tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91279398225352749292024-03-13T01:53:02.773-07:00Angie's Laughing PlaceAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-6346816212177640572012-11-04T15:09:00.000-08:002012-11-04T15:09:52.393-08:008 Days of Adoption: A = AgencyHowdy Y'all!<br />
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November is National Adoption Month so I thought I would write a few posts on the subject just in case people have questions about it. I have "borrowed" this idea from a fellow blogger and I hope she doesn't mind. You can find her blog here...<br />
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<a href="http://longingforone.blogspot.com/">http://longingforone.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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So, for my next 8 posts, I will take a letter in ADOPTION and write about it.<br />
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<b><u>A</u></b>gency<br />
<b><u>D</u></b>o's and Don'ts<br />
<b><u>O</u></b>pen or Closed<br />
<b><u>P</u></b>aperwork<br />
<b><u>T</u></b>ravel<br />
<b><u>I</u></b>'m Not in Control<br />
<b><u>O</u></b>ngoing Communication<br />
<b><u>N</u></b>ext Steps for Us<br />
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So first topic up is our Agency. We used American Adoptions and had a great experience. There are lots of options out there to adopt children. You can go domestic or international. You can go through Foster Care or a private adoption. You can go through an agency or a lawyer. You can go with a small agency or a national one. There are pros and cons to each option and it really all depends your needs on which is best for you.<br />
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There are a few reasons why I liked American Adoptions from the get-go...they have a presence here in Arkansas. They actually have an office in the neighboring town so I felt like if I ever needed anything I could just go there. I also loved that our money was safe because they have a guarantee if an adoption is disrupted. This did happen to us (detailed more in another post) and I believe that we got back every bit of our money except $150. It was a great security blanket knowing that our money was safe.<br />
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Some of the pros of a national agency: they can place lots of babies in a year with adopting families, your money is safe, they are experts in the field and they can facilitate adoptions all over the country. Adoption laws vary in each state and they have experts (or use expert adoption lawyers) in every state.<br />
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If you want a more personal touch, small agencies would be the best for you. I am not saying that we didn't have a good experience with American Adoptions, but since they facilitate so many adoptions a year and they are all over the United States, they are not present during the birth and your stay at the hospital. They will work with the social worker at the hospital to be your point of contact - but your experience will vary based on the expertise at the hospital. In our case, we had a terrible experience (detailed in a later post) and a great one. One hospital was experienced in adoptions and the other one had never dealt with one. With some small agencies, they will be there at your meeting with the birth mom and they will be there at the birth. Some cons of these types of agencies is the number of birth moms that come to them and they can't take on a long list of potential adopting parents. They are also usually only licensed in a few states so if you live in a state where they aren't licensed, you can't use them because of the adoption law.<br />
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Going through a lawyer might be a bit cheaper than using an agency, but the average wait time may increase and if you have a disrupted adoption, your money may not be refunded. We didn't research this option too much as we had some friends that had gone this route and had a terrible experience.<br />
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The cheapest option (but potentially the hardest emotional option) is Foster to Adopt. I don't know if we could do this or not. Years ago, Tony and I did go to a meeting about becoming a Foster Parents, but we didn't get a good vibe so we didn't pursue that route. We did learn that you can specify what ages of children you would take and how many children you would want to foster at a time. I just don't think I could have the heart to give a child back to its parents that may or may not be fitting to parent a child. To me, there is just too much sadness that I couldn't take.<br />
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Overall, we had a great experience with our agency and we would certainly use them again.<br />
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Here is a pic of Harper and our social worker with American Adoptions at our last post-placement visit last November.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-5071251916790989002012-11-01T19:42:00.003-07:002012-11-01T19:42:37.536-07:00Happy Whoo-laween!Howdy Y'all!<br />
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Yesterday, Tony and I took Harper out for her first trick-or-treating and she did a few cute things that I need to write down so I don't forget.<br />
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Harper came up to the Walmart Home Office yesterday afternoon...and my boss LOVES "Baby Harper". She told Harper to keep adding candy to her bucket so Harper would grab two handfuls at a time. This went on for a few rounds - she then thought this is what you were supposed to do at each stop. You mean you are not supposed to fill up half your bucket in one stop? :)<br />
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Harper then turned the corner to the next stop and she put her hands in the candy and tried to put two handfuls of candy in her bucket. I stopped her and told her she could only have one. I was so convinced she was listening to me when she returned all the candy into the container UNTIL she then took the container by the handle and tried walking off with it. You said ONE, right...you didn't say it couldn't be one CONTAINER. ha! Silly girl!<br />
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We walked around to a few more areas within our finance organization and one of the teams tried to hand Harper some chocolate to put in her bucket and she wasn't having it. She spotted some lemon cookies that one of the guys had brought in and insisted on having one of those instead. She is a stubborn one, but pretty adorable too!<br />
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Last night as we were waiting for Daddy to lock up the house and bring around her transportation for the night, one little owl wasn't being very patient. I guess even owls have to cry sometimes.<br />
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When the trick-or-treating finally got underway, Harper really got into it, but I think she loved the dogs that greeted her on the porch or at the door more than the candy. Actually, I know she loved them more. We always had to spend some extra time at each house where there was a dog. She even talked one of the elderly couples in our neighborhood into bringing their dog outside so she could pet it. She would not leave their porch until she saw their "dog-dog", but she does have one of those faces you can't resist so I completely understand.</div>
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Poor Harper just couldn't understand why we would be knocking on peoples doors and not go inside. When our neighbors would answer the door and give her candy, she would then try to continue to go inside their house. That cracked me up a little bit, but I guess I can understand her confusion. I mean, why would you go to someones door and not come in.</div>
