PICTURES OF TAYA

right when we got checked in...

me after 3 hrs of lovely contractions and finally an epidural...yes i was happy!

my first picture with little miss Taya

dereks first picture with her

We're proud parents of 2 little girlies!!! CRAZY!

For some reason I only took pictures of Andi and Everett and Laur but my friend Malory and my sister Amy came to see us too. It was nice to have visitors!

lets go HOME!

Our first complete family picture! gotta love mine and dereks expressions! what have we got ourselves into!? :)

Right when we got home. Rylee was so cute with her and so excited to see her baby sisser! thanks mom for all your help with the bug while we were in the hospital! dunno what we would have done without you and my siblings!

Me and my girls!

And this is how we've spent every day sense we've been home...NO FUN! hopefully only 3 more stinkin days of it and we can get her levels down enough to get off the lights.

SHE's HERE!

TAYA NIKOLE MILLER

7lbs 7oz, 19 1/2inches

Born @ 3:26 am on 3/26/2009

I love this picture...straight from heaven its so amazing!
i'll post more pictures when my internet starts working better don't you worry :)

SO HERES THE QUICK STORY OF THE LABOR AND DELIVERY OF TAYA...AND WHY SHE'S TAYA NOT JERZI :) ON WED THE 25 AT ABOUT 4PM I STARTED HAVING CONTRACTIONS THAT WERE FINALLY CONSITANT INSTEAD OF CRAZY AND UNTIMABLE LIKE THEY HAD BEEN FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. SO I STARTED TIMING THEM AND BY 6PM I REALIZED 5-7 MIN APART THAT IT WAS TIME FOR US TO HEAD UP NORTH. I CALLED DEREK WHO HAD JUST FINISHED A TEST HE RAN HOME AND WE HEADED UP. AT 11PM AFTER LOTS OF LOVELY CONTRACTIONS I FINALLY HAD DIALTED TO A 3 AND GOT AN EPIDURAL...AWE HEAVEN!!! LABOR WENT PRETTY FAST FROM THERE I PUSHED THROUGH 2 CONTRACTIONS AND OUT POPPED WHO WE WERE CALLING JERZI. WELL BY THE NEXT MORNING THE MORE I LOOKED AT HER THE MORE I KNEW JERZI JUST WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HER NAME. SO AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE NAME JERZI WE BOTH KNEW SHE WAS TAYA NIKOLE AND THATS THAT, TAYA NIKOLE AND JERZI JADE WERE ALWAYS OUR 2 TOP CHOICES FOR NAMES ONCE WE FOUND OUT SHE WAS A GIRL BUT I ALWAYS FAVORED JERZI UNTIL SHE GOT HERE AND NOW TAYA JUST FITS LIKE A GLOVE! SHE'S BEEN A SWEET BABY AND WE OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T LOVE HER MORE. SHE WAS PRETTY BEAT UP AND BRUISED WHEN SHE CAME OUT BUT NOW HER SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN AND SHES BEAUTIFUL AS CAN BE! SHE LOOKS LIKE A CLONE OF DEREK! RYLEE HAS BEEN SO CUTE WITH HER. SHE GETS ALL EXCITED WHEN SHE SEES HER AND CALLS HER BABY SISSER TAYA. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE TOO LONG BUT I'LL THANK EVERYONE AHEAD OF TIME FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. WE CAME HOME TO BALLOONS AND A CUTE SIGN...WHICH ANDI HAD TO CHANGE THE NAME ON FROM JERZI TO TAYA. AND MY MOM AND SIBLINGS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TAG TEAMING WITH RYLEE AND MY DAD SO THAT I CAN HAVE MY MOMS HELP. I'M SO OVERWHELMED WITH THANKS TO THEM AND TO THE LORD FOR TRUSTING ME AND DEREK WITH ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PRECIOUS DAUGHTERS! CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE 2 KIDDOS! WISH US LUCK :)

A much needed FUN WEEKEND!

AH WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND! OUR BEST FRIENDS KEITH AND STACY AND THEIR 2 LITTLE BOYS JORY AND RYDER CAME DOWN TO UTAH FOR THEIR SPRING BREAK, AND WE GOT TO HAVE THEM ALL TO OURSELVES FOR 2 WHOLE DAYS! WE WENT TO THE SNOW ACTIVITY CENTER, RELAXED AT OUR APT AND ATE GOOD OLD "FAT JACKS PIZZA" AND WATCHED TWILIGHT AND STAYED UP WAY TOO LATE :) THEN SATURDAY WE WENT UP NORTH AND JUST BUMMED AROUND AT THE MALL AND THEN WENT TO THE BIG SLIDES AT KANGAROO ZOO, WHICH OUR FEARLESS RYLEE LOVED! IT WAS SO FUN! WE FIRST MET KEITH AND STACY WHEN WE WORKED AT CHILIS AND HAVE BEEN CLOSE EVER SENSE. IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN SCRUBS AND KNOW JD AND TURKS "GUY LOVE" RELATIONSHIP, THATS WHAT WE COMPAIR KEITH AND DEREK TO : ) NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WERE SO SAD WHEN THEY DECIDED TO MOVE TO IDAHO AND EVERYTIME WE GO TO PROVO WE TALK ABOUT HOW BAD WE MISS THEM. I KNOW WE'VE TOLD THEM THANK YOU A LOT OF TIMES BUT I DON'T THINK THEY COULD EVER KNOW HOW MUCH THEY REALLY HELPED ME AND DEREK DURING OUR ROUGH TIMES. THEY REALLY HAVE SEEN THE BEST AND WORST OF US AND THEY STILL WANT TO BE OUR FRIENDS, SO WE'RE PRETTY DANG LUCKY! SOMEDAY WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT A PERFECT PLOT TO GET THEM TO MOVE BACK TO UTAH BUT TIL THEN...2 DAY FUQUA VISITS WILL HAVE TO DO! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!

