Life via the iPhone

From a trip to Little Rock to birthday parties to fun uncle visits, here's our life from the view of my phone.


















































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Not a fan...

Even though we don't plan on going full force with food until 6 months, I decided to try rice cereal with Henley last week. It's safe to say, she is NOT a fan of it! She actually started crying towards the end of the feeding...which shows how much she actually hated it! She shoves it all towards the front of her mouth with her tongue and then pushes it out. She did the same thing with her tamiflu, which tasted terrible according to her doctor. We'll keep trying randomly with the cereal until her 6 month check-up, and hopefully by then, she'll enjoy it a little more. 

Easter Weekend 2013

Easter weekend was a great time for our family to be together. We enjoyed an egg hunt on Saturday that was put on by a local church. They dropped the eggs from a helicopter. And while that was a neat idea, it seems the scotch tape didn't quite keep the eggs together. So when Harper went to search for eggs, she wanted whole eggs....she got 1 single egg. She had tears in her eyes, but we acted like that 1 egg was the best thing that's ever happened to her, so she was happy in the end. At least it was pink, right? Plus, they had so many other activities, we quickly distracted her. She decorated a cookie (and quickly ate it), got her face painted, and jumped in several bounce houses. That afternoon we dyed eggs, and she had a blast. It isn't a messy activity with her, so we all enjoyed it! Sunday was wonderful. We had brunch with our small group, who is our Dallas family. Then we enjoyed church together that evening. It was such a great weekend together, celebrating our risen Savior.  

Quite the look of determination!

 Little sister looking cute

 No surprise here...she chose a pink butterfly

Posing with our favorite cow!

The finished product

The girls' Easter baskets

Pretty excited about those band-aids and bubble bath-

I know the way to her heart! 

I can't get over the cuteness!!! 

5 months old!

Sweet Henley is 5 months old! She is such a happy girl, and for that, we are very thankful! Here are some things she is up to these days:

Weight: not sure... I'd guess maybe 13 lbs??? But to find out what she weighs, I'd have to weigh myself first, and that's just not happening right now.

She eats 5 times a day and has between 5 and 6 ounces of formula at each feeding. We'll be starting rice cereal soon.... if she's anything like her sister, I know how that will go!

She's sleeping from around 8pm-7am. Some days she will wake up before that, but the paci will put her right back to sleep. She naps randomly...poor second child! If we are home, her afternoon nap is definitely the longest.

She still isn't rolling over. She couldn't be any closer, so we've been practicing on the bed. I push down to allow momentum to roll her over, so she can get the hang of how it feels. It might not work, but since she's later than her sister on this, I feel like we need to work on it a bit. But I know she'll do it when she wants to. She still HATES tummy time. Like...it's miserable (for everyone involved!). I'm wondering if it's her reflux that makes it uncomfortable, but I feel like it shouldn't be a screaming fit still.

She loves to bat at all the objects on her playmat. She loves to chew on anything. She'll grab my finger and stick it in her mouth as quickly as she can. I'm hesitant to say it's because she's teething since Harper didn't get teeth until 13 months. So we'll see where all this chewing leads.

She loves people! If you talk to her, she's going to smile like crazy.

She still has blue eyes and very blonde hair. It is so weird. Everyone comments on it.

She'll be going on her first flight next week. I'm taking the girls to visit my mom because her school is doing Beauty and the Beast for their spring musical, and I figured 2 hours of being at the airport and the flight sure beats 6-7 hours in the car. Let's hope I'm right!

Harper is FOUR!

Harper turned four last Monday, and we celebrated with a painting party! It's what she wanted to do, so I figured out how to keep my house still intact, and we made it happen. The weather didn't cooperate, so it was in our living room. The furniture was in the garage, plastic covered the floor, and we rented kids table and chairs. I'm happy to report that not a single drop of paint got on my floors or walls. Now...the guests clothes might be a whole different story, but I bought washable paint, so it shouldn't have stained. We painted canvases, opened presents, and ate delicious cake (Society bakery is the BEST!). Their party favors were the canvases they made and the aprons they wore. Harper had a great time with her friends, and I'm so glad that so many were able to come! I didn't realize that I planned it on one of the spring break weekends... but the turn out was perfect! 

My parents, Tia, and Uncle Mike were here for the weekend, and Corby's parents were here for the party... so Harper was extra spoiled all weekend long. On her actual birthday, we went to play at pump-it-up to play for a while, had lunch at Pot Belly, played games at Chuck E Cheese, and had dinner at Purple Cow. It was a full day! Today was her 4 year check-up, and it was pretty awful. She has always hated having her ears checked. Today's anxiety over it was at an all-time high. I've never seen her so out of control about it. The doctor and I were both a sweaty mess after dealing with it. Then she had to have 2 shots at the end...which I hadn't told her about (due to the already high anxiety). So clearly a lunch of her choice was in order! She chose the mall food court, so we all won!

Here are her stats:

Weight: 39.8 lbs (not sure why they didn't just round up!)

Height: 40.5 inches

Other than the recurring croup attacks she has, she is very healthy (which those are TERRIBLE and we'd love for them to stop!). She's still on her allergy medications, as it seems to be helping with her chronic cough. Her doctor is pleased with her communication (i.e. she talks A LOT!) and all around development. We're so proud of the big girl she is becoming! We love our Harper girl! 

Fabulous Four

Sweet, sweet Henley! You are 4 months old! Just when I think you can't get any sweeter... you do! We love the joy that you bring to our family, and we are so thankful that the Lord blessed us with you! Here is what you are up to these days:

Weight: 12 lb 3 oz (20th percentile)
Height: 23.5 inches (20th percentile)
Head: 40.5 cm (45th percentile)

For a few weeks, we have been trying to break her swaddle, but she would eventually win. Well... I finally conquered, and she no longer sleeps swaddled. Some nights she sleeps through the night and other times she wakes up for a 3am snack. Sure...I know I shouldn't feed her, but I do. Sue me.

She is very smiley and animated! She kicks her legs like crazy when she's excited. I'm so thankful for such a happy girl. I'd love her just the same if she cried all day, like her sister did, but it sure is nice to not deal with so many tears.

She enjoys her playmat and chewing on her lovie. She's pretty obsessed with her lovie, actually. She might sleep with it, but I can't rightly say.

She loves her big sister and enjoys watching her all of the time. She can be crying and Harper will come over to her, and the tears instantly stop. It's pretty sweet.

She still wears a size 1 diaper, 3-6 month clothes, but definitely has some rolls now. It's amazing how much healthier she looks now! She's officially fully on formula. The flu wiped me out and when you only pump 1 oz at a time.... you go a little bit crazy.

She rolled over from tummy to back the other day, but she did it while I wasn't watching. And she hasn't done it since. #typical

Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks-

 Really letting loose at the doctor

 Holding the bottle all by herself! 

 Baby Mullet

 Sleeping without the swaddle

 One sister is enjoying this more than the other

Love my sweet girls!