First Sick Day

Well, we all knew this day would come - Harper's first sick day home from daycare. Technically she would have been ok to bring into the center (no fever), but it was very obvious that she wasn't feeling well. Harper's cold had given her a runny nose, a cough and a bad attitude. We were going to have her rough it out at daycare, but soon after getting up this morning she had a meltdown. I decided what she really needed was a day of rest - and to be honest, the infant room isn't the quietest. So, I called into work and we hunkered down in the living room. I also have a cold so it was a good excuse for me to lay on the couch, too. Harper slept most of the day. She woke up twice to eat, but otherwise slept in her swing. Finally, at 3 pm, she opened her eyes and gave me a big smile. We had some good play time and are in a much better mood tonight. Fingers crossed we made it through our first cold!

Super Cute

I'm just saying, Harper is super cute...

Early Mornings

Although neither Ross or I have ever been morning people, we both work an early shift. We are at work by 7 AM (well, most days). In order to get Harper up and ready for daycare, we have to get up extra early. I get up at 5:15 and jump in the shower. By 5:45, I'm partially ready for the day and get Harper up for a clean diaper, an outfit change and a bottle with her medicine. Ross gets up around the same time and get's himself ready for the day. While I feed Harper her breakfast, Ross usually eats his - it's a nice way to begin the day. At 6:15, we load Harper into her car seat and Daddy whisks her off to daycare! Sometimes she babbles on the way, other times she falls back to sleep. So far the morning routine seems to work - fingers crossed it continues to work!

Flying Baby

It's a bird, it's a plane.......no, it's Harper! Daddy loves to play airplane with Harper. He lifts her high in the air and she smiles down at him. It must be fun to be flying high! Ross has been told numerous times - "Watch out! She will get you." And today she finally did - Daddy did the airplane a little to close to her morning bottle and got formula in his face! I think Ross will still do the airplane...but maybe just not right after Harper eats.

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child....

At our house, it takes a roomful of pets to put a child to bed. Harper likes to be held before bed. Ross and I will hang out in her room when she begins to get tired. We turn on her sound machines, the nightlight and listen to a CD. Most nights we get reinforcements - meaning Riley and Grady come in to help put her to bed. I don't know if they like the dim room, the sound machine or just our company, but the pets are becoming a regular part of the bedtime routine.

Stylish & Comfortable

This Christmas I received two pairs of snoozies. Snoozies are half slipper, half sock and I LOVE THEM. I wear them every night and morning. My snoozies are the last thing I change before leaving the house for work. Sometimes I imagine wearing them out of the house and how comfortable it would be to pad around the office. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure that snoozies wouldn't meet NCMIC's dress code. This week I decided that since I can't wear my slippers to work, Harper was going to wear hers to daycare! What's not to love about having toasty feet during the winter?!

White Man Overbite

Harper inherited Uncle Dave's "White Man Overbite". Dave does it when he dances, Harper does it when she plays hard. Somehow she makes it look good....