Road Trip

We have been sleepy over here.

Millie has been sleeping good at night. Sometimes 5 or 6 hours. The problem is that those six hours are from 10 to 4, and sometimes it is hard for me to go back to sleep at 4. I also did not take any naps over the past 3 days because we were traveling to Mississippi!

This was Millie's first road trip! And her first trip to Grandma's house. Both grandmas. She did great in the car. She slept the entire trip (I didn't), and she only woke up to eat.

We spent some quality grandparent time.

Nick and I went on our first date since Millie was born. We went to the noon showing of this.

And it was awesome! Sad the story is over, but the movie was good.
I'm thinking about re-reading all the books.

And we got Millie her first non-family babysitter.

We left Millie for the evening to attend a wedding party for a good friend.

We swung through Madison on our way home to see Nick's parents, and Millie slept all the way home.

Monday was a lazy day. Millie and I are still recovering from our trip.

I hope you have a restful rest of the week!

One Month Old

Millie is one month old today!

She has grown so much!

She seems huge compared to when we brought her home from the hospital.

A few days home from the hospital
She also did great on her first trip to Target today!

We love you Millie! Happy One Month!

Long Weekend Means Short Work Week

We had a fabulous weekend!

It started with a baby shower for this mamma to be.

I went to the grocery store for the first time in over a month! Thanks to my sweet friends for bringing us dinner the past couple of weeks.

I treated myself to Starbucks on the the way home.
This is a caramel frappuccino. It is delicious.
Fattening but delicious.

We played with cousins.

We took good long naps.

Played with this precious one. Can you believe she is almost one month old? Time is already flying by too fast!

Enjoyed good friends and food by the pool on the 4th!

I hope your 4 day weekend was just as fabulous! Enjoy the 4 day work week!

Introductions

Nick's family came to visit us on their way to the beach. We were invited but politely declined due to the fact that I would probably have spent the vacation in a hotel room feeding my baby every 2 hours. I'm also still in recovery mode from the C-section. But we were glad they came to see us!

Millie, meet Millie (Tu-Tu is her grandmother name)

Cousins

Carsten is Nick's sister's baby boy, born 5 weeks before Millie.

We decided to dress them up to take some pictures.

Millie's little necklace was given to her by Tu-Tu. It's a beautiful pearl necklace with a diamond in the middle and her name engraved on the back. It is a special gift that I know she will be able to wear for a long time.
And don't worry, we took the necklace off after the pictures. The warning label said do not wear until 3 years of age due to the choking hazard. So for now we will save it for pictures and special occasions.

What's in a Name?

The main question I get when telling people my child's name is, 'is that a family name?'

The answer is yes! Millie's name comes from both sides of our family.

Millie is Nick's grandmother's name. She is also my Millie's only living great-grandparent.

Lynn was my middle name (dropped it when I got married).

On a side note, my mom's grandmother was Mildred. Nick's mom's middle name was also Lynn, and I have an aunt Lynn. So you see, Millie Lynn Freeman is definitely a family name.

The next question is, 'is it a double name?' That answer is no. We just call her Millie.

This was the name we loved before I was even pregnant. We did discuss a few other options, but Millie was the winner. It is hard to pick a name. It's an important part of your life.

Millie, 2 weeks old

One Week Old (yesterday)

I can't believe Millie is already one week old! It is already going by so fast! Tomorrow will be a week since we brought her home. She has been a good baby!

Our days and nights are filled with eating, sleeping, and watching a lot of TV. We even watched Thoroughly Modern Millie in honor of her birth. This is a funny romantic musical starring Julie Andrews (Millie) and Mary Tyler Moore. It was a childhood favorite of mine, and I ordered it a few months ago when we decided her name would be Millie.

The rest of this post is filled with many pictures of the past week we spent with our sweet baby girl. A big thanks goes out to Lovie for staying with us this past week. She was our cook, laundry washer, errand runner, bedside helper, and middle of the night baby monitor. We also want to thank Aunt Babby, the Captain, and cousins for hanging out with us and taking care of me when I needed help. It is nice to have a sister as a postpartum nurse!

She's Here!

Millie Lynn Freeman

8 lb 7 oz

21 inches

June 8, 2011 at 4:16 p.m.

'Praise God from whom all blessings flow'