where has summer gone?

I swear it was just yesterday that I blogged and here it is 3 months later. Crazy! It has been a hectic summer.
We got all moved in. Its been great living here except for all the road construction. They claim they will be done at the end of the summer but I'm not seeing that. Kyler actually transitioned really easy which was one of the biggest things I was worried about. Kyler is just great like that.
In June we went to Washington to visit family. It was so good to see everyone. My little sister came home while we were there so sadly we missed her homecoming but it was good to see her when we came home.
When we got home we got a surprise present .... a positive pregnancy test. We are so excited! This baby is due February 20. Jason and most of our family think its a girl. I'm undecided myself. I'd definitely be very happy with either. I'm excited to see kyler as a big brother. He loves other babies so I know he'll be an amazing big brother. It definitely has been hard with all the morning sickness. Poor Jason and Kyler they have to put up with me all the time. Plus I've noticed I am quite hormonal. I get so annoyed a d aggravated by everything. It has definitely been entertaining.
I wish I could say that the last month has been as exciting. Jason's Grandma had a heart attack and spent some time in the hospital. Shortly after my great Grandma died. Even though it wasn't sudden it was quite sad. She was an amazing lady and was one of my favorite people when I was younger. I was sad that when we were in Washington that I didn't get to see her. Her memorial service was this past weekend. I wasn't able to go but I hear it was rather interesting. Sadly the day of her service my grandpa passed away suddenly. If you could keep my dad in your prayers I'd much appreciate it. This was his Grandma and dad. Cherish the ones you love each moment that you are around them has been our big lessons this month.
Other than that we are doing well. Jason us working so hard for us he is the best husband. And dad. Kyler absolutely loves his dad. He gets the biggest smile when Jason comes home. We're just gearing up for school to start. Seriously where did summer go?

Woman's Conference

Kyler is sleeping on my chair so instead of waking him up right now to put him to bed, I thought I would write a post about the amazing woman's conference I went to today!
There was wonderful food, music, classes and people to be around! It was just what I needed to get myself rejuvenated and back on course to being a better me! My mom came with me and it was so wonderful to have her there with me.
The first part of the conference was classes. There was 6 to choose from and we each got to go to 3. It was so hard to choose which ones to go to because there all looked so good. the first class I went to was on incorporating exercise into everyday life. She gave us a sheet with a 100 ideas to a healthier lifestyle. I have had so much fun looking over it. Here's to me getting myself a healthier lifestyle.
The second class was on finding the spirit in your home. This was probably my favorite class! I learned so much. Some of my favorite things I wrote down are
**What you sacrifice, you'll gain
**Dont let someone else's actions control your actions.
**Do what the Lord wants and everything else falls into place.
**Always remember the eternal perspective
**I control the atmosphere of my home, make it one the Spirit wants to reside in.
It was so uplifting and made me feel like I can help my family become closer to the spirit!
The last class I went to was on family time. The theme she revolved around was Love is spelled TIME. It was really good. I got lots of ideas how to make my time with my family more productive and help us grow closer together and with the Lord.
Next there was a speaker. Sadly I didnt get to hear too much because Kyler was tired and I was getting him to sleep. What I did get out of it was to look up even in tough situations.

It was an amazing conference and I learned so much. The spirit was so strong and it was wonderful to be around so many strong women that I admire. Kyler even loved it. He was so good through it, mr. happy baby. I think that we should have something like this more regularly! I absolutely loved it and have so many goals to work on.
Well I better get the little man to bed but I was just so excited about my wonderful day I had to share!

