In "The Good Life"....

In "The Good Life"...


raising Harper Sage and Livia Jade while sharing our stories along the way.....



Sunday, January 18, 2009

Time just keeps flyin...

Harper Girl,
Holy Moley, time flys. Since the last time I wrote to you, so much has happened. We celebrated your first christmas' and new years. It was a busy time for us, going from place to place to celebrate with family and friends. You are mellow as can be and had no problems being on the go. It's so fun to watch you grow. You are getting quite the personality and becoming a social butterfly. A hostess at Village Inn smiled at you and you instantly smiled back at her with no hesitation. You love to smile, babble, laugh, and coo. Grandpa Dorsey thinks he caught you on video saying hi. It sounds just like it I must say....
You had your 2 month check up and are doing fantastic. You are 24 inches long (95th percentile) and 12.3 pounds (90th). You do have laryngomalacia (a floppy airway) which the doc. said you should grow out of and is nothing to be worried about. This basically means that you sound kind of congested when laying down. Momma thought you were sicky so it's a big relief....
I am back at work now as of Jan. 6th.:( I am cherishing every moment I get to spend with you. Grandpa Dorsey came this past week to stay with us b/c our friend Christina and baby Brennan are in Canada therefore they can't watch you. You go to their house three days a week for a few hours while mommy and daddy are at work. Momma drops you off, daddy picks you up. You and daddy have a lot of bonding time when momma is at work. I miss you dearly when I am away, but am comforted knowing you are in great hands. You LOVE to sleep (each time I say this I want to knock on wood and I say this with no cockiness b/c it could change in a heart beat)... but you sleep anywhere from 5-9 hours a night and you are a great napper too. On the other hand you are a slow eater. You tend to graze which requires patience when it comes to feeding you. Out of all your equipment we have, you like to swing the best. We've caught you carryin on conversations with the bears while swinging, it's priceless. You are not a huge fan of tummy time and can usually only stand it for less than 5 minutes at a time. This is something we will be working on in the next months. You are perfect and we love you to pieces! We cherish each and every moment we spend with you!
Momma loves you:),
momma

Mommy & Daddy x-mas day with our silly hats

Cousins Eric & Ian with silly hats too

Don't forget about your Aunt Shannon & Uncle Jay

Great Grandma Schuett smiling with you

Great Aunt Patti adoring u

Crazy Macy Gray....she totally loves you and wants to be around you all the time



Already cheering for the skers - #1

you are either saying "GO BIG RED" or "what the heck did you dress me in."

Ringing in the New Year

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Long Time...

I have neglected this aspect of my life due to being busy adoring you, holidays, spending time with family, and now back to work:(... but I will return with an update soon...

Thursday, December 18, 2008

uh oh...


"uh oh mom, pull my dress down...!"
Any other caption ideas??

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Santa x 2...

Yep it's true, as a 4 week old you sat on Santa's lap twice. It seems a bit crazy but it worked out in the end. The first time you were just waking up and the second time you were asleep. Your dad wanted to check out Bass Pro Shop in Kansas. A co-worker of his said it was free and better than the mall Santa's. I had never been to Brass Pro Shop before and I must say it's a really neat store. Even if your not the hunting & fishing type, there is stuff in there for everyone. They had a neat set up for kids for Christmas including Santa & Mrs. Claus.
Your Grandma Cindy wanted to take you to the mall in Nebraska to sit on Santa's lap and order some photos. The Santa at Bass Pro was definately more authentic looking (fat and jolly) than the thin Santa at the mall. We had fun both places and you did great!

Mall Santa:

Bass Pro Santa:

Great Aunt Susi's visit

Great Aunt Susi who lives in Spain came to Kansas to visit us. Just like all the visitors before her, 99 percent of the time we were adoring you. It's just so easy to sit around and watch you. It was so nice lounging around and catching up on life. She came bearing gifts and it was fun to open them in front of her, we usually don't get to because we recieve them in the mail. We did get out of the house once while she was here and went to the Cheese Cake Factory for dinner one night. You stayed home with your dad all cozed in. Thanks Susi for a great visit. We'll miss you!