a HUGE thanks!

My mom and Scotty left Tuesday and we are missing them. Here's a little of what they did... clean, take care of Mac, paint, organize, cook, laundry, bathe Mac and Gray, plant a garden, grocery shop, decorate, stay up with Gray until late hours of the night so I could sleep, and Scott even woke up with Mac (the list can go on and on). But the thing I'm missing most is just having them here, it was so fun to have them all to ourselves for eight days. Thanks for everything you two did we couldn't have had a baby and moved into a new house all the same week if it wasn't for you two!

A special thanks to Drew. He has been amazing as well. Monday before my Mom and Scott came and I was in the hospital he and some ward members(we have the best ward) moved us in. He has been working nonstop trying to get things put together. Love you!

Here's some pictures of the past week....

There's a pond down the street from our house. Mac loved feeding the ducks.

Best buds. Mac walked around the house saying Scott, Scott all day. It was fun to hear him say it the first time but I'm sure Scotty got so sick of it.

Mac loved Scott pushing him on the swing everyday. The higher the better.

Gray's first bath. He was not a fan.

Gray is getting so chubby. I think he's starting to look a little more like Mac.

Mac is obsessed with gas (farts and burps). Scotty was pretending to burp and Mac could not stop giggling. Boys will be boys.
The owners before us painted one of the rooms black. So naturally it was the first room we repainted. When I say "we" I mean I watched while Scott and Drew painted. Mac thought he was a huge help. The color looks gross here but after three coats it turned out great.Pictures of the house...
We have not got everything where it needs to be in the family room but you can get the point. We are still repainting the bedrooms so more pictures will come as we finish the rooms.

The outside of the house. If you look closely at the door you can see Mac screaming. Something he did a lot yesterday. He's really missing Grandma and Scott. Also notice the flower pots on the porch. My mom insisted on having them, she said it makes the house look happy! Love you mom!

Gray is Here!

Our internet is finally up and running, now I can write down the events that led up to Grays birth before I forget them.

We closed on our house Friday. That night, us and some friends started to clean the extremely dirty new house. Saturday we had painters come in while Drew and I finished cleaning and started unpacking some boxes. Me and Mac called it a night at11:00 while Drew stayed until 1:00am. When he got home I wasn't feeling great and was having some contractions. So I stayed up and cleaned the house, did laundry and took a bath. By 2:30am the contractions were two minutes apart and my water started leaking. We called our friend to come over and watch Mac and then we left to the hospital.
When we got to the hospital the nurse checked me and I was dilated to a 7.5. I was excited that I was on my way but nervous I was not going to get that epidural. The contractions started coming faster and harder. 45 minutes later the nurse checked me again and I was dilated to a 9. She said, "you must have a high pain tolerance most women are screaming at this point, do you want to have it natural?" I just looked at her and said, "no, I'm in so much pain but I'm not going to scream or cry can you just get me an epidural." Call me a wimp but if I have a choice to feel pain or not to feel pain, I choose the latter.
After doing paperwork and getting my blood drawn I finally got an epidural which pretty much stopped me from dilating for an hour. At 6:35 the doctor showed up and I started pushing. Gray's heart rate was dropping so they used the vacuum to make the process go faster. After 9 pushes Gray was born with the cord around his neck. It was a little scary seeing him blue but seconds after they untangled him he was pink and crying.
Everything has gone by so fast. I can't believe he's already five days old. He has been such a great, easy baby. We went to the doctor today and he is already at 8.1 lbs and is healthy and nursing well. It's been so great having a new baby in our home again!
Luckily my mom and brother Scotty are in town helping us move in. They have been working nonstop, unpacking, cleaning, taking care of Mac and everything else. I don't know what we would do without their help.
Mac is doing surprisingly well. He loves giving Gray kisses and hugs. We have been finding Mac wiping his toys bottoms and trying to feed the baby his food. He loves having Gray around.The other night I woke up and had both Mac and Gray in bed with us. We are getting little sleep but love our new family of four.

He already needs a hair cut

Grandma McAllister

Two cute brothers that already act and look so different.

He has the most beautiful blue eyes!

Happy Father's Day!

At 6:44 this morning Gray Andrew Millar was born. He was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. He has loads of dark hair, and a normal size head (well...compared to Mac's). Ashlee woke up at about 1:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep. She woke me up at 2:30 and said that she was having a baby. Her water had just broken so we went to the Hospital. We got there and after sorting through a mountain of paper work they let us have the baby. He is doing great and Ashlee is too. Mac and I are spending some quality time together, and I am beginning to appreciate all the things that Ash does for him each day. Mac is handling it all well, as you can see below he likes to hug and kiss the baby but I don't think he realizes that the baby is here to stay. He is just enjoying all the attention from the visitors. We will post more pictures soon.

