Take Baby Harper to Work Day

Today I got to spend all day with Harper.  We started the day with breakfast - oatmeal and pineapple with cantaloupe slices.

...then some plays with the new firetruck Aunt Angie gave Harper this weekend.

After a short morning nap, it was off to work for mommy and baby Harper.  Harper was very well behaved and played quietly on the floor of my office while I got some work done.  It helped that I picked him up some organic freeze-dried peas from Earthfare on the way in - a new snack for him that he happily crammed in his face while I worked.

Now where did I put those TPS reports?

Important data to help mom calculate.

Time to hit the lab.

A few hours later we headed home for a much needed afternoon nap (mommy & Harper naps). 

Being a working baby is tiring.

Harper is going to have to get used to working a full time job.

Overall we had a great day and a great discovery with Harper's favorite new snack food...a nice change of pace from Cheerios and puffs.

Tomorrow daddy gets to stay home with baby Harper (and hopefully finish the crown molding).

And We're Back!

Sorry I have not posted any new pics lately.  I have been so busy at work the past few weeks I have hardly had to time to eat or sleep, much less take and post pictures.

Regardless, I will try to be more diligent.

Nothing new has happened the last few weeks.  We have started Harper on self-feeding solid foods and he has taken very well to it.  Today we introduced Cheerios and spaghetti.

Spaghetti is tasty & fun!

Needless to say, self-feeding and resulted in more frequent baths, which results in extra puffy Harper hair.

Week before last I volunteered at the local baby/kids consignment sale (Kindermarket), so I got first pick of the goods.  Harper scored some pretty cute new (used) clothes and toys.

Shark Week

Plan Toys Stacker + extra townie t-shirt

Wooden Abacus

Today Omi, Oma, Mr. Kern, Aunt Heather, Aunt Angie, and cousin Nicole came to visit us today in Athens.  We had a lot of fun and it was great getting to see everybody.  Aunt Angie gave Harper a Green Toys firetruck, along with a very cute outfit and some bibs.  Extra points for a gift made of recycled milk cartons that also happens to be one of my favorite brands :)  We had brunch at the Grit (per our usual Sunday morning routine), then walked around campus and went shopping downtown for a bit.  When/if Heather sends me pics I will share them.

After everyone left, Brian, Harper, and I enjoyed some much needed relaxation at Hendershots.

Hendershot's is FUN

Sweaty ball cap = great teething toy

A refreshing Terrapin on a Sunday afternoon

On the docket for tomorrow - Harper goes to work with Mommy...this should be interesting.

I solemnly swear to post picture AT LEAST once a week from hear on out.

Bronchitis

We went to go see Dr. Baker today.

Waiting patiently to see Dr. B

Baby man has bronchitis (for the 2nd time).  He is so sleepy from staying up for the past 3 nights, but he was a trooper and held it together long enough for me to get his prescription filled and eat lunch at Hawthorne Drugs.

I'm done mom.

Now we are back home with the first dose of meds in him.  Hopefully he will be better (and back to sleeping) soon.

Paci works this way too.

Sick Baby - Day 3

Baby Harper is still sick and still not sleeping...

Nose spray = waterboarding

Just leave me alone Mom

Butternut Squash +

I tipped over onto a pillow

Harper is currently unable to cope with life.

Sick Baby

Baby man is not feeling so hot tonight...

World's Saddest Baby

We were hoping to go out for dinner and drinks with Leila and Chan to celebrate their engagement, but that did not turn out to be in the cards for us.

He sounds like Darth Vader on the baby monitor.  I suspect it will be a long night...

Andy

We miss you Andy.

You will not be forgotten - least of all by us.

Just for Men

Brian came home from the store tonight with a box of Just for Men...

This is a bad idea

This is what he looked like before...

Regular Brian

He then proceeded to ignore my warnings about the consequences of this and dyed his mustache...

You cannot see it in this picture, but I am holding the camera saying "This is a terrible idea".



This is about the point where I became very concerned...

5 minute waiting time

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By his own admission, he is no Burt Reynolds.

Brian the Creep

Brian now drives a windowless van.