Thursday, May 31, 2012

madison, georgia

in may we went to visit amy's mom (meme) and bill. we always enjoy visiting
the cute historical town of madison georgia. our visits remind us of
staying at a resort because we certainly get spoiled while we are there.
great food, wine on the porch, swimming in the pool, etc. oh the porch!
don't get me started on how wonderful the front porch is. sitting in the
comfy chairs while the fans are going with a glass of wine in your hand,
waving to the people as they pass by. i made my request for the best fried
chicken ever and couldn't wait to get there!
harper's first plane ride could not have been more perfect. or maybe i
should say we got really lucky? she didn't seem to get upset when i woke
her up at 4am to feed her. we headed to the airport and crossed our fingers
that everything would go smoothly. besides me getting pulled aside to be
checked both times, it went well. i nursed her during take off and landing in hopes that the pressure did not hurt her ears. we entertained her and gave her some snacks. fellow passengers even commented that she was an angel. but i am sure they would be saying otherwise if she was screaming the entire time.
they were having a house tour while we were there which was a wonderufl treat. the houses were walking distance so we strolled to a few houses a day. all houses were historical and beautiful! meme is usually very involved in this tour so she knew all about each house and introduced us to everybody in town!
the trip was wonderful and very relaxing. mom/jan made it super easy for us borrowing a high chair, toys, pack and play, bouncer and other things that made harper feel at home. i miss sitting on the front porch and hanging out on the back sun room. harper can't wait to go back. she misses her meme and bill.

Friday, May 11, 2012

yep, she is crawling!

mom/jan (aka meme) has stated that harper officially crawled at her house last weekend. this is true. we witnessed a few knee scoots, but she was limited that day due to wearing a dress that day.
on wed, harper's teachers told amy that she crawled across the room. when we got home, she wasn't interested in it all. but yesterday, we all played in the living room and she was moving around like she had been crawling for weeks! her new adventures have even made her more vocal too. it was exciting, cute and now it is scary! we need to baby proof the house!
she decided to practice her new tricks by waking up at 5:20am this morning. i looked in the monitor and could see that she was standing, holding on to the rail. she would stand up, sit down, look around, clap her hands and played quietly in the dark for about 1 hour. didn't talk, didn't cry.
and so begins an entirely different adventure for all of us.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

in the evenings...

evenings can get kind of hectic for us at times. by the time we get home, it seems like we have such a small window to get in some quality harper time. it usually involves us making dinner, getting her dinner ready, feeding her, bath time then nursing her to sleep. last night was an exceptionally busy one.
we both got home around 5pm. i played with harper while amy started on making some apples and pears for her. she also made some brownies for her teachers at school. it is teacher appreciation week. 6pm, amy took H and i started on dinner. we had pork chops and mock mashed "cauliflower" potatoes. we all sat down to eat together, as we do every evening. H had some sweet potatoes w/ rosemary and blueberries. note to self...blueberries are messy! she liked them, but my oh my are they not fun to clean up. 6:45pm, i played with H a little longer while amy cleaned the kitchen. we also made a nice little care package for the teachers at school. then it was 7pm. bath time! after a nice bath in her new big girl tub i nursed her to sleep and then headed outside to mow the backyard around 7:45pm. amy was tending to the garden and the fallen jasmine while i mowed the high grass, trimmed and pulled weeds until i could not see a thing anymore. by that time, amy had finished washing both dogs! wow, i am tired just writing about what we got accomplished last night. 9:15pm and we were headed upstairs with H still fast asleep. i ironed my work clothes as i do every night and got ready for bed. 9:45pm my head hit the pillow and i don't think i moved until the alarm at 5:45am.
i think we will take it easy tonight.