5 months

So this is a couple weeks late but mr. Kyler is 5 months old! He is getting so big! He is 16 lbs 4 oz and 26 inches tall. Personally I think he is taller, the lady seemed to be shrinking him on the table, but thats just my personal opinion. I can't believe how quick he is growing up, he will be 6 months in a week in a half!! oh my! more about our little man:
*He loves to investigate things! You have to beware what you have by him because he will grab at it. His favorite are hands and faces. He loves figuring things out!
*He is sitting up! For about the last few weeks he has been sitting up by himself and he has become so good at it. He loves when we go shopping that he can ride in the cart. He loves to look around.
*He is a social baby, especially to baby girls. I can always figure out when there is a baby girl in the room because Kyler wont take his eyes off them as he talks to them. Oh boy, I already have a flirt on my hands.
*He loves food! His favorites that we have tried are squash bananas and avocados. He loves when I mix foods together and will eat almost anything with rice cereal in it. He dislikes peas and peaches but will eat them with rice cereal. Such a silly boy. We've given him a sippy cup a couple times which he loves, which is so crazy since he HATES bottles.
*He is such a happy baby! I always get asked if he is always so happy and the answer is yes, most of the time he is. He loves to laugh and giggle. He smiles at almost everyone! :)
*He has started teething which means long nights for mom since he gets up a lot. We both cant wait until the tooth pops through! He is always sucking on whatever he can find and usually my shirt has drool spots on it. I'm kinda crazy and kinda like it-it just proves i'm a mom! which is the best job ever!

We love our little man and cant believe how quick he is growing up! It was this time last year that I had my first appt with the dr and we heard his heart beat. Its crazy how much has changed in such a short time but I wouldnt change any of it! Kyler is such an amazing blessing in our lives! :)

enjoy the photos!

Something you never want to hear...

I am sure many mom's would agree with me but baby weight is really hard to get off. I thought I would have it easy losing all my baby weight because I only gained 12 lbs. I mean I have been losing weight but its all been coming off in my thighs, well while I was pregnant I really only gained in my stomach, thus my stomach area has been a problem area. So onto my story...

Last saturday, I was taking care of the nursery during a relief society activity. I was taking a little girl to the bathroom, carrying Kyler. She turns to me and says oh exciting, you have another one coming! I said another one? what are you talking about. She pointed to my stomach and said you have another baby on the way. :(

Gah, I know it was a child and children say the darnest things but now I really need to work on having a flat stomach! so if anyone has some wonderful ab exercises please let me know. My lower stomach is still tender since my c-section, so if anyone has any ideas to help there, I would much appreciate it!

A shout out to my sister!

I just wanted to send a shout out to my amazing little sister. As many of you know she has been serving a mission in chicago, illinois spanish speaking. she has been loving it so much! well on February 8 she was sent home with health issues. While she was out there, she found out she had a hard time tolerating gluten but she didnt have celiac. She was sent home to get her feeling better and to figure out her diet. I am happy to say that tomorrow, six weeks after coming home she is headed back out! She has been such an inspiration on focused she has been on getting back to her mission!She hasbeen coming to institute with me and Kyler, we've been doing lots of sewing and just hanging out together! I will definitely miss her so much but I'll see her in a year! Keep up the great work hermana Miller!! Us Clarks love you dearly and are so incredibly proud of you! You are such an example to all of us!



She said one nice thing about coming home was she got to see her new neice and nephew! She has had so much fun being with them and they will miss her! well I know Kyler will for sure! He loves his Auntie Ella!

And Thanks everyone for your support of her! :)

Going private...

I got thinking about how scary the internet can be and I want to keep my family safe. So...I am setting this blog to private in one week so if you want an invite please leave a comment with your email! :)

PS this is one of three posts so be sure to keep reading!

4 month pictures!

We went to JcPenney's and got Kyler's pictures done. We got them done with his cousin Duncan who is a year old. Here are the wonderful pictures!
















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Kyler!

My baby is growing up! we went in for his 4 month appt on wednesday and got all his stats! He weighs 15 lbs 2 oz and is in the 50th percentile. He is 25 1/2 inches tall and in the 75th percentile. His head circumference is 17 in and also in the 75th percentile. He definitly has the miller head, big! He is a tall little boy especially being Jason and my son. Some fun facts about him:

