NINERS!

Todd is a HARD CORE Chiefs fan. By default we are Chiefs fans. Sunday, we went to a friend's house to watch a play off game between the 49ers and the Giants. All of the people there were 49ers fans. They were teaching Taelyn how to say "NINERS!!!!" She thought it was so funny, she was saying it over and over again. It sounded more like, "NUNU'S." I recorded her saying it and sent it to Todd. His response was, "Stop teaching my baby bad words!"



Anthony was wearing an Angels hat and put it on Taelyn. I took a picture of that and Todd's response was, "You're killing me!"

ANGELS! Sorry for the blurry cell phone pictures


The Niner's lost and it was heartbreaking for those who care, but we had a great time hanging with our friends. I got a great laugh out of teasing Todd. All in all it was a fun day.

Me Time

Yesterday, I woke up in a really ugly mood. I don't even know why. Taelyn has been sleeping in until 8am, sometimes 9am. She woke up at 6:30am. (UGH!) That was rough for me since I went to bed at nearly midnight the night before and Trent was unusually fussy throughout the night. Todd has been no help to me since he had a "procedure" on Friday, that I'm not supposed to talk about. (Lets just say, we are no longer having any kids) He was sleeping soundly when I woke up with the kids.

I went downstairs and fed Trent, the whole time, I was praying. I was in such a bad mood and I didn't want to react towards my babies, so I just had to give it to God. I have been with my kids with no help for nearly over a week. I have not had any kind of break, or relief from them. I think that when you have no time for yourself, you become resentful and moody, and I had gotten to that point. I made breakfast for Taelyn. While I was feeding her, I began to feel peace about my attitude then suddenly I got an alert on my phone.... I had a dentist appointment at 9am. I don't know why, because I HATE going to the dentist, but that made me so happy! I rushed upstairs and woke Todd up and told him he HAD to watch the kids because I forgot I had an appointment. The kids were already dressed and fed, so he didn't have much to do. I got dressed in like 10 minutes, kissed my babies and ran out the door.

I was so happy to be away. I needed to be alone! I LOVE my babies, but goodness it felt so good to be away from them for a while. Do I sound like a bad mommy? I feel awful for saying that, but man, I feel like I need some time to miss them. I was only at the dentist for a half hour. I wasn't ready to go home, so I called my friend Lea, who is pregnant and on bed rest. I had a nice, uninterrupted visit with her for a while. Then went home to my THREE babies. I really needed that. I came and was so happy to see everyone. Taelyn ran to me with open arms and screamed "MOMMY!" Is that what it feels like to be missed? That is the greeting Todd gets everyday. It felt great. I was so happy to be with them again. It is so true when people say that you need some "Me Time" I am going to make it a point to take at least an hour a week for time to myself, ALONE!

Taelyn feeding her brother, while mommy was away. Such a good big sister!

What's New

Things in the DiMillo House are becoming a whole lot easier. I have settled into the role of "Mommy of TWO." I am a champ at getting them in and out of the car and into a cart or the Baby Bjorn for shopping purposes. I have meal times and nap/bed times down. I am rested and beginning to feel better and better about myself everyday.

Taelyn has been challenging me on a daily basis. She is nearing 2 and losing her mind by telling me "NO" often. Everything I ask her, the answer is "No." She knows many, many words, but her favorite word right now is "no" and I HATE it! I get anxiety every meal time because I never know if it will be a good meal time or bad. Sometimes she eats very well and other times she is awful. In the past few days, she has gotten better. Thank God for Yo Gabba Gabba and the "Try It, You'll Like It" song. IT has really helped in her food selection. By singing that song, I can at least get her to taste some of the food.


Taelyn has been copying everything I do. She got a Cabbage Patch Kid for Christmas and she treats the doll the way I treat Trent. The other day, she lifted her shirt and tried to breast feed the doll, it was too cute! She loves to help me around the house. When I am cleaning, she follows behind me wiping what ever I wipe. She is able to follow direction and does what I tell her to do. I love it because I have her get me diapers and wipes and throw them away. She puts away her toys. She loves her baby brother and is very attentive when it comes to him. That makes for a very happy mama!


Trent is such a pleasant baby. He is truly a joy. He is a TANK! Todd jinxed me from the beginning by saying he wanted to name him tank. He is 3 months now and nearly 16 pounds! Taelyn wasn't 16 pounds until she was nearly 6 months! He is heavy.

Although he is a brute, he is so loving. When I nurse him, he hugs me. It is the sweetest thing. When I hold him, he nestles his head into my neck and pulls me in closer. He is already so affectionate and always wants to be held close and tight. I love it because I never got that with Taelyn. When I kiss him he grabs my face with both hands and pulls me in. It just melts my heart.


Trent is nearly as big as Taelyn. I'm sure he is going to pass her up at the rate he is going.


I am just so in love with my kids. Trent was truly the missing puzzle piece and now the DiMillo's are complete!

