Really Quick

I SHOULD be writing lesson plans, but I have decided to take a 5 minute break to catch up on the goings on in the Thompson household!

Millie Kaye is growing growing growing! She gets cuter and cuter everyday! She is such a sweet baby and I adore her oh so very much! She will be EIGHT months old on Sunday to which I say "I cannot believe how fast time flies!" she is eating like a champ and has mastered scooting! She has also found out she very much enjoys holding on to mommy and daddy and standing up! She gets a big toothy grin on her face. Speaking of toothy...she has FIVE teeth! 3 on top and 2 on bottom. The 3 on top are still working their way down, but they are SO there! She babbles da-da-da all the time. Of course, Daddy thinks she is talking about him, but mommy has other ideas. I am just holding out for those da-da-das to turn into ma-ma-mas!

HOUSE! We have a close date my people! April 15th! YIPES! We JUST started the packing/trashing process this past Sunday. We have the guest/office somewhat in packing order. I cannot believe this is happening, but even moreso I cannot believe the timing! I am just praying for LOTS of patience as we finish up the school year and move and get settled all at the same time!

Well....I must go! I have to stop by the cafeteria to see if they have any boxes ready for me! Let the fun begin!

Until next time,
Sam

10 minutes

10 minutes is all I have for a super fast update on all the goings on...

* Millie Kaye is 6 MONTHS OLD...well 6 1/2 technically! She is SO.MUCH.FUN. at this age! I just adore her giggles, her funny faces, her scruched up nose and her (at times) raging attitude! She is eating more and more "table" food...she loves baby yogurt, fresh fruits and those horribly messy cookie bars! She is rolling like a mad woman and even navigates the crib...don't ask me how! She has learned to poke her booty up in the air to help her get to where she wants to go! It wont be long before crawling is going on!

* House- One would thing we were in the middle of a building boom! WE AREN'T PEOPLE! But, in good ole T'Ville GA we like to take our time! Our original close date of 2/25 has been changed to "toward the end of May"...MY BUSIEST time of the year with the end of school! All I can say is that I am just SO thankful we didn't breathe a word of this to the apartment people...otherwise we would be homeless for 3 months!

* Travel- We haven't done much of anything really since Christmas. We have taken one trip to Warner Robins to welcome my sweet baby nephew, Wesley Owen into this world! I am SO IN LOVE with that little man already! Millie and I are getting ready to go back right before Valentines day because my sister Dani is flying in from Denver to get her baby fix! Can't wait to see her!

* Love- I love my husband! Period. Point Blank! It was 4 years ago today that our "Match was created" on EHarmony.com! I am so thankful for such a wonderful man!

Well...that is all for now! I didn't use the whole 10 minutes...I am off to score some tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters...Happy Valentines day my love! :)

Until next time,
Sam

Should be....

These are the things I SHOULD be doing while Millie sleeps: (This is my way of making a list)

- Cleaning the kitchen...it's not bad, but it needs to be done before we leave tomorrow! Gotta remember to take my mother-in-law her pie pan back. It's in the dishwasher...dirty. Bottles need to be washed too...surprise, surprise.

- Addressing a card to H with the Similac coupon.

- Emailing Similac to ask WHY they are NOT putting the soy formula in the big tubs. UGH! I already did that once...they said they'd send me a coupon for my patience. They sent me a card for a FREE TUB of formula...WHICH THEY STILL DON'T sell in Soy! Yeesh!

- Putting the folded towels away and hanging up the hang up clothes.

- Getting the beautiful flowers that Clint gave me last week (that are no longer beautiful) ready to take out to the dumpster.

- Doing my hair. I got it cut on Monday. I got bangs. THEY are DRIVING me CRAZY! If I'd actually style it, they may not bug me so badly. But why style when all I am doing is staying home and packing?

- Putting my camera in Millie's Diaper bag so I don't foget it for the big Christmas adventure.

- Mailing one last Christmas card to the Boyd's. Didn't mean to forget them. Oops!

- Checking the bank account for the Sirius charge. I need to write the EXACT amount in my checkbook.

What I am actually doing with the much appreciated nap time that is slowly coming to and end as I type this....

-Writing my blog

-browsing Facebook and contemplating deleting a few peeps

-drinking a Diet Coke

-eating my FAVORITE candy...Ferrero Rocher

-Watching the Doctors

-Reclining in the recliner

It's okay right??? It will all get done! At least I have a list of things to do now!

Enjoying my Christmas break for sure!

Until next time,
Sam

For Real??

