The Miller's: Bob, Debbie, and Eric

Eric is feeling better

As some of you know, Eric has not been feeling well since last week.  The highlight came Saturday morning when he woke up with a 104 fever.  Mommy almost passed out. 

Anyway, as you can tell from the pictures, he is feeling much better.

Kleenex anyone?

Debbie

We Have A Date!

After 18 months, lots of waiting and nail-biting, extended patience turned frustration with Nashville DCS...we have finally been given a date that we will finalize the adoption of Eric Robert Miller.  The finalization hearing will be held Friday April, 8 at 9am at the Rutherford County Circuit Court.  Rutherford county is quite informal with these procedings.  They will be held in the judge's chambers, with grandparents and close friends in attendance.  Video and cameras are allowed, and after the procedings the judge will pose for pictures.  Although there has been much frustration along the way, we feel truly blessed that this day is finally in sight.

Here is a picture taken a couple of weeks ago:

New pictures of Eric

Here are a couple of new pictures that I made of Eric.  Also, we should be hearing sometime next week the court date for finalization of the adoption.  We will let everyone know as soon as we do!

Debbie

Walking Video

Sorry we haven't posted in a while, it's been a busy week.  Here is the video we have been promising of Eric walking.  There is a low-bandwidth version and a high-bandwidth version.  Eric's favorite pastime now is pushing his walker around the house.  He likes to go in a big circle across the living room, through the foyer, across the kitchen, and back to the living room.  The only problem is that he hasn't figured out how to turn yet.  When he runs into a wall, or gets hung-up on anything, he will look longingly back at you to help him change direction.

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More Walking Pictures

Here are some more "walking" pictures.  Since Debbie didn't appreciate my critiques on her pictures, I took these :>)

As you can see in some of these, despite the teething, Eric can always find reasons to smile.

Almost Walking

Eric can now push his walker back and forth across the room without anyone holding on to him.  He has also learned to stop and maintain his balance (prior to today, he would get a mouthful of carpet everytime he tried to come to a stop).  Debbie took this picture today.  Believe it or not, she has never read the book that came with the camera :>)

FYI - You can click on the picture to enlarge.

First Molar

The past couple of weeks, teething has been a real issue.  All of Eric's molars were trying to come in at the same time.  Needless to say, he has been miserable.  Today, the first of the four molars has finally broken through.  Hopefully, this is a sign that things will soon get better.  As always, Eric has been a real "trooper" through all of this.