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My son and his father have a nightly and weekend tradition of watching a show together. The show is called Phineas and Ferb, which is on the Disney channel. The show is about two brothers that build complex contraptions during their summer vacation. Their sister's sole purpose each day is to get her brothers caught while making these objects so they will get in trouble by their mother. There is also their pet platypus, which is really a secret agent. This secret agent is always trying to stop the evil scientist Doofenshmirtz. Doofenshmirtz refers to Perry the Platypus as his nemesis. While this show is not of the educational variety I prefer Cannon to watch he still learns a great amount. For instance, yesterday he informed me that I am his nemesis! Seriously! Did that just come out of his mouth! Andrew and I were cracking up. He loves singing all the songs that they have on there as well. He has become very good at using phrases he has heard on the show. Thankfully they are all 3 year old friendly phrases. Another phrase he says quite often is "Ferb, I know what we are going to do today!" This is said in every episode when they decide what they are going to build that day. It makes me smile.


I also took a couple of belly pics last night. It is crazy the amount my belly sticks out now. But I sure do love my baby bump!

And He's Back!

I enjoyed my mommy vaction but I am SOOOO glad that Cannon is home. He didn't want to come with me at first, break my heart!, but after I mentioned we had a surprise for him at home he decided it was fine to go with us. :)

Andrew and I could not get over the quietness of the house. He joked about turning on the tv just so we had some background noise! I got a lot of errands done that I needed to do. It was so much easier to go to several different stores and not have to worry about getting Cannon in and out. I sure he is glad he didn't have to go too! He was with his grandparents getting spoiled all week! He came home with way too many new toys!

I am getting ready to start on Madison's room. I have clothes hanging up in the closet now. I also finished her letters of her name to put up above her crib. They turned out so cute! I can't wait to see everything put together. Here is a sneek peek at what her room will be decorated in:

My Mommy Vacation

Well I have been blessed with a week off! I am semi-child free this week. Cannon went home with his Grammie and Granddaddy on Saturday. He will stay with them until Thursday and then head over to his Mimi and Pops house. I will finally get him back on Sunday! SO that means a week of relaxation!!! I have enjoyed two mornings of sleeping in so far, and boy did it feel GOOD! My hubby reminded me that I still have one child with me though, so I couldn't take a vacation from growing our child. That's fine by me. :) She isn't too much trouble yet. Just her midnight dance parties is all.

My plans for this week are to get Madison's room figured out. I am trying to decide what exactly I want to do to decorate, so I will just go and look at different options until I find the one I like. I also have a couple of gift cards that I want to use as well. I can enjoy pressure free shopping!! I haven't had that in a while! Cannon is always running around or crying, "MOMMY!!! I want to leave!" So I look forward to a leisurely shopping trip. I will also just enjoy the peace and quiet! I can't remember the last time I was in our house alone. It never happens unless Andrew takes Cannon out for donuts or something. I can't wait to just lounge on the couch watching tv or playing on the computer without having to wonder what Cannon is getting into!

Now don't get me wrong. I do miss my sweet boy. I can't hardly stand it when I call and hear his cute little voice in the background. I want to hop in my car and go get him! But, I know this is a time that I need to refresh and regroup! I was getting a little stressed and over tired these past few weeks and having a three year old added to the mix was making things rough. So that is where grandparents step in and get their Cannon fill while mommy has a break! So this week is definitely bittersweet! I love my little boy so much. He is such a huge part of my life and without him I feel a little empty, but it is important for moms to have this time. I am so thankful for it! I get to have a week of just me and hubby time! WOOOHOOO!

Mady Jane at 22 weeks

This is a between the legs look. Nothing poking out!

This is a look a her sweet face. If you look to the far right you will see her. She has her hands over her ears in this one.
This is another shot of her face. Her arm is the top middle object.

This is showing her face down. Obvious you see her spine at the top, right?? :)

I finally had the full anatomy scan on Monday. They looked over her body to make sure each organ and body part was there and functioning properly. She got an A+! Things are looking great. I made them check again so that I could be 100 % sure she was a girl too! I didn't want to paint her room pink until I knew for sure. So up the pink shall go! Wooohooo! My next appointment is the dreaded glucose test. I have to drink the yucky soda. Hopefully everything will check out great. After my next appointment I will start going every two weeks! Can you believe I am already to that point! I was shocked when my doctor told me. I have tried my best to be relaxed and enjoy each minute of this pregnancy. I am so excited for her to be here and being able to hold a baby in my arms again, but I really wanted to cherish each minute. I can't believe by doing that it has actually gone by pretty fast! So I guess I better get started on her bedroom! She will be here before I know it!

5 years of bliss!

