What a difference a year makes!

First of all if you prayed for us last year THANK YOU!!!!

Last year at this time I was just informed that my school would be making cuts, and I would not have a job next year. Jacob was driving a school bus looking for full time work. Harper was due in about 2 months.

I was freaking out! God is so good though, and totally took care of us!

 

A week after Harper was born Jacob got hired at QT. (a really good company to work for) About 3 weeks after Harper was born I got rehired at my same school, only this time in first grade!

 

About a month after that we started looking for a house. Our lease was due at the end of the summer and after 5 years of apartment living I was ready to own a home! We got approved and started the building process in August.

Thank-you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers! Please let me know if I can pray for you in anyway.

 

God is so good.

 

And HAPPY SB2K12!!!

 

Jennifer

Harper is 9 months old!

Holy cow this girl is growing up fast!

She weighs 16lbs and some oz.24th percentile and I forgot the length, but I know it’s in the 90th percentile. Her head is in the 50th percentile.

She is crawling like crazy and pulling up on things. She will walk around things and stand for just a second on her own.

She says mama, dada. nana. baba.

Sometimes she’ll wave… it’s hit and miss.

She is eating finger foods now. This is something that should have been happening long ago…oops! So, now thanks to her mom of the year she is behind in her fine motor skills. We are working on getting that pincher grasp down!

She loves to UNfold laundry. Follow me around the house. Pull up on things. Play with the remotes and Iphone. She loves these little wind up bugs in the bathtub.

Most of the time she sleeps through the night, every now and then she will have a rough night.

She has 4 teeth on bottom and 2 on top.

Size 2/3 diapers and wears 6-9 month clothes.

I love my little munchkin girl!

 

Brittany’s Sock Monkey Shower

Shannon (my sis in law) I threw my other sis in law Brittany a baby shower back in August. I really can’t take much credit for the way it turned out because my mil and gmil took over. But still I contributed!

 

I did however make the diaper cake!

Poor Munchkin

Harper got her first virus. It started out on Monday with her being clingy in the morning. When I went to pick her up from my in laws my mil said that Harper was not feeling good. I took her temp when we got home and it was 102! I was a little worried, but figured it was just a cold. A few hours later she threw up all over me. At that point I decided to take her to the doctor.

 

The doctor did a strep test, but it was negative. She said it was just a virus that will run it’s course. In the mean time Harper has been miserable! Coughing, sneezing, gagging. I feel so bad for her. I think and hope she is on the mends now. She slept good the past two nights and is currently taking a long nap right now. Here’s to hoping the end of her sickness is in sight!

Convertible Car Seats

Harper is about an inch from outgrowing her infant seat, so I figured it is time to start looking for her next seat. Britax seats are on sale right now, so I’m trying to decide quickly what to get. I am debating between the Britax Boulevard 70 or the Graco My Ride 65.

The Graco is about $100 cheaper and would give Harper more leg room in the long haul (I plan to keep her rear facing for awhile). The Britax is nicer quality with overall better reviews, but is that worth the price? If you already have one of these will you help a girl out! What did you get and why?

Thanks!

MLK Weekend

Over my three day weekend, we took a trip with family to Dallas. We went shopping at Ikea. I love that store! My whole bedroom is basically from Ikea! Love it. We went 5 years with no bedroom furniture (college and moving a lot) so it’s nice to have some finally.

 

Cousin getting ready for the big day of shopping!

Harper is looking happy to be there.

We bought a desk, bookshelf, mirror, and a few other small things.

Harper did really well on the drive there and back too! We also made a detour to the Baby Gap Outlet. We found the cutest little Valentine’s Day outfit for her.

I’m getting excited for V-Day! We don’t have any big plans, but for some reason I’m excited. I hope to start a tradition with Harper. I want to buy her a book/magazine every year and some sort of treat. This year sweet potato puffs will have to do.   We are also going to be starting the 14 days of pink on the first.

Why? 1. Because this girl has got a lot of pink!

2. Because I love the color.

3. It’s February!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Ok, this is my first time linking up with Jamie at this kind of love.

This Wednesday I'm loving...

the gap

Planning Harper's B-day Party

Pinterest Inspiration

I'm loving that we are finally getting into a small group at church and starting this study...

Monvee

I'm loving that Jacob is going to building some skate ramps for Cedar Ridge Christian Church!

I'm loving my munchkin!

Thanks for reading!