God gave me you!

Happy 4 months sweetie!  I can't believe it's been 4 months! She's getting so big you guys!  By the way, in the pic above, her bibs sometimes don't stay in place and end up looking like a cape sometimes.  We call her Super Baby when that happens.

 What is she up to these days?

• Harper loves to stand!  I think she thinks she can walk.
• She's sleeping through the night!  Well tecnnically!  She gets up at 3, is back down by 4, and sleeps until 10.  My kinda girl!!
• She was napping like a champ, but lately she's back to the 10 minute power nap. 
• She freakin' loves her dad.  Stops crying when he walks in, smiles whenever she sees him.  Out of control.
• She's a tummy time queen! She's raising herself up and turning her head.
• She's teething now, which is awesome!  Crankiness, extra drool, screaming at me when she eats.  Love it!
• She went for her first swim with her dad this past Sunday

She so much fun and seems to literally do new thngs each day. We love watching her grow.  This one's for you baby girl.

My Granddaddy is gone

It's taken awhile for me to write this post.  I guess by actually writing it, it becomes more real.  I don't want it to be real.  He's been gone a little over a month.  Everyone felt like their relationship with him was special, as if they were his favorite.  My relationship with Granddaddy WAS special.  He was like a 2nd dad!  I grew up four houses down from my grandparents.  We were over there almost everyday!  Anytime something happened in our lives, we went down the street to share!  If it was a great thing, like an A on a report card it was twice the congradulations.  If it were not so great, then it was twice the you know what.

My mom's relationship with Granddaddy was truly special.  Even as an adult, she would come over and get in the bed with her parents.  I didn't know any different, so I'd climb right on in and find a spot too!  So on any given day, you'd find us in the bed talking, laughing or sleeping!  I'm going to miss that. I'm going to miss our talks and the countless lectures advice he gave..  At his funeral, it was said we all have a piece of him.  I want all of him!  This is so hard!

On the day I left for college, I received another tid bit of advice.  He said, "Make good choices, Sheriss".  That statement has followed me every day of my life since then.  He wanted so much for his family.  I'm going to do my best to honor him by continuing to do my best to make good choices for my self and my growning family.

I miss you Granddaddy!

The Hiatus

I didn't mean for it to happen.  I promise!  It's just been a lot going on!  Both good and not so good.  I've missed blogging! I've got lots of updates!  So stay tuned and I'll be back to share very soon!