The other day I was out with Mac and he was being pretty funny so I started taking pictures. The next day after looking at pictures I realized that we are white trash. Here's why....

#1. We have dead potted house plants in our back yard along with multiple balls and trikes.
#2. My only child playing in his diaper at 3:00 pm
3: The entertainment was watching Mac spray himself with the hose and fill his diaper with water. It got so heavy it almost fell off.
Last but not least,
#4. We have an exercise bike on our deck that I would use more but it sounds like a dying duck every time I peddle.

Millar Update....

Life here is crazy. First, we close on our house this Friday. Both Drew an I feel too young to be buying a house but we are so excited. Saturday we have painters coming in and then Monday and mostly Tuesday we are moving. So this week we have started packing. Luckily the move is only a mile away and we don't have to be out of our old place until July 1. Last week we went and got an ultrasound to check the size of the baby. He, of course is measuring big so the doctor wants to induce me. So, Thursday the 19 (the week of the move), if I haven't had the baby, I'm being induced. We are hoping that we do make it until next Thursday for all our sakes but especially for Mac. He is so attached to me it's bad. I can't leave his sight or he immediately starts crying. Plus that way my mom can be here before the baby comes and give Mac some serious attention. Also we would love to have Mac in the house a couple of days before I leave to go to the hospital. The poor kid, his life is seriously going to be turned upside down and I am feeling so guilty about it.
On a lighter note, here's some pictures of us playing at the pool last Saturday.....




While the boys ran around I hung out with little Mason. He took a nap on my tummy. I'm sure Gray and Mason will be great friends. only 8 days left!

Happy Birthday

My mom turned 50 today! Isn't she beautiful?! I can honestly say I have the best mom in the world. If I become half the mom she is, I'll be sitting good. Tonight my brothers, sister and Dad threw her a little party and we wish we could be there but the whole pregnancy thing is keeping me put. We love you mom/grandma so much. Happy Birthday.

Road Trip!

Ryan, my older brother, called us a couple of weeks ago with this great idea to meet up at our aunt's house in Chicago. Since I only had 5 weeks left until my due date we planned the trip for the following weekend, Memorial Day. We made the six hour drive to Chicago last Sunday. The trip was so fun and though I was nervous to travel so late in the pregnancy everything went great. Thanks to Ryan's ambitious personality we got to see a lot in such a short amount of time.


Memorial day we spent at the race track. I know what you are all thinking, we go to tracks a lot at home, why would we go while we are on vacation? The only answer I can give you is that my husband is obsessed with the industry and was able to talk everyone into going to Arlington Park Race Course. Really, the weather was great and everyone had a great time.

The gang. Cousins Steve and Cara, Uncle Rich, Aunt Ann, Roo, Ryan, Lucy and us

Tuesday we let Mac take a morning nap and then went downtown in the late afternoon. We did a little shopping and that night we went to the Cubs game. It was freezing. Luckily Aunt Ann made us take gloves, hats and a jacket for Drew. We wouldn't have lasted ten minutes at the game if it wasn't for her. We had to buy Mac pants and I signed up for a credit card and got a free blanket in hopes of warming Mac up. We bundled him up and he slept most of the game. I think him and Lucy were two of five babies in the whole stadium. Stupid tourists.










Wednesday we woke up and caught the 9:10 train to downtown. First stop... Memorial park. Mac loved the giant metallic "Bean."

The best part of the trip was that Roo and I won a drawing that allowed us to buy 6th row tickets to Wicked for only $25! To make things even better the boys took the babies so we could enjoy it. We owe them big time. While we were relaxing in the theater Drew and Ry walked all around the city and took a water taxi out to Navy Pier. As you can see Mac got his afternoon nap in Drew's arms.

After, we met up with Ryan's mission companion Brandon who took us to a yummy restaurant where we had the best Chicago pizza.

Mac pulling Drew's hair.

Sweet babes with their matching binkies.

Lucy and Mac did so great the whole trip besides the train ride home that night. Lucy cried (not bad) and Mac ran around screaming from excitement and frustration (bad). We got some nasty glares and overheard funny comments from the other passengers. Drew and I both agreed that the hour train ride home was the low of the trip:)

Thanks McAllister's and Herlin's for a great trip, we hope to do it again.