Eleven Months Old

I have been busy with work, planning Harper's FIRST birthday, planning our next family beach vacation and just enjoying our little girl that I almost forgot to update my blog. I enjoy blogging but it feels like every month Harper gets busier and busier and blogging is the last thing I get to. I just have to make time though, right;)

Harper is becoming quite the mover and crawls from room to room trying to see what she can get into. I know she could walk if she wanted but she doesn't feel brave enough or willing to take the leap. She walks around with her walker, walks holding onto everything and has recently started climbing. She can now get onto the couch and that is one of her favorite things to do! She just smiles and laughs once she gets up. It's so cute but that means momma and dadda really have to keep an eye on her. She loves food and would prefer to feed herself or us rather than us feed her. Still loves her paci and loves to share it with us too! So far she loves to share and I hope she always does!

Last year during this month we found out about our miracle. I remember that phone call just like it was yesterday and feeling like this was all a dream. I could hardly contain myself! I was trying so hard to patiently wait for Harper to be born but it was almost impossible! Now as I blog we are planning for her first birthday and I can say these past months went way too fast! I was feeding Harper the other day and talking to her about her first birthday and just started crying. What am I going to do when the day comes? I know I will let out some tears and praise God for this first year with our sweetheart. Mommy and daddy love you, Harper.

*Drinking 8 ounces in the morning with food and bedtime and 6 ounces with lunch and supper along with "big girl" food

*Wearing 9-12 month clothes and starting to wear a few 12 month 

*Size 3 diapers and 3 shoes

*Favorite toys are your walker, Dino popper, ride on toy, books and shape and sound sorter type toy (not sure on the name) 

*Saying dadda, momma, ball, gaga and occasionally dog

*You LOVE to play peek a boo, clap, be tickled, hang upside down, play with Khloe, baths and climbing 

Trying to get just one good picture for her birthday invitations...she made us work for it! Usually she does good with getting her pictures taken but not for this! I took so many and finally just picked one that was going "to do". lol 

Being so serious

She is done 

Play date 

At The Urban Chalkboard. Such a neat place for toddlers and Harper just loved it!

Cousin time with Katie Jo and Harper 

Harper shut the door and couldn't open it. It didn't last long but long enough for momma to get a picture. I have to capture all the moments.  

11 Months Old

I think she is getting tired of the pictures 

Ready to take off

Christmas

                     Christmas has come and gone and it kinda makes me sad. I really enjoy everything about Christmas! After all it is my favorite time of the year! I remember last year thinking it could be our last Christmas as just the two of us...and it was! I look back and think of how much more wonderful it is to have Harper here with us this Christmas. I will cherish all the memories we made and thank God for our miracle each and everyday! I made sure to take lots of pictures and start traditions that we will pass on for many years. Last year we wrapped a gift (baby blanket) for our precious child we were waiting on and this year Harper was able to cuddle in it. I still feel like somebody needs to pinch me because for many years there was an emptiness, like that blanket had nothing to keep warm, but now it is filled! The first picture pretty much sums up how great of a Christmas we had!                        

   Oh, I just LOVE that sweet face!

I love baking but this year it was a little tougher but that's okay!

First Christmas party and Harper wasn't sure of it all!

                                                                        Grandkids

The great grandkids

                            With most of her gifts from gma and gpa. I tell them they spoil her just a little;)

                                                           Gma loved helping Harper

Gma and gpa helping open gifts! My poor dad had to have surgery and is on bedrest, so we just opened gifts around him! 

Lindsey's ornament this year...if only she could be with us 

With my mom and gma

   Christmas Eve 

First look at the tree Christmas morning 

Khloe couldn't wait and actually stuck her face in her bag and tried to get her gift out. ha.I guess Harper was taking too long to open presents.

 I was so excited to see her on her own little chair!

Family

I wasn't sure if this would happer but we were able to get a picture of all the kids together! I love that our famliy is growing and Harper will have cousins her age to play with! 

Brothers

Serious discussion going on here;)

Our last picture from Christmas 2014.... 



Ten Months Old

Look who is ten months old already! This month momma cut back to working just one 12 hour shift a week since dad was working extra long hours at UPS. I always love this time of year but it makes it harder when this is the toughest time of year for your dad at work. I loved spending the extra time with you though...we just missed dad!!! You are such a good traveler and I took you shopping with me a couple times and you loved it! As long as you had things to look at and people to smile at you were fine.

You were still busy but this month seemed much easier because you would keep content longer with your toys or things we were doing. This month was still the month of exploring though! When you get bored you usually crawl to the kitchen and straight for Khloe's dog food bowl, cabinets (only certain ones you open...as of now) or your walker. You love to stand on it and it makes momma nervous! You also learned to finally walk around in your walker!!!! One day you just took off and you are a pro at it! This month was also the month where you found your love for food. lol. Anytime we are eating you come crawling as fast as you can! You like pretty much anything and everything! You look like a little birdie when you want to eat and it's the cutest thing! It's so much fun seeing you grow and try new things! We can't get enough of you and just want to kiss you all the time. We love you more than you will ever know.

*Eating 8 ounces in the morning and bedtime and 6 ounces for lunch and supper along with some food. 

*Size 3 diapers

*Size 9 month clothes and size 3 shoes

*Your favorite toys are your activity table, walker, cook and play potsy, books and your soft blocks

*This month you loved saying dada or dad ALL the time 

*You love to clap, wave and make this cute scrunchy face look

Thanksgiving Day- I love this picture!

You and your second cousin Elijah that are only 5 days apart!

I had to get a picture with you on Thanksgiving

                                    Trying mexican food for the first time! Of course you loved it!

                                                 Your face when dad gets home from work

                                                    We can put your hair in a pigtail now!

                                                   First time in the tub without your "baby tub"



Yogurt face

Meeting your cousin Lance Abraham for the first time!

You didn't want Santa holding you at all! Momma held you first but you didn't have quite enough time to warm up to him.

Trying a lemon for the first time

Ten Months

Getting distracted

Love your precious smile

Silly

Getting so big!

Love you!