beautiful littles

halloween events

getting ready before the outdoors halloween event that we didn't make it to because of the rain! the boys still went and got a goodie bag for harper.

our itsy bitsy spider

playing in the infant park at a halloween party

caught in the cuteness web!

conversing with my friend, jackson, at the halloween party

hi mommy!

trick or treating wears harper out!

mommy is officially back to work, and harper is being cared for by her nana and aunt heather. we call aunt heather harper's "hanny" (heather the nanny). mommy is so happy that harper is in such great care, and harper has had some busy days hanging out with her cousins. here is how she spends her days...

she has tummy time...

she dances with her uncle tim...

she reads books...

she takes long naps (sometimes)...

she goes for walks after taking her cousins to the bus stop and then picks them up from school in the family's new ford flex.

trip to the er

the day before mommy went back to work, harper decided she wanted to spend some quality time in the er, just to ensure she had mommy's full attention for one last whole day. after a night of coughing, congestion and trouble breathing, mommy and daddy didn't want to risk waiting or taking chances and decided to head to the pediatric emergency room. harper was such a trooper through all the poking and prodding, the x-rays and the belly ultrasound. diagnosis? gas! and then, later that day, she officially caught her first cold. a scary day to start, but everything turned out in the end and harper charmed some wonderful doctors and nurses.

our little pumpkin

harper turned 3 months on the 17th of october, so mommy's birthday celebration was extended to the next day, too. daddy took the day off from work, and we started out the day with harper's 3 month pictures. we then went to breakfast and to the pumpkin patch. she was such a good girl, and we had a great family day!

happy birthday mommy!

mommy's birthday arrived just days before her maternity leave ended. harper and mommy had lunch with aunt heather, then went to their infant massage and baby yoga classes. mommy and daddy attempted a dinner out with harper, but she wasn't allowing it. there wasn't more than 10 minutes that the three of them were seated at the table together, when one parent wasn't walking and bouncing the baby around in the lobby to ease her cries. harper was pretty fussy after being out all day, and just wanted to be home. we ended up boxing up salads, dinner and dessert and enjoying the meal at home after harper was in bed. even still, it was a great birthday!

harper's baptism

harper was baptized on october 12th. she slept through the entire ceremony, except when the water was poured over her head. she woke up startled, but didn't make a peep. then she went back to slumberland.