Ouch!

I fell yesterday. Hard! Not too worry, baby Q is fine. But I have some pretty ugly bruises. I was on skype with my mom and playing with Harper in her room when I heard the dogs barking outside. Damar (our largest of the great danes by far) has a tendency to run after anyone and anything. She's harmless, but she definitely doesn't look it! So I ran to go get them (yes I know, I should never run) and I slipped on a tiny fridge/magnet/toy thing of Harper's that was not on the fridge. As I fell to the ground, I was stopped by the kitchen trash can, right in my rib cage. It scared me at first, because I got the wind knocked out of me. My rib is bruised and so is my arm. It hurts to lay down or take a deep breath. Otherwise, I'm ok.

The last time I was running around the house over something silly was when Harper was 5 weeks old. I tripped over my own two feet and broke my pinky finger. So, once again I learn the lesson that God did not make me to be a runner. Maybe this time I'll listen. Maybe.

Happy Easter Harper Hoo!

Easter morning started with a hunt for Harper's Easter basket that her Nanny and Aunt Jo sent. This was a tradition of ours growing up, our parents would write clues and we had to follow them to find our baskets. Since she can't read a clue, I put the basket in her crib and asked her where Eeyore was. I took a video of it, but I'll have to post that another day because it's not loading correctly.

Once we all got dressed, we headed to church to celebrate Jesus and have fun. They had a petting zoo set up for the kids, which Harper loved!

Harper's New Favorite Thing

I've been brushing Harper's gums and lack of teeth with my finger for a while now, mainly because there hasn't been much to brush. But the other day I decided it was time to teach her how to brush her own teeth. So I went out and bought her first tooth brush. It's pink and yellow and has a picture of Eeyore on it. For those of you who don't know, Harper LOVES Eeyore. She has an Eeyore doll that her Grandpa and Nana Holohan gave her that she sleeps with every night.

So the other day I sat her on the counter in the bathroom and started to brush my teeth (which she loves to watch). Then I handed her her new tooth brush and asked her where Eeyore was. She found him right away and got super excited. Then I put her toothpaste on it, and she immediately put it in her mouth and shook her head from side to side. The whole experience was really good until it was time to put it away. That's her least favorite part. Yesterday after we were finished, I took her into her bedroom, and she walked right back to the bathroom and pointed up at the sink. Here's a quick peak at her new hobby.

10 Weeks

Here we are at 10 weeks, and as of yesterday I am feeling a bit better. It's ironic actually, because this past week has also been the hardest. I felt terrible all week. I had a hard time getting out of bed and had no motivation. My house definitely suffered from my lack of anything. But two nights ago, I changed up my pillow layout, and it's helping me sleep better. That makes all the difference in the world! It's just weird to have to do that so early. I didn't have to do that the first time until well into my second trimester. But I'm getting restful sleep now, and I feel good when I wake up. Yesterday Harper and I went to the square downtown with my friend Tweed and watched all the dogs and ate ice cream. Harper would just start laughing every time she saw a dog, and there were a lot! During her nap, we finally got our bedroom painted. We've only needed to do that for about 7 months. It looks so great. And then after her nap, we took her down to see our friends' chickens. At first she was kind of freaked out, but then she started laughing at them. She especially liked it when Laura and I would tell her what a chicken "says." It was a great way to end a pretty bad week. And I am loving this warmer weather! I'm sure that helps.

Silly

Here's some fun Harper silliness. And no, I don't think she meant to dip her face in the water!

Tooth #3 is Finally Here!

It is about time. My poor daughter is 15 months and 2 weeks old, and her third tooth finally broke through last night. Now I know they say the longer it takes, the better for her teeth, and I certainly hope that's the truth. But those top two teeth have been right there at the surface for 3 1/2 months! Every other week, they would get super swollen and she would be "teething", but nothing would happen. It hasn't been fun for either one of us. Of course, the other one still hasn't come out, but now I know it will happen. I don't know when, but I know it will.

The other drawback to Harper only having 2 teeth, and maybe I've mentioned this before, is how much she loves to eat! I've been blessed with one of the best little eaters I've ever seen. And I will say she does amazingly well with those two little things. But there's a lot she just can't chew, so I've been having to make her separate dinners still. It will be nice to sit down to the same meal together all the time. Although, at this rate, Q will be eating solids before all of Harper's teeth come in!

I am grateful though. I'm so glad that tooth finally made it's way out. Seriously, it's about time.

First Trimester Blues

I've been a slacker. But I've also been feeling very bleh. I don't throw up much during pregnancy, which might make some people hate me. But that doesn't mean the nausea doesn't visit. I feel sick every day, always in the morning, and sometimes later, too. Sometimes it's so bad I wish I would throw up, because I think I would feel better. But it is what it is. The first sypmtom I've experienced with both pregnancies, however, is the bloating and constipation. I know, not a pretty topic. But with Harper that only lasted the first trimester, and that symptom does seem to be easing a bit now. I'm already showing, which is crazy to me since I'm only 9 weeks along. Yeah, yeah...second baby I know. But 9 weeks??!! Oh well, the maternity clothes have been unpacked.

I write all this to say, that while I'm going to do my best to get back to blogging every day for those of you who are daily readers (aka my mom), I just don't always have the motivation right now. But I'm only a month away from my second trimester, and hopefully my energy will pick up a little.

As far as the rest of the family goes, Chris is very sad these days because he sold his jeep. We had an awesome jeep! But we had to change health insurance for little bittie Questington, and it's costing us $300 more a month, which is about how much we were paying on our Element. So we put both cars up for sale, and the jeep went first, and fast! So Chris is now looking for an older 4x4 vehicle, and we are debt free. That car loan was all we had. So there is definitely some good amongst the sorrow...

Harper is a walking machine. She isn't saying too many words, but she "talks" a lot! She's still the best little eater I've ever seen. She's 50th percentile in weight, height, and head measurements...just perfect all around! She's so good, and I'm assured more and more every day at what a great big sister she's going to be.