Ziva's Santa picture.

She was not to happy with St. Nick. :-)

We are working on an update!

We have been slacking. We will get an update out. In the meantime, here is a pic of Ziva and I. :)

Ziva's first cereal pictures

She loves to eat cereal, though she has not yet figured out that the spoon comes to her - not the other way around! You can imagine what happens when a young girl plows face first into a spoon of cereal. ;-) I will take a few of those next time and post them. She will hate me years from now, but we will ALL laugh till then haha

Ziva in her jumper

Here is a quick video of Ziva using her new jumper. She loves it. She also loves to scream as you can see at the end of the video.

Chantal and Ziva Playing from Chris Miller on Vimeo.

I know, I know...

It's been awhile since our last post. :-( We have been quite busy and we had all sorts of videos to post, but the video camera ate them. lol But we do have some good news. The photos are in from http://verdephotos.com/ and they look awesome! Here are a few to give you an idea. There will be more to come.

Super Scary Laser Eyes of Death

Hey everyone, we have a couple things to share today. Here are a few pictures of Ziva in, what we call, the big girl chair. She likes being a big girl, but has to build up her neck more before she can spend to much time in it. He is another picture of her in the "big girl" chair that shows off her "super scary laser eyes of death". Chantal tells me that "supper scary laser eyes of death" run in the Bellucci family. I neither confirm nor deny this fact, but I do know that Ziva got them from some where! THIS JUST IN!!! Actually got an action shot!!! Behold Super Scary Laser Eyes of Death!!and finally, another video of fussy Ziva giving mom the "what for". This doesn't have as good of an ending as the last one. (sorry Susan. lol) but mom wanted to post it, so everyone could see Ziva talk and fuss. Enjoy...


Fussy Ziva from Chris Miller on Vimeo.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY EVERYONE! We love ya'll!

Chris and Chantal

A day in the life of Ziva Miller

A new video of the Z-Pack. Just for the Grandma's on Mother's Day. :-)

A day in the life of Ziva from Chris Miller on Vimeo.

Easter Pics

Easter pictures are now up on Wal-Mart.com for all to enjoy. Here are two samples:

and there are a couple of her taking her Easter bath. lol

To get to our albums on Wal-Mart.com, you can bookmark this page
http://photos.walmart.com/photolibrary/owned_view=owned_2009/t_=12199435
or click the link to the right of the page under the "Links" section.

We have both been fairly busy the past few weeks. Ziva (current nicknames are "Z" and "Z-Pack") has been keeping us on our toes. I do have a few things to blog about (the dog door and Z's bedroom door) plus a full tour of her room, but that will have to come another day. Plus I guess it would be nice for me to finally finish the videos I'm working on. All of this will come in time, so please keep an eye out for updates. Thanks to everyone who has send notes, text messages, gifts, and cards of congrats. You are all here in our hearts.
Chris

Ziva has Arrived!!!

Finally, we have pictures from the birth!

I came through smelling like roses and felt no pain at all...

Did I mention that this was taken at the beginning of the process? I did not look so good after it was all said and done. :-P







The Doula took a picture of this sign because Chris got locked out of the hospital and could not find the emergency room entrance. Does anyone else NOT see that arrow? Haha






This is the delivery doctor, Dr. Bailey. He was gracious enough to take pictures with all of us.








Ziva with her Dad.







Ziva pondering the eternity of the universe. I swear, she's THAT smart!





Chris and Ziva holding hands






You gotta love that head of hair!

Ziva, wondering where her warm water sack went.

Chantal's Shower

Ok, I know this is two post in a day, so there is a lot here, but we are trying to get caught up. Here is the video from Chantal's Baby Shower at the house (there was one at work with more loots.) It was a very snowy day, so we were very pleased that people were able to make it. It was an awesome day and we all had fun. Be fore warned that it is a long video, but we didn't want to leave any of the highlights out. The being said, you may want to enjoy it during your first cup of coffee. :-)

Chantal's Shower from Chris Miller on Vimeo.

Boy are we having fun!!

Tons of things have happened over the last week. Wanted to pop out and update everyone on all that is going on. First and foremost, I sewed a new bed for Kasha. :-) It is much easier for her to lay on this bed than on the wood floor. She is much more comfortable now during our long sessions on the computers.

Of course, after we laid down the bed, Thrall promptly stole it!

Now for the really big news of the week. lol I finally convinced Chantal that it was time to upgrade her car to something a little more safer for her and the baby. She was very relunctant and I had to pry her hands off the steering wheel of her little car, but she took a giant step. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...

THE MOMMY MOBILE!!

That's right, The Mommy Mobile. Our compromise on fun and safety for her and the baby. It's a 2008 Hyundia Sante Fe. I think Chantal looks awesome in it.

I know, I think she looks great in everything. lol

It has all the talk radio she can handle via the little curly cue antenna on the back. lol We've already got it set up and ready go for the little diva, when she is ready to come home. :-)

It has plenty of room for Ziva's stroller and anything else mom needs to carry along for a fun day at the park. There is even room for Morris' cat cage for when he needs to go to the vet for his mean kitty shots. All the sales guy kept talking about was how the dash lites up all pretty in blue, so i had to take a picture of that. lolChantal really needed this and she deserves it. :-) Last time she went to the doctor, they told her to come back in a week, but she may go into labor before then. That has us really pumped and ready to go. I have an awesome, LONG, video of the baby shower that I am posting tonight sometime AND the baby's room and bathroom are FINALLY almost done. I will take plenty of pictures of that as soon as I can. So check back often and I will try to keep every one posted. OH and one last thing. I am considering twittering the birth, since I can do it from my iphone. It's probably not worth it unless people want to know the play by play, so i'm setting up a survey at the right of your screen. Select YES if you want me to twitter the birth (I have set up the blog to show twitter on the right side of the screen). Let me know if you are interested. It will be the most up to date info on the birth of Ziva. :-)
Thanks and Love you all,

Chris

Ziva's Crib

Here is a little video of the two of us putting together Ziva's crib. Would like to give a special shout out to Grandma Vicky for giving us the crib and the bedding. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy the crazy antics of Chantal and Chris. :-)

Ziva's Crib from Chris Miller on Vimeo.