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The final cute thing Harper did was around her candy, but she doesn't really know what candy is outside of suckers. She was given a sucker at one house and she carried it to the next house instead of putting it in her bucket. When the next house gave her another sucker, she tried putting the other sucker in their candy bowl. Sweet girl was offering up a trade...her old sucker for a new sucker. At least the sucker was still in the wrapper and not a gooey used one. ha!<br />
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We had a fun afternoon/night and Harper did great...and might I add that I think she was the cutest owl on the block.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-50282264665029230932012-10-22T19:33:00.000-07:002012-10-22T19:33:10.927-07:0016 Months Old Comes Awfully FastHowdy Y'all!<br />
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My sweet little angel is already 16 months old! How in the world did we ever get here...time flies fast!<br />
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Harper wears size 18 or 24m clothes and size 5 shoes. Our favorite store brand is The Gap and our favorite internet shopping is Sweet Chic-A-Dee on facebook. Harper's momma has a weakness for cute clothes. :) She is also wearing a size 4 Pampers Cruisers diaper.<br />
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We are LOVING the weather lately! It is perfect park weather and Harper loves, loves, loves going to park in our neighborhood. I think she would stay on the slide and swing for hours on end if we would let her.<br />
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Harper's vocabulary has continued to grow - I said "Oh Man" the other day and she copied me and it might have been the cutest thing ever. I love hearing it in her little twang. We have also taught her to say Trick or Treat...we have to be prepared for Halloween night so we started early to make sure she had it down.<br />
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Harper is OBSESSED with E-L-M-O! When Tony and I talk about him around her, we have to spell out Elmo's name. Sometimes the first word out of her month in the morning is Elmo. She wants to see Elmo morning, noon and night. I have an Elmo Calls app on my phone and I think that is what has started the obsession. She now has lots of Elmo books and a couple of Elmo DVDs too. We went to my parent's house this weekend and as soon as she spotted the remote, she picked it up, handed it to my dad and said Elmo. Oh boy, we have an Elmo stalker on our hands!<br />
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Harper loves food - but sometimes she loves food and then hates it and then loves it again. Mac and Cheese and bananas continue to be her favorite foods. She also loves goldfish as a snack. She sips on milk, watered down apple juice and water throughout the day.<br />
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She has two best friends - unfortunately, they both live in Texas and we live in Arkansas. Harper loves her cousin Ava and her other BFF Kenley. When she sees their pictures, she will call out "Abba", aka Ava, and Kenley. It is just so adorable to see them together - they have a ton of fun together.<br />
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Harper makes me laugh just about daily and we are so happy she is in our life. She makes our lives complete.<br />
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I have been giving Harper a fork when I put fruit or vegetables on her tray, but I have never really given her a spoon before because of the mess I knew it could create. However, I know she has to learn at some point so tonight was the night. Enter one cup of greek yogurt, one spoon and one cute little girl.<br />
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She did pretty good if you ignore the yogurt on her face...and her leg...and her belly. :) I guess we should do it more often so she can get the hang of it.<br />
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Look whooooooo's 15 months old!</div>
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It is so amazing how much she has grown in the last year. She was such a little squirt back then - and now she is just a bigger "little" squirt.</div>
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Harper is growing into a funny, adorable little girl with a stubborn streak every now and then. That every now and then comes out at dinner when she loves to throw food on the floor when she is done eating it...ugh! However, all the giggles, hugs and kisses and all the funny things she does totally makes up for it!<br />
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She is wearing 18 month clothes and wears a size 5 shoe. And, we are so excited about the changing weather so we can wear all of her cute long-sleeve stuff!<br />
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She is quite the chatterbox, but only on her own terms. If you ask her to say a word, most likely she isn't going to say it, but she has about a 40-word vocabulary right now. One of the newest words to that list is purple - it is cute hearing her say it over and over again.<br />
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Some of her favorite things are her Animal and Gonzo (from The Muppets) stuffed animals and her baby dolls. She loves to put them to bed - she will lay them down on their stomachs, put a blanket over them, pat them on the back and then tell us to shhhh. She will then wake them up immediately and start all over again.<br />
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Harper is still only rockin' 4 teeth, but I can see the 5th one on the horizon...but she doesn't let that get in her way! She loves her food...especially yogurt raisins and fruit. Her favorites change from day to day though so sometimes it is hard to keep up.<br />
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We are going to her 15 month appointment tomorrow so I don't know her stats, but I think she is somewhere around 26 lbs and 32 inches long. I guess we will see how accurate I am tomorrow.<br />
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I can't believe the 15 months have flown by so quickly - we can't wait to see what the future holds!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-47802200901896789882012-09-19T18:38:00.003-07:002012-09-19T18:38:36.531-07:00If I Were A Boy...Howdy Y'all!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-6948006365824272972012-09-16T15:19:00.002-07:002012-09-16T15:19:33.175-07:00Cutest Little Sous ChefHowdy Y'all!<br />
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I grew up in a house where my mom was not really a baker or a cook, but I have certain memories about baking from my childhood.<br />
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My Memaw died when I was very young, but I actually vaguely remember baking with her. Maybe my memories come from the stories I have heard, but I would sit on the counter and bake with her.<br />
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And, when my mom did bake, there was always the tradition of licking the beaters and the bowl. My sister and I would have to share, of course, and I learned the trick that while the beaters were just cool, the bowl had much more to offer. :)<br />
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I want Harper to grow up with memories like this too and it is never too early to make them. I let Harper bang on the bowl with the measuring cups while I made some banana bread on Saturday and she had the best time. I love making memories with her!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-79469501174940059952012-09-05T19:29:00.001-07:002012-09-05T19:29:39.721-07:00Hair-volutionHowdy Y'all!<br />
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I got a hair cut today and it just feels so refreshing. I had been letting it grow, but I just thought it was kind of looking blah so I wanted to go back to my old trusty haircut. However, it got me thinking about some of the hair styles I have had over the years - and I thought I would share some with you. Hold the laughter until the end, please. :)<br />
