Leap Day

What a beautiful day it has been. It is sunny and 73 , can it get any better than this? All around today has really just been the perfect day. I got up about 7:15 to grab a quick shower because Harper is always up at 7:30 like a mini alarm. And to my disbelief she slept in until 8:15. It was amazing. I had clothes on , was clean and actually blow dried my hair. What!!! That never happens. I decided we just needed a fun day. So we headed out and went to IHOP for breakfast.







Harper had her favorite, pancakes and after eating I just decided to head out to the park. I hadn't taken Harper in a while and it was really fun. She did the swings and slides and then the sand box for over an hour before we loaded up to come home.

















On the way home I decided to pull into Dollar Tree and just buy some random fun outside things for Harper. We bought some fun bubbles things , and some new chalk and some play-doh for outside. Best few dollars I have spent in weeks :).. Then we headed home and went to the backyard for fun. Cici ended up coming by with Arby's and that was yummy and played with us until almost 3. Harper was so gross. Covered in bubbles, chalk, sand , and snot( runny nose from allergies) but I tell you she had fun. I brought her in and we laid down for a nap and within 10 minutes she was OUT. I absolutely love this time of year. I think we will play outside every time we have a chance. I am alittle worried over the summer her BIG PREGGO mommy may have to stay more indoors. But I promise to find her some fun stuff to do indoors... Or we may just live at Cici's pool. Forecast tomorrow is bright and shiny too, guess I better come up with something for tomorrow. Hope everyone is enjoying this weather as we are.

Harper is 21 months!!

21 months


You amaze me at 21 months. Harper you are growing like a weed daily. Of coarse you only grow up not out. Haha , you are so tiny . I am constantly trying to feed you and yet you never slow down enough to gain any weight. Last time I took you to the pedi, which was recently , you weighed in at 20.4 lbs. Off the charts girlie.. Oh well, we love your little petite self. You are so smart. Amazingly smart to your parents :). Your vocabulary is far beyond what I could sit here and tell. You pretty much repeat anything we say.

Our favorite things you say right now:
Cookie monster
Pickle
Please
Thank you
Toothpaste
Big sister
Princess

You sound so adorable when you say these things. Probably my number one is cookie monster. I secretly giggle every time you say it. We are about to surprise you with Elmo Live next Sunday. You love sesame street and know every character by name. I hope it doesn't scare you to see them huge. This will be your first big show.


Favorite shows right now:
Team Umi Zoomi
Sesame street
Barney
Blues Clues
Dora
and Olivia

We are also watching Lady in the Tramp alot which was my favorite growing up so I love that you love it.

Favorite things to do :
Play outside
Anything with animals( zoo visits often which always involve pony ride and goat petting)
Bath time painting
Hopping- she is so proud that she can actually get off the ground
Playing in her tent and reading
Climbing anything..... scares me daily....

Favorite foods:
French Fry's
Ketchup- Haha seriously it goes with everything..
Cereal
Corn
Chicken nuggets
sausage
Cheese and yogurt
guacamole ** I think this is your favorite!!
mac n cheese
applesauce

You are currently cutting your incisors now which will be happening any day. Your hair is getting longer but still not enough for a pony tail. Size 3-4 shoe. And you are still wearing 12/ 12-18 month clothes. Bedtime is good , except you have now discovered how to postpone it. Cracks me up every night because you keep asking us for things like one more hug or you ask for new milk. And recently you started asking me to lay with you. I love it. I am always looking for any reason to snuggle with you!! Your new obsession is BUGS. Every kind of bug! All day long you find small bugs , big bugs, colored bugs, ants or worms. You haven't really touched them , you are only a little bug detective. I bet you say the word BUG 100 x a day. Also you are starting to understand there is a baby in mommies tummy. You now give my belly hugs and kisses and if we ask you where the baby is you point to my tummy. I still cannot get you to say Lillian but you will say Lily. I look forward to the day you meet her. You are such a blessing Harper and I think you make us laugh a million times a day. You are using the word NO all the time but you are really such a good girl. I cannot imagine life without you and I feel so blessed every night, I just thank god that we get to be your parents. I love watching you grow and cannot wait to see who you become. WE LOVE YOU HARPER LYNNE!!

