http://www.mycharmingkids.net/
This is a link to a blog I (along with many others) have been following for awhile. This is an amazing family, and their youngest son, Stellan, has been battling SVT (very fast heart rate) since before his was born. He is back in the hospital now, sedated, and on a ventilator. And his first birthday is tomorrow. His MckMama is by his bedside right now with him and is sharing his story through her blog.
Please say a prayer for this sweet little miracle baby. He needs all the prayers he can get right now.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Alex and Alana'a Baptism
Today we attended the baptism of Harlan's cousins Alex and Alana. They looked absolutely gorgeous and we were honored to be asked to attend the ceremony. Little man loves his cousins lots and gives them lots of kisses when he sees them. Daddy couldnt make it due to work, so we took some pictures so he could see how beautiful the babies looked. We thought we would share some pictures here. Enjoy...
Nana and Alana
Aunt Chris, Dakota and Alex
Gorgeous babies!
Harlan with Dakota. They are good buds.
The proud parents and godparents
With grandparents and great greandparents.
Our busy month continues next weekend with lots more fun Halloween festivities. Cant wait to share them with all of you!
Nana and Alana
Aunt Chris, Dakota and Alex
Gorgeous babies!
Harlan with Dakota. They are good buds.
The proud parents and godparents
With grandparents and great greandparents.
Our busy month continues next weekend with lots more fun Halloween festivities. Cant wait to share them with all of you!
Haunted Happenings 2009
Last night was the annual Haunted Happenings festival that has become a tradition for us. There are weinie roasts and hayrides, kids games, and a haunted trail. Lots of fun!
Last year Harlan attended at almost 5 months old. This was Harlan bundled up last year in his stroller
and this years stroller pic. What a difference a year makes!
Harlan making his way around in his elmo harness. Dont forget Mickey!
Last year Harlan attended at almost 5 months old. This was Harlan bundled up last year in his stroller
and this years stroller pic. What a difference a year makes!
Harlan making his way around in his elmo harness. Dont forget Mickey!
Taking a break in the car
Gorgeous Little Man
Beautiful Aunt Libby
Watching Dunken - whose Dunken??
Meet Dunken, the adorable dragon, with a sense of humor
Our Mommy and Me shot
Trying out the spider toss game
Snuggled in - where he eventually went to sleep
This is Dunken. This video is alot of fun. Every year we have a blast talking to Dunken. He has a great personality. This year he took a liking to little man and even sang to him. The man inside Dunken told me that he actually built him about 13 years ago and he makes several appearances throughout the year. Enjoy!
This is Dunken. This video is alot of fun. Every year we have a blast talking to Dunken. He has a great personality. This year he took a liking to little man and even sang to him. The man inside Dunken told me that he actually built him about 13 years ago and he makes several appearances throughout the year. Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Videos
I have been having issues lately trying to upload videos to Harlan's blog. Someone had suggested to me to try uploading them via You. Tube. So that's what I did and it seems to be working. Here are a few fun videos we have made over the last couple of days.
The Wheels on the Bus (please excuse my singing but this is super cute)
When markers attack! Pretty sure this one has secured Parents of the Year for us!
Does not play well with others! (DISCLAIMER: I do not usually just let my child cry while I film it and do not comfort him. Little man had been crying on and off that day following his bee sting and I was hoping he would play with Kolton once he settled down a little....as you can see, that didnt happen!)
The Wheels on the Bus (please excuse my singing but this is super cute)
When markers attack! Pretty sure this one has secured Parents of the Year for us!