**He loves his exersaucer, He jumps so much and has the biggest smile on his face the whole time he is in it.
**He loves to stand up and move his legs, he has been doing this for the past few months. He is so strong and I think he might be an early walker. The doctor was even impressed with how good he is at standing.
**He has no interest in rolling over. He knows how and has done it a couple of times but very rarely. He has been trying to figure out how to crawl. I have a feeling he will be crawling before he rolls over regularly.
**He loves to talk! especially when others respond. He will carry on a conversation for as long as you talk with him.
**Before his shots, he was sleeping for a 7-8 hour stretch at night. I am hoping we get back to that soon!
**Kyler loves his grandpa (my dad) They play a lot together whenever they are together. Only mom or dad are allowed to take him from grandpa. He is definitely a grandpa's boy!
**We started him on rice cereal. He does so well at eating it but I dont think he loves it, just tolerates it. He loves to lick nilla wafers and goldfish.
**Kyler loves to play with his daddy. Its funny people always ask us if he is a mommy or daddy's boy but I think he is both. He loves to play with daddy but when he wants to be cuddled, he is all about mom!
**He is the happiest baby and the most amazing son! We love him so much and are so glad he is part of our family!

Now for some recent pictures of our adorable boy!

Lots of pictures....

I am horrible at updating this blog...oops! We have internet now so hopefully I will do better about keeping this updated but then again a very adorable little boy keeps me very well entertained!
We have been doing well, staying busy. Jason and I both are back at school again, I am just going online. I am also working on medical transcripting and hopefully will finish soon so that we have a second income coming in. Jason is still working at walmart but also has an internship this summer. He is working for College Works Painting and he is basically running a small painting company for the summer. Right now he is doing a lot of marketing so if you know of anyone who wants the outside of their house painted, Jason would love to do it for them :)
Kyler is growing up so much! He is such a happy baby and is always smiling for us. He loves to talk and move. He hates sitting still, when he is on our laps he likes to be standing or jumping on us. He is going to be such a mover once he learns how to crawl and walk...I better be ready! We absolutely adore him to pieces, he always keeps us entertained. I am so lucky to be able to stay home with him, I love being his mommy! People always ask us if he is a mommy's or daddy's boy and we think that it depends on the time. When he wants to cuddle, he prefers to go to mommy but when he wants to play, he prefers daddy! It amazes me how everyday I love him more and how much my relationship with Jason has grown since we've had him. We love being his parents! Kyler weighs over 13 lbs! People are always telling me how small he looks and how they cant believe that he weighs that much, Jason says that clarks hide their weight well, haha! Either way, Kyler is just so adorable. Last week when we were at dinner with some friends, this older gentleman came up and told us we have the cutest baby ever, I dont think I have stopped smiling :) I love when others agree with us how cute he is!

Now for pictures (sorry this is quick, Kyler decided to wake up so I need to get him back to bed.)

I took this after a bath one day and it has become one of new favorites! He is just so handsome!

Our first family pictures :)


Jason say this toy story chair at walmart and wouldnt let me leave until we bought it. Kyler fits perfectly in it.

Kyker loves our ceiling fan, he will smiles so much at it! Look how big he looks in his bumbo chair!

So as many of you know my little sister is serving a mission. She left before Kyler was born and so therefore hasnt met him. My older sister jsut had a little girl who Elsa also hasnt met. We decided it would be funny to dress them up in each other's clothes and say look how big Gracie is compared to Kyler. Jason told me Kyler is going to burn this picture when he's older...lol.

Sorry I will finish putting captions on pictures later, Kyler needs me :)








Kyler at 2 months old. We thought we would take pictures at milestones next to his duck but we have been failing and this is the only one we have so far...oops!









Kyler loves his tummy time mirror!




This is the first smile we captured! Doesnt he have the cutest smile?!





Kyler and his cousin Duncan. Kyler was only 2 weeks old and Duncan is 11 months in this picture. Kyler has been blessed with lots of close cousins. He doesn't know what to think of Duncan right now since Duncan always wants to tackle him.

Blessing day!

Kyler received his baby blessing on December 5. It was an amazing day! We had so many family and friends that came and supported him. Jason did a wonderful job delivering the blessing, the spirit was so strong there! I am so grateful for my husband being a worthy priesthood holder so that he is able to use it when it is needed! :) Here are some pictures! Thanks again to all who supported us on this special day!






We love our handsome little man!! :) Thanks for reading!