Corby, you can come home now. Thank you.

Whew... it has already been "one of those days", and it's only noon! Our sweet child has been choosing to wake up earlier than any of us would like, and I just wish there was something we could do about it. Today has been worse than ever.... not only did she wake up at 5:15, she has hardly slept and cried almost every second that she was awake. The patience is running thin and at one point, I just cried with her. Needless to say, we are both VERY ready for Corby to be home. I need 6pm to get here quickly! 

Adding time to my day...

No, this isn't a post about tivo... although I could talk about it all day since it does add time to my day too, I am writing about my new hair dryer. My mom was in town last week, and she noticed how long it takes to dry my hair. I told her that I'd get a new dryer when mine broke, and she said at this point in my life, every extra minute helps and that she would get me a new one. What a treat! Who needs a new shirt when you can get a new hair dryer??? I certainly took the dryer over something from Gap. Needless to say, this high powered dryer is changing my life. Okay, so maybe I'm being a little dramatic, but seriously... it takes me just a few short minutes to dry my hair now! If you are in the market for a new hair dryer, I highly recommend the Remington Blowout! 

Happy Father's Day, Corbs!

Corby,

Harper and I are so blessed to have you in our lives. You are such an amazing father...but I'm certainly not surprised. Thank you for your devotion to our family. Your hard work has certainly not gone unnoticed. I am forever thankful that you work so hard to allow me to stay home with Harper during the day. I seriously can't thank you enough for that! Thank you for all of your help with Harper in the evenings. I know that you are exhausted from a long work day, so it really means so much that you do her bed time feeding every night! I know she looks forward to her time with you every night! I love listening to you talk to her, telling her all about things like the Olympics, bamboo, many different sports, and the continents. I can't wait to continue to watch your relationship with her grow! Y'all are going to have such a special bond. I love you more every single day. Happy Father's Day!

Love,

Lauren and "Little H"

Corby and I would also like to wish our dads a Happy Father's Day! We hope that you have a great day!!! Love you! 

Like mother like daughter...

I still can't get over this picture! I laugh every time I think about it. Which let's be honest.... how could this not make you laugh? Annalise had this wig, so I couldn't resist putting it on Harper. I can't help but assume this is just the beginning of my child dressing up. If you know me at all, you know that dressing up is one of my favorite things to do. Oh, you'd like an example, well here you go. 
Don't worry.... this was just a usual night at my mom's. Guitar Hero can only be played in character as far as I'm concerned. That denim jumpsuit has been worn more times than I could've ever imagined. Thank you Dillards juniors department, and more importantly, thank you Britney Spears for encouraging Dillards to carry such a hideous item. 

A Fancy Nancy Kind of Day

We had such a great time in St. Louis for Annalise's 4th birthday party! She has grown so much... I can hardly stand it! Our weekend was very busy, but it was so much fun. Harper did great on the plane rides; she slept almost the whole time! This was a definite blessing because she has been known to scream, and I was so worried the whole day that she might ruin the flight for those around us. Thankfully the people behind us didn't even know I had a baby with me! Way to go, Harp! Annalise was so excited to finally meet Harper. I have a few pictures of them, but I'll post those another time.... this post is dedicated to the birthday party! It was nice to meet all of her friends and her nanny, Summer. I've heard so much about all of them, so it was nice to finally put faces with names. Annalise is now here with us for the week, so we've been really busy. I'll try to post later on today some other pictures from the weekend. But for now, I hope you enjoy these birthday party pictures. Pardon the poor picture quality... I left my nice camera at home since we had to pack most of the house for Harper! :) 

Her Fancy Nancy cake... it was quite tasty too!

She loves to pose for pictures! 

Hanging out with the birthday girl!

Annalise and her parents

Playing at the Little Gym with her friends

She blew out all of her candles (and didn't cry during the happy birthday song... which is something that has happened at every other birthday party!)

3 Months old...seriously???

I can't believe that Harper is 3 months old today! She is growing so much... I can hardly stand it! We had to buy her bigger pajamas last week, and I could've cried right there at Target if I had thought about it long enough. I wish I were kidding. She is still wearing 0-3 month size, but is getting very close to moving up! I don't know how much she weighs... hopefully more than what she did at her 2 month check-up (but sometimes her spit-up amounts make me question her actual intake!). She is finally on some reflux medicine that seems to be helping... a little. I wonder if her dosage needs to be higher, but I'll wait until her 4 month appointment to talk with her doctor about it. She is sleeping great at night, usually 9-7. She also naps like a champ! I think the weather really affected her today because she slept for nearly 4 hours this afternoon! It was crazy! I decided to just let it happen. Okay, enough details that no one (except me) really cares about... I know what you really want- pictures! Here are some of my favorites from the last week. Enjoy! 

Not too pleased with her posed picture

She loves being naked... should we be worried? 

Playing with her bee and giraffe

Stylin' as always

Looking like a big girl before our walk!

Tummy time is a little more enjoyable now!

She loves hitting the bird on her gym

Yes, maybe a little vain, but she really likes the way she looks!

Can you blame her, though?

Happy 4th Birthday, Annalise!!!

I seriously can't believe that Annalise is turning 4 today!!! It literally seems like just a few months ago I was rocking her to sleep at Callier Child Development Center. (If you don't know who Annalise is, then you probably don't know me- I nannied for her for most of her life, until she moved last September... we were best buds!) I have been at every birthday party, and this year is no exception. Corby, Harper, and I are flying to St. Louis on Friday to be at her birthday party. We are SO excited to see her. I can't wait to watch her with Harper. I'm hoping that Harper is on her best behavior, as traveling has proven to not be her favorite thing! Either way, I know we are going to have a great time!!! 

Here are some pictures from her first through third birthday parties. I always had so much fun planning her parties... I really missed it this year! 

Right before the happy birthday song really scared her! 

Enjoying her lady bug cupcake!

Right before we really wore ourselves out jumping in the bounce house!

Happy Birthday, Annalise! We love you and 

can't wait to see you this weekend!!!