Ok, I admit, I've been incredibly lax! But in my defense, we moved across the country, started our own business, and all the while raising a 1 year old! Yes, we are amazing, I know.

Harlie turned a year old in march! Its just crazy to me. Everyone says just wait til the start school. Thank you, I will. And I'll wait patiently because I just don't want it to happen. She is already turning into a sassy little girl. She's talking like crazy, running away from me, and pitching her fits. She has this certain cry that she belts out when she doesn't get what she wants. Yeah, its annoying lol, but I can't look at her and not think about how much I love her. She is just now saying 'Momma'. Oh, she says everything else. She calls out to each dog, and talks to the books. She points out flowers and says what they are but nope, 15 months and just now calling to the person WHO GAVE HER LIFE. lol. Funny thing is, she waits until I'm not really paying attention, so I'm always "Did you just say momma?" then she looks at me like I'm crazy.

Jesse and I had our 6 year anniversary in May. It has been a great 6 years! He is an awesome father and husband. We've both had to learn how to take our roles. It has been a little harder on him because he never really had a father figure. He's read books, and talked to every man around him about how to be a good father. I'm so proud that he's done all that. He does so much for us, I would be lost without him.

I guess thats up speed now!

eating rice cereal

4 months old last sunday

So, Harlie is 4 months old now. I know! She is growing so fast! Seems like yesterday that I found out I was pregnant, now I have this little person! She is so amazing too! She is such a little sweatheart. She has this sweet personality. I fuss at her, just playing, and she looks up with her big blue eyes and smiles this huge smile. It melts your heart!!

She can sit up for small amounts of time. Most of the time she will lean forward and help hold her weight with her arms. She can easily take things from me, which is cool. She can hold her diapers in her hands while we walk around. So, now I have 2 1/2 hands instead! lol, a little help...

Around the first of the month she would be sitting and try to stand up. so I let her. Now, she pulls herself up, only with us, not on tables or anything. She can stand for a little bit at a time. She can stand forever if I let her lean on me! lol

She is such a little fish! She loves bathtime! We started doing bathtime during the day because she would get so riled up at night afterwards! You can ask her if she wants to take a bath and she kicks, giggles and smiles! She refuses to be in her bath chair anymore. So I take a bath with her and she like to sit on my leg. She thinks she's such a big girl! She stands up to catch her toys going by in the water.

We go to the doctor on Monday. She has to get her 4 month shots. We are also getting a referral to another neurologist for a second oppinion on the cyst on her spine. To be honest, it seems to be bothering her. Sometimes when I lay her down on her back, she screams like it hurts. I will tell the dr that too. I'll keep everyone up to date on how that turns out

4 months old today!!

The joys of having a mechanic as a daddy :p
Playing with Harlie after a long day at work :)

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sweet baby girl :P
laying on Daddy. She is always so content with him
watching TV with Daddy
she's looking at a tattoo magazine during Nakey time. I love nakey time, she always kicks and squeals so much! I bet it feels so good not to have that big bulky diaper on
She really liked listening to me play. And she also loved to hit the keys. She was really interested in the different sounds. She sat there for probably 30 minutes with me playing around on it...I think we have a future musician :)

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Chewing on Daddy's Thumb. Its funny that her whole hand can't get around it! lol

When she sleeps shes all stretched out!!

I buy her all kinds of toys, but her favorite thing to play with is her tie dyed burp cloths!

She plays hard! lol, played until she fell asleep

Watching Baby Einstein

the nifty all in one diaper I made for her
again...
Like father like daughter :P Notice their fingers!

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