October 21st! OCTOBER 21st was my last post. That means that the entire month of November went by without one post documenting the goings on in our lives! I hate that! Between working, traveling, having a 4/5 month old, looking for houses and trying to live the time for sitting down to blog has been used up! I have so many times thought about just deleting this blog and being done with it so the silent pressure of "you need to blog" is no longer on me, but I WANT to have this "family journal" of sorts in the future. So, I press on. And, it's okay if a month passes before I blog again. I'll catch up. I am going to try and make a goal of at least once a week...we shall see!

November: November was a good month. Millie celebrated her 4th month of life and is doing fantastic! She went to the Doctor for her 4 month check up and weighed in at a whopping 15 lbs 8 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long! She is right on target! We started cereal at 4 months which helped very much with her sleeping through the night. She will still wake up and want her passie, but she does very well! She also started rolling over in November too! She is a rolling machine! Thanksgiving was great! We were able to visit family in Tifton and Warner Robins. It was a small taste of what Christmas will be like! Clint finished up the busy football season and I checked a bunch of things off the list at work. We also went several times looking for houses and finally decided to build. The plans have been in the works for a while and we are hitting road bumps left and right but hope to be in by April of 2011! We are so thankful for this opportunity!

Currently I am on Christmas break. That would explain the available time to blog! Clint has 3 more days of work and will be off until Jan 4th! As much as I hate that he has to work nights and we don't see him much, I am more and more thankful for his type of work. It is because of his job that Millie doesn't have to be in fulltime daycare or a daycare center at that. And also, he gets most of his time off at Christmas and Summer which is the same for me making it really special!

We had Clint's parents over this past Sunday night for supper. We enjoyed it very much and love them tons! Millie was great and even helped her Daddy while playing spades. He still lost though! Mommy and Papa won! Woohoo!

The house situation is moving slowly! As much as I am excited about finally being out of this apartment, I am also very thankful that we aren't rushing around during the holidays trying to get stuff done. I am confident that things are going just like they need to be at this point!

Millie is 5 months old now and is SO MUCH FUN! I adore her! She is eating baby food and is an absolute champ at it! She has loved Green Beans, Peas and Sweet potatoes so far. Carrots are next so we shall see. We plan to introduced bananas on Christmas morning! She is SO happy and talks and smiles all the time! Sometimes her happy face just overwhelms me with love and joy that I just can't take it and I cry. I thank the Lord for giving her to us and pray that we do the best job we can...with His help of course!

Christmas is just a few days away! This time last year I was so SICK and really had to strive to enjoy the season. I remember not even being able to decorate the tree last year. I just had to lay flat on the couch and watch Clint do it...i could barely unwrap the ornaments for him. This year was a whole different story. We had Millie in her seat and she watched us decorate the tree. What a special time!

My sister Katy is due any day now with my nephew Wesley! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! My other sister Elizabeth, unfortnately just miscarried her 2nd baby. My heart breaks for her and I so wish she weren't so far away! My other sister Danielle should be flying in tomorrow from Denver! I know I am THRILLED to see her! She is going to be AMAZED at how big Millie is compared to the last time she saw her! I can't wait to see their interaction!

I believe that is all! We are truly loving life and enjoying each day more than the last! God is SO faithful and SO incredibly loving that it blows my mind most of the time!

Here's to ONE more post before 2011!

Until next time,
Sam

To buy...not to buy...to buy...not to buy...

Oh Boy!!! The time has come for Clint and I to get really serious about buying our first home! This was something we wanted to to when we first got married, but everything was SO unsure. My job, his job, location, etc. Of course, all of that is still "unsure" because one never knows what tomorrow will bring, BUT, we have decided to step out on faith and see where it takes us!

I have been pondering taking this step for a while. I had been seeing "the house" on my drive home from work everyday. I would see it, then my mind would start to wander. I would start figuring out financial things in my head and think about Clint's reaction when I told him that I was thinking about it. Finally, (should have started sooner) I began to pray about it. I wanted so badly to make sure this was something the Lord wanted us to do. I've been praying for about a month...

Last week, Clint dropped off Millie with his parents for her first over-night outing. (She did GREAT, by the way) While having a quick lunch with his parents, they mentioned..."you know, you guys should really think about buying a house"...and went on to list the whys. Clint told them that he had really been thinking AND praying about it. When he told me of their conversation and that he had been thinking about it...I was SO thrilled! I know that was of the Lord! Sidenote: I am SO incredibly thakful to have a praying, God-honoring, Husband!

