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Christmas Craft Conundrum

Awe, last year's tree.

I am not crafty by nature, but the time has come for me to break out a glue gun of some sort and figure out solutions to these problems:

1) Is there a way to craft an attractive and sturdy dog toy?

*I did find this recipe for doggy donuts that I think will be fabulous.

2) We need a Christmas tree alternative.  There is no way to childproof a Christmas tree, and I'm not too keen on how one looks with a baby gate around it.  (Not to mention, I'm not too keen on spending the cash on a baby gate for a Christmas tree.)

*I always wanted to make these Design*Sponge paper ornaments, but I'm not sure if it will be enough...

Any ideas?

4 years ago today

I met Skylar for the first time.  I was having brunch at Auntie Em's with my friends Al & Liz.  Our friend Donna, who is a culinary whiz that works at Auntie Em's, and her boyfriend, John, met us too.  John asked his friend, Skylar, to come.  The rest is history.  

He was the cutest thing I had ever seen.  I rushed home, and called my mom.  Smooth move?  Must have been, because he called me on the other line to ask me out.  (John gave him my number after I asked John about a thousand questions about Skylar and whether or not he would go out with me.)  

A year and a half later he asked me to marry him.  A year after that we were married, and about 11 months later we had Harper.

This morning he is in bed, after a long night vomiting.  He must have what I had.  I guess this will not be the most romantic day of our lives, but I still get butterflies in my tummy when I see him.  (No, it isn't the food poisoning or stomach flu thing, either.)

How I Lost 5 Lbs. on Thanks Giving

Food poisoning.

I was up at least once an hour till 4:00 in the morning vomiting.  Yesterday, I did not make it out of bed.  This morning I still feel pretty awful.

Skylar had to solo parent all day yesterday.  He takes Harper by himself for bits of the day every weekend, so I did not think this would be that different.  Somehow it must have been, because by 2:00 in the afternoon he came into our room to tell me:

"I don't know how you do this every day."

OMG!  I just gained 5 lbs in appreciation!  Worth food poisoning?  No.  But very cool nonetheless.

The best part of our day:  About 7:15 a.m. Skylar called me into the living room asking me to bring a towel.  I came in and saw Harper had projectile vomited all over him and herself.  Vomited mack and cheese & formula.  Mac and cheese?  Yes.  He could not find the applesauce for breakfast, and she does love mac and cheese...  And so, I thought she must have an upset tummy, like me.  I gave her a sippy cup full of diet 7up, because it always makes me feel better.

By the end of the day, Harper was pushing me away to get her daddy.  It was so sweet, I wasn't offended at all.  She is a daddy's girl now.

This pic if from Thanks Giving at our friends' house.  The standing girl, Magnolia, is 19 months, and spent the whole day pointing at Harper saying, "Baby!"  I love it when babies call other babies babies.

Is it just me, or does Harper look like Jackie-O in this picture?

Jinx!

Skylar and I began our Christmas shopping today, and it was not as stressful as I had anticipated.  Hopefully, this holiday season will be smooth like butter. 

I also got my hair cut, and can I just say, I feel fabulous.  That is right, I do.  I missed my last appointment, at the end of October, which is not like me at all.  I L-O-V-E, love, the girl who cuts my hair, Laura at Luxe.  Really, my favorite ever.  My hair was crazy overgrown and has been in an awkward ponytail for a at least a week.  I feel so much better now. 

Harper cried while I was at the salon.  I would like to think it was because she missed me, but I don't think that was it.  Two and a half weeks ago, I had it with her taking one half hour nap a day.  She started that when she was about 6 months.  I put her on a nap schedule.  It led to her napping for at least an hour, sometimes two!  Before I knew it, her day was totally scheduled, she was taking two good naps a day, and sleeping though the night (jinx)!  

Today, I treated this schedule with disregard, because we were Christmas shopping, hello.  She did not cope with this as well as I though she would.  (It is her first Christmas, after-all.)  Low and behold, the baby loves her schedule.  I like it, too.  Although, two naps kinda infringe on our social life.

 

Our day(s):* 

6:30 wake up 

7:00-ish breakfast 

8:30-ish bottle 

10:00 nap 

11:00-ish bottle 

noon lunch 

2:00 bottle & nap  

4:00 bottle 

5:30-ish dinner 

by 7:00 bath, bottle, bed 

*Now that this is in writing it will never happen again.  That is cool, though.  I have a lot more holiday shopping to do.

Supercute

A day in the life of the ridiculously adorable:

She learned to 'walk' with her toy stroller.

But, she has not figured out how to turn it around after she hits something with it, like the wall.

She offered Spanky some information on Bubbles Academy.  Spanky was not interested.

We spent a long time trying to get a picture of her two teeth.

At the end of a long day, Harper relaxed by wiping her dinner in her hair.