Does not play well with others! (DISCLAIMER: I do not usually just let my child cry while I film it and do not comfort him. Little man had been crying on and off that day following his bee sting and I was hoping he would play with Kolton once he settled down a little....as you can see, that didnt happen!)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Harlan and the Bee
Yes the rumors are true, little man went round with a bee. At first account I believed that poor little man was ambushed while he was sleeping but recent events have led me to believe that he might have been awake to witness the vile little insect swarming around. (the event being that he FREAKED out today at dinner when a fly landed on his nose! :() Anyway, he did get stung, to the right of his nose, and scared Mommy when he started howling in pain for no apparent reason while we were in the car. And it was one of those stop your heart kinda wails when you instinctively know that this isnt a fit about wanting out of the carseat, but instead that your baby is in pain. I also then noticed the "bad bee" swarming around his head. Mommy pulled to the side of the road, assured that little man was in no acute distress, then made our way to the nearest place we could get some tylenol and motrin. As the day progressed you couldnt much tell that he had even been stung, his face was slightly red, but not too much. However as the day drew to a close little man started having some swelling to his r eye. This is what it looked like by bath time:
Looks like he got in a fight, doesnt it? He woke up this morning with a fair amount of swelling as well. We have dosed him with benadryl, and luckily for the most part, it doesnt seem to bother him. It just looks awful. And as I mentioned, he now has a fear of all flying insects. Can say that I blame him, do you?
Now on to the reason we were in the car in the first place. We were off to attend Mr. Kolton's first birthday party. Kolton is Mommy's friend Dawn's nephew. (got that?) Harlan was definitely not himself that day , thanks mainly to the bee sting i believe, but after he got some food in his belly, he started to enjoy himself.
He wore this hat for about 1.2 seconds and then managed to take it off and snap his hand with the elastic, sending him running off to mommy crying, he did have a rough day
Birthday boy Kolton wasnt a fan either
"I told you I didnt want to wear that hat Mommy, even for a picture with Dawn and Kolton!"
Kolton was a champ with his smash cake. He really loved that icing!
Trying to play the sympathy card on the floor
With Darlene, Dawn's Mom. She was very excited to get kisses from the little man
Play time. (now don't let let the depth of this picture fool you, kolton at 12 months old is every bit as tall as little man, if not taller.)
Good buds
"Mom what is it with you and making me wear stupid hats!"
Looks like he got in a fight, doesnt it? He woke up this morning with a fair amount of swelling as well. We have dosed him with benadryl, and luckily for the most part, it doesnt seem to bother him. It just looks awful. And as I mentioned, he now has a fear of all flying insects. Can say that I blame him, do you?
Now on to the reason we were in the car in the first place. We were off to attend Mr. Kolton's first birthday party. Kolton is Mommy's friend Dawn's nephew. (got that?) Harlan was definitely not himself that day , thanks mainly to the bee sting i believe, but after he got some food in his belly, he started to enjoy himself.
He wore this hat for about 1.2 seconds and then managed to take it off and snap his hand with the elastic, sending him running off to mommy crying, he did have a rough day
Birthday boy Kolton wasnt a fan either
"I told you I didnt want to wear that hat Mommy, even for a picture with Dawn and Kolton!"
Kolton was a champ with his smash cake. He really loved that icing!
Trying to play the sympathy card on the floor
With Darlene, Dawn's Mom. She was very excited to get kisses from the little man
Play time. (now don't let let the depth of this picture fool you, kolton at 12 months old is every bit as tall as little man, if not taller.)
Good buds
"Mom what is it with you and making me wear stupid hats!"
Thursday, October 15, 2009
How do you entertain little man........
while getting the oil on the car changed??
You find a spot of grass at the bank next door and let him get some energy out!
You may even let him think that he has the outside chance that he may get away from you and run around the parking lot, without letting on that it really wont happen
Until you remember that he is alot faster than you and may actually get to the parking lot if you dont put down the camera and keep a better eye on him.
You then let him bask in the discovery of a big stick while he begrudingly looks at you for a picture
And watch him try several times to pick up the stick and remember to duck as he swings it around, so you dont get knocked in the head
And you make sure Daddy is there to offer a little support when little man finds a second stick and forgets how to properly walk in all the excitement.
You also make sure there is a tree handy to bang the sticks up agaisnt, because really the sticks arent much fun if you cant hit something with them!
banging them against each other will work also when banging them on the tree is no longer fun
You must also try to pose little man under the tree and then make funny noises to get him to look at you so you can take that oh so perfect picture.
and then hope you got the picture on the first try bc no amount of persuading is going to get him to look at you again.....
