Then Two Became Three and then finally Four

Now that I can look back and reflect on the past year, I can honestly say that the first few weeks were very challenging for me. I was extremely sleep deprived, I cried/sobbed every night for a week, due to pure exhaustion. I had thoughts that my life was going to be a struggle from there on out. Now that I can look back on it, though, that couldn't be further from the truth. Yes, there are struggles in parenthood, always, but nothing like what was going through my head in the early weeks. I absolutely LOVE being a mother. And being a mother to my sweet baby Harper brings me to (happy) tears sometimes because I honestly don't know what I have done to deserve her.  She is such a beautiful girl inside and out and watching her kind, and loving personality blossom has made me such a happy mommy. Her life has brought so much joy to us and to many others and we have God to thank for it all. For getting us through the tough first weeks and months. For blessing us with a ha...

My tiny little baby is already 11 months?! It is truly mind boggling how fast little ones grow and it sure does pull on a mommies heart strings. I will be soaking in this next month because from what I hear, and have experienced a little bit as a nanny, once they hit one they turn into little toddlers. No matter what though, she will always be my little baby. ;) God has truly blessed us with such a beautiful baby girl, inside and out, and we are so overwhelmingly thankful. <3 Diapers:  size 4 Clothes:  9 month and 12 month Teeth:   She just had her third tooth pop through yesterday. So now she has two bottom teeth and one up top. :)     Sleep:  Now that I am working and she goes to nursery, she wakes up for the day around 7:30 and goes down for the night at 7. Now that she is super busy having lots of fun at nursery during the day, she sleeps even more awesome then she did before (at night that is) :) Food:  Sh...

This past week we enjoyed a family vacation at Westmoreland State Park. It was Harper's first week long vacation and she seemed to have an awesome time! I loved that it was a super stress free time away and that we got to enjoy a lot of family time. And of course we ate lots and lots of S'mores and grandma's awesome cooking. ;) Here are some pictures! Sandy Toes Stratford Hall The pups Twins <3  She's the coolest Dinner time Eagles were everywhere! It was really cool :)  Men working on the fire Harper dipping her toes in the sand Relaxing with Grandpa <3 A little picnic  My little George Washington girlie Hanging out by the pool LOVE my family That view! LOVE THEM! Searching so hard for a sharks tooth Ba...