Cookout

It's officially the first day of spring. We celebrated by having a fun cookout with friends last night. Jeff, Harper and I headed over to Ft. Worth to Natalie's house. We sent the guys outside to do the grilling.

Things were going fine until I walked outside and realized that my veggie burger was lost down in the coals.

Natalie tried to rescue it with the kitchen tongs. I think that she burned her hand but the rescue mission was successful!


After dinner, we played Battle of the Sexes and watched some college basketball. Harper enjoyed hanging out with Mike and Jeff during the games. She is sitting up like such a big girl now! I think that Harper shares my fear of dogs. We tried to introduce her to little Yogie and this was her response... After she got tired of watching basketball, she found a way to entertain herself.
Harper was getting pretty tired by the end of the evening. She was also hungry so she decided that she would just try to eat me.... Natalie caught this funny moment on video.

Gap's Give and Get - March 12th - 15th

I need you to go shopping this weekend!! Why you ask? You get a 30% off coupon for Old Navy, The Gap, Banana Republic, etc. AND the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society get funds to help with research and patient services. So, if you are looking for an excuse to shop (even if just a little), please take this coupon with you. Please note, it only runs March 12-15th.
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Here's a little note about the program from Gap:
We'll donate 5% of the amount you spend to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Get 30% off during our Friends & Family event. We're calling it Give & Get because for every purchase you make, we give 5% of the amount you spend to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; and in thanks, you get a 30% discount on your total purchase.

During the past two Give & Get shopping events, we raised more than $4 million for our non-profit partners. And this Spring, we're adding new partners to help at a time when our communities need it most — so let's see if we can raise even more.
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Happy Birthday Mimi

Today is my mom's birthday and Harper has a little something to say...

Thanks for being such an amazing mom! You have set such a great example for me to raise Harper. I love you!

Changes

I've come to the conclusion that once you become a mom, you very rarely get any alone time anymore. When Harper was a newborn, I would put her in the moses basket and set her on the bathroom floor when I needed to take a quick shower.

She has outgrown her moses basket and now prefers the sitting up position. Flash forward 6 months - and this is the scene in our bathroom when I'm trying to get a shower.Sometimes she is happy and other times she is screaming. Thank goodness for the Bumbo and the tray that "holds" her toys. Notice the pink towel under her - that is so the toys don't get dirty once she throws them all off of her tray onto the floor. She doesn't look too thrilled to be stuck in the bathroom next to the toilet. Another change is Harper's sling. This sling was my lifesaver for the first few months of her life. Every time we went out of the house, she was in her sling - church, weddings, parties, etc. Up until recently, she fit very nicely in the sling like this:Now she is a little to big to fit that way and she has "graduated" to the kangaroo carry. She seems to like this position alright. Her legs are crossed in front of her and she sits right in front of me. The only problem is she has very curious hands and once she gets them out of the sling she wants to grab anything that I have. Fun times!

Trip to Austin to visit Aunt Beka

This past weekend Harper and I went with my parents down to Austin to visit Rebekah at UT. Jeff was busy with a baseball tournament so Harper and I decided to have fun in Austin. My dad's side of the family are all huge Longhorn fans with orange blood running through and through. My dad felt it was necessary for Harper to have some Longhorn bows. Although Harper's blood runs green and gold, I did let her wear her Longhorn outfit while visiting Aunt Beka. Thanks to my cousin Brad for our cute Longhorn outfit.
On Friday night, we had a yummy dinner at the Hula Hut. The restaurant overlooks Lake Austin just outside of downtown. The weather was in the 80's all weekend!
Harper was studying the menu to decide what she wanted to eat for dinner!
We stayed out at Canyon Lake at my parents timeshare. I enjoyed sleeping in on Saturday morning while my mom and dad took care of Harper. Overall, it was a relaxing weekend to get away.

6 Months Old

I'm a little late posting this. Harper turned six months old last Saturday (February 28th). Here's my attempt at a photo shoot with our little angel. Things were going fine until she decided to eat the big wooden "S" and it bonked her in the forehead!

We had her six month Doctor's appointment this past Monday. She has outgrown most of her six month clothes, so we have moved on to nine month outfits. Here's her six month stats:

Weight: 18 lbs. 11 oz. (90%)

Length: 27 1/4 inches (95%)

This past month has been filled with several milestones. We started Harper eating rice cereal and some solid foods. So far she has eaten squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes. She hasn't meet a food that she doesn't like - so far.

Yummy squashShe loves sweet potatoes.

We are still working on sleeping through the night. I can usually get 4.5 - 5 hours between feedings at night.

At six months old, we could start putting her in the jogging stroller. My dad suggested that we wait until six months so she has good control of her head. We received our Ironman jogging stroller from my coworkers for a baby gift. It's been sitting in the garage calling my name for the past 9 months!! I was so excited to get to start using it. The first day we used the stroller, it was pretty chilly so I got Harper all bundled up and we headed out for a little run. She loves going running with mommy.

Another six month milestone we just reached was I could start taking her to the Kids club at the gym. I've been counting down the days until she could go to the gym with me. Up until now, I've had to go workout late at night after Jeff gets home from baseball activities. So far she has done pretty good in the kids club. I haven't gotten paged yet. We are loving life with our little Miss Harper!

Take me out to the ballgame

Tuesday night Jeff's high school baseball team, the Centennial Titans, had the privilege to play a game at the Dr. Pepper stadium in Frisco. This stadium is where the minor league Rough Riders play. It was pretty cool for the high school team to get to play at this great stadium. It was an unusually warm day, so Harper and I decided to venture out to the game. Here's Jeff and his infielders taking Batting practice before the game. Such loyal fans....Titan in Training!Harper and I before the game. Jeff was happy because the Titans won 11 - 0!!! The proud daddy with his little girl after the game.
Family pic at the stadium.It's supposed to be 85 degrees today so Harper and I are going to another one of his games this evening.