Happy V Day!

These are the cupcakes I made for my cupcake for his special day!

He does not know about them yet, so shhhh. We are not doing much for the "Hallmark holiday," as we have so much work to do in order to prepare for the great arrival! By the great arrival I mean both sets of parents, and sisters, oh - and Ziva!

We are going to see Friday the 13th with Chris Blum. Nothing better than a scary movie to push a woman into your arms! Too bad for my husband I am not scared easily and am more likely to push him down and run! haha.

Well anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and make yourself some cupcakes!

Mmmmm.... cupcakes.


Love you all

Other furry family members

This is Hannibal













He was with my sister and her husband for ten years, but recently passed from a tumor in his heart. But what a heart he had! He was a big lover boy, and will never be forgotten.



The newest members of my sisters family













These two little girls are Mimmi and Lillie, Not which one is which! Too cute, and they keep my sister busy (as you can imagine).

This is Kelly.

She is my parents little girl. Don't let this picture trick you, she is no where near as docile as she looks. She can rough house with the best of 'em!

This is Breaca.

AKA "Little Man," "Breaca Face," "Jerk Face"

Depending on what he is doing at that moment. This is my little bro! He rocks - you can see by his face that he thinks he is the biggest baddest dog the west has ever seen! I wonder if anyone told him how goofy he looks in that scarf?

Here we have Frisky.

Once again, do not let his name mislead you, It took him years to even squeek a ball when he came to our family. Kelly went to the shelter and picked him out all by herself! They have been friends ever after.

One last picture of the new puppies for a two reasons... they are cuter than heck, and cause my brother is in this picture. I am sure he will curse me for this posting this!


LOVE YOU JIM! :-D

Now for something a little more toothy...

These are the dogs of the house, lucky for us all there are only three!

This is Junior.

He is the most nervous member of our family. He spends way too much time worrying about running things, little does he notice - the women are taking over! Junior is a character (aren't all Cockers?) he tries to protect all toys from the various assaults by Thrall, usually to no avail. They end up gutted anyway.

Speaking of Thrall...

I am not even sure how to describe Thrall. He is a dog that thinks he is a cat. Here he sits in a cat play area, looking back with cat toy in mouth as if to say, "What do you mean I don't fit?!" He is one funny young man, and always keeps the other animals on their paws. Being the largest dog we hang with, he somehow always seems to find a spot on our queen size bed...on my side :-(

Saving the best for last, This is Kasha.

I am sure being in her life for 15 years has made me slightly biased, but if Ayah is the princess, Kasha is undoubtedly the QUEEN! She has always acted accordingly, refusing to engage in any behavior she deems beneath her. Since Chris has happened into her life, she's chosen to bestow her most lavish praise upon him... and NO ONE else. I took the first picture because if you look closely, she is cuddling with her daddy's slipper, pathetic! (I'm NOT envious!). She has been sick lately with liver damage, and severely low blood cell and platelet counts. She is slowly on the mend, and runs around like she is a sprightly ten years old again! :-)

Keep your eyes posted for future posts about extended furry family members, and there a lot of them! Including goats, horses, and my Auntie even claims geese and roosters as family members! If you would like to share your furry family with everyone we would be honored to put a mug shot up here for you. Just email it to Chris or myself and give us a bit of story to it, and we will take care of the rest. :-)

Family members of the furry purrrrsuasion

Where to begin? So many animals so little space!

The felines -

This is Jasper.














He is the sensitive one in the family. Very good natured and always looking to please, which usually translates into him being beaten up by the other cats :-(


And this is Morris.













He is as stuck up as he looks here, and he is a handful! Opens unlocked doors, and his newest trick is walking along the upstairs banister!


This young man is Minnie Mo (AKA Minner).

















He is the studious one of the clan, as he spends the majority of his time sitting quietly watching everything and everyone around him. Potential criminal or thoughtful intellectual? Only time will tell...



Here we have Rhaine (pronounced rain or wren depending the day).

















He is the lion of the family. He loves to bring us mice (stuffed of course) and he torments everyone! No one likes playing with him as he has a sadistic streak. Even though he is trying to look innocent here, you can see the underlying tendencies in this one!



As the trumpets blare, let me introduce - Ayah!!!!!!!! (Arabic for miracle)

















Chris saw her in Petco and fell head over heals for this girl, as does everyone who meets her. Being a bit more removed than Chris, I wasn't sold on ANOTHER cat. Am I glad Chris usually gets his way, hehe.


A short tale of the princess -

She was found in a vacant lot paralyzed from the waste down, with serious neurological damage. She was taken to the vet and nursed back to health. The rescue organization tried to adopt her out; but alas, no one wanted to take on a cat who was sure to have future medical issues. They were going to put her down in three days! I decided we had room for one more cat. She has changed this family for the best and has become the star everywhere she goes! She has slowly begun using her tale more and more, to the point that when you call her name out her tails flops around in a vain attempt at "happy tail." The only issue we have found with her is if there is a box inside the house, it belongs to her. There is even a song in her honor...next time you speak with Chris ask him to sing it for you.


p.s. - yes mom, that is the box of clothes you sent for Ziva. Ayah saw it and claimed it as her own. It took me a few days to find a suitable replacement for her to rule from!