101 in 1001: 365 er...353 days to go

I have been working on this blog post for weeks and just can't muster the time & motivation to finish. That's not a good sign towards actually completing the goals, huh? At any rate, I've got just under a year to go so it's time for an update.

9. Get my teeth straightened - I was working on this one before I found out I was pregnant. I met with an orthodontist, who then referred me to an oral surgeon and they told me I would need surgery to reset my lower jaw. (EEK!) Needless to say, that's not going to happen anymore. I'll probably just go back to the orthodontist and request Invisalign and call it a day.

15. Install landscape lighting - We're fully planning on moving out of our current house by the end of 2009. We're going to cancel any non-essential house projects to save $$ for our new (to us) house. Let's update this goal to: 15. Repair/Replace deck

16. Install hardwood floors - Again, this is getting canceled. Goal changed to: 16. Replace/Steam clean carpet & tile

19. Finish other decorating projects - Another house-related goal being canceled. Goal changed to: 19. List house on the market

21. Learn to wakeboard - I'll go ahead and call this one a fail. I was too much of a chickenshiit to try this past summer and now that we sold the boat (and have a baby), this is going to be pretty difficult to complete. In keeping with the water-related theme, we'll change this goal to: 21. Teach Audrey to swim

29. Travel to Asia - Yeah...I had big dreams when I started my 1001 list, huh? Unless we take Audrey overseas (not likely to happen), this is also another goal that must be called on account of the baby. We'll change this goal to: 29. Take Audrey for an airplane ride

37. Take a photography class - I bought a new camera last week (a Nikon D60 to be exact) and a friend & I are planning to take classes together. I'm so excited!!

43. Start working out regularly - I actually need to mark this one as completed. I did pre-natal yoga throughout my second & third trimesters and now that I've been given the all-clear from my doctor (w00t!), I'm going to start back up with my weekly yoga classes. The regular physical activity is going to be AWESOME.

46. Buy a piece of artwork - This one will be done soon. After all of our amazing photo shoots recently, I'm going to enlarge/print some pictures and get a photo wall up. It's not art in the "traditional" sense, but it's art to me!

53. Go skydiving - Hahaha. This is SO not happening. We'll just quietly remove this one from the list and replace it with: 53. Teach Audrey 5 words in sign language

56. Get new family photos taken - This one is done, too! Need proof?

60. Fill the iPod and buy a new one - It's not an iPod but I did order a shiny, new iPhone this week!! It'll be here next week at which point I'll consider this goal complete.

73. Ride on the Harley - FAIL. We sold the Harley last year.

Now I'm depressed. I have a LONG way to go....

Soon....

It's been a whirlwind of a week. Blogging to resume soon.

It's All About Audrey

It's been awhile since I've participated in a good meme. This one is making the rounds on Facebook and since it's all about babies (gotta love it), I thought I'd participate. I did a similar one while I was pregnant...it's cool to see how my answers have changed.

1. Was your pregnancy planned?
   Not really. But we had been talking about it.
2. Were you married at the time?
   Yup.
3. What were your reactions?
   Holyshit. Shock. Excitement. Scared. Excitement. In that order.
4. How old were you?
   When we found out we were pregnant: Me - 28; Miller - 31
5. How did you find out you were pregnant?
   (Is this a dumb question or is it just me?) I peed on a stick.
6. Who did you tell first?
   Miller actually told me. I was too nervous to check the test.
7. Did you wanna find out the sex?
   Hell yes. I SUCK at surprises.
8. Due Date?
   June 29th; she got anxious and arrived June 19th.
9. Did you have morning sickness?
   Luckily, no.
10. What did you crave?
    Taco Bell. And lots of it.
11. What irritated you?
    The same stuff that bothered me before I was pregnant. I just had a shorter fuse.
12. What was the sex of your baby?
    Girl!
13. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you were getting?
    Hell no! I think Miller maybe wished for a boy at first, but he's come around. :)
14. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy?
    I think I topped out at 40 pounds. Thank you, Taco Bell.
15. Did you have a baby shower?
    Yes. Two of 'em.
16. Was it a surprise or did you know?
    I knew about both of them.
17. Did you have any complications during the pregnancy?
    Nope. It was a pretty textbook pregnancy.
18. Where did you give birth?
    In a hospital. (Seriously?? What is up with these questions?)
19. How many hours were you in labor?
    From the time my water broke until Audrey was here: 9 hours
20. Who drove you to the hospital?
    Miller. Good job.
21. Who watched you give birth?
    Miller, the doctor, the photog, and a ridiculous amount of nurses.
22. What it natural or c-section?
    She came out the "natural" way, but there was a ridiculous amount of drugs involved.
23. Did you take any medication to ease the pain?
    Thank you, epidural.
24. How much did your child weigh?
    7 pounds; 5 ounces
25. When was your child actually born?
    June 19, 2009; 10:18 a.m.
26. What did you name him/her?
    Audrey Shaw-Fan Miller

Audrey is 1 month & 4 days old

My New Favorite Thing

A sleeping baby....

Audrey is 1 month & 1 day old

One Month Old!

Princess Fussy-Pants is one month old today. My baby is growing up so fast! *sniffle, sniffle*

Because I'm already feeling nostalgic, check out the slideshow from our newborn photo shoot (courtesy of Life in Motion Photography).

Audrey is 1 month old

Chillin' Like a Villain

We had our first road trip this morning and drove from Austin to Houston. Audrey was a super-champ in the car and slept the entire way. Shoot, even I got some sleep in the car!

After some much needed Grandpa/Grandma time, Audrey immediately settled down into the couch for some chillaxing.

Good times.

Audrey is 4 weeks & 1 day old

A non-baby related post!!!

I just realized that it's been almost a month since I made a post that had absolutely nothing to do with pregnancy/labor/Audrey. I'm sure that as my life continues to become more involved with all-things-baby, these posts will become few and far between so it's important that I point out these momentous occasions when they occur.

Luckily for the male readers of my blog (are there any male readers of my blog??), this one should be of interest to you. I've completed another 101 goal!!

93. Watch the entire Godfather saga

In March, I watched The Godfather and had mixed feelings, but was anxious/ready to watch Parts II & III. The HD movie channel had a Godfather "marathon" in April, so I was sure to record them so I could finish completing this goal. It took A LONG time, but I finally finished watching them.

I'm not going to lie...I was completely under-whelmed with the entire saga. I feel like the first two were leading up to this huge story that never developed and the third one rushed through so much time that the story was difficult to follow. I mean, I start Part III and all of a sudden Al Pacino has gray hair and his young daughter is going Arkansas with her cousin!! What???

At any rate, I'm emphatically crossing this one off the list. I'm glad it's done...I doubt I will watch any of these movies ever again.

Audrey's Birth: In Pictures

I've bragged enough about how amazing she is. For once, I'm going to let her photos speak for themselves. Check out the amazing slideshow of Audrey's birth. You might want to have some tissues handy.

Audrey is 2 weeks & 2 days old