Going to Nebraska

Today we leave for our week long trip to Nebraska. It is going to be a long day, but I'm sure we will survive! Dax is dropping us off at the airport where we will check our bags and car seat so we only have to carry a backpack and another small bag. We will also be using the stroller to get us to and from the gates and around during our layovers. Harlow is cutting her top tooth today, so that is pretty awesome timing. I have all our meds loaded up in our carry on and will have no problem administering it during the trip as needed. Harlow is such a trooper, through all the trips we have taken so far, so I am honestly not that worried. I just hope that my arms don't fall off from carrying her all day long. Sarah is picking us up at the airport and we get to spend tonight and tomorrow with her and Max. I can't wait to hang out with the little guy and catch up with my bestie. Then, mom is picking us up Thursday and we will head back to D-town for the long weekend. My brothers Kris and Josh will be around, along with their families (Mathew, Piper and Eden). We are going to have a BBQ at my parents new acreage and catch up with all the family. Most of them haven't met Harlow yet! We are going to hit a pumpkin patch sometime during our trip and head back to Omaha to end our visit. I am so excited to have a nice cool breeze in the evening requiring jackets and sock and shoes. Harlow has 5 pairs of shoes packed and I plan on putting her in all of them. It's funny how things change so much when you have a baby girl. I have no idea what I even packed in my bag, but I've been thinking about her packing for weeks!
Dax is sure to be lonely at home so if you think of him, give him a call! I left him a honey do list so we will see how much he gets done without us around to distract him. It will be the longest we have been away from each other, ever. And most definitely the longest away from the baby. I am going to try to post her 9 month pics before we leave today so check back later;-)

9 months

We had another great visit from Papa K and Grammie from Texas. We spent our days together lounging at the beach, swimming in the pool and eating good food. Harlow provided constant and free entertainment for all. She loves the beach and wanted to play with the sand all day. She loves the pool equally and smiled and laughed the whole time she was in it! Nap time was never an issue as she happily retired to her pack n play in the closet of Papa and Grammie's hotel room. Before you freak out about her being in the closet, it was HUGE and it was COOL and it was DARK. Those three things equal one good thing....sleep. And that's all that matters! Papa K had a great time teasing me about all the yummy food he was giving her while I wasn't looking. She did get some special treats of ice cream though! And just like everything else, she ate it up like nobody's business. Papa and Grammie took her out one night so DK and I could go to a movie. They had a great time strolling her down Atlantic Ave collecting compliments on the babe. I wish we had a dollar for every time someone told us we had a beautiful daughter. We'd be so rich by now. Harlow has already grown accustomed to this lifestyle. If we are in line at the store and she is not being ogled over by store patrons in front of us or behind us, she grows quite haughty. I am working on teaching her a little humility. I will keep you posted.

We went to our 9 month appointment this Monday. Harlow is now 17 pounds 15 ounces (30th percentile) and 28 inches long (75th percentile). We have a long and skinny on our hands. I can't imagine having any other kind of kid, both of her parents used to be this way too. She is still fitting into most of her 6 month clothes, with the exception of the length in pants and jammies. She is still our petite little girl, but is growing at a very steady pace. Her hair is getting thicker and longer, it always has to be brushed now after bath time. When it's wet, it curls up, so I imagine when it grows longer, it will continue to curl. We found out this weekend that Harlow also has small feet! Grammie bought her a pair of Tiny Toms in a size 2. They are so cute! I am very excited to put them on her when we travel to a far away land that actually required socks and shoes to be worn on feet....that would be Nebraska. We leave next Wednesday to visit my family. Although we are very excited for our trip, we (and when I say "we", I mean "I") are very nervous to fly alone and leave Daddy for a WHOLE WEEK! We have lots of fun activities planned though, at the top of our list is seeing Grandpa and Grandma, Uncles and Aunts, Sissy-cousins Piper and Eden, Mathew, and also MAX Fugleberg. I haven't seen Max since he was 6 months old. Shame shame. We are also going to visit a REAL pumpkin patch, not the pumpkins in the parking lot deal (Poor Dax and poor all my South Florida students who never got to visit a real live pumpkin patch). Harlow is starting off her first fall season the right way. Dumped in a pile of pumpkins so mom has a good photo opportunity. I know everyone wants pictures, and not me blabbing. So, I'll go work on that this week. Stay tuned y'all. And don't get used to the live links. I was feeling generous since I have no pictures to share this week.


Lucky you. I found Grammies camera. Here are some pictures of last week!

Happy Birthday Grammie!!

Quick Update

Well, Harlow got sick of my blabbing about her not crawling...so in the last week, she has mastered crawling with her arms, sitting up unassisted and pulling herself to a stand unassisted. We had to drop the crib to the lowest level because she was standing up in the crib trying to crawl out. WHAAATTT?? Now my baby is gone and she is truly mobile. I have to say though, she is so much more happy that she has more control. She is all over the place and now we really have to watch her. Right now she has crawled under the dinning room table so I have to go!!!

Are we gonna crawl or go straight to walking?

That's what we've been asking each other for awhile now. Harlow still hasn't technically started crawling. But I do have to explain that her combination of scooting, rolling, turning, reaching and lunging is certainly getting her what she wants. And it's not her toys. It's the remote control, the phone, my shoes, or her favorite, the dog's bone. I can't really blame her for not crawling. She can literally roll back to back, faster than you'd think possible. It's probably faster than crawling (it's got to be since it's my kid). So HA! all you mom's who have 5 month old babies who can crawl. What you should really ask is "Can your baby ROLL?" Anyway, I learned this the hard way last week. While at Chad and Ria's house, it was late and time for Harlow to go to bed. Since we didn't want to leave, I thought I'd try laying her down upstairs. It's quiet and dark up there, just like her crib at home. Yeah right mom. You can already imagine my idea didn't work. So, I rocked her a bit and she fell fast asleep within no time. I gently placed her on the pallet I made on the floor. I softly got up and closed the door. I planned on waiting a minute on the other side just to make sure she was really asleep before I went back downstairs. Before I even got the door shut, I heard and felt a very loud thud as her head hit the door. She had to of rolled about 4 times consecutively to make it all the way to the door that fast. But, that's not the worst part. The door open inwards. So, here is my half asleep ticked off baby right up against the door that I can't open because I would either crush her or pinch her. I called (maybe screamed) for my backup and Daddy slowly wedged the door open while pushing her into the room. Pheww. That was a close one. So, yeah, she can roll and I bet that's faster than crawling anyway.