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For the first few years of my life - I had this cute little curly hair...<br />
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However, if you thought the mullet was bad, check out my "Princess Leia" look. It was time to grow out the mullet, but I guess I also talked my mom into getting me a perm. This is just double yikes! What you don't see in this picture is my long hair in the back that is pulled up in a ponytail.</div>
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For the first couple of years in high school, I had long permed hair and then during my sophomore year spring break, I chopped it to my shoulders. My first major change. I am not sure how I kept it so straight without the use of a flat iron...that is still one of my modern mysteries.</div>
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My senior year, I had an ugly haircut and it was totally my fault. I am not sure what is going on here.</div>
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Then, during college I decided to chop it all off...it was the shortest it had ever been up until that point.<br />
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Most of my time in college and my first few years of my career, I had shoulder length "straight" hair...or as straight as it could have been without the use of a Chi.<br />
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I was then introduced to the Chi - and sleek straight hair (except for times of 100% humidity) was introduced to my life.<br />
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And, then came the bob...sometimes with blunt straight bangs, sometimes with bangs swept to the side and sometimes naturally curly. I loved that haircut.<br />
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But, I also loved seeing people with long hair and looking at all the cute hairstyles they could do with it so I decided to let it grow. Over the past year, I have been letting it grow and it seemed to be growing so slow.</div>
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So, today during my scheduled haircut, I decided to go back to old trusty...the bob. Tony told me he loved it when I came home because he said when I wore my hair in a ponytail, I looked scary. I don't really know what that means, but I am glad I rectified the situation. :)</div>
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I even tried on some of Harper's bows and she got a kick out of it!<br />
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Glad you could step back in time with me and go through my hair-volution. If you were holding back the laughter, go ahead and let it out now...I will laugh along with you.<br />
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Toodles!<br />
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Our little family made another successful trip to Texas this past weekend. Harper is an expert traveler and is pretty much a Texan since we spend so much time there. Among Harper's items she was spoiled with this weekend, her Aunt CiCi brought her a Snow White (mommy's favorite princess) dress and her Grandmother bought her a Snow White doll so she had to try them out tonight.<br />
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Two little princesses going for a stroll...<br />
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We now have a whooping FOUR teeth, but she doesn't let that stop her - she will eat anything. Some of her favorite foods are mac and cheese, pineapple, bananas and Nilla Wafers. If she sees that yellow box come out, she says cookie!</div>
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She is becoming a chatterbox - some of her words include Mama, Dada, Nana, PaPaw, Ashee (Aunt Ashley), cookie, night night, bye bye, dog and kitty. She is also learning animal sounds and has the monkey, cow, bird, duck and alligator down. She is so cute when she says "chomp, chomp" for the gator.</div>
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Harper (and her cousin Ava and BFF Kenley) got to experience something pretty amazing this month. They had a tea party with a baby zebra...how amazing is that?!? I have been waiting on the disc from the photographer to blog about it, but I don't have it yet and I couldn't talk about this month without mentioning the experience. So, I have hijacked some of the sneak peek photos from the photographers' </div>
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What an amazing month - we look forward to more and more months with our little ball of energy!<br />
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I am not sure if Harper thinks we are saying "say cheese" or what and honestly I am not even sure she would know what "say cheese" means, but when we tell her to say please, she gives us a cheesy grin. I just think it is adorable. What do you think?<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-34094625439599396022012-08-05T19:59:00.000-07:002012-08-05T19:59:17.406-07:00Never Too Old to be HomesickHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Any time I am ever asked, "Where are you from?" - my answer is always the same, "I am from Texas, but I live in Arkansas." I have lived in Arkansas for 12 years and I still don't consider it "home". I always miss home, but after spending almost half of July in Texas, I sure miss it a lot.<br />
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This blog post may be old news since we are now in August, but I thought I would share some of our Texas fun and why we miss that place so much.<br />
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We started out our stay in Dallas staying with my in-laws and Harper got to see a few of her cousins that she hasn't seen since she was about a week old. It took her a few minutes to warm-up, but her and Anna Grace became fast friends.<br />
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We were supposed to leave Dallas and head to Waco to take some pictures with a baby zebra, but they got canceled for two reasons. Harper woke up on Sunday morning and cried for a couple of hours and we took her to urgent care. She was diagnosed with strep throat. :( So, Harper couldn't do the pictures, and then it stormed in the Waco area and the other girls couldn't do pictures either because of the ground conditions. The pictures have been rescheduled and we just can't wait!<br />
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The doctor told us that Harper would no longer be contagious once she was fever free and on her medicine for 24 hours...so at the 24 hour mark, we headed over to The American Girl Store to meet up with the rest of my family. Mom bought her two littlest granddaughters a doll...they are so spoiled. Ava and Harper had the BEST time in the store.<br />
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We then headed to Grapevine and checked into the Great Wolf Lodge for the night. It was a great place - indoor water park, outdoor swimming, Build a Bear (or should I say Wolf), Story Time, Clock Tower Show and breakfast with the characters. Harper was a bit apprehensive at first, but then just absolutely loved it. Her favorite thing was the slide!<br />
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On Wednesday, we headed to the Ft. Worth Zoo and it was HOT, but the we all had a blast. Unfortunately, we were probably all stinky in the cars on the way back home. The girls spent a lot of time with the gorillas - I am so glad Harper loved them because they are always my favorite thing at the zoo.</div>
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We spent the entire next day with my college roommate, Rebecca and her daughter Kenley. The girls had a great time playing hide and seek in the curtains, feeding the goats, going on magic carpet rides and kissing on each other. I hope they grow up being BFF's.</div>
