will be starting middle school next year. We are so proud of her. She is such a sweet, smart and beautiful girl.

Congratulations Paige - we love you!

Addison's Backyard Ariel Birthday Party

We had a wonderful time at Addison's birthday party and so did the kids. The fun included a water spray slide, slip-n-slide, pool, pin the crown on Ariel game, treasure dig, tatoos, pinata, and food & cake.

May 25th - Addison's a big 4 year old

We celebrated on Addison's birthday by going to ITZ. The girls had such a fun time.

Addison is such a wonderful little girl. She amazes us with her brilliance. She loves to sing, dance, cook, play dolls, wear Mommy's high heals, and help with baby Eden. Addison usually carries a purse everywhere that we go and has all the things a little lady should in each one - lipgloss, pen & notepad, play cell phone, keys, mirror, gum & mints, sunglasses, etc. She is very determined and worries about everything from making sure that the tv and lights are turned off to making sure that everyone has a seatbelt on. She notices everything around her and soaks things up like a sponge. We are so proud of her and are excited to see what this next year holds.

Happy Birthday beautiful girl - Daddy and Mommy love you so much!

The Father Daughter Sock Hop

Christian & Paige partied at the Father Daughter Sock Hop held at our church. They looked so good and had a blast.

Potsie & Fly Girl

Addison and her Potsie are buddies. She is proud to wear the airplane "Fly Girl" t-shirt that he bought for her.

MiMi

We have been blessed to have my mom, MiMi, staying with us off and on since Eden was born. She has been helping out while Christian & I work. Eden will start daycare 2 days a week when she is 3 months old.

Eden - 6 weeks old

Here are pictures that we took when Eden was 6 weeks old. At her doctor visit the week before, she was 9 lbs 15 oz. She is such a precious blessing. Eden looks just like her big sister Addison did as a baby. I'll have to post pictures of the two of them for comparison.

Easter Sunday

Eden - 5 weeks oldAddison - 3 years 11 months

Paige - 10 years 8 monthsEaster Baskets for the girls!

Easter Egg Hunt

Addison

Paige

Eden 1 month old in her Nursery

Eden - 2 weeks old

Update from Eden's first week

The past 6 weeks have been amazing. We are enjoying being a family of 5. Sorry that I'm behind on sending out pictures. I'll catch everyone up very quickly with the next few posts! These pictures are from the first week.

Picture in the hospital

Our 3 girls

Eden with Mimi & Potsie

Eden with Grandma & Poppa

Baby Eden is Here!

Our beautiful baby girl arrived today at 1:17 PM. She weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and was 19 inches long. Both baby and mommy are doing great. Here are a few pictures.

(you can click on this picture to see Eden's photo album)