Clint went to the bank yesterday (He is furloughed this week) and had a meeting with a bank person about the first steps of getting a home loan! We both have great credit...(I was shocked about mine...long story!) and would be approved to get a loan at 4%!!!! CRAZY low!

At this point we are figuring out how we are going to come up with the 3.5% down payment, but we know that the Lord will provide.

Let the search begin! We want to make sure that we get THE house that God has for us and our little family!

Until next time,
Sam

Happy 3 Months!

3 months ago today, our sweet Millie joined our family! What an absolute JOY she is to our lives!
She is growing so so much and rather quickly too! She is still eating 4 to 5 ounces every three hours. She has become SO vocal with her little coos that it just makes me smile all the time. She has been pretty regular with going down for the night at 9:30 then up again at 5:00 to eat. I don't mind a bit since I wake up at 5:15 and allow myself a little play time with her before heading off to work. She is BY FAR the happiest bright and early in the morning! She smiles so much and is making eye contact now...I cannot get enough!
Sadly, as of yesterday, she has her very first cold. It hurts my heart to hear her congested. She still manages to offer a smile here and there and is quite the sleepy head. She is now wearing 3 month clothes accross the board. No more 0-3 month clothes! I feel like her closets and dressers have revolving doors...I am constantly moving stuff around...especially now with the change in seasons!
Millie went to her first football game this past Saturday. She went to cheer on her cousin Brandon who is 10. She had a diaper blowout and two outfit changes but even still managed to have a great time!

This Friday is our annual Harvest Fest at school. I am required to be there and an active part of running my booth "Bucket Bonanza" and Clint has to cover a football game, so Millie is off for her FIRST spend the night party with her Nana and Papa T. I know they are thrilled, but I am honestly already sad about it! For a quick, fleeting moment, I thought about how nice it will be to actually sleep in on Saturday morning...but the longer I think about it, the more I KNOW there will be NO sleeping in, just a jump in the car for the hour long road trip to go get our girl!

Saturday we have her 3 month photo shoot scheduled! I can't wait for that! Still trying to figure out which outfits she will wear! SO FUN!

Well, I must run and get some work done! Enjoy this picture from the football game!

Until next time,
Sam

Coolest of the cool

So I got a webcam for my birthday! It is offically hooked up and useable now! I talked to my sister in Germany this morning and showed off Millie to her...incredible! I've talked to my crazy mom twice already today on it...so FUN! I can't wait to talk to my 2 awesome friends from TN and see how they are doing! IT really is just the coolest contraption. I know I may be a few years behind...but you know what they say...better late than never right?

Things are good her in T'ville! Millie is snoozin for the night and I am waiting for the last load of clothes to dry. I am also procrastinating...I need to grade my Science tests and History tests. If I accomplish that tonight I am home free for tomorrow!

Dad and Cindy are coming to visit tomorrow. They will get here right when we get home from church! I can't wait to see them. It has been about a month since they've seen Millie! She has changed SO much!

We have her 3 month photo shoot scheduled for the 16th! I am actively thinking about what she will wear. Clint and I are also going to take a few pictures with Millie, so thinking about matching outfits has me a little excited! So fun!

I sent back all the infected baby formula this morning! Wonder when we'll actually see a check! On my way home from taking the boxes, I spotted a yard sale. I saw a HUGE mound of pink clothes. I knew from the looks of things that they were baby clothes! I found two, practically brand new, outfits for Millie. One from Baby Gap and the other is Carter's brand. They are 3 month warm clothes. Somewhere in the craziness of preparing for Millie, I totally missed the fact that when she would be 3 months old, it would be FALL! I have ONE outfit that isn't short sleeved, tank topped or summery. Must go shopping...what a bummer...NOT! We are still playing with gift cards, so this is the SO FUN type of shopping!

Work has been okay! I had my first experience with "reprimanding" an adult. I've never had to do that before, nor has it been my responsibility before. But Tuesday was the day for me and I HATED every moment of it! I had that SICK feeling all day, but thankfully it was taken well and responded to well by the involved parties. Can't go into too much detail as I am not really sure who reads this! So far, this year has been extremely frustrating on SO MANY levels that there are days when I really wonder what I am doing! I am trying to stay encouraged and not get down, but it is really tough! I REALLY miss 6th grade!

That is about all I can think of at this point. I am giving myself a 30 minute window to complete my grading, fold clothes and get ready for tomorrow! After that...SLEEP!

Much love!
Until next time,
Sam