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We got up early on Friday and headed to Huntsville - it had been awhile (a long while) since I have visited my alma mater, Sam Houston State University. And, dang it, I forgot my camera that day! :( We were driving up to the campus and randomly found one of my favorite people of all time - Dean Parker. When I was in school there, I would call him Mr. Dean Parker...and no, his first name was not Dean, it was Frank. :) Now, he is a Vice President there so I guess I should drop the "Dean" part. My dad, Harper and I had lunch with him and it was great catching up. On the way home, we stopped by Buc-cees...an amazing place...and oh so busy...and we brought home a couple of bags of Beaver Nuggets. Yummy! <br />
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We did take a few pics of the cute cousins when we got back home and some of them turned out so cute. And, we were able to sneak in a few magic carpet rides with PaPaw too.<br />
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The day wasn't done though - after spending an hour at home, it was time for Harper and I to get back in the car and head to Tyler. For lunch, we spent time with an old friend and for dinner we were meeting a brand new one. As we were going through our adoption, my high school friend, Jennifer, hooked me up (on facebook) with Sara. Sara and her husband were also trying to adopt and it was so great following her story. We finally got to meet and it was like we were old friends. Jacob, her son, and Harper were cute to watch too - we will have to do it again sometime soon. Again, no pictures...dang it!<br />
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On Saturday, we saw a lot of family. We started the afternoon by visiting my Aunt JoAnne and Uncle David and Harper loved playing ball with her great uncle David. Then, lots of family came to my parents house and it was a great end to a busy, busy week.<br />
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And, our 9 day visit to Texas came to an end on Sunday, but not without meeting my friend Julie for lunch. It was supposed to be a quiet week at home and it ended up being a jammed packed week full of family and friends. And, this week made me miss home a lot. :(<br />
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However, just a short 5 days later, I was in an airplane making my way back to Texas for a little girl time. I flew to Austin and met my college roommate, Rebecca, and several of her friends for a fun filled weekend at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop. We spent a lot of time at the pool and in the lazy river, but we spent more time laughing, gabbing and singing the Kellerman's theme song from Dirty Dancing. The resort was amazing - I am ready to go back!<br />
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We are heading back to Texas soon so maybe I can get over being homesick or maybe it will just make it worse. I guess time will tell.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-12987418693065549772012-07-23T18:56:00.001-07:002012-07-23T18:56:49.803-07:0013 Months (+3 Days) OldHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Life has been so busy lately - we had my niece visit for 3 weeks and then we spent 9 days in Texas and now I finally have time to breathe.<br />
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Little Bit is now 13 months and 3 days old. There was no time to blog on the actual day of the 13 month "birthday", but at least I have found the time now. :)<br />
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Harper does lots of "tricks" now - she can show us her nose, feet, mouth, hands and belly. She is so animated when she does them that it gets me tickled.</div>
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She also has been quite the copy-cat lately - she will say many words after I say them. She thinks that cookie is a funny, funny word for some reason. Silly girl!<br />
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Harper got a new ride this month - we hooked up her trailer to my bike and she is having the best time. I have tried and tried to get her to wear her helmet, but it just ends in lots of crying. Since we are just riding around our little neighborhood, I let her have her way for now.<br />
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Harper loves, loves, loves her cousins. She finally got to see her cousins from Nashville again. We also saw Ava and Hailey too. I swear Ava and Harper are two partners in crime...I worry about what they are going to get into when they get a little older.<br />
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She is wearing size 12 month or 18 month clothes, size 3 shoes (however, they have just about seen their last days) and a size 4 diaper. She continues to grow like a weed!<br />
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Harper is a blast - I love her to pieces!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-79650481613497832172012-06-24T11:42:00.000-07:002012-06-24T11:43:27.578-07:00Hoot, Hoot...It's Harper's Birthday CelebrationHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Warning: This post will be full of pictures! :)<br />
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We hosted Harper's first birthday party this weekend - I feel like I have been working on it for months after I put her to bed each night. What in the world am I going to do with my time now??<br />
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The owl invitations - they were a lot of work, but turned out so cute. I got the template <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55886143/diy-owl-invitations">here</a> if you want them for yourself.<br />
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Then, the decorating began...Pinterest was my friend when I was planning for the party. I don't think I would have come up with any of this on my own.<br />
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I loved Harper's cake! We got it from Rick's Bakery in Fayetteville, AR...I love that place!</div>
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I made a couple of banners - a birthday banner to hang behind her cake table and a picture birthday banner that we hung on the mantle. I love how the picture banner turned out and it may stay on the mantle for awhile. It is made of my favorite picture from each month of Harper's life.</div>
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(the sad thing about this picture is that these gifts are only from us, my parents and my sister)</div>
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I was on the market a few months ago for an antique wooden highchair because I wanted to have it painted for Harper's birthday - I love how it turned out. You should have seen it before - it was UGLY! It was red and not so cute. Thanks to <a href="http://www.jjsparkles.com/">JJ Sparkles</a> for making it look adorable!</div>
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You can't have a party without food...right? I didn't want to have a ton, but I wanted some cuteness with it so we had owl shaped sandwiches and owl shaped watermelon (and yummy cookies from Rick's Bakery too!)</div>
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I really wanted to have a Photo Booth too so I gathered some props at dollar stores, raided my closet and my families' closets and used the Cricut machine to make a few too.</div>
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Me and one of my best friends, Crystal</div>
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Harper LOVES cake! I think she could have sat there all day in her highchair eating cake and more cake and more cake.</div>
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Our little family!</div>
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Then, it was time to open the presents because it was going to take awhile...she got so many presents even after the invitations said No Presents Necessary. Not one person listened. :)</div>
