Happy Anniversary

December 29, 1973

December 29th makes 35 wonderful years! Happy anniversary to my sweet Momma and Daddy. Thank you so much for being such great role models and for loving each other the way you do. I hope the next 35 are even sweeter and more wonderful. I love you so incredibly much!

Harper Updates!

Harper had her 6 month check up back in November right after we moved. She weighed 16.5 pounds (50th percentile) and was 27 inches long (90th percentile). That girl is long and lean, but I'm not surprised - her daddy and grandmama are both tall and slender. I'm jealous of those long legs!

We started feeding her baby food, and she likes it for the most part. She seems to like real food more - I think she has a texture issue. She has eaten (real) steamed carrots and green beans and loves them. She also gets puffs, cheerios, and bananas - she eats like such a little piggy! It just depends on her mood whether or not she will eat the baby food.

12/8/2008
Harper on her 7 month birthday, wearing her Christmas outfit from Gigi. That hat is hilarious.

Playing in her nursery

Smiling at her daddy. I swear no one can make her smile like he can :) Back when Justin and I were first dating, I once told him that I couldn't wait for him to have a daughter, because then he would understand the love a daughter has for her daddy. I think the feeling is mutual.

Yes, smiling at daddy.

Me and my girl, about to go Christmas shopping!

Okay. This is all she does. She turned 6 months on November 8th, and started crawling November 10th. That same week she started sitting up by herself. Sometime in the past few weeks, she started pulling herself up. And she doesn't stop! We can't leave her alone for 30 seconds, because she disappears. She crawls everywhere and pulls up on everything. Giving her a bath is even difficult, because she doesn't want to sit down. Full of energy, just like Justin!

One more thing - Harper started sleeping in her crib! Well, she starts out in there, anyway. (Baby steps, please!) I was getting no sleep so I had to start working on it. Each night she fusses less and less, and that makes it so much easier on mommy. It goes against every fiber in my being to let her cry, but she is doing great! So, gold star for me?

The Baptism

Harper and Hayden were baptized together on November 16th. It was so sweet and wonderful to be able to dedicate them to the One who blessed us with these beautiful babies! The sweater that Harper is wearing over her dress is my mom's that was crocheted for her when she was a baby

When the pastor was walking the babies around the church, this is what Hayden decided to do - check out the ceiling. It was so funny! The entire congregation was laughing so hard that Dr. Bruster forgot what he was saying :)

My precious husband was also baptized. It was such a great day.

We're back!

We moved into our new house on November 15th, and we just got our internet... I will post pictures this weekend! Also, Brittny and Manuel found out that they are having a girl! We are so excited for them!

Me? Fabulous??

So my friend Tessa at Pardon Our Poo gave me this fabulous blog award, and of all the people she could have given it to, I was one of the lucky five! Thank you, dahling!

There are rules to receiving this award, and here they are:

1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.

2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.

3. You must copy and paste the rules and the instructions below in the post.

Instructions:

1. On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them.

2. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well.

3. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then "add image" in your post as a picture so your winners can save it.

4. To add it to your sidebar, add the "picture" gadget.

5. Also, don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by emailing them or leaving a comment on their blog. Always one to follow the rules, here are my addictions and a list of blogs that rock!

My Five Fabulous Addictions:

1. My favorite people - Justin, Harper, and my sister Blair. These 3 make my life wonderful.

2. Taking pictures. Of Harper, of Justin, of anything.

3. Harper giggles. I swear, there is no joy like hearing your child laugh.

4. Shoes, pretty shoes. I don't get to wear nice shoes (or anything else for that matter) to work (I work in a lab), so sometimes I will put heels on at home and just walk around. Strange, I know. But I feel pretty :)

5. Brushing my teeth. I do it 3 and 4 times a day :)

I pass this award on to my 5 Fabulous Blog Buddies:

1. Brittny at The Sanchez Fantastic Four (and a half)

2. Megan at The Perkins Family

3. Adrienne at Reese Addison

4. Carolyn at The Petrenciks

5. Heather at The Hulsey Happenings

Another first...

Harper got to try rice cereal for the first time last night, and she loved it! After I gave her the first bite, she was grabbing my hand and trying to get the spoon back in her mouth! She ate two small bowls of it, and I am sure she would have kept eating if I would have let her. She is going to be a big eater, just like her mommy :)

Smiling at her daddy - sweet messy face

She didn't seem to have any problems with eating off a spoon, only keeping the cereal in her mouth - it was everywhere!

She is getting really good at crawling, especially if she sees something she really wants, like a cell phone, remote, or the dog - not her boring toys, are you kidding?! She is also starting to push herself into a sitting position from her hands and knees. She is learning so much, so fast - too fast for this mommy :(

Hot dog!

Harper is crawling!