Posted on | November 30, 2010 | 44 Comments
i know. i said i’d stop the whole month thing when she turned 2. and i have! a lady asked me today how old she was and i said two! but it doesn’t mean i can stop remembering her month-days. so give me a little while longer and maybe these posts will disappear (but maybe not).
this month was pretty big for Harper. she rocked her first month of 2. her sentences are becoming bigger and bigger and we have actual conversations, which blows my mind. she still has trouble completely conveying her wants of course, so tantrums are strong with this one. but for the most part, we are kicking ace on the communication front.
her eating habits are one thing i could do without. they’ve taken a turn for the ZOMGPICKY and i’d be lying if i said i were a fan. one day, she looooves *insert delicious food here* and the next day, i’ve apparently tried to murder her by putting it on her plate. the nerve, mom. but seriously, i hope this is just a phase. i mean, i know it is, but i hope it’s a short phase. asking for more brussel sprouts and broccoli makes my heart happy though. looking at mashed potatoes as if they are a pile of white dog poop makes me wonder who’s child she is.
she had her 2 year appointment this month. it was bittersweet having dr. lavinder tell me that her infant years were now done and we wouldn’t see her again until she was 3. at least Harper had a good time at this appointment. her and dr. lavinder read a book together and Harper super showed off – dr. lavinder was beyond impressed with her vocabulary and knowledge. we thought H would be scared of the dr’s office since the dreaded croup incident, but she seemed to have forgotten all about the trauma. she only cried for a second after her shots until she noticed her new bandaid and exclaimed “YOOK! A STICKER!”.
she is still our little gnomie. she weighs 25 pounds and is 32 inches tall (didn’t grow at all since her 18 month check up, but that could be because the method they use isn’t so much accurate). i constantly have to assure people she is as old as i say she is. then she busts out a sentence and their mind is even more blown. it’s kinda fun to watch.
the funniest thing she said this month was while we were at lunch with Scot one day in a fun old diner (the best food!). the man sitting in the booth next to us was pretty old and blew his nose – you know how old men honk and make a total ruckus when blowing their noses? yes, that. Harper’s eyes got really wide and she yelled “WOAH! AN ELEPHANT!”. seriously, dead from laughing.
i feel unbelievably lucky to be her mama. every day is better, funnier, more patience-testing, more awesome because of her. she is the best thing that has ever happened to us and what else can i say? my kid rules.
Posted on | November 30, 2010 | 101 Comments
lot’s of people think i met my dear friend Emily on the interwebs. but that is not the case. nope. we met the old fashioned way – at our favorite local bar, drinking vodka tonics, whilst i introduced myself by making a miniature dog house out of random things in my purse and someones empty cigarette box.
no. seriously. (what? i said vodka was involved).
that was back in 2007. since then Em and i have done and seen many things together. i stood up with her in her wedding, our husbands bonded and played in a band together, told each other we were pregnant (she cried when we told her – i cried when she told us – and not just because i was holding her pee stick she had just given me in a surprise present). she was there when Harper was born and video’d the business (literally. thanks Em) and i was there for at least 5/6 of her 2 day labor and delivery and held her leg as her sweet Poppy was born. to say i love Emily would be an understatement.
i’m so, so proud of her newest venture, Uff Da, which has taken off amazingly since she started it back in June. her hair clips, clip holders, wands, baby hats and baby dresses are some of the cutest, most whimsical handmade pretties out there. i see personally how much time, effort and love she puts into her little business and i can tell you – it’s a lot. Harper is the happy recipient of many of her offerings:
everything at Uff Da is adorable AND affordable, which is so nice to see. there’s nothing worse than coming across something handmade that you LOVE and not being able to afford it. the prices at Uff Da are amazing. especially for the quality of product you get as well as the customer service. i know from the countless tweets, blog posts and her 100% positive feedback on Etsy that Emily treats every customer the same way as she treats me, her friend. also, she loves custom orders, and offers every color size and option you can think of under the sun to customize your purchase. love that!
the products are environmentally responsible & sustainable – she uses upcycled materials whenever possible, makes use of fabric scraps so that very little ever goes to waste, and offers vintage goods (which is a fantastic way to lessen carbon footprints). check out her vintage section – swoon!
recently Emily started offering the most adorable headbands, inspired by her signature Perfect Poppy she was making into clips. Em sent me a gorgeous purple one to rock and i adore it (i knew i would, duh). i love the stretchy headband, it’s comfy and cute. see for yourself.
she has some adorable new offerings for the holiday, so if you need a pretty for your hair or for your little one, you’re gonna want to go and check it out. and since Emily is awesome, she’s offered a giveaway to the readers of the Haps! one winner will receive a $20 shop credit (just in time for Christmas!) and one winner will win a headband of their choice!
all you need to do to enter is leave one comment here after you’ve visited Uff Da and tell me what your favorite item in the shop is. easy peasy! i will draw the winner using random.org on Friday, so get your entries in by midnight PST this Thursday.
sorry, no previous Uff Da winners or recipients of complimentary Uff Da items are eligible.
if you’re planning on ordering from Uff Da (and you are, aren’t you?), all orders for Christmas must be placed by December 8th if you’d like it to arrive in time for Santa to place it under the tree.
happy shopping and entering!
Posted on | November 29, 2010 | 52 Comments
some days i wake up and know from the get go i’m going to be disappointed.
some days nothing particularly terrible happens, but i feel terrible nonetheless.
some days i feel like crying out of frustration but i can’t because someone else has it much worse than i do.
some days, my lists of lists of lists overwhelm me to the point where i want to kick the dog, throw a glass or just plain scream.
some days i feel as though my life would be easier if i could delete my entire email inbox and take a magical pill to make me not feel the buckling guilt from deleting said emails.
some days i want to shut down my blogs, curl up in the corner in the fetal position and rock back and forth like a loon – and then carry on with life as a non-blogger happily.
some days i feel like no matter what i do, everything is wrong to someone.
some days i feel as though i am failing my daughter, despite my greatest attempts not to.
some days i feel like i am disappointing everyone i care about.
most days i know that the previous two feelings are more about the pressures i put on myself and not on pressures the people i care about put on me.
some days i wonder what the hell i’m doing.
some days i wish computers and smart phones didn’t exist.
some days i need a break.
some days nothing can cheer me up, even if a few things make me smile.
some days the weight of life is too heavy and i have to pound out depressing blog posts like this so that i can get the crap out of my head and hope i’m not alone.
some days i want to go back to bed.
some days the clutter of my house makes me want to donate everything we own to goodwill and move to a tent on a beach and call it a day.
some days i don’t tell anyone how i’m feeling because someone will inevitably call me a complainer, worry about me, or stop talking to me altogether.
some days i just want to press pause to stop the madness or press fast forward to get the hell out.
today is one of those days.
Posted on | November 28, 2010 | 12 Comments
Harper:
Top, Baby Gap
Shorts, Old Navy
Sandals, Thrifted
Mama:
Dress, Target
Cardi, F21
Belt, H&M
Shoes, Steve Madden
so it’s probably pretty obvious this isn’t exactly a photo from last night. because i’d never go bare legged in this kind of weather, and i’d never put my child in that small amount of clothes in almost december. but this snow and wind and all that has got me longing for summer again, and since i did not in fact step out last night, i figured we’d throwback to the summer. i love this photo! it makes me feel warm and the way H and i kind of are posing the same way makes me smile. plus, that outfit rocks my face off – so comfy and cute. it’s the same dress i styled for fall and cold last saturday! i hope everyone had a kick ace Thanksgiving and i can’t wait to see what you were all up to this weekend!
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