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Harper's Grandmother and GrandStan (my in-laws) got Harper an amazing gift - a quilt made from her clothes. Some of the outfits have very special meaning and I am sure Harper will love it so much when she grows up.</div>
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We had a house full of people and it was so nice of everyone to come out and celebrate Harper's birthday with us!</div>
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To send everyone home with a little bit of appreciation, Harper gave out these little buckets as a party favor. They turned out cute too...but again, a lot of work!</div>
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I just can't believe that Harper is 1 and I am sure that she will be 2 just right around the corner. I love that sweet little girl!</div>
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I can't believe the day has come that Harper has turned one. This year has flown by - I can't believe how fast!<br />
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Harper is a walking machine! Two weeks ago, she just started walking and hasn't quit since. She cracks me up because she refuses to crawl even in situations where it would be much easier. She is a strong willed little girl that has stolen my heart.<br />
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She is wearing size 12m and 18m clothes. The other day I put her in some pants that were a bit tight on the legs and she looked like a little Frankenstein walking around the house because she couldn't bend at the knees. She is wearing size 4 diapers and a size 3 shoe.</div>
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Harper gave up her pacifier on her 11 month birthday and we haven't looked back. I am so proud of her! She always seemed to be so dependent on it, but she is doing so well without it. I must admit that there are moments that would probably be so much easier if I would just pop the pacifier in her mouth, but we have never given into temptation. Yay us!<br />
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Harper doesn't have much hair, but you can see what she has in the picture above...and it is blonde, almost white. She still has blue eyes too - actually, they are very similar to mine where they change between blue and green. I love that she has a little piece of me.<br />
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Harper doesn't say much - she is pretty quiet most of the time, but she can say Da-Da, Ma-Ma, Dog (she actually says Dog-Dog), Uh-Oh and her newest word is PaPaw. We were face-timing with my parents a week or so ago and she said PaPaw when she saw my dad. It was just so sweet.<br />
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She has transitioned to whole milk and it was an easy transition. Of course, I don't know why I would be shocked by this because she will eat anything! Her favorites include Mac and Cheese and Grilled Cheese...smart girl! Who doesn't love cheese? Oh yeah, her daddy!<br />
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Harper loves to read books and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins. She actually doesn't watch the whole thing, but she loves the music in each of the shows. She loves to clap along to the Hot Dog song. We have also found out she loves the song Mean by Taylor Swift. She just sways and smiles when she hears that song.<br />
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Harper and I had the best day today - we visited the snails downtown, rode in Mr. Sam's pick-up truck, visited the 5&10, went to the library to read some books, went to Barnes and Noble for a free birthday cupcake and ended the afternoon at a local toy store. She fell in love with a baby doll so we had to bring her home (she did have a $10 gift certificate and some birthday money from my aunt JoAnne). :) She is so sweet with her baby dolls, but there are some things she still needs to learn before she becomes a mom. Babies don't belong on their heads when they are in the stroller, Harper.<br />
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We love you Harper Aline! This year has been amazing and we wouldn't change it for the world.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-28047174827693069842012-05-29T19:15:00.002-07:002012-05-29T19:15:54.508-07:00Lone Star FunHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Tony, Harper and I spent the Memorial Day weekend in Texas - one of my favorite spots on earth - with the rest of my family...mom, dad, sis and nieces and even had some time with my brother and brother-in-law. Our fun existed of water, water, food, water and water. :)<br />
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On Saturday, we never left my parents house. We all swam in their pool and they cooked steaks, burgers and hot links for us so what was the point of leaving that day? :)<br />
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How adorable is this little cutie with her bikini and chubby thighs? Her smile is so cheesy, but genuine here and I love it!<br />
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Harper loves her cousin, Ava and Ava loves her some "Barper"! How cute are the two bathing beauties on the float below? I love the smile on my dad's face - he loves his granddaughters. He has a special power over the both of them - they LOVE him! I have to say that out of Harper's 4 grandparents, he would be her favorite. I need to figure out his magic powers.</div>
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Saturday ended with Papaw pulling Ava and Harper around the house on a blanket. When he stops, Ava goes around the house looking for him saying "Papaw?" and when she finds him, she simply says "More". Hailey and Ava also helped Harper walk around the house. Ava was so sweet trying to help out her little cousin.</div>
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Sunday brought on a splash park, a trip to Toys R Us, some yogurt and more pool time. Harper didn't love the splash park too much, but I think it was because these boys sprayed her in the face with the water gun when she first got there. The poor little girl didn't want to be in the water much after that. She loved Toys R Us and yogurt is one of her favorite foods (I think) so she had a great end to the day.<br />
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Monday we took our time packing and getting ready, then had one final meal with the family and then headed back to Arkansas. If someone could figure out how to move the Walmart corporate offices to Texas, that would be great! You would be my hero...I promise!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-43417950486639792972012-05-21T18:47:00.000-07:002012-05-21T18:47:37.888-07:00Look Whoooo's 11 Months OldHowdy Y'all!<br />
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I can't believe that I am less that one month away from having a one year old...where did the time go? These past 11 months have been a blast (*almost* every minute).<br />
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Look how much she has grown since she was one and five months old! She is a weed, I tell ya!<br />
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Harper wears 12m and 12-18m clothes and looks mighty cute in them, if I say so myself. :) And, she wears size 3 diapers.<br />
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She has successfully been without her pacifier for 2 whole days! Way to go, big girl. We took it away from her at night several weeks ago, but we didn't want to fully get rid of it until we got back from vacation. The day after vacation, we quit it cold turkey and she has done remarkably well.<br />
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Harper is finally getting her first tooth - I can't wait to see what she looks like with some teeth in that cute little mouth.<br />
