Christmas Time is Here Again

I sent out Christmas cards this year. It was a first. 

I have a hard time paying for stamps, I probably need to join a support group or something.

But I sucked it up and sent them, mostly because our Christmas cards are so Incredible I needed to share it with the world.

Here you go, in case you didn't get one mailed to you personally.

Millar 2012 Highlights:

*We became debt free and called into the Dave Ramsey show for our debt free scream, paying off over $50,000 in three years.

*Bridget hit all the great milestones of the first year. She is now walking around on shaky legs, she is officially a toddler.

*Trevor hit his work goals and is continually progressing at Progress Mfg.

*April became a doula and HypnoBirthing instructor.

*We are currently under contract and closing on a home in Spanish Fork in a few weeks!

*Between Trevor and April we have had 9 callings in our ward in one year. I guess we aren't getting it right.

*We sold our 8th beater car and purchased our 9th since getting married. I guess we aren't getting it right.

*Trevor and April are now concealed firearm permit holders.

*We have been able to spend lots of time with family and friends this year; that has been our favorite part. There are so many wonderful people in our lives and we are grateful for every single one of you.

Just a few things

#1. and most important.
Today is the last day to enter my GIVEAWAY.
Remember you have to be a follower of my blog AND leave a comment on the giveaway post to be eligible to win.



#2. Do you like my new blog title and header?



#3. It's amazing how quickly I can go from feeling like a great mom to the worst mom in the world.
Last Friday we played outside, Bridge got to try out the swing for the first time and loved it!
Totally relaxed.
It wasn't too hot but it was a nice day. I do not know how I didn't realize her skin is brand new and has never been exposed to any of the elements......... She got sunburned.
Pretty bad.
Luckily I had some lavender and pretty much bathed her in it.
But today her little nose is peeling.
Oh man I feel so bad.

#4. My sister gave me a big box of shoes for Bridget.
I think it's safe to say, she is a shoe girl.

#5. I got a new thermometer from Costco online.
I am so excited about it, it's so much easier to take her temperature.
I could never get a good reading from her armpit and I never dared going for a rectal read.
Annnnd It only cost me $26 bucks! I love Costco.

Curl up and Dye

Wowza we had a busy weekend. 


But first things first... I got my hair done. 
I woke up on Friday morning and couldn't handle it anymore. 


My kitchen shears were in my hands ready to take a whack at the lady mullet. You remember this monstrosity, right?

I decided that would probably be something I would regret so I called up my sister-in-law, Stacy, and told her to drop everything she was doing because this was obviously an emergency.


When I told Trevor I was going to get my hair done he asked me if I lost the 10lbs? (rats! he remembered). 
Uh, Almost. 
(it's kind of true, I only have 5 more lbs. to go.)


The real reason I wanted to loose the 10lbs. is because I really wanted to try out bangs and I was afraid if my face was still chunky it would look funny. 


I took some after pictures but for the life of me I cannot get my camera to work so you get some awesome photobooth pics. Please keep in mind this is just after I woke up I haven't brushed my hair yet.... or teeth.

It was kind of funny, I was nursing Bridge on Saturday flipping through the channels and A Walk to Remember was on and I thought, I look like Jaime Sullivan.

Hey, look who just woke up!

 And stinks really bad. 

Looks like a bath for us this morning.

 I got a phone call and Bridge took matters into her own hands. Should I be worried my 6 month old already knows how to use a computer?

 Here you go, a naked baby picture to help you get through your monday.

Happy

Anniver-Birth-date-5-months!

This sweet girl is 5 whole months old today!

-Bridget is doing much better with solid food. She still eats mostly avocado but we have sweetened things up a bit with apples as well.
The consistency of her diapers have changed... I always enjoy new adventures....or so I thought. 


-She is getting good sitting up on her own.

-She rolls over periodically. I have now witnessed this for myself. Hizzah!


-She talks all the time, and is getting better at voice fluctuations.