Big Sister

Brad sent me this video last weekend at work . It was the highlight of my whole weekend. She makes me smile.... I love this girl....

Lillian Update

Crazy how fast this pregnancy is going by. I know that Harper probably keeps me really busy but I am shocked at how quick it is going. I was wanting to give everyone a little update on how things have been going. I was able to come off the progesterone that I was on about 14 weeks which was awesome. I now have more energy and feel a little better . We are still having some nausea but it is much better than before. I am currently 17 weeks and feeling good. So far I have lost down to 12 pounds with Lillian. With Harper I lost 15 so a little better than last time. I noticed I have put on about 2 back so I am still about 10 pounds down from pre-pregnancy. I am sure it will be coming back on quick though. I started feeling Lillian move last week. It feels so strange right now because its not much movement. I remember feeling Harper about the same time or maybe a week later. Compared to Harper's pregnancy they have been a lot alike except maybe I know what to expect so I handle it better. I am feeling a little better than I did with Harper at this point. Thank you baby girl for giving me a break :) I have my next appointment with Dr. N on March 8th and its our big 20 week sono. I always get so nervous for this sono. I just want her to be perfect and healthy and until we see how her development is coming I am worried as all parents are. I have been working like crazy around here. I think it's just the mother in me that makes me want things to be ready. As early as it is , I brought down Harper's clothes from the attic and went through to see what we would need. It brought back so many memories to look through those adorable tiny clothes. We are so blessed that the girls will be just about the same seasons so we can use most of Harper's clothes. Of coarse I will buy our new princess some fun new things and trust me I already have started :).. I also washed the carseat this week and put it back together for a newborn. Harper was so confused and kept calling it her seat.







HAHA, she has alot to learn about sharing... I have picked out Lillian's bedding and can not wait to start on her room. Her theme will be Paris . Light pink and grey and really simple and girlie. I promise to post pictures along the way.






We also made a huge purchase last week and bought our double stroller. Because Harper and Lillian will be close in age I really felt like we needed a good double stroller. We got an amazing deal and bought the City Select.




It can be used as single or double and there are 16 different ways to move the seats and infant seat. I LOVE IT. I just started this week using it as a single with Harper to get use to using it. I am completly overwhelmed with how much love I already have for both of these girls. And I am already thinking about what my life will be like with both girls. I am sure exhausting and stressful yet amazing at the same time. We will keep everyone posted on things along the way. Keep praying for a healthy baby Lillian. We already cannot wait to meet you angel..

Sick Harper

This week has been great until last night. We did so much this week , I am actually exhausted just in time for work.:) Sometimes I work harder at home than at work. Brad was out of town until late last night and so it was just me running the roads. JJ had her surgery this week so we visited her and we also went to the zoo to play because the weather was gorgeous. We had dinner with Cici and Jenn and the boys last night and waiting for daddy to get home. It was late and I knew Harper was exhausted. When we put her to bed I thought she wouldn't move all night. WRONG... She was up most of the night tossing and turning in her bed. Which means mommy was staring at the monitor worrying most of the night too. At about 3 am we decided to go get her and give her some Ibprofen. We then put her in bed with us and 20 minutes after the medication, she was out like a light for hours. Classic ear infection for Harper. I took a quick picture of Harper and Brad passed out this am. It makes me laugh because they look so much alike now that they look like twins when they sleep.






So I called the pediatrician this am and we headed in for an ear check and I am so glad we did before the weekend because she had an infection in her left ear. I always feel so bad for her. Today she has just been crummy and pouty but I am sure by tomorrow the antibiotics will be working and she will feel much better. So today we laid low and did house work and Harper took a good nap. She destroyed her playroom and Emma and her watched movies.