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Harper loves to prop herself up on the furniture and open drawers. She also loves to get into the entertainment center and turn off the AT&T Uverse box. She thinks she is pretty funny.<br />
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And, she LOVES to walk with her walkers. She has a little dinosaur, elephant and baby stroller and she gives them all equal love. I love seeing her "walk" her baby down the hall.<br />
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Speaking of walking, I feel like she will probably take her first steps before she turns a year old. She is pretty steady standing on her own and she will take a step toward me before falling into my lap.<br />
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Harper loves her dog and loves to say dog-dog. To keep her attention on the airplane the other day, we were looking through the Sky Mall magazine and my smart little booger was pointing at each of the dogs on the page and saying dog-dog.<br />
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She has started giving us kisses...open mouth, slobbery kisses, but I wouldn't trade them for the world.<br />
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Harper loves looking at pictures of herself (and we have plenty to show her). We will show her a picture and she gets the biggest grin on her face and giggles. She must think she is as cute as we thing she is!<br />
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Unfortunately, she has learned how to throw a fit! When you tell her no or take something away from her, be prepared for a red-faced, fit throwing 11 month old. Her grandmother witnessed it a couple of weeks ago and was shocked! What in the world will the terrible 2's bring?<br />
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Harper has been building her vocabulary over the past couple of weeks. She now says, da-da, ma-ma, nana, uh-oh, thank you and her newest word is dog. But, she doesn't just say dog...she loves to say dog-dog. It is the cutest thing!<br />
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She does get a big confused because not only is Landry, our cocker spaniel, a dog-dog, but our cats, Sophie and Chloe, are dog-dogs as well. And, I was reading her a book tonight and the pigs were also dog-dogs.<br />
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Speaking of Harper and her dog-dog, here are a couple of pics of them trying on Harper's new sunhat this weekend.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-5169176711691915442012-05-01T18:58:00.001-07:002012-05-01T18:58:17.927-07:00...10 Months LaterHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Almost 10 months ago, my little buddy ran away from home. He was always a runner (and apparently still is if you continue to read the story) and he would run away from us a few times, but we were always able to catch him. On July 4th last year, our front door wasn't shut all the way and the wind from a storm blew the door open and out the door Toby ran. My parents and sister were here visiting and they, along with my husband, searched for almost 2 hours looking for him. And, we never found him. I stayed inside with little Harper and my niece Ava and cried my eyes out. I am not a crier, but I was just so sad that he was gone.<br />
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He was the sweetest dog and so loving - I know that Harper would have loved him and Toby would have loved her.<br />
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Today, Tony goes to get the mail and inside the mailbox is this flyer - he immediately got chill bumps. He thought, "That's Toby!" He called the number just in inquire about the dog and sure enough, a wet dog showed up in this lady's garage last summer and she has been taking care of him every since. He had a blue collar on when she found him and she said he loves to run away! But, guess what? He has decided to bolt again so if you are in the Bentonville area and you see our sweet Toby/their sweet Will, please call the number on the flyer. Tony and I have already made the decision to let Toby's new family keep him for a couple of reasons - 1) we already have a new dog (but we would certainly make room) and more importantly 2) her children love Toby and they are so sad he is gone. I could never take the dog away from them now, but we did ask if he could come for a visit if (and hopefully when) they find him.<br />
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As for us, we are getting anxious to take our first family vacation very soon and it looks like Harper might be really excited to see the Mouse and his lady friend. :)<br />
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Harper got a brand new toy box this weekend and she loves it! We have had a bassinet in the living room since she was born and we stopped using it several months ago...or should I say that we stopped using it for its intended purpose several months ago. It has been full of toys and we needed a way to finally put it away and a new toy box was the answer. Harper loves to stand at it (she was only standing in it for the picture) and throw the toys out...silly girl.<br />
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This weekend at the Walmart Saturday Morning Meeting, we were surprised by an appearance of Tim Tebow. I will be honest - I haven't been the biggest fan. I was watching one of his football games and after the play was over, he got right in the faces of the opposing team and did the gator chomp. I just thought it was an arrogant/cocky thing to do and the opposite of what I would have expected from him. And, I was (and still am) irritated by the media infatuation of him, but that is really beside the point. Being a fan of the Texas Longhorns, I, of course, love Colt McCoy and he has never displayed that sort of behavior and he was my example of an upstanding football player. From the moment I saw the gator chomp, I was not a fan, BUT I think he changed my mind on Saturday. It is amazing to see a young man speak so eloquently and I can see God doing great things in his life way beyond football. So, I have decided to let go of my first impression and give the guy a chance - so from Saturday's surprise visit, Tebow gained yet another fan.<br />
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I did love how we (Walmart) flat out told him that he didn't create Tebowing - that Sam Walton did. Check out this picture and see for yourself. :)<br />
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Now, onto the last subject of this blog...tushies. Lately, Harper has loved to sleep with her tushy in the air. Every night we check on her before we go to bed and find her like this. I have even tried to straighten out her legs and they just go right back. It doesn't seem to be comfortable, but I guess it works for her.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-92191455656557370292012-04-21T18:52:00.000-07:002012-04-21T18:52:14.056-07:00Whoooo's 10 Months OldHowdy Y'all!<br />
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I can't believe it - I am a mother of a 10 month old! Where has the time gone?<br />
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My sweet Harper is still (and will always be) the greatest joy in our lives. She just continues to grow like a weed everyday and is now wearing 12 month clothes and size 3 Pampers Cruisers diapers.</div>
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I feel like this month brought us all kinds of development! Harper started crawling, going from a laying position to a seated position, pulling up and walking with the aid of a walker. She went from being so easy to keep up with to being ALL over the place! She keeps us on our toes.</div>
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Here is her first attempt at crawling...pretty good if I say so myself!</div>
