The puzzle piece pacifier

Tonight, Harper went to her toy box and pulled out one of her puzzle pieces. After she chewed on it for a minute, she put the knob in her mouth. Then she started sucking on it, like it was a pacifier. It cracked us up! She did it all evening, so we eventually had to pull out the camera. And yes, I think her pajamas are for boys, but I wanted the 3 for $25 deal at Children's Place, and there were only 2 types of girl pj's in her size. So, I figured these looked the least boyish, and she only wears them at home! Don't judge me, please.

I can tell she's going to make us laugh a lot!

It's bigger than those silly pacifiers they gave us at the hospital!

Working on her yoga moves...

She does this all of the time!

The coloring is off (I didn't realize my flash was off),

but this is the only chair picture I could get today

Because she kept lunging forward and getting out...

She thought it was hilarious!

I'm a little obsessed with this sweet face!

Suffering Well

As you may remember, our pastor was diagnosed with brain cancer in December. This article about Matt was in newspapers around the world today. It has been so amazing to see all that the Lord is doing during this trial... all the people that have heard the gospel in a new way because of this cancer. If you haven't ever heard him preach, go listen now. I've never heard someone preach the gospel so effectively and clearly week after week. I'm so thankful to be a part of this church!

Under the Weather...

It should come as no surprise to you, but Harper has another ear infection. I must say, I am ready for a weekend where we are all healthy! Thankfully this one is only in one ear, and this medicine usually kicks in quickly. I'm also hoping it will help some with her cough. She was hardly able to drink her bottle tonight, and once she was finished, she coughed so much that a lot of it came back up (sorry for the gross details!). I'm also praying that she sleeps better than she has the last few nights...however, I don't have high hopes for that! She has been so sweet today, and I just feel so sorry for her! We're kind of laying low this weekend, but we did do something today that simply made me giddy.... we bought a new washer and dryer. Yes, I said giddy, and I meant it. If you had my current washer and dryer, you would understand. Although it is extremely efficient with water, I have mentioned how small the barrel is, so it isn't very efficient with my time. The new one will be delivered on Monday, and I am already excited about laundry day. How pitiful is this...I'm excited about laundry. I really need a hobby or something.

94!!!

My Mee-Maw turns 94 today! Oh how I wish we were there to celebrate with her. I'm sure she's iced/snowed in, so I'm hoping the staff and her friends at her house really make her day special. I am so thankful that the Lord allowed her to be my grandma. We have so much fun when we're together... laughing and joking about the men she has crushes on (when she hears what I'm saying!)! I hope that even though her family isn't with her today, she truly feels loved and celebrated. I just love her so much!!!!

Harper's House

We should be heading up to Oklahoma City right now for my Mee-Maw's birthday, but the looming weather is keeping us from doing that. My sisters, dad, and I were going there for the weekend... but since their flights for today were cancelled yesterday, we decided to change it to another weekend. It does make me really sad though to think that we won't get to celebrate Mee-Maw's 94th birthday with her! Instead of ice and snow, we're just getting rain today! We ran our errands early this morning, so now we don't have to get out in the nasty rain! Thankfully we have 3 rooms of toys to keep Harper entertained. She has much happier days when I change her scenery throughout the day. Her newest toy is her play house. She got it from Gama and Pop-pop for Christmas, and I finally put it together a few weeks ago. This is something she'll be able to play with for many years! As soon as we remodel our back room (that's another post for another day!), it will go in there with all of her other toys. I can't wait to have a playroom. My den won't feel like toysrus has thrown up all over it anymore (that's gross, but it's how I feel!)! Anyway... here are some pictures of Harper playing after lunch.

Playing with her puzzle in the house

And by playing with her puzzle, I meant eating her puzzle

She stays busy crawling in and out of the house

And this is when our game of chase began

It's blurry but cute... you can tell she's trying to get away from me!

Giving me her sneaky look while we play!

Movie Monday...

Here are 2 of Harper's latest videos. Can you tell how much I love my new video camera??? I'm obviously having way too much fun with it! She loves to throw the little balls that came with her house. I'm not sure how she knew to do it... she's just a genius, I guess. Just kidding! If you know Corby, you know that's where she'll get any of her athetic talent! Enjoy! And please excuse my loud voice!

3 for 3

I knew it was bound to happen, but Corby got the bug last night! Thankfully his wasn't as bad as mine, so he felt fairly good once he woke up this morning. I'm hoping that is the end of it. The piled up laundry, dishes in the sink, and toys everywhere is about to do me in! I'm ready for life to be normal and everyone have the most energy possible! I have a cute video of her waving tonight, but somehow I deleted it after getting it on the blog. I'm not about to sit here and upload it again, so I'll do it tomorrow. But it's a good one... I promise!

And I also must apologize to anyone who has slept in our guest bed. I promise those sheets are new but my word... they are AWFUL! I slept in the bed last night and had to sleep in long pants because they were so "balled up" (as my sister would say). It was so uncomfortable! Before we have another guest, new sheets will be purchased! I'm really embarrassed... we've had a lot of guests in the last 2 months sleep in there!