notes to Harper {22 months}

Posted on | August 31, 2010 | 21 Comments

dear Harper girl,

do you see this picture of you? it pretty accurately depicts where you are right now. at just a few months away from the big 2, you are becoming such a big girl, but you are still my baby. your hair is getting long and thick, your rolls are almost completely gone (even the wrist ones are almost non existent – i will miss those so!), but you still want your binky to comfort you.

there are times i cannot fathom you will be 2 soon. it seems we just had your first birthday. but then i think of all you’ve accomplished since then – and you seem like a different kiddo altogether. these days you are putting sentences together, learning to be so polite (thank you, please and even you’re welcome) and you’re becoming so aware of people’s feelings. it’s amazing to see you understand new concepts and there are times i can see the gears in your head moving. i’ve said it before (and probably will again), but watching you learn is one of my favorite things. seeing new things through your eyes is incredible and a true gift.

as a baby, you never went through that clingy phase. you welcome everyone into your world with open arms and never really showed much favoritism to me as your mama. but now? our days are filled with hugs, cuddles and you turn to me immediately for reassurance with things. everything is “please, mommy?” and “ok mommy!” and “thanks mommy”. it melts my heart. it really is the best sound in the world, your little voice saying mommy. and between you and me? i kinda like being clung to. you can keep that up for a bit if you’d like.

most days i feel my heart and mind may explode with the pride and love i have for you. becoming your mom was and continues to be the joy of my life. the big 2 will be hard on your mama, but i absolutely love the little person you are growing to be. i hope you always know how much i adore you. and let’s try and be easy on each other (and daddy) as we enter the “terrible twos”, shall we?

also, we need to discuss your ketchup habit.

love you so much nugget.

xo,

mommy

Category: SLOW DOWN KIDDO, notes to harper, nugget, the haps

DO FUN STUFF.

Posted on | August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment

today i’m asking you, my readers and friends, to go check out an awesome project by Ryan at Pacing the Panic Room.

Ryan’s step-son, Little Buddy, has Smith Magenis Syndrome, SMS, and Ryan has been working hard for a long time on this album to raise money for research (specifically to go towards med students who want to make SMS their field of choice). the album is available starting today on iTunes and it’s awesome. titled “Do Fun Stuff – a Kids Record for Parents”, it has fun songs you can listen to with your kids, but that won’t make your ears bleed. it’s good stuff. like, awesome tunes, you guys. you should really consider heading over and buying it. you’ll be helping out while getting some cool new tunes for you and your kiddos to jam out to. 100% of the proceeds from this album go to a grant fund Ryan has established with PRISMS.

i had the pleasure of meeting Ryan this year at BlogHer (he is the genius behind the Sparklecorn video i directed you guys to) and although our meeting was brief (and a little embarrassing/super awesome – another story for another day i suppose…), i could tell this guy is passionate about everything he does. i have been following his blog for a few months now and am pretty much constantly in awe of his work. i sincerely hope you all will check out Ryan at his blog, and consider supporting Do Fun Stuff.

click on the monster to head over and buy the tunes. also, blog about Do Fun Stuff if you’d like to help, and as you can see once you get there, there is a donation button if you’d like to help more than just the amount of the music. if you are so inclined to tweet about this to spread the word, be sure to use the hashtag #dofunstuff.

anything you guys can do to help and spread the word about Do Fun stuff would be beyond amazing. thanks friends!

Category: #dofunstuff
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