Well....What happened was....

Hahaha! There is no better way to start a blog than with that. I have no excuses. Sometime back in August I fell off the "bandwagon" and just never fully recovered. Now Harlow is almost 5 months old...the "new mom of a newborn" excuse is starting to wear off and this 'lil diva is just too much to NOT write all about. So instead of trying to make up for lost time posting pictures of the day she was born until now..I will just start from today. My goal is to get at least one blog in a week... so someone please hold me accountable! I will post pics of her room though. Most of y'all got to see the beginning stages...so here is the totally pOsH and FabULouS room of lil MiSs. HarLOw gRacE...




Last weekend we went to Houston to visit my dad and Lori..along with Marita and Nick. We had a blast spending the weekend catching up and doing some shopping. Friday we had pictures taken by a friend of Lori's and she was INCREDIBLE. She did a great job and captured some really cute moments. If you are ever in the Houston area you have to look her up. You may still be able to view all the pictures at:
www.kareymiller.com/Harlow

Love,
M

3-D Nightmare!!!

So...we waited and anticipated this day for months...scheduled it on Waylen's birthday so he could see his little princess......and what happens? She turns stubborn. For a while now she has been breach which is causing my belly to be huge and her kicking painful. So I decided I would have a little talk with her last night after I read her....her one book "Me and My Dad" and told her she was having a very special picture taken today and that she needs to be a good girl....She must have misunderstood me COMPLETELY!!! HAHAHA.......So her head is practically in my rib cage with her bottom resting on my right hip. And where are her legs you might ask?.....Oh they are IN FRONT OF HER FACE!!! How uncomfortable for the poor thing...and her mom. Needless to say we couldn't capture any clear pics and after 10 minutes of her slapping my belly she gave up and told us to come back at 34 weeks....We did get two cute pictures....one I posted below...looks like she has Waylens nose.....and we aren"t real sure about the rest. I have already compared every picture I have of myself and there are some similarities....YEAH!!! She is so beautiful....and already has hair on her sweet little head.....I love her and want her to come out....NOW!!!

25 and a 1/2 weeks!!!!

Are we there yet...NO! Are we there yet...NO! I definitely feel like the little girl in the back of the car asking that every five minutes. Well, by now the skin is stretched so far on my belly that it feels like its gonna rip and she does all kinds of dancing in my belly!! It makes it feel like there are a couple of little ones in there! I had my diabetes check at last weeks appointment and everything came out good....and I have decided to no longer look at the scale.....nothing good comes from doing that!!!!! Don't be curious.....that's my motto. The room is at a stand still..waiting on furniture and the bedding and....all the other cool stuff....Miss Harlow Grace couldn't do without! I just tell Waylen....."She told me she has to have it or she is NOT coming out!!!" hehehhee.......Things like chandeliers.....and pretty outfits...and rugs....and lamps....guys just don't get it! Oh well! Here are a few belly pics.......and pics of Harlows first 4th of July...kinda!

Alright already!!!!

Ok......I know I have not been updating as much as I should but I will try and do a better job during the last half of my pregnancy!!! Can you believe it? Almost halfway there!!! WHHHOOOOHHHHOOO...... So here is an update....19 weeks pregnant....and we are having a girl..(unless something crazy happened over the last two weeks)!!!!! Yeah!! We are so excited....so excited that I already painted her room. Those that know me well know that I have had this room planned out since the day I found out what "it" was. It is going to be a dream....and I hope she loves it....Speaking of...we did pick out a name........da da na naaaaa.....Harlow Grace Pape!!!! As I read this it sounds like me talking really fast....No major changes except the growing princess inside of me. I feel like I am always hungry and have caved in to some chocolate cravings. Last weekend when Waylen was out of town I bought a whole box of Hostess chocolate donuts on Friday and I by Sunday I made myself throw the rest of them away because it was just making me sick. I would have one after every meal...or even when I just walked by them. SO BAD!! Oh and the most important new thing....she is moving and I feel it!!! It is the most wonderful and weird experience ever! She moves a lot at night when I get comfortable on the couch or in bed...hope that doesn't mean she is going to be a night owl!!

So this weekend I did paint the room a light pink and then on the wall where her crib will be is a diamond argyle pattern of that pink and then a shade lighter...so cute....And to top it all off I added little rhinestones to each of the points....I sometimes catch myself just walking in there for no reason at all...just to look. It was a lot of work and I was super sore...but am totally happy....and yes I used special paint for pregger people!

Here are my first belly pics at nineteen weeks..in Harlows' room!! Some I look pissed in...but I am trying not to laugh...!!!