Introducing...

Maddox Warner Pardue

5/28

10:28pm

7 lbs, 15 oz

21 inches

We are so excited for Jeff, Kacy, and Lake!!! And we can't wait to meet Maddox soon (hopefully!). How precious is that picture?!?!?! I know that Lake is going to be a great big brother! 

Splish, Splash... Harper loves her bath!

Bath time is such a fun time here at our house. Harper definitely loves it so much, and I think she looks forward to it every day! Yes, I know babies don't need baths every day... when you see her splashing around, you will see why we do it. It has established a good night time routine for her, and I know that has contributed to her fabulous sleeping ability! Here are some pictures of her favorite part of the day!

            She loves her hair/head massage...just like her momma!

                Corby brushed all of her hair forward... ridiculous!

These videos aren't as great as the first one. It's as if the washcloth was restricting her movement or something. Oh well... you get the idea... she likes her bath! 

It's a bird...It's a plane...

It's Super Harper! Clearly, my face looks more excited, but I promise she really liked this. It was one of the activities from Productive Parenting, and we've continued to do it every day! She is proving to be "Super Harper" with her sleeping the last few days. She has been going to bed a little before 9 each night and most mornings not getting up until 8:15ish!!! This is quite an accomplishment... one that I hope lasts for a very long time. 

On a very fun note, Harper is about to have another cousin. My sister-in-law Kacy will be induced tomorrow, so we are praying that everything goes well. Lake is going to be a great big brother!!! We can't wait to see pictures of sweet Maddox!!! 

A creature of habit

It is definitely a good thing that Harper prefers to sleep in her own bed, but that doesn't work out very well when we're out of town. She thoroughly enjoyed meeting her great-grandma, great aunt and uncle, and cousins... but they might have enjoyed it more had she not been so grumpy! She simply wouldn't nap for very long, so she was very fussy all day Saturday. And then since I bragged about how well she sleeps at night to my aunt and uncle, she chose to not fall asleep until I was finally in the room. So naturally, last night once we were home, she slept from 9pm-7:30 this morning! She was a tired girl!!! But she did have a great time, and I'm so thankful she got to meet that side of the family... especially my 93-year-old grandma! Since her health isn't the greatest, I wanted to make sure she got to meet her! Here are some pictures from our time in Oklahoma City. Enjoy! 

Aunt Jeanie loving on Harper

Harper was in a good mood for a while since she was in only a diaper, 

so we snapped some pictures with Mee-Maw!

Taking a cat nap on her great aunt

She LOVED falling asleep in her Mee-Maw's arms

She loved swinging on the porch swing with her Papa G

Very worn out from the day's festivities

And clearly, she wasn't the only one who needed some rest!  

10 weeks... that sounds SO old!

Our sweet little girl is already 10 weeks old. She is doing more each day, and I love every minute of it. She is smiling so much, especially in the mornings. I think she's a morning person thanks to her mom and dad. And thanks to one of my blog readers, her stomach issues have gotten a little better this week. We've tried a little something that has helped so far, and we are ALL grateful for that! So far this week she has slept from 9-7 every night but last night- what a blessing! Although I enjoy being with her, even at 3 am, I do prefer the nights when she sleeps all night. She is much happier during the day (and so am I!). This weekend we are traveling to Oklahoma City to visit my dad's side of the family. She finally gets to meet her great-grandma (shout out Mee-Maw).  I also have high hopes of her learning her spices. Learn her spices, you might ask??? Well, when I was little (probably 5), my cousin Brent taught me a bunch of spices and I recited it for the whole family. Even at a young age, I clearly enjoyed performing. I thought it was the greatest thing I had ever done. So... I'm counting on Brent to do the same for his cousin Harper. He has been preparing all week for it. It's going to be a fun time with family! We're all really looking forward to it. 

The pictures have nothing to do with anything in this post... oops! But yesterday, we went to the Arboretum with Erica, Saylor, Mare, Emme, and Luke. We had a picnic lunch and watched Emme and Luke run out all of their energy. :) I didn't get very many pictures of Harper and Saylor, but since they are going to be/already are best friends... we'll be able to get some more! 

Harper and Saylor enjoying the outdoors

Emme LOVES to wear Mare's sunglasses

Luke wanted in on the picture-taking action

And since I'm from Arkansas, I must say, you would've thought I had won something last night when they announced Kris Allen as the winner...Double fist pump into the air and a very loud scream. Way to make Arkansas look good, Kris. Let's be honest... this is a first in a very long time. 

A sweaty 2 month check-up...

Harper would've preferred to have taken a nap rather than spend her afternoon at the doctor's office. She wasn't pleased the entire time. And although I am very used to her crying, something about being in that tiny room just made me sweat. I know she was crying because she was so tired, so I felt bad for her. We discussed a lot of things about her stomach issues and are trying some new things. So hopefully something will work and our baby girl will be a little more regular! :) She also did well during the shots. Of course she let out a scream, but it didn't last long- especially since I had a bottle ready for her when she was finished! But since she didn't nap well yesterday and the added sleepiness that comes with vaccines, it is 7:30am and she is still asleep! We put her down at 9 last night, so I am SHOCKED! Way to go, Harper! I wish she would do this every night! Here are her stats and a few pictures from the week...

Height: 23 1/4 (75th percentile)

Weight: 10lb 9 oz (50th percentile)

Head: 37.6 (25th percentile)

Enjoying the outdoors at the Arboretum

The infant size hat on her TINY head.... it's huge! 

Not a huge fan of the bumbo yet, 

but she did have a few happy moments in it

2 churches coming together

Last night Corby and I went to a prayer meeting at Northway Baptist Church. If the vote goes through on May 17th, this church will become The Village Church at Dallas. I can't tell you how excited this makes me!!! If you don't know, our church is about 40 minutes away, and that makes it very difficult to be very involved. We worked in the nursery before having Harper, but driving up there for anything during the week is nearly impossible. It felt so right walking through those doors last night. We prayed for so many things, but the one that has stood out the most to me today is praying for the hearts of the current members. The pastor had them stand up and every single one was my grandma's age.... I loved it! The Village is a very young church, especially the Dallas crowd, so it is going to be a huge change for them. I have cried several times thinking about how hard this must be for them. If they are anything like my grandma, they are resistant to change! I know the Lord's hand is fully in this, and I'm simply praying that they will trust Him. I am really excited about the variety in ages and how that will play out in reaching the city of Dallas. I know that the Lord has huge things planned for this church, and I'm thrilled that we'll get to be a part of it.