Pony Tail

I realized the other day that the hair on top of Hartlees hair was long enough to put up so I went and bought some baby hair bands and viola! Maybe now people will quit thinking shes a boy.
Ignore the mess, Evan was painting.

Uniqua

Can someone please tell me what the pink one is? I see a hippo, moose, penguin, ???, and kangaroo. It is driving me crazy. This is what it says on wikipedia, "Uniqua is a unique creature that is unlike any other in the world, and Uniqua is also the name of her species." You cant have four other normal animals and then some random unique creature, that is completely unfair to the others. Why is she so special? And why is the kangaroo the only one with pants on? And the penguin looks like he should be a chip n' dale's dancer.

On The Go

This is my baby on her hands and knees in a crawling position. HOLY COW! How did this happen? How did this happen so fast? She doesn't hold this position for long but she will, very soon. Her days of being content lying on the floor are so very over. She will soon be a baby on the go.

A Fav

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. I love it.

Id post it on here but I don't know how.

Ladies and Gentelmen.....

Hartlee's first tooth has finally appeared!! I've never been so excited for a tooth in my whole life.

Eating Dilema

My child will not eat baby food. Actually anything I try to put in her mouth with a spoon she wants nothing to do with. I started trying to feed her when she was 3 months old with just basic rice cereal, she looked at me with cereal all over her face like I was insane. So I made the cereal thicker, nope thats not it. I tried putting other foods into the cereal, butternut squash, carrots, apple sauce, no no and no. I tried just the baby food with out the cereal, still no.

Here's where I get confused, she will eat chips, crackers, teething biscuts, apple slices, frozen sweet potato fries, she will suck the juice out of grapes. Basically anything she can hold and eat herself shes all for. But these things make me slightly nervous since she hasn't mastered swallowing because she won't eat from a spoon.

Any ideas?

To My Daughter

*Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.

*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

*Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.

*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.

*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.

*Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.

*I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, And the mothers and fathers who are struggling to have a baby of their own.

*And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day.............

The Next Best Idea Ever!

The other night while watching a Sham-WOW commercial it occurred to me that Hartlee needs a full body suit made of Sham-WOW material to absorb her gallons of daily drool. A Sham-Onesie. Or possibly just a Sham-Bib. I am sure that Vince could sell millions.