.....until Daddy starts acting funny too!
Mommy then keeps taking pictures when we are safely tucked back in the car...to which little man decides that he has had enough of the pictures
and would really like mommy to quit taking them now!
oh the look of defeat...mommy is gonna take em not matter what
We then stopped at toys r us for a little early christmas shopping, and playing peek a boo in the cart is a favorite game for us. There was one toy in particular that mommy wanted for little man and word on the street is that it will be a popular toy this year so we had to go early. I will tell you what it is if you PROMISE not to tell little man.......Ready...oh this is so exciting......he is getting the Mickey Mouse hot dog dancer!!!! Mickey does the hot dog dance!!! oh the hot dog dance is a big deal around here......now remember Its a Secret!! We were also able to find a used Mega Block castle on ebay and got a great deal on it and it actually arrived yesterday! Santa is storing it in little mans closet until christmas morning...we are just helping him out is all.
See even the excitement was too much for little man!
This video is entitled "perfect timing"....the car is finished as little man starts getting a little bored with the grass.
You find a spot of grass at the bank next door and let him get some energy out!
You may even let him think that he has the outside chance that he may get away from you and run around the parking lot, without letting on that it really wont happen
Until you remember that he is alot faster than you and may actually get to the parking lot if you dont put down the camera and keep a better eye on him.
You then let him bask in the discovery of a big stick while he begrudingly looks at you for a picture
And watch him try several times to pick up the stick and remember to duck as he swings it around, so you dont get knocked in the head
And you make sure Daddy is there to offer a little support when little man finds a second stick and forgets how to properly walk in all the excitement.
You also make sure there is a tree handy to bang the sticks up agaisnt, because really the sticks arent much fun if you cant hit something with them!
banging them against each other will work also when banging them on the tree is no longer fun
You must also try to pose little man under the tree and then make funny noises to get him to look at you so you can take that oh so perfect picture.
and then hope you got the picture on the first try bc no amount of persuading is going to get him to look at you again.....
.....until Daddy starts acting funny too!
Mommy then keeps taking pictures when we are safely tucked back in the car...to which little man decides that he has had enough of the pictures
and would really like mommy to quit taking them now!
oh the look of defeat...mommy is gonna take em not matter what
We then stopped at toys r us for a little early christmas shopping, and playing peek a boo in the cart is a favorite game for us. There was one toy in particular that mommy wanted for little man and word on the street is that it will be a popular toy this year so we had to go early. I will tell you what it is if you PROMISE not to tell little man.......Ready...oh this is so exciting......he is getting the Mickey Mouse hot dog dancer!!!! Mickey does the hot dog dance!!! oh the hot dog dance is a big deal around here......now remember Its a Secret!! We were also able to find a used Mega Block castle on ebay and got a great deal on it and it actually arrived yesterday! Santa is storing it in little mans closet until christmas morning...we are just helping him out is all.
See even the excitement was too much for little man!
This video is entitled "perfect timing"....the car is finished as little man starts getting a little bored with the grass.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
This n That
I would like to start out this blog entry, with a goodbye. This week our family said goodbye to Bruce who lost his battle with cancer. He was as his friend said at his funeral "a teddy bear on this inside" He is in alot of my memories, with my favorites being trips to Indiana Beach or the trip to Branson we took a few years back. Our family also is indebted to him for one of the greattest gifts we could have recieved, Liberty. He will be missed and remembered fondly.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many members of our extended family that showed so much love and support this past week. Sometimes it is easy to forgot how much strength can come from family and they truly amazed me this week. Thanks for reminding me how wonderful you all are!!
