OK, so now it has definitely been forever since our last update! We got married on October 21, 2o1o :) It was amazing, not just because I got to marry the love of my life but because I also gained an amazing daughter!
We spent Thanksgiving in Arkansas with Ryan's family, which was so much fun! I realized that I have 2 new nephews, 3 new nieces, and we recently found out that we are expecting 2 more babies in the Miller family!! It was so much fun to get to meet my new family!! Skyler had a blast with all her cousins, I don't think I saw her the whole time we were there! She absolutely loves her cousins!!
Finals came and went, Ryan graduated!!!!! It was perfect! After graduation, we went to Utah for Christmas. Joye, Preston, Megan, and Kallie came as well, and we all stayed with Matt and Mary. John and Sara took off to Texas the same day we left, but they came home for New Years so I did get to see my big brother. Ben and Britny brought the kids out on Christmas day. We met baby David for the first time. I cried. He looks exactly like my father and it was really intense and emotional for me. Unfortunately, that was the only day we got see their family because they all ended up with strep/flu/earaches and whatever else you could possibly imagine.
Speaking of meeting babies for the first time, we finally met Emily!! It's weird to think that was my first time meeting her, because I feel as if I had known her my whole life. She may be 21 years younger than me, but she has been waiting for our family longer than I have been alive. She is absolutely perfect! Plus, she loved me!! Which is always fun :) She is beautiful just like her Mommy, has a gorgeous smile just like her favorite cousin (me :D), and is slightly nerdy just like her Daddy! I couldn't be happier for Matt and Mary. They will always be parents to me, and Emily is so blessed to have them, but I think she already knows that! She definitely has Mommy and Daddy wrapped around her tiny little fingers, but she deserves it :) She has shared her parents with so many others, it is now her turn to be spoiled and loved beyond belief!
Leaving Utah was sad, but not hard lol. I hate the cold!! We had a ton of fun with everyone! My husband almost killed me while we were sledding, I realized that I married a combination of my uncle and my brother lol, and I finally got to take Ryan to see the Salt Lake Temple. It sealed the deal. We are definitely getting sealed there! We are not ready yet, but constantly moving forward.
When I started this new semester, I made it to where I only had class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which means I got to take Sky out of daycare the other 3 days! I now get some quality Mommy/Daughter time that I missed out on for the first 2 1/2 years of her life.
She turned 4 in January! I can't believe it! She is so big and so smart! She is in the 99th percentile for weight and height, and intellectually at the level of a 7 year old. She is amazing!!
Ryan got the perfect job. He is working Neuro ICU and is loving it. The only downside is the hours :( 7pm-7am. It is week two at this new schedule and none of us are fans. I know we will get used to it, but it is definitely really hard right now. I miss my husband!! :(
I think this is enough update for one night lol. the last 5 months squeezed in to one blog. I will try to do better! If Ryan keeps up this new schedule, I may just have some daily updates for everyone!!
Oh, my health seems to be improving. I am still taking an arsenal of pills everyday, but everything seems to be under control. I just spent all of Friday in the hospital getting a full sedation MRI of my head and my neck. My doctor thinks I may have a hole in my spine which causes my inability to feel temperature and pain, which turns out has absolutely nothing to do with Raynaud's. If that is the case, then that explains the lack of homeostasis throughout my entire body. So the severe weight loss I had 2 years ago could be simply because I truly wasn't hungry. My body didn't register that I was in need of food. This could also explain the sudden onset of severe asthma and basically just everything that has been going on for the past 2 1/2 years. The number one test is always Lupus, which I still don't have, however they test me for it about every 3 months to monitor my levels. I feel better, I am no longer sickly skinny, and I can walk (still no running) for extended periods of time without passing out or needing my inhaler, so huge accomplishment there!!
I want to thank everyone for all of your prayers and fasts for me and my family. I truly do appreciate it more than I can express. I am so grateful for the Church in my life and the guidance that it brings.
I love you all and hope to see everyone again soon!!
More updates later!!
//Sara Nikki
