5:20.

a.m.

p.m.

sunday morning.

harper decided to be wide awake {and fussy} from noon to 9 p.m. yesterday, and again at 2-4 a.m. this morning.

serena threw up all over her bed and self in the night. {why does she not wake up & cry when this happens???}

bathed serena first thing this morning {which she was not happy about}.

put all of her bedding & stuffed animals in the wash.

dealt with her whining all morning.

she refused to eat breakfast.

she threw a fit about getting dressed.

she begged for the rest of the morning to go out to the car.

sean finally took her out to the car and waited there for 20 minutes while i got myself & harper ready.

got harper dressed in her church outfit.

picked her up to put her in the carseat and she spit up all over her clean outfit, the couch, and my skirt.

i took her to the car and she went to church in her spitty outfit.

i ran upstairs, washed my skirt, dried it with my hair dryer.

went to ward choir with the baby, and serena running all over the chapel, playing the piano, begging for dad {who was printing the programs, getting chairs, etc.}.

made it through the sacrament without having to take serena out. then she saw the kid behind us had goldfish crackers and had a slight meltdown.

sean took her to the car to get our goldfish crackers.

and then she was out.

she made it through 10 minutes of nursery, and then had to go home to take a nap.

harper, who had slept all morning & all during church, was then wide awake.

so much for mom & dad's afternoon naps.


we're tired. and praying for the day when harper gets into a decent schedule.

good & no good.

good:
netflix.
wives & daughters.
otis spunkmeyer frozen cookie dough.
good friends who rescue you when you have car problems. {thanks, erika!}
2 doctor appointments {well checks} in one week & 2 healthy kids.
the drowsy chaperone. seriously hilarious.
new boots.
new red scarf.
date night with no kids.
clementines.
maybe already putting out a christmas decoration :)

no good:
sudden allergy to one of my facial products. {itchy face all the time.}
car problems. blah. {but at least having my car die right by apollo burger gave me an excuse to stop inside and eat some delicous, greasy food...}
harper's fussy time between 9 p.m. & midnight... right when i'm completely exhausted from the day.
serena wreaking havoc on our house every time i feed the baby. {shattered a bowl and a picture frame this week.}
glee lately.
trying on pre-pregnancy jeans. WAY too soon for that.
email viruses!

18 months.

{it's not easy to get her to stand still for a photo these days...}

loves:
playing at the park.
watching mickey mouse & elmo.
her grandmas.
green beans, noodles, cheese, grapes, craisins, milk, clementines.
giving kisses & high fives.
singing.
her kitty.
bathtime.
throwing hard objects at harper's head {remotes, balls, toys, etc}.
kisses before bedtme.
goldfish crackers in the car.
when daddy comes home from work.
stickers, coloring, reading books.
going to nursery.

says:
hi, bye, no, nope, yeah, yep, bubbles {for bath}, lalala {for elmo}, drink, mickey, grandma, noodles, fishies, num num {for food... or toothpaste...}, nigh nigh, yuck, shoes, outside, baby, kelty, teagan, pumpkin, santa, ho ho ho, duck, book, mama, dada, harper {sounds like papa}, socks, pretty, bug, eyes, balloon, ball, uh oh, PU {stinky}, cracker, cookie, cheese, bean, baba {bottle}, rock-a-bye {sounds more like kuh-kuh-buh}, doll, good girl, ow, amen, choo choo {for train}, hot, cold, cool, droid {for phone}, tickle tickle, tick tock {for clock}, blanket, binky, soft, jesus, bonk, banana, please, all done, zipper, chip, brush

animal noises:
cow, horse, pig, sheep, snake, duck, cat, dog, bird {tweet tweet}, lion, chicken, monkey, frog, etc.

25 lbs 12 oz {75th percentile}
34.5 inches tall {>95th percentile!}
has 12 teeth, including 4 molars.
wears pig tails every day.
sleeps 10 + hours at night, one 2-3 hour nap.
gets into EVERYTHING. especially when i'm feeding the baby.
wears size 2T clothes & size 6 shoes.
says "hi" to everyone.
has the funniest facial expressions!

i can't believe how big & smart she is getting! she is so much fun, and has a very spunky personality. we love our big girl serena :)

yummy.