In other news, Mommy got rid of all the bottles in the house today. The past few night we have went to a bath, book, bed routine (notice that other "b" is missing!!!) with a snack before bath. So far, so good. I think he was really ready which i think has made it easier. He was really attached to that bedtime bottle, often times going to the fridge after he had his jammies on say "mil, mil", only to push the bottle away after drinking about half of it or so. We are not against a sippy of milk before bed, but the preferred method is not to have one, since we brush his teeth after bath. Keep your fingers crossed for us that it continues to go as smoothly as it has these past few nights.
I cant remember if I have posted about his before or not, but we recently accepted an offer on our house and it will close on wed!!!! This is very exciting for us! We have been looking into options in the North Vernon area, but are being kinda picky and are fortunate to have a place to stay while we find our "forever house" (well at least our we will be there for awhile house)
Thats about all the new stuff that is going on right now that I can think of. Harlan and Mommy have plans the next couple of weekends with friends and family so hopefully there will be some exciting blog updates coming soon. Then we are capping off October with a big weekend at the camp for the annual poker run/costume party. Daddy even has that weekend off of work! As for Haloween we bought Harlan a costume that he absolutely hates, cried everytime we put it on him, so I have ordered him a second less annoying costume. I am keeping under wraps though so I can debut it all to you in pics when he wears it!!
Now on to the pictures!
Harlan in his Colts gear helping Mommy with laundry
Aunt Lissa and Harlan at the hotel. Harlan said "Aunt Lissa" several times with lots of coaching while we were there. Lissa was thrilled!!! (p.s. note the look on his face- mommy is getting that look alot these days, and i dont think i like it very much!)
Testing out the beds for durability and comfort!
Another great Harlan face
Tonite at dinner. We had a great walk in the park with Nana and then had Mexican to fuel up after our walk ;)
Playing in the pack n play at the hotel. No-one wanted to be on camera at 7 am. can you believe that??? haha and i wonder what mom was gonna say after you know what?? i am sure it was a smart a** comment anyway!!
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many members of our extended family that showed so much love and support this past week. Sometimes it is easy to forgot how much strength can come from family and they truly amazed me this week. Thanks for reminding me how wonderful you all are!!
In other news, Mommy got rid of all the bottles in the house today. The past few night we have went to a bath, book, bed routine (notice that other "b" is missing!!!) with a snack before bath. So far, so good. I think he was really ready which i think has made it easier. He was really attached to that bedtime bottle, often times going to the fridge after he had his jammies on say "mil, mil", only to push the bottle away after drinking about half of it or so. We are not against a sippy of milk before bed, but the preferred method is not to have one, since we brush his teeth after bath. Keep your fingers crossed for us that it continues to go as smoothly as it has these past few nights.
I cant remember if I have posted about his before or not, but we recently accepted an offer on our house and it will close on wed!!!! This is very exciting for us! We have been looking into options in the North Vernon area, but are being kinda picky and are fortunate to have a place to stay while we find our "forever house" (well at least our we will be there for awhile house)
Thats about all the new stuff that is going on right now that I can think of. Harlan and Mommy have plans the next couple of weekends with friends and family so hopefully there will be some exciting blog updates coming soon. Then we are capping off October with a big weekend at the camp for the annual poker run/costume party. Daddy even has that weekend off of work! As for Haloween we bought Harlan a costume that he absolutely hates, cried everytime we put it on him, so I have ordered him a second less annoying costume. I am keeping under wraps though so I can debut it all to you in pics when he wears it!!
Now on to the pictures!
Harlan in his Colts gear helping Mommy with laundry
Aunt Lissa and Harlan at the hotel. Harlan said "Aunt Lissa" several times with lots of coaching while we were there. Lissa was thrilled!!! (p.s. note the look on his face- mommy is getting that look alot these days, and i dont think i like it very much!)
Testing out the beds for durability and comfort!
Another great Harlan face
Tonite at dinner. We had a great walk in the park with Nana and then had Mexican to fuel up after our walk ;)
Playing in the pack n play at the hotel. No-one wanted to be on camera at 7 am. can you believe that??? haha and i wonder what mom was gonna say after you know what?? i am sure it was a smart a** comment anyway!!
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