On December 31st, Andrew and I celebrated 5 years of marriage. It is hard to believe that we have shared our lives for 5 years. I have loved every minute of it too! It all started my senior year of high school. This great looking guy(fitting the tall, dark and handsome description to a T.) walked into my life. I actually had a boyfriend at the time so I only noticed his dashing looks and nothing further. But then, something happened and I found myself thinking about this handsome boy. I was twitter-payted! I lied and said I wasn't into him, but I don't think I really fooled anybody. I mean come on! I was a football trainer for heaven sakes and he was a football player. A pretty great one too! I couldn't help but fall in love with the guy. On top of that he went to church with me. Finally my heart won out and I was completely his. The only problem was, for some strange reason, he never asked me out. Sure he was nice and talked to me, but for the whole school year he never once asked me out on a date or anything. Finally my senior prom was coming soon and I still didn't have a date. I guess people bugged him enough and he finally decided he would ask me. I remember the night of the phone call vividly! I was jumping out of my skin because he FINALLY asked me out!!!

But still the guy didn't act very interested. So I decided oh well, I am leaving for college and there will be plenty of guys to pick from. So we went to church camp and I meet a guy. I flirted shamelessly with him and guess what, it got Andrew's attention! He claims he was oblivious to me flirting with another guy but I think my plan worked perfectly. When we got home from camp he started calling more and we hung out more. Then it was time to leave for college. We were still not "officially" boyfriend and girlfriend but I knew I really liked him so I would hold out a little longer to see if our relationship went anywhere. Did I mention that Andrew is a year younger then I? Well that meant will I was off at college while he was finishing up his senior year of high school. So that meant a long distance relationship. Since he was in football I went home almost every weekend to cheer him on. We "officially" started dating in September of 2002. I can't remember the exact date though. We spent the next summer life guarding together at a church camp. Then he headed off to OSU and I went to UCO in Edmond. Once again we dealt with the semi-long distance thing. We still managed to be together every weekend though. Then I decided I had enough of the long-distance stuff. I transferred to OSU the next school year which was August of 2004. It was great being able to see each other throughout the week instead of just the weekend. We liked it so much that we decided hey! Why don't we get married! So in October he proposed. The proposal wasn't elaborate or anything. I went with him to pick out my ring but he refused to give it to me until he had asked me properly. So later that night we ran to my house to pick up something. When I was ready to leave he acted like he was tying his shoe but really he was getting down on one knee and said, "Megan, will you marry me?" Awww...so sweet!

We had three months to plan our wedding! It was wonderful! I don't think I could have done the long engagement thing. I was ready to be married to the man of my dreams! Our wedding was perfect! Simple and elegant. With it being New Years Eve we walked out to our car through a walk way of sparklers. It was BEAUTIFUL!

We honeymooned in South Padre. (Not the honeymoon I had always dreamed of but hey we were poor college students!) Our first apartment was an efficiency, so it consisted of about 500 sf. It had the living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. There wasn't even a door to our bedroom, but we were happy! We only stayed there for a few months until a larger 900 sf apartment came open! :) We had a great first year of marriage. So great that God blessed us with our beautiful baby boy during our celebration. That was quite a shock! In September of 2006, Cannon Todd Mileur was born. We were so amazed at the baby God had created through us.

This was also Andrew senior year of college as a Chemical Engineer. Not the easiest thing to be a new dad and finish such a time consuming degree, but we managed. I had to completely quit school, of course, but it was only temporary. In January, Andrew found out he had secured a job after graduation in the great state of Texas. So when May 2007 rolled around we packed our stuff and headed to our new rental house. It was wonderful! We had a 1600 sf place to spread out in finally! We watched as Cannon went through his major milestones and grew before our eyes! In October of 2008 we purchased our first home. I had been bugging Andrew for a while that it was time to expand our family, but he wasn't ready. Finally, we decided in July 2009 to start trying for our next blessing. September 2009 I was pregnant! December 2009 we found out it's a GIRL! A lot has happened in those five years. A lot of wonderful things. God has truly blessed us and is continuing to do so. I love my husband more than words can describe. He has allowed me so many privileges that I don't feel worthy of. He works so hard so that I can stay home and raise our children. He studied hard in college to secure a wonderful job that allows us to have a beautiful house, food on the table, and lots of luxuries that we don't need. Lord, thank you so much for blessing me with such an amazing husband. I do not for one second take for granted the life You have given me, because I know You had a hand in it the whole time!
So you probably notice how much our looks have changed over the years but hey, we are happy!

