i hate being at work!!!

i hate being at work. all the fun stuff happens while i am busy bringing home the bacon. Harlow laughed for the first time today. luckily, Gen is awesome and she caught it on tape. be still my heart.



and then i just got this video of her first time feeding herself. so many firsts in just one day!!!

all grown up

just these last few days, Harlow has made some great strides yet again. she has been watching us eat with a very curious interest. i have no desire to cut back the nursing anytime soon but it's interesting to see her fascinated in "big kid" food. also, she totally ripped the bottle out of Gen's hands this morning and held it herself. she could barely even eat from a bottle a few weeks ago.

quick update

i promised myself that i would update this blog every week. sadly, i am not. when i was on leave i was too busy being with the babe to update. now that i am back at work i am too busy working to update. urgh. i promise to set a tijme in the future to update every week. for now, i shall post a few pics. it's great to have Papa at home sending me pictures all day.

all dressed up!

we went to Dan & Crystal's wedding this past weekend. it was beautiful. sadly, they lost power at the very beginning of the wedding. food was hard getting out, no ac, no lights. but it was just perfect. a family member sang their song for them to dance to and i don't think there was a dry eye in the house. so happy for them both.

and on that note, it gives me an excuse to post pictures of Harlow all dressed to kill...

catching up...

i haven't been updating much as of late. i really wanted to spend those last few weeks with the little one...with her. but i am back online now. so expect more love and photos to come.

first and foremost - her birth announcement! the idea came from BendelaCreme. he saw another birth announcement that said "Hello World" that spawned the idea. for those of you that haven't seen it...it's brills! thanks, Ben!!!


i haven't posted many clothes lately. if you're anything like me, the clothes are half the fun. got this lovely bikini from Samber. people tell me that it freaks them out but i think it is FAB! she will be wearing this summer on our MI vacation for sure. they also sent her this amazing kangaroo outfit. it's made out of soft sweater material and is oh-so-sweet. she doesn't fit into it yet but we're getting there fast!



i am sad to be back to work and missing our baby & me yoga classes. it was really nice to find time to excercise without having to leave the little one at home. she was getting really good at her yoga poses too. sadly, the class is only offered during the day (damn stay at home parents have all the luck!). however, i did get permission to "baby wear" her during the dance class that i used to take when i was pregs. so tomorrow we will start dance class again. yay! here Harlow is passed out at her last yoga class.

it's been a big week...

on July 3rd our little Harlow rolled over. i was playing with her inside to get out of the heat. she was laying on her back. then on her side. then she was on her belly. i almost didn't even notice it since it was so slow and something she hadn't done before. i mean...it was a total fluke that she rolled over. but she rolled over nonetheless.

this past week has shown vast differences in the little one. of course, i am at work and missing half of it. but at night i spend hours with her and she is like a totally different baby. interacting like crazy...smiling..."talking"...reaching for things. in fact - she even picked up a toy last night!!! i have been sitting with her and her baby lion trying to get her to grasp it. last night she picked him right up and brought him to her mouth. it was like she had been picking him up for months and it was no big deal. man, i love this baby!

PRAISE THE LARD!!!

another afternoon cell phone pic from Papa Gen. thank you, Gen!!! urgh, i love me some fat baby.

back to work

i started work yesterday. thankfully, the lead up was more difficult than being here. once i was here, it was like riding a bike. the days leading up to being here were hell. i cried a lot and mourned our time together for the last 3mo months. and yesterday morning was so very sad. this morning was pretty sad too. but going home to her is the best thing in the world.

however, it's pretty awesome to get cell pics from Gen everyday...