-She LOVES to spit. The kind of spit where she pushes air and saliva through her lips. I think she does it because she likes the noise it makes. 
It's so dang cute, and even cuter when it tickles her nose.

She is so stinkin chunky, her legs are my favorite!
-She weighs 16.5 lbs.
As Grandma Ruthie says "She looks like a ball."


-She still prefers to be swaddled when she sleeps but unfortunately the biggest swaddle we could find has a weight capacity of 14 lbs:

-She LOVES to have her hands tickled. That's right I said hands. 
If she's tired and I tap the palms of her hands she usually falls right asleep.


I love discovering her little quarks.


I just can't get enough of her. 

Crazy Up in Here

Last week, continuing on into this week has been a bit on the nuts side.

We had an awesome Thanksgiving with Trevor's family, we sure do love them.

But we decided to move. In about 2 days, we decided to move.
To Orem.

I have more thoughts on that about how this is the very first time in my life I will have even spent the night in Utah County let alone move there.
Who cares, right? I mean I live right on the border of Salt Lake and Utah counties anyway, aren't they the same?
Oh No. no, no. They most definitely are very different.

I would venture to say that ....100%.....yeah, that sounds like a good number....100% of people would agree with me that Salt Lake and Utah counties are as different as skim milk and heavy cream.
I don't know where the milk metaphor came from, I don't even like milk. But I do like cheese, mostly when it's melty. Mmmmmm, cheese on anything makes everything better. pinterest.

We also had Bridget's Baby Blessing on Sunday. It was wonderful! We are so grateful for everyone who came to share the special day with us. Trevor did beautifully. Pictures to come. I am not entirely sure where my camera cord is.... I don't think I know where my camera is.

So I would like to make a toast, "Here's to not having to commute on I-15 and getting home from work in 5 minutes instead of 45!"

Yes, I will take it. I look forward to seeing my husband at least an extra hour everyday.

Get ready for some before and afters of our new place... if I can find my camera.


Side note: If you have noticed my blog title, I can't write in slang. period. I can't even shorten words in texts. It's not that I don't know how to, I had the slang version written in the blog title but I changed it back and forth three times before I realized I just can't do it.

It's a good thing we are moving to Utah County and not West Valley City. My punctuation would give us away in about point two seconds. u down wit at?

And because I can't leave you completely picture-less for four blog posts:

Melts my heart

She's getting good at it.

No Such Thing as Job Security

I know with these tough economic times more and more of us are realizing that job security is an illusion.


But I am in a perfect situation, maternity leave. 


What I know about the Family Medical Leave of Absence Act is that I can take up to 12 weeks off work (unpaid) for the birth of my child and my position would be guaranteed for me when I got back. 


So my job is protected for me by the law. 
You can't get more secure than that.
 Right? 
Wrong.


A little over a week ago I was laid off from my job at xango. 


I wasn't the only one laid off many people were, and each person obviously needed their job. 


But I was the only one laid off while on maternity leave, and as you can imagine me being laid off spread through the office like wild fire. 


There is no such thing as job security.


When I got the phone call I was nursing my sweet baby girl. I entered the conversation thinking it was the girl who was temporarily taking over my job responsibilities, she usually called or emailed me several times a week with questions. 


It was not her on the other line.


It was so unexpected that I was incredibly chipper and understanding the whole time. When I hung up it started to sink in.


I don't have a job anymore. 


I had 2 weeks left of my maternity leave and then I was going to go back part-time for a little while before starting back up full-time. 


Every Monday I would get a pang of deep sorrow when I looked at my sweet Bridget and thought, I have to leave you (But she is so little!!!) in four weeks.... (She can't survive without me!) in three weeks.... (I can't survive without her!) in two weeks.....   


It didn't matter that it would only be for two hours everyday and she would be with her Grammy, It was the hardest thing I think I would ever have to do.


So when I hung up the phone and started to cry, I had to make myself evaluate these tears. What kind were they? 


Sure enough, they were tears of joy.


