Go Dawgs!

Max Milligan and I got up and put on our gear for the day. So much fun to get her dressed up in her game day outfit. She is definately a Dawg fan. Max Milligan says (very distinctly I might add) "mama", "dada", "duhduh" (doggy), "ti" (tilly) and my favorite- "ruh ruh" (dawg bark). Yes people -I did. I taught my daughter to bark like a Georgia Bulldog. It is the funniest thing ever. I mean, I thought it was funny when I taught Tilly how to bark on command when I said "sick em" but this is sooo much better. Now they both do it. I love to call my dad, the Tech alum, and get them to do it for him. He's a little disappointed in me!

Congrats Dawgs on your win today!

I DID IT!

No matter how often it happens, "firsts" are always a big deal. First tooth (6 at one time), first time sitting (and falling over), first time rolling over (and over and over), first crawl (even if she is going backwards) and then there is my favorite. The first bath time mohawk! I love it. It was so much fun. Max Milligan will have so many firsts in her life and I can't wait to be a part of it. No matter how old we get, we still get to have firsts too. Like me, here is my first BIG picture. Yeah me!

Appreciation

This week has been crazy. Max Milligan has an ear infection. Not just one ear, BOTH ears are infected. Plus she has ulcers around her mouth due to the high fevers she was having. Luckily it was Daniel's short week on night shift which means that he will be working tonight and tomorrow night, so he was stay-at-home dad with Max Milligan Mon, Tues and Wed while I went to work.

After a few restless nights (all beginning last Thurs) and getting up at six every morning for work, this morning I was beat. This morning I asked for 20 minutes extra sleep. Sweet Daniel obliged and went to get the morning started. In 20 minutes, he had coffee made, Max Milligan up, bottle almost finished, an omelet waiting for me and was attempting to feed MM breakfast. She was not having it and I walked in the kitchen, refreshed, to see her throw a toy onto the floor with an "I'm testing you" look on her face. Daniel said to her, "I can tell someone is going to get a spanking today, well, maybe not a spanking, but definitely time out." HA- LARIOUS!!

I sat down and started to eat my breakfast that I didn't cook and drink my coffee that I didn't make and then heard some pretty awesome words that started my day off right. "I don't know how you do this every morning" That my friends, is appreciation.

Don't get me wrong, Daniel and I are teammates in every way and he does sooo much, but there are times when I feel down and out. I feel beat. I feel like I go, go, go. I never stop until my head hits the pillow at night. These past few days, with MM home with Daniel, I wasn't rushing to get Max Milligan to daycare and me to work on time or rushing to pick her up so we can go to the groce and get home before nap time, supper time, bedtime bottle, prayers and bedtime. Wehw. That makes me tired.

But this morning, I felt appreciated. For my hard work, for my love, for my "momminess" and for being a wife. I just felt appreciated. And for that I want to thank my husband. Thank you for taking such good care of us and for being the best daddy ever. And I truly appreciate you.

My Little Butterfly

This weekend was so much fun. We took Whit's advice and relaxed. Friday mama came over and we went to see Mama Mia. SOOO GREAT! I loved every minute of it. Saturday we went to DIG. It's a gardening center and it is beautiful. The owners are very knowledgable and love to just make things more beautiful. (I'll make sure pictures of my new yard are posted at a later date.) I took pictures of Max Milligan while we were there. How cute is my little butterfly?

Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon the fam went swimming. Max Milligan loves the water, which Daniel and I are excited about. So to some, our weekend might not seem like much, but to us, it was butterfly heaven.

Another milestone

This past Saturday, Max Milligan hit another milestone. It may not be a big deal to some, but for our little family it was huge. Saturday, our big girl Max Milligan, spent the night off. The whole night! I took her over to Blakely Saturday around lunch and we went to Bowen's first birthday party, which was so much fun. Then, I left. I left my baby girl and went back to Albany. Daniel took me out to dinner and we listened to Brandon play at Harvest Moon. Then we went home and went to bed. Sunday, I slept until 9:00. OH MY GOODNESS that is late. When I went back to get her she was so excited to see me. I am not kidding, she was excited and nobody can tell me anything different. Mama told me that she did so good. Noah spent the night with yah yah too and I was told that he completely entertained Max Milligan by standing on the coffee table and singing "My Girl" So we all got through it and it wasn't so bad. I am blessed with a sweet baby, an entertaining nephew and a very brave Yah Yah.

Bath Time

Max Milligan LOVES bathtime. Tilly loves bathtime as well. Squeeky toys are a big hit with both my girls. Max Milligan has already figured out how to aggrivate Tilly by keeping the toys away. Tilly just gets her back by "helping" bathe her.

Boys have Cooties

This is Jackson Ross, Lisa and Spanks little boy. He came over to play with Max Milligan last weekend. He was sooo sweet and when I wanted to take a picture of the two of them playing, Jackson offered to put his arm around Max Milligan. Well this is what happened. Max Milligan's lip started to poke out and she looked at him like what are you doing??? I could not help but get completely tickled. I pray for Max Milligan's future husband nightly. I pray that he will be strong in his faith and that he will love my daughter and his God with all his heart. But until then baby girl, this is just fine.