Harlow vs. the outrageously obnoxious flower

The time has come...Harlow has finally realized that those huge things that I put on top of her head are NOT attached. What a sad day that was for me! Until just a few weeks ago, she had no idea that taking a bow or flower off was even an exception. This black flower is absolutely humongous and clearly Harlow did NOT find it amusing. At this point she was just fed up with me and my crazy idea that this was going to last longer than a few seconds on her head. Luckily I had my camera handy to capture the epic battle.




Baby H was clearly the victor.

Harlow- Month 10

Harlow is almost a year old!!! I can't stand it! She is just as cute as ever and we LOVE her to death. She is getting so big and has the cutest personality. We love our little Harlow babe and just can't get enough of her:)

baby+fedora=amazing

Eric's little sister, Sammie got this adorable hat for Harlow and I cannot get over how cute it is! A baby fedora?!?!? Come on! All I have to say is thank you, Sammie. She wears this hat almost every. single. day.

please, do come in...

We FINALLY got Harlow's room finished and I couldn't be happier! It was mostly done a few months ago but I was waiting on a few more things to be painted. I love that Harlow's room is big because it sure wasn't hard filling it up! It's crazy how much space toys and furniture take up! As you can see...when I think of a theme...I go overboard and take the color scheme very literally:) I initially wanted the color of the walls to be light pink...but it turned out a whole lot darker...and to be honest, I love it! But I am glad the white furniture tones it down a bit. Enjoy!

My dad made this bookshelf/toy box and it matches her other furniture perfectly. He's quite the carpenter:)

I saw a pillow similar to this and so I decided to re-create it. My sister and I found this adorable feather brooch and I just LOVE how it all turned out!


This is my favorite thing in the room. Harlow has such a unique profile and I love how the silhouette shows that! (And I just LOVE the frame:))


Well, there you go. Sorry it took so long to do, but that's life with a baby I guess:) Thinking back on how I originally wanted the nursery to look...the only thing that is the same is the black/white/pink scheme. It's funny how that works! I had so much fun putting this room together and I'm glad I did because it's the room we use the most in the house:)

Harlow-Months 8&9

I have been SO horrible at taking pictures lately. We've been so busy and I am so mad that I've barely captured any of it! Harlow turned 9 months the other day and like usual...we fall more in love with her by the minute. She has such a cute personality already and LOVES attention. It kills me that in just a few months, it'll be a year since she came into our lives and took our hearts Time goes by faster and faster each day...I want to cry. We love our little Baby Sue and can't imagine life without her.

As of now Harlow:

-Says, "Mama", "Dada", "Baba", and "Hi!"
-Loves to : wave, give kisses, eat bread, stand, be held, go for walks, laugh and dance to music
-Hates to: be on her stomach...still!!!, be left alone, be in the car for too long, and sit in one place for too long

I love:
-How much her gums show when she smiles, laughs and cries
-That she wakes up so happy
-She FINALLY sleeps 10 hours at night
-She has started to fake laugh ALL. THE. TIME.
-She loves music and immediately starts dancing and singing
-That she decides to be super loud at the most inappropriate times: i.e. during sunday school at church
-That she is so social and loves to be around people
-When she gives me kisses and snuggles into my shoulder
-Knowing that she is ours forever

love...

My favorite times of the day are when I rock Harlow to sleep- I love that she just snuggles and I could sit there for hours, and when I go see her when she wakes up from sleeping- she is always so happy! I can already see such a cute personality in this doll of mine. I can't get enough!

she LOVES to take off her socks and chew on them. weird, but cute.



p.s. She's standing now!!! ok...maybe just for 5 seconds at a time, maybe we would stand her up and quickly snap a photo before she fell, maybe we're totally trying to make it look like she's just standing there like a toddler.


p.p.s. She is starting to clap and wave. I need to try to get it on film...CUTEST. THING. EVER.

impromptu...

As we were in Harlow's room playing with the babies, Jenn and I decided to do a quick photo shoot with the cranky baby H...we loved it, she hated it.

Harlow-Month 7

Harlow is now 7 months old!!! We can't believe how big she's getting. I feel like these past 2 months she has really grown and changed a ton. A few days before turning 7 months, she all of the sudden decided that she LOVES bottles and that's all that she drinks now...so prepare to see her get chunkier:) Because of the new bottle phase, she now takes longer naps and sleeps for longer periods during the night...she even went for 8 1/2 hours the other night!!! (Finally! I don't know how much longer I could've lasted on the lack of sleep from getting up every 2-3 hours!) Another thing she is constantly doing is moving her hands and wrists, it's hysterical, you'll see it in the video, she does it when she gets excited:)
We just can't get enough of this sweet little baby and love being her parents. She is just too adorable for words!!! Enjoy!

hola...

My family and I decided to take a much needed vacation so we headed down to good 'ol mexico with Eric's parents and sister. We had a week full of lots of sun and sand and most importantly...food. Get ready for photo overload:) Enjoy!

Pool Time!



Sisters in our "mitchy matchy" swimsuits as Julie would say
Lots of food...



Capturing some of the babe's adorable swim suits...the leopard bikini...need I say more?




Trying to get creative with made-up games...you can't go wrong when Jer is there...he's hysterical!



Sand time with the babes...


Some quality time with g-ma and g-pa...LOVE this pic

Harlow was having a hard time deciding whether or not she wanted to buy this sombrero...decisions...
Dying Easter eggs...well, everyone dyed a few eggs, then gave up, so Sammie and I were the only committed ones:)

Julie and Harlow having some quality balcony time during sunset
We had such a great time spending a few days together as a family and had a VERY hard time coming back to reality. Thank you Rod and Diane!!! You're the best! P.S. If you ever need company in that boring old condo...I guess Harlow and I can come and give you some entertainment:)