Ski Trip Fun

On December 26th we headed off to Durango, CO for the Mileur Family ski trip. The drive is approximately 16 hours. I was dreading the drive with Cannon because three year olds are the best at sitting still for long periods of time. Much to my surprise he did great! As long as we had something to entertain him with such as books, games, or a movie he was perfectly happy! The Lord blessed our travels for sure! We encountered some bad wintry roads but we had no problems. We arrived safely to Durango Mountain Resort on Sunday morning. Andrew, Mason, and Rachel decided to take advantage of skiing that day. So while they hit the slopes the rest of us went grocery shopping. We got there at about 6:30 a.m. that morning but check in wasn't until 4:00 p.m. I was so ready to get out of the suburban and relax in the condo, but no such luck. So at lunch we met the skiers and brought them some lunch. Travis decided to give another try at getting an early check in and was going to use the excuse of having a pregnant lady to see if we got any sympathy! We did! We got to check in right after lunch. Praise the LORD! The next three days were full of fun in the snow. The skiers left early in the morning and then Bequita, Cannon, and I ventured to the mountain around lunch. We enjoyed watching them ski, let Cannon run around in the snow, and we found a little hill that he could sled down. He had a blast! He still talks about Colorado and the snow! On December 31st, Andrew and I's 5 year anniversary, we headed back home. We got home right before midnight and rang in the New Year safe at home! I always enjoy that week of relaxation away from home! I hope we keep up the tradition of the the trip for many years to come. Hopefully next year Cannon will get to take ski lessons. And I will be able to ski again! YEA!

Christmas Vacation

What a crazy Christmas this year! It was full of traveling for us with an unexpected bilzzard in the mix. Our Christmas celebrations started early this year. We had our first Christmas on December 5th. This was just for Andrew, Cannon, and I. We had something every weekend so that was the only time we could have our little family Christmas. This year I decided it would be good for Cannon to realize that he not only receives presents but can give them as well. I picked out a present for Andrew and one for myself. I had Cannon help me wrap Andrew's beard trimmer and keep telling him over and over that this was his present to Daddy. Andrew did the same with some slippers for me. Cannon was so excited to give us our presents! He still remembers that those are the presents he got for us. We limit the amount of presents we get Cannon because he has about 10 people that buy for him. So we picked about three things we wanted to get him. He got a new robe and houseshoes, pjs, a colorwonders paint set, and the grand finale was a shark vacuum! Yep! You read that right, we got our child a vacuum cleaner! HE LOVES IT! I don't know why but his is obsessed with vacuums and always wants to use my big one. It is so heavy to push for him that I thought getting a lightweight battery operated one would be best. He uses it everyday!

The next Christmas was with the Mileur Family the weekend of December 18th. Andrew's mom and dad, Mason, Brenden, Kristen, Caeden, and Rachel all came. We had fun exchanging gifts and watching Cannon and Caeden play. We also had a yummy Christmas meal. We got a really cute video of Cannon and Caeden that I will have to post. On Monday morning we headed to Pryor. I rode there with my inlaws because Andrew had to work until Wednesday. I got to spend time with my family and see Candice and Cooper.

On Thursday, Christmas Eve, we had the Dees Family coming for our annual get together. A lot of things happened that day to change our plans. First the weather forecast was saying lots of snow! So we planned on having everyone come earlier for the festivities. Then we got a call saying Jane-Jane and Papa couldn't make it at all because she had to go to the hospital to get platelets. This was a huge disappointment to us all. It wouldn't be the same without them there. So the only people who ended up making it was Uncle Larry and Aunt Norma, and Uncle Scott. We still had a great time. We went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service. Cannon got to hold a candle of his own. It was a little scary but he did pretty well! He was a little upset when we blew out the flame at the end. He said 'Hey! Give me more fire!" We got back home and had a wonderful dinner then exchanged our secret santa gifts. Dana and Michael came earlier that day but had to leave before the weather got to bad. We watched that night as the weather went from bad to worse! It was an unbelieveable sight. We woke up to a BEAUTIFUL white Christmas! I think there was around a foot of snow. We opened presents and then I bundled Cannon up to play in the snow. He didn't have any gloves though. That was a big mistake. He lasted about 5 minutes before his little hands started stinging. You would have thought the child was serioulsy injured the way he was crying! We finally got his hands thawled out and he was as good as new! Then it was time to take the dangerous journey to Tulsa to do Christmas at my Mom's. The 45 minute drive to Tulsa took about 2 hours! Once again we missed out on some of our family because of the weather. But we quickly opened presents there because we had to get back on the rode. We had to make it back to Texas so that we could head out on our Mileur Family ski trip the next day. The 4 hour trip back home took 6! It was not a fun drive! But God watched over us and we made it home safetly. I will post about our ski trip maybe tomorrow!