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My little peanut still has a toothless grin and it is mighty cute! She has also started saying Uh-Oh or I should say that she has started copying me when I say Uh-Oh. I love it.</div>
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Harper loved her first Easter and was pretty good at hunting those eggs!</div>
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I can't believe that Harper will be one year old in a couple of months. Birthday party planning is in full gear and for some crazy reason, I have decided to go with an invitation that has to be cut out by hand and it has 16 pieces to it! I am glad I am starting early because they may not be done in time. :) Yikes! And, then Pinterest has given me so many ideas for the party that I hope to pull off as well. Wish me luck.<br />
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I am ready to see what developments we will see before Harper turns eleven months old. I guess time will tell.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-79340435600086781952012-04-12T18:56:00.000-07:002012-04-12T18:56:53.830-07:00Rescue MeHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Last weekend my parents came for a visit to celebrate Harper's first Easter and while they were here, we had the strangest thing happen. My mom and I were walking to my car and we heard some scratching from inside one of our columns on the front porch. We had no idea how something could get down there and we had no idea what it was...so my dad came to the rescue.<br />
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He got out a ladder and with a flashlight, he determined it was a large black bird. Now, it was time to put in a plan of action...<br />
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After all my dad's hard work, he plugged up the small hole with some newspaper and he was glad he did because that silly bird was back and trying to get in the column later that day. Maybe it was a do-do bird. ha!<br />
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And, I will leave you with a few pics from Harper's first Easter - she really seemed to enjoy herself!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">She's taking a little break...crawling wears a girl out, ya know!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uNRjlqtLQv6q7ZHZPB1errkYLpZaOF2h1ysb0-mCSiBhhzH_i_VQy-mLxAJzDMmWe4l1tG-hbjtmN00BV_gUbyuIrHGHb0cF64d2bG9cLte19Pd4v6-MwWJtMo8sp4HNA-Afp4E67uR4/s1600/IMG_6382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uNRjlqtLQv6q7ZHZPB1errkYLpZaOF2h1ysb0-mCSiBhhzH_i_VQy-mLxAJzDMmWe4l1tG-hbjtmN00BV_gUbyuIrHGHb0cF64d2bG9cLte19Pd4v6-MwWJtMo8sp4HNA-Afp4E67uR4/s320/IMG_6382.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So proud of herself that she found another egg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65OiwNL4Ki8hJajveRz1r3BbNZ-3G4qy8Hn00EXJXeO8p7Pyz4qDSD3b48D0pMMkqUoOOW6s-v5x22hjes1TsvR8YGKwRMgJQYvZgJhPsdN4M1hsynm1Zl85C4UNhKs6THSEherleWGTr/s1600/IMG_6393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65OiwNL4Ki8hJajveRz1r3BbNZ-3G4qy8Hn00EXJXeO8p7Pyz4qDSD3b48D0pMMkqUoOOW6s-v5x22hjes1TsvR8YGKwRMgJQYvZgJhPsdN4M1hsynm1Zl85C4UNhKs6THSEherleWGTr/s320/IMG_6393.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Look! Another one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BTedHfKGzc9ZUdN4X1Epi5j7GnLs4z11d8eH70mX9UWewgxewKVujN9VM5WVOjuEQVkBlTc4QuYqMR3nb3VmK8YhSbe91659dl086XjBQO-rPH2K-HIIgmh7StlFCy3QAK9RmtSsxVBk/s1600/IMG_6397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BTedHfKGzc9ZUdN4X1Epi5j7GnLs4z11d8eH70mX9UWewgxewKVujN9VM5WVOjuEQVkBlTc4QuYqMR3nb3VmK8YhSbe91659dl086XjBQO-rPH2K-HIIgmh7StlFCy3QAK9RmtSsxVBk/s320/IMG_6397.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Papaw helped her find one too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_HWrmJhi9MH7MWBojbjr2snugUHRtE76QEziyr0SujUcmT7SFvys4g1NWIfr0xJT27h5tGRQSukkm9garKl7dM4xw8XSoYhJKN9BKfPi1PWg9NYDcawV0ByZigyrWw2OL8686uK88BJv/s1600/IMG_6402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_HWrmJhi9MH7MWBojbjr2snugUHRtE76QEziyr0SujUcmT7SFvys4g1NWIfr0xJT27h5tGRQSukkm9garKl7dM4xw8XSoYhJKN9BKfPi1PWg9NYDcawV0ByZigyrWw2OL8686uK88BJv/s320/IMG_6402.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Out of a few pics of us...this was the best one...still not good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XrDZAZDyFcps6I5eYUnSyI8rWP_3PeMFgCCLUM34LtarGRE9QQZPZ545uNXJQEYzHzP76E0Bv-L7HFum5FDvPPqs_6Co8AH0CH8ZJUxeyAEiAYAcZtvqHoqClJxO_xZAE8k-IdOw_2FE/s1600/IMG_6421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XrDZAZDyFcps6I5eYUnSyI8rWP_3PeMFgCCLUM34LtarGRE9QQZPZ545uNXJQEYzHzP76E0Bv-L7HFum5FDvPPqs_6Co8AH0CH8ZJUxeyAEiAYAcZtvqHoqClJxO_xZAE8k-IdOw_2FE/s320/IMG_6421.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Harper loves her cousin, Hay-Hay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif76uzjyqHW8Bnljq6a869qz-bHWTjCWxxZ0zgz6J9J1dzQHtZTmSPZZRdHX3Cd2JLr9GkeuxISq1KsUx_v2xqzFzntqAxp4leOJCFkQEmTJcJdRX5vZbmDKIUaiiXIjw3wq3DxA1625C/s1600/IMG_6432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif76uzjyqHW8Bnljq6a869qz-bHWTjCWxxZ0zgz6J9J1dzQHtZTmSPZZRdHX3Cd2JLr9GkeuxISq1KsUx_v2xqzFzntqAxp4leOJCFkQEmTJcJdRX5vZbmDKIUaiiXIjw3wq3DxA1625C/s320/IMG_6432.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Nana and Papaw are pretty amazing too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyfmT9tT6fJ7dd39SB7R9K4E-eU7ADCLAIhVtTEzWE4BJVE2UQ84q5dzzEUB3LqinHx8kqA6vKXva4zeCZLCWEprcDeEwbPbWKGfJpR0SvaQ-t3LvHHHFOWRp5ldzutllWe7Z2tpupXlm/s1600/IMG_6437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyfmT9tT6fJ7dd39SB7R9K4E-eU7ADCLAIhVtTEzWE4BJVE2UQ84q5dzzEUB3LqinHx8kqA6vKXva4zeCZLCWEprcDeEwbPbWKGfJpR0SvaQ-t3LvHHHFOWRp5ldzutllWe7Z2tpupXlm/s320/IMG_6437.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Some of Harper's loot for Easter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-mdfb1-6jK9OffU3ekeNEOoF67nzQsllcE7yeFrK4MgvS8wiqQij45j1LpsUoj_ZRrl0JemHNVVAX4LXIV94EuqIGLPWPkIlva7iClSSnl-Ww7gyXrkqO2WHihyphenhyphenNn19XxSfzLJbjvAT9/s1600/IMG_6445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-mdfb1-6jK9OffU3ekeNEOoF67nzQsllcE7yeFrK4MgvS8wiqQij45j1LpsUoj_ZRrl0JemHNVVAX4LXIV94EuqIGLPWPkIlva7iClSSnl-Ww7gyXrkqO2WHihyphenhyphenNn19XxSfzLJbjvAT9/s320/IMG_6445.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Mommy, the Easter Bunny left me something too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu6FEjW0faRlHiJPTmNMCdwEBjYI9zoBygDptuScEoTrqTB2ljxGRF3nhU6LZB7wp5gH1XvE4J78YMZ1y4ROX48wHDkx8ju-rXUc7My5LD2NXW6PbfTMWs-zs42dgXnBx1ZSbn8QPGVjl/s1600/IMG_6448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu6FEjW0faRlHiJPTmNMCdwEBjYI9zoBygDptuScEoTrqTB2ljxGRF3nhU6LZB7wp5gH1XvE4J78YMZ1y4ROX48wHDkx8ju-rXUc7My5LD2NXW6PbfTMWs-zs42dgXnBx1ZSbn8QPGVjl/s320/IMG_6448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My happy little girl! We love her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mBeRbuCCt1s1hSZsX5gFSai9Jbsm0jLSkljtafvX8u37Oz-c8bY049J5OeKlaz569lRBFCWTY_Q3LBxyXncIIy_9DkoJKvGoN91nhGLPSbxtDfTfSv-d2TnASaKs99HR4Uz58pzJ5Gh6/s1600/IMG_6451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mBeRbuCCt1s1hSZsX5gFSai9Jbsm0jLSkljtafvX8u37Oz-c8bY049J5OeKlaz569lRBFCWTY_Q3LBxyXncIIy_9DkoJKvGoN91nhGLPSbxtDfTfSv-d2TnASaKs99HR4Uz58pzJ5Gh6/s320/IMG_6451.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
Toodles!<br />
<span id="goog_1098170370"></span><span id="goog_1098170371"></span>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-35842692226033083442012-03-20T19:12:00.000-07:002012-03-20T19:12:00.437-07:00Whoo, Whoo is 9 Months Old?Howdy Y'all!<br />
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Guess whoooo is 9 months old! I can't believe we are 3/4 of the way through her first year. It is just going by so fast. Look at my growing girl...I can't believe she is getting so big.<br />
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Harper learned a trick this month...but, it wasn't crawling, pulling up or getting to a seated position on her own. We are so close to all three of those...she started getting on all fours and rocking back and forth so I am sure the crawling is right around the corner. Her new trick of the month is waving - I just think it is so cute when she waves at me and waves to her caregivers at daycare when she leaves. She always seems so proud of herself when she does it.<br />
