Thursday, January 6, 2011

love bug

been bitten by the bug. or slipped a happy pill. or drank the elixir of gladness. whatever it is, it arrived last week and i surely hope it's here to stay.

i'm really not sure why. not like we live in a sunny, tropical locale. sure, we've had some rays of sunshine peeking through now and again, but mainly it's overcast and gray with periods of snow showers and temps in the 20s. and it's not like harper has been a happy little clam 24/7. we have our moments, when she tests the limits of my patience and tolerance while my pregnancy hormones are raging and i'm way too tired and i'm feeling the early signs of braxton-hicks from running after her for bathtime, wrestling her to get on her coat and picking her up when she bats those baby blues at me all. the. time.

so, i'm listing out my reasons for being happy and so very in the moment right now:

1. harper's potty training is going so well! we've managed to convince her that nappies just aren't cool anymore. and even though we do have the occasional accident (hello, in the target shopping cart down the valentine's aisle, ahem), we're on the road to dryer days!

2. my recent addiction to crafts. i have a blank spot where my thanksgiving and christmas banners used to hang, so here's what i did about it.

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3. harper's recent addiction to crafts. she woke up after nap this weekend and said mommy, i want to make something. when i asked her if she wanted to make something with food or with paper, she didn't hesitate with her paper decision. i jumped for joy! crafting with my little?! heaven!

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4. the colors red, pink and white flooding the stores make my heart pitter-patter. i don't know why, but i just love valentine's day. and the ending of those busy holidays in november and december, turning the corner of a new year and still knowing that we have 3 (or 4, more realistically) months of cold, snow and grayness makes me leap toward early celebrations of the holiday of love. and there's more to come of this delicious love-ly day, because i signed up for willette photography's the joy of love 28-day online class. so, you lucky people you, you get to soak up my sappiness for the next 6 weeks!

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side note: um, yes, i'm the one at joann's who lugs her camera into the aisles and takes photos. yes, the crazy one with the toddler and the bags and the felt and window clings falling out of my hands as i snap away at the yumminess of it all.

5. these yummy morsels. i bought the bag last week, and they're almost gone. but they're oh so good and very entertaining. sometimes, i play magic 8 ball with them, asking questions or thinking of a person and then pick one out without looking. good times.

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6. enjoying the winter weather. don't get me wrong, i am longing for the sunshine and warmth and my feet in the beachy sand right about now, but i'm not going to let that ruin the winter fun we can have or lost sight of what's important about this very moment. when those big, fat snowflakes fall, i grab my girl and my camera and we bundle up and head outside for a good time.

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7. sledding. finding whatever hill you can (even a foot high molehill in the backyard) and wheeee-ing down it. and spending the day with daddy. we had an amazing snowday last february, and i'm praying to the snow heavens above that we get another one of those days this year.

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8. my little moving into a big girl bed. seeing her this past weekend sleeping peacefully in her full, while the crib right next to the bed lay empty. {sigh} she's growing up so fast, but it also means that it's not much longer until this little growing in my belly makes {his or her} grand entrance. and for that, i can't wait. to see harper become a big sister is something i'm so looking forward to. more pics of her bed to come- her duvet is on back order (of course!)

9. names, names, names. my mind is flooded with baby names! everything i throw out there or write on our dry erase board either gets the immediate veto by michael or given an ah, that's ok to keep on there for now. but he won't give me any himself, so i just keep them going and going and going. any suggestions from any of you out there??

so, there it is. my happiness for the moment. hoping it lasts and keeps the warmth through these wintry months ahead.

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