Luckily we started to really tighten our budget and make sure everything would be taken care of with Trevor's income while I was on maternity leave. So for now I am a stay at home mom! OFFICIALLY!


BUT it didn't matter that the situation is perfect for me in the end, it always hurts to be rejected. 


Doesn't matter if it's personal or business, it always feels personal.


However, being laid off is way easier than being FIRED. 
Which reminds me of another story. 
The story of when I was fired from Ross Dress for Less. 


It's a good one. 
So stay tuned.


But for now, I'll get back to my job....

I will continue to look for another job, probably something part-time that I can do from home.

Happy Birth-day

Welcome to the world

Bridget Jude Millar

Friday September 23, 2011

3:27pm

7lbs. 15oz

20 1/2 inches

Bridget is officially a week old, can you believe it? 

Me either... she needs to stop growing. 

Trevor comes home from work everyday and says "she's bigger" 

and he is right.

It's bitter sweet.

Our first picture as a family of three:

 

I am in the process of writing Bridget's birth story if you are interested. 

It's a good one. 

Very exciting.

Stay tuned.

Hi

I'm still pregnant. 

One week until the "guess date" but we will see when she decides to make an appearance. 

Here are the gritty details from my appointment on Tuesday:

(I figure it's not like I am putting this on facebook so you don't have a choice to know what my lady parts are doing, you chose to come to my blog and now you get to know all about my cervix)

*dilated to a 2

*60% effaced

*-1 station

There you have it.

She could come tonight

or 

I could be like this for weeks.

Deffinitely BLOG WORTHY

Those of you who have known Trevor in his post-mission years, have been well aware of his necklace.

Now I have always harbored a stereotype for guys that wear necklaces, granted it depends on the kind of necklace.... a man who wears a puka shell necklace is different then the man who wears a gold chain. Nevertheless if the necklace is there....the damage is done.

For as long as I have known Trevor he has worn:
Now I often asked Trev when he was going to give up "the dream" and put away the necklace, but since he acquired the necklace on his mission he has been pretty attached....for nostalgic purposes of course.


Well I would like the world to know, HE HAS DONE IT! The Necklace can now only be found in the drawer full of other things he no longer needs.

And I couldn't be more PROUD!
Aren't I the Luckiest lady in the world to have such a grown-up man?

Done and Done

It's finally official, Trevor and I are engaged! 

About a month ago when Trevor and I were talking about marriage I told him he shouldn't propose any way too cheesy or cliché; like on valentines day, or anywhere near a Temple. I just felt like it had been done by so many other people and I wanted something a little more original. Well maybe he took that to mean that that was the only way to propose, because that is exactly what he did. 

He proved me a fool because it turned out to be really special and incredibly sweet. 

We had tickets to go through the Draper Temple Open House on Valentines Day. Everything was turning out great, his family was able to come down for it and my parents were going to come. I totally suspected something was going to happen that weekend, but definitely not in the Temple because I told him I would say no if he did.  As we were walking through we got close to the sealing rooms and I got really excited because I had already scheduled us to be married in the Draper Temple so I knew what room we were going to be sealed in. I was anxious to be able to go through that room with Trevor. As we were walking through there was an Usher standing next to the alter and he caught eye contact with us and motioned for us to come over. He started telling us about the mirrors and their symbolism representing eternity, he said some other very sweet things. I ended up telling him that we were scheduled to be sealed in that very room in June. As he was expressing his congratulations Trevor says "Yeah, there's just only one thing left to do..." That's when he got down on his knee, pulled out a ring I had never seen before and asked me to marry him.

Well I didn't say No but I did say "Are you kidding me!"  But then I said yes. It was really neat that our families got to be there, I wouldn't have had it any other way. In all reality he was quite brilliant because by proposing in a way I told him not to it actually was the only way I was truly surprised.

I feel very blessed that we found each other. I love him dearly and I am excited and anxious to start our life together.

This is a picture of my ring, Trevor picked it out all by himself and I don't think he could have done any better! I absolutely love it!