A New Look for a New Year

Everyone who knows me knows that I spent an extended amount of time on my family room couch that I named "My Island"

Looking at this picture

Because I was exiled to My Island for so long, I grew to despise it. Everyone who visited My Island would complement it and say how comfortable and cozy it was. No matter how many complements I got, I still hated this Island. (Not so) Silently I had been looking for a replacement Island and I finally found one on New Years Eve! It was meant to be. It is similar to my Island, but quite different. I thought there couldn't be a better way to start the new year than with a new couch! I sent Todd a picture of the couch with the price and he said to get it! I was so happy!
This is my NEW couch and I LOVE the way it has opened up the room.

With a new couch, I needed something new to look at. I LOATHED that picture that was on the wall and every time I looked at it, I kinda got mad inside. I have been wanting to get rid of it forever! Todd bought me this LAST Valentine's Day, so now I finally put pictures in it and he hung it up. I am VERY happy with the final product. The Feng Shui is so much better now.

I LOVE looking at my wall decorations while I am sitting on my new couch. I am at peace now that I have no more reminders of my time spent on bed rest, you know, other than Taelyn who makes me more happy than I ever thought I could be.

Everything is BREAKING!

I have taken a month and a half break from blogging. Not on purpose, it just happened and time got away from me, the next thing I knew a month and a half went by! So since I last posted, I had my 31st birthday, Christmas and New Years. There has been so much going on and I have so much, to say, but I will start one blog at a time.

At the end of November, our internet went out in our house. That was the MAIN reason I stopped blogging. My husband figured out the problem and got our internet working, but it was ONLY working in our office. I HATE to be in our office/playroom. Taelyn is slowly taking over Todd's already cluttered office so for me to be in there for longer than 10-15 minutes is WORK, I can't do it. So when we finally got a new router, in the middle of December, we were right smack in the middle of the holidays. I don't know where the time went.

My birthday was spent with Todd and Todd only. He took me to a nice dinner in LA and then we went to see Wicked. It was a great night for the most part. When I found out how much Todd spent on the tickets, I was SICK, and when I say SICK, I mean, (not that I am not grateful, but I could think of a whole lotta other things we could have used that money towards.) That sorta put a damper on the night, but we enjoyed it and each other. I find it strange, (but completely normal, I guess) that when we are away from our kids, that is all we talk about. I had a pumping ordeal in the bathroom at Kabuki, but what I wouldn't do for my babies? I had to pump in front of the bathroom sinks because there was no other outlet. AWKWARD! What a way to spend my 31st!

Todd went on an all guys trip to Kansas City to watch his Chiefs play against the Packers.... The Chiefs actually BEAT the undefeated Packers!!! Todd was in Heaven.


Christmas was awesome. We spent Christmas Eve at my mom's house and did presents with all the cousins and then Christmas at Russell and Gigi's house. We spent the whole day dancing to Black Eyed Peas Experience on the Wii and singing our hearts out to Karaoke. I sang so much, I lost my voice! It was a great time!





New Years Eve, I went to Costco to pick up new glasses (again) and I found a couch and bought it! Talk about an impulse buy, but I have been wanting a new couch and this one was perfect! After we brought the couch home, we went to Russell and Gigi's house again to spend New Year's with the family. We didn't make it to the count down. At about 10:30pm, we decided to call it a night. As soon as we got home, I fell right asleep. Todd woke me up at midnight, we exchanged a kiss and then I went right back to sleep.

So I titled this blog post "Everything is BREAKING!" The reason why, is because EVERYTHING seems to be breaking! It started with our internet/wireless router, my cell phone, our washing machine and finally my camera! I am so upset about it all. With the internet/wireless router, it prevented me from everything. I felt so disconnected. It completely sucked. That is back working again. Thank God!

For the past week or so, I have been dealing with issues with my cell phone. It just randomly shuts off, everything needs to be reset and rebooted every time it shuts off, the vibrate doesn't work, my texts don't get sent, and received. I think I'm being ignored and others think I'm ignoring and hanging up on them. Completely awful ordeal for me to have since my phone is usually connected to my hand.

Next is my washing machine. This is more annoying than anything. It is not broken yet, but it is showing some sort of error and I have to stop and start the cycle at least 5 times before it decides to work properly and wash my clothes. Too much to do, if you ask me. I miss the times where I would set the cycle and press start. Now I have to watch the washing machine to make sure it starts.... so annoying!

Lastly, my camera! Oh, the horror! On New Years Eve, while we were at my brother's house, I went to take a picture of my nieces singing Karaoke and it just didn't work. The pictures we blank and it said there was a shutter error. I thought this would be a simple fix, but when I Googled it, it said I needed to send it in. ARRGGGG!!! I use my camera nearly everyday! I am highly upset about it and I can't do anything about it until Monday. Yup, I think it is safe to say, everything around me is breaking! And worst of all, I have no pictures to show for it. I'm back to blogging and will do it more frequently since I have my wireless back. It's a new year and I want to start it off right, but it's hard when everything around me is broken.