I made a good dinner( new recipe) and then made my sick girl some lemon cupcakes with lemon glaze on them. We played with play-doh while I cooked and now she is snuggling in bed with her daddy. I always hate going to work when my girl is sick but I know Brad will take great care of her. Hope she starts to feel better so we can play again next week.

Girl's Day Out

Last week I did not have a chance to post but we had a great Girl's Day Out. Mimi , Harper and I headed out early and went to eat at Ihop.




Harper loves pancakes so after a huge breakfast we then headed downtown to the Children's museum. Harper had so much fun as usual playing in everything there. I love that I really can just let her go wild , and just follow. She played in the water area





and milked the cow.




She went shopping for veggies




and checked out the turtles.





We had a blast. Sometimes it is just fun to head out and make no plans. We just wanted to spend the day together and we did just that. It was so fun and Harper passed out as soon as we got into the car.




They are currently building a new museum and soon I believe it will move over. I am looking forward to taking Harper and Lillian to the new museum.

Valentines 2012

What an exciting Valentines. I cannot believe that it is already Valentines Day. This year is flying by. We started out the morning with setting out all of Harper's gifts on the mantle. We bought her a huge monkey balloon, a cookie monster that eats cookies, an owl hat and a little puppy valentines dog. Mimi also bought Harper some Hello Kitty walkie-talkies and some clothes. Cici and Papa also gave her a mini piano with cookie monster on it. She was supper excited when she woke up and rounded the corner. Harper made Brad a special picture for his office with her feet. It turned out adorable.






And I bought Daddy a shirt and sweater he loved. We also surprised Mimi with a pair of jammies and two shirts.
Then I made a huge breakfast complete with heart shaped biscuits and bacon. After breakfast we all played with Harper's new toys and Brad headed out to work. For lunch we made a heart shaped pizza and put lots of toppings on it.





After lunch we headed over as a family to Buy Buy Baby to look at double strollers. We decided on a great one and are really excited about the thought of having two sweet kids... So we finally headed back to Rockwall to Brad's surprise valentines gift in the evening. I surprised him and scheduled a sono to find out the gender of our newest little one. It was super exciting to see his face when he found out we were going to find out the gender on valentines day. I had as much family as possible meet us over and we all gathered around to see who would be the next member of our family.







At first the sono lady had trouble getting the baby to turn around but finally we were able. Hayes was so excited. I asked him right before what he thought the baby was and he said "GIRL". The lady said well it looks like your right and he was super excited. Looks like we will be welcoming Miss Lillian Mae Warren to the family coming end of July.

16 weeks sweet Lillian




It's a girl...





I am so excited to think that Harper will have a sister. I have always wanted a sister to call or hang out with and I am thrilled that we are giving that to Harper. I pray that they are close, love each other unconditionally and are always there for each other the rest of their lives. Most people ask " So is this your last baby?" For Brad and I we really are not sure at this point. A third baby is a huge possibility but only time will tell. I guess we will just have to see where the good lord takes us. After the sono Brad and I headed out for a romantic dinner for two. This was the first time in a really long time that we had a quiet dinner together. Miss Lillian even gave me a break and enjoyed the whole meal...We had such a blast and enjoyed that peaceful time together. But I will tell you , when you walk in the door and your little girl runs up and throws her arms around both of you, you really understand the true meaning of valentines day. We are so blessed to have so much love in this family and it only seems to grow. We hope everyone had just as wonderful of a valentines day as us. Here are a few pictures from our wonderful day. And a special thanks to MiMi for babysitting and to Brad for the beautiful flowers, candles and special maid visit to make my day perfect.

Sweet sounds of a new life!

There is nothing like the sound of baby #2's heart beat! This was a video of the first time I found the heart beat using the Doppler we have! Harper now puts the Doppler on her belly and says baby! Love her!! Enjoy!!