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She really enjoys playing with her toys and one of her favorites is her Stride to Ride dinosaur. She loves for us to push her on the dinosaur back and forth between me and Tony and she squeals with delight.<br />
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Harper went to to zoo for the first time this month and the whole family had a great time. She went for a ride on the carousel and just had the best time. I know she is going to love Walt Disney World in two months.<br />
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Harper is wearing mostly 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers. We are so thankful it has warmed up around here (except for today and tomorrow) because we have lots of cute short sleeve clothes we need to wear before we outgrow them. And, it seems like she either has short arms or her clothes just have freakishly long arms because I always have to roll her sleeves under when she wear long-sleeve clothes.<br />
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So far, she has only rejected one food - avocado. The poor little girl was just gagging away...but, she chows down on everything else. She has eaten apples, pears, bananas, peaches, mangoes, strawberries, yellow squash, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, sweat peas, broccoli and carrots. I guess we need to start introducing meat in her diet as well. I hope it goes just as well as everything else.<br />
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During this last month, Harper got completely off the bottle and I have daycare to thank for that one. I sent some juice to school in a sippy cup and by the next day, they sent all of her bottles home and from that day on, we have never gone back. She is a bit picky with the cups though...she will only drink out of the Nuk cups. Silly girl!<br />
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Harper loves her books - and we have discovered some amazing ones this month. Her grandmother bought her a new book that is a Magic Ribbon Book about Rainbows...it is a cool concept that she loves! At the Oklahoma City Zoo, we found a book called Tails that is so neat...it has different textured tails to touch and Harper loves it. She barely wanted to go to bed tonight because she wanted to keep feeling the tails. I love that girl!<br />
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We are ready to see what the next month brings - we love you baby girl!<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-14687017937753714252012-03-06T19:18:00.000-08:002012-03-06T19:18:43.073-08:00Case ClosedHowdy Y'all!<br />
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Tomorrow is little Emma's first birthday. She was known to me as Kinley - and she was our sweet girl for 3 days until her birth mom changed her mind. We, of course, got a lot of closure when we adopted our wonderful daughter, Harper.<br />
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I have always wondered what happened to Sarah and Emma and I wanted to know if they were happy so today, I emailed Sarah to say Happy Birthday to Emma. I also included a picture of Harper because I wanted to reassure her that Tony and I were very happy with life and things worked out exactly perfectly. I really didn't expect a response from her, but to my surprise, I got an email from her about an hour later.<br />
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Here is a picture of Emma (not the best quality, but all I have...obviously) - she has those cute cheeks just like Harper!<br />
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She was glad to hear from us and she said that she had been thinking about emailing us as well. Sarah sounds like she is happy with her life and I am so glad to here that. Emma had a rough start to life - Sarah informed me that she ended up in NICU on her 9th day and that she almost died. I am so thankful so many of you were praying for her around that time because God does work miracles. Emma was only weighing in at 3 lbs, 5 oz at day 9 and she had to have a feeding tube until she was 5 months old. Today, at 364 days old, she is completely healthy and so cute.<br />
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I feel like the case is closed here since I have heard back from Sarah - and the small weight that was still left on my heart has been lifted.<br />
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And, here are some pics that I took on Sunday of my little Harper...I really don't think she can be any cuter.<br />
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Toodles!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304170054937116614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127939822535274929.post-23491621606968569622012-02-20T18:02:00.000-08:002012-02-20T18:02:53.734-08:00Whoo, Whoo is 8 Months Old?Howdy Y'all!<br />
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Happy 8 Months Old to my sweet baby girl Harper!<br />
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I can't believe that Harper is 2/3 of a year old! Time is just flying on by!<br />
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I took Harper to the doctor for the first time outside of a well child visit about 10 days ago and she weighed in at a whopping 20 lbs, 6 oz! She was also 27.5 inches long. She came away from the doctors office with an ear infection in each ear and a cold. Poor baby!<br />
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Harper is wearing 6-9 month clothes and some 12 month clothes. We have so many outfits in 12 months that I really want her to wear, but I feel like the neck is just a bit too big. And, I can't figure out if Harper has short arms or if some of her clothes just have super long arms because we always have to roll up (I actually roll under) her sleeves.<br />
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She is wearing size 3 diapers and I am just hoping we can make it through this last jumbo box of diapers that we have from Sam's Club before we have to move up to a size 4. I feel like our time in size 3 diapers is nearing the end.<br />
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Harper loves to clap and I just think it is adorable. (Of course, I might think everything she does is adorable!)<br />
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Harper has really found her voice this month and of course (like most babies), her first word is Da-Da. She says it all day long.<br />
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She experienced her first snow and she loved it. She was kind of in a foul mood that morning and she really perked up when the snowflakes hit her face.<br />
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We finally found a food that Harper doesn't like...avocado. I can't believe it...how could someone hate avocado? They are so tasty! But, we also found out she loves frozen yogurt. She hasn't had much of it, but she certainly wanted more once she got a taste.<br />
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She got her first taste of juice (very watered down) and she drank it from a sippy cup! She is such a big girl!<br />
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Harper still loves playing with her cousins and enjoyed her time with them this weekend in Texas.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, bath time is still probably her favorite time of the day! She loves it...it can turn a grumpy Harper into VERY happy Harper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We only have 4 months left until Harper is 1...and am I crazy because I have already ordered her birthday cake???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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