WHAT A WEEK!

PHEW!!! I MADE IT THROUGH THIS WEEK WITHOUT GOING INTO LABOR! IT WAS DEREKS SPRING BREAK SO WE HEADED DOWN TO HIS PARENTS IN CO. SO I COULD DO HAIR. I HAVE SOME FRIENDS IN RANGELY THAT I DID HAIR FOR WHEN WE LIVED THERE AND SO I GO DOWN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS AND DO ABOUT 3-4 FULL DAYS OF NON STOP HAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER 3 DAYS THIS TIME LUGGING AROUND MY 8 MONTH PREGNANT BELLY ALONG WITH ALL MY HAIR STUFF...I AM POOPED! BUT IT WAS FUN TO SEE EVERYONE AND RYLEE LOVES GETTING TO SPEND TIME WITH BONKA AND PAPA MILLER, AND OF COURSE MEGAN AND DEVIN TOO WHO SHE FINALLY WARMED UP TO THIS TIME! LETS SEE AFTER MY HAIR DOIN MARATHON, WE LEFT CO, THURSDAY MORNING AND WENT TO PROVO TO MY DR APT. I'M DIALATED TO A BIG HUGE 1 AND JERZI IS NICE AND LOW SO MY DR SAID HE WON'T BE SURPRISED IF I GO SOMETIME EARLY AGAIN. AS LONG AS SHE'S NICE AND HEALTHY, I'M FINE WITH HER COMING WHENEVER SHE'S READY I JUST WASN'T ABOUT READY TO HAVE HER AWAY FROM HOME AGAIN LIKE WE DID WITH RYLEE SO IT WAS A RELIEF TO MAKE IT HOME FROM CO. WITH HER STILL NICE AND CRAMMED IN MY BIG BELLY. ANYWAY LETS SEE ONCE I GOT HOME...I DECIDED MY HOUSE WAS A MESS AND WENT ON A CLEANING/NESTING MARATHON. I HONESTLY CLEANED FROM ABOUT 10AM TIL 10 PM ON FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE BREAK TO GO SIT OUTSIDE IN THE SUN WITH DEREK WHILE HE STUDIED. ITS FUNNY BUT I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO NEST WITH RYLEE CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE OF OUR OWN SO AS WIERD AS IT MAY SEEM IT FEELS LIKE SUCH A BLESSING TO HAVE A PLACE OF OUR OWN FOR ME TO CLEAN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, AND TO GET READY TO BRING JERZI HOME TO. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE SO GREATFUL TO CLOROX AN APT : ) EVERYTHING FROM THE DOORS AND WALLS TO THE TOILET PLUNGER HAVE BEEN SANITIZED! THE CLOSETS HAVE BEEN REARRANGED AND ORGANIZED THE STAIRWELL OUTSIDE IS CLEAN AND EVEN UNDERNEATH OUR FRIDGE IS SPARKLING! NEEDLESS TO SAY I WENT A LITTLE NUTS WITH MY BOTTLE OF CLOROX CLEAN UP SPRAY! I MUST SAY THOUGH ITS NICE TO FEEL ALL PREPAIRED FOR JERZI...3 WEEKS TO GO TIL MY DUE DATE, CANT WAIT! AS FOR RY, STILL BEING HER CRAZY FUN LITTLE SELF. SHE'S BEEN TALKING EVERYONES EARS OFF. SHE EVEN ASKED THE CASHIER YESTERDAY WHAT HIS NAME WAS. WHEN HE SAID PETER, SHE SAID, "OH HI PETER, WHAT YOU DOING THERE.? JUST LIKE SHE WAS HIS BEST FRIEND. ANYTIME SHE SEES KIDS SHE'LL SAY, "HI FRIENDS COME PLAY," OR "HI GUYS WHAT YOU DOIN THERE," SHE DEFINATLY KEEPS ME LAUGHING. SHE'S ALSO STARTED TELLING EVERYONE ,"MY MOM'S KATIE MILLER." I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT SHE MUST THINK ITS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW. WELL IF YA MADE IT THROUGH THAT NOVEL OF A POST, HERES SOME PICTURES FROM THE LAST LITTLE BIT. GOTTA LOVE PICTURES!

3 weeks to go! YAY!

when ry's being a grump we do the whole, DON'T smile deal and it always gets her! and yes her hair is beautiful i know!

Whats the point of having older pretty cousins if ya can't get into their lip stick! yeah it was fun scrubbing this stuff off of tony and jennys poor couch! when i found her with it she told me mom, its DOOLISHISH! (delicious) thats one of my favorite of her funny expressions.

Nothing sweeter seriously then a sleeping baby especially when you find her like this. it was hard not to climb in next to her and cuddle her but i'm pretty sure i wouldn't have fit :)

WATER FIGHT!!! she finally learned how to spray my water bottle and had a blast trying to get me. don't mind her awesome post nap piggy tails! gotta love my ry bee!