Letters to the important people in my life

Dear Avery,








Sorry you got pink eye on Sunday, and then the flu bug on Monday and all we did was stay inside and watch Elmo and Sleeping Beauty. And then, sorry that I got sick on Tuesday with that same annoying bug, and also sorry that I'm extra wussy when I'm pregnant and had a hard time finding ANY energy to do anything but turn on Elmo and Sleeping Beauty. Sorry that I haven't washed Baby Rita for 3 days after you barfed on her. I know you have been wanting to sleep with her, but she is lying right next to the washer.



Dear Travis,




Sorry that this week, when you have arrived home from your long 12+ hour days, the house has been a wreck! Sorry we are out of dishwashing detergent and there are a sink full of dishes. Sorry I'm too tired to go to the store and I have to ask you to mooch off the hospital and bring home milk for Avery. Sorry I haven't been as sympathetic to you for how tired you are all of the time and sorry for giving you a hard time for wanting to go to bed at 9 every night for the past 4 weeks. Sorry I have been a wuss about getting sick. Sometimes I don't want you to be a husband, and I want you to be a doctor and fix me! At least your rotation is over today, and you will be home more. YESSSSSSSSS!








Dear Mom,




I sure wished you lived near me at times like this. Being a mom is hard when you are sick. You can't call in sick! I surely would have dumped Avery off on you for a couple of days. Oh and I sure would have loved some of your weird witch doctor remedies to help me through my sickness. We miss you and can't wait till October.

Dear Baby Charo,

Sorry I have only fed you Coca-cola and gatorade for the past couple of days. I know you aren't too happy, because I can feel you kicking around more and more. I have had lots of Braxtin Hicks contractions, so I know that I'm a little dehydrated, but I promise, as soon as I can, I will eat the biggest chocolatiest brownie I can. That should make you happy!

Dear KC Chiefs,

Bravo so far on the season. We can't believe you are 2-0 so far. Its nice to finally have a team in Kansas City win (no offense Royals). I know time will come, and you will probably blow it, but until then, we are excited for your new team! We sure wished we could go to your Monday night football game two weeks ago, but the tickets were out of this world! Maybe you could pull some strings and hook us up sometime?

Dear Discovery Health Channel,

Thank you for supplying me with endless episodes of, "I didn't know I was pregnant," "Mystery Diagnosis," and "Birthday" episodes. I am a little addicted to you, and had the excuse of being sick to sit down and watch you. I feel like I could be a doctor now, who needs medical school anyways?

Dear Glee,

Thank you for starting the week I got sick. I really did watch you 3 times this week because, really, all I could do was lie on the couch. New Filipino girl, you are amazing. I got chills all 3 times I watched you perform.

Dear Sleeping Beauty Fairies,

I grew up watching and loving you, but I'm kind of getting annoyed by your tactics. Really, all you had to do was keep Aurora safe for one more night, and you were careless with your magic, and then you left her alone! You knew what was going to happen as clear as a bell! You are getting on my nerves!

Dear Sonic,

Thank you for your amazing slushies! I always am sad because KC doesn't have those snow shacks on every corner like Utah does, you know a place to sale shaved ice, so you are the second best thing I could ask for. Plus, they sure make up for your sucky food!

Dear Suzanne Collins,

Great job on the Hunger Games series. I just finished Mocking Jay. After I finished it, I just sat on my bed and stared at the ceiling for 15 minutes just thinking about what my feelings were towards the finish. After regrouping, I came to the conclusion that you are no Stephanie Meyer. Which, I think I am glad. Her endings are just too good to be true, yours are a little more realistic. I learned a lot from reading, and I'm very grateful for the amazing roller coasters you took me on. I"m sad to think that it is over!

And finally, Dear viewer(s),

I think I may be done for now. I've had a lot on my mind this week. Being sedentary does this to you. We are all doing better and can't wait for next week so we can start fresh!

Love, Milli

No ween!

We found out last Wednesday that we are having another little princess!!! We are excited for Avery to have a little sister so close. They are gonna laugh, gossip, fight over clothes, tell secrets, play house, get jealous of each other, share lots of stuff, and love each other so much!


I have an ongoing battle with my father-in-law because he truly believes that his family is extraordinarily high in testosterone because there are so many boys born, and he thinks my family his high in estrogen because I grew up will all girls. Well, chalk this one up to the "dominant estrogen" Papa John! Hopefully our estrogen doesn't win everytime, right Trav?

And sorry about not having a picture of our little girl's goods, I could'nt get the scanner to work! When it works, I will add it to this post.

Oh Yeah...

If any of you know me, you know that I complain of having middle child syndrome.

Middle Child Syndrome:
The middle or second born child or children often have the sense of not belonging. They fight to receive attention from parents and others because they feel many times they are being ignored or dubbed off as being the same as another sibling.

I was the middle of three girls growing up. I always told myself that no matter what, I would treat my second child as if it were my first. I would take just as many pictures, read just as many parenting books, etc. Well, so far... I have failed!

If you haven't heard yet, I am pregnant with our second baby. I haven't picked up one pregnancy book, I haven't posted anything on Facebook, I haven't put up one of those annoying baby tickers, I just barely took my first belly shot and I'm 20 weeks now!

Its not that I'm not super excited, because I am thrilled, I think I am just being lazy about it. And I think that is why middle child syndrome was invented, not because the kid isn't loved just as much as the other kid, but because the parents just got done doing all that stuff, and they are tired and lazy!

I'm going to try really hard to not be lazy, but its kind of hard!

So far pregnancy has been great. No sickness, getting past the tired stage and I can feel the little bugger kicking away. I am due January 22nd and we officially find out on Wednesday what we are having. All along, I have leaned towards girl, but I'm not as sure as I was when I was pregnant withAvery. Travis thinks boy all the way, but I think what he wants is getting in the way of his intuition (note to baby, if you are a girl, Daddy still loves you!)

So we thought it was fun having a nickname for the unborn baby like we did with Avery, she was Spud, so we have called this baby Baby Charro. See here for an explanation. It hasn't caught on like Spud did, but maybe that's because I've really only told my close friends and family about this baby.

Note to baby: Charro, we love you so much and can't wait for you to come. Avery kisses my tummy and says hi to you too, she is so excited to meet you (you are going to rock her world!) Take your time in the womb, I hear it is nice in there.

Love, Your Mama

19 1/2 weeks