Daffodils and Dogs

Yesterday, Harper discovered daffodils and large dogs courtesy of our good friend Barbara. 

Inspecting the daffodils that she accidently trampled...

Harper found a small stick and began to cross-pollinate the flowers. 

Ahhh...my little botanist. 

There were lots of smiles

and lots of scrunched up nose laughs.

Harper did really well with Barbara's dogs - probably because Gertie, Rufus, and Gus are the most gentle, easy-going labs ever!

Here's Harper and Gertie

This was by far Harper's favorite part of the visit!

Thanks Barbara for sharing your pups and flowers with us. 

Thankful Friday

I know that it's Friday and that should mean that it's Science Friday and I should probably post something interesting about the spring equinox. But I just don't want to do that today. There are too many other wonderful things on my mind. 

First, I got the news this morning that one of my best friends in the whole world had her baby girl yesterday. This is Katie. 

She's wonderful. We grew up together and went to college together. And now, we both have precious baby girls - well at least her's is precious, the status of mine is debatable at times. Although, when I look at old pictures of Harper and her little chubby arms and her little dimpled hands, my heart still melts.  

Secondly, I would just like to congratulate myself on some good parenting this morning. Without going into too much detail (because I know that some of you do not have strong stomaches), right after finishing a bottle this morning, Harper coughed so hard that she puked up milk and phlegm into my hands. And I didn't flinch or spill a drop. Do you know what they call that?? Mommy Ninja Skills.

Bottom line: Lord, thank you for spring and thank you for friends and thank you for sweet baby girls. 

Tissue Love

I think that Harper is developing an unhealthy attachment to Vicks scented tissues. Now, don't get me wrong. These things are heaven on earth. However, I think it's a little weird that every time I try to wipe her nose, she takes an unnaturally deep breath in while she buries her face in the tissue. I don't know. I'm just throwing it out there. 

March Madness

Oh man. Can you feel it? It's in the air. It's March Madness time! I love this time of year. I love filling out my bracket in about 30 seconds on Sunday night only to agonize over it until Thursday. I joked last year that I specifically planned to be on maternity leave during the tournament so that I could watch all of the first and second round games (which I thoroughly would have enjoyed had my pick to win it all not lost in the first round - I blame the hormones for an overly sentimental pick). But I'm back, baby. I'm going to win it all this year. I feel good about my bracket. Maybe too good. I should probably do some more research... 

Then and Now

St. Patrick's Day 2008

Sleeping peacefully on the couch

St. Patrick's Day 2009

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while having breakfast

Kid 1, Pink Eye 0

Well, Harper seems to be over her bout with pink eye. Do you know what an impossible task it is to get two drops of medicine per eye into a baby's eye? It's ridiculously difficult - even with 2 parents vs. 1 kid. I think that the whole eye drop thing was much more bothersome to her than the actual pink eye (save perhaps the fact that her eyes were glued shut on Saturday morning when she woke up). Anyway...I'm happy to report that she is all better (except for the kennel cough that she picked up last week) and back at baby school. And, Rob and I don't have any signs of the pink death (sorry to disappoint those of you who entered the pool as to which one of us would get it first). Harper was actually really excited to be back at baby school this morning. She likes it there - which is good for me because her recent string of baby school induced illnesses has given me a major guilt trip. 

New T-Shirt Idea

You've all seen the "My Grandma Went To Florida And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt" shirts, right? Well, here's Harper's version.

Yep. It's true. Can you believe it? What's next???