The food, the friends, the fun…

and THE DAWGS!

Even if we aren’t in Starville today we’ll be watching them play Memphis tonight here at home.

We’re going to raise Rory right – SEC all the way! Hopefully she won’t be brainwashed into a Texas fan, ha! When WE say “UT” we of course mean THE Vols- but they think the Longhorns and it just isn’t right! And their maroon and white means Texas A&M, not MS State… the horror!

Today we are sporting our Mississippi State gear- all of us wearing our polo’s!

Here is proof that she does, in fact, love her Momma too.

Can’t forget to show y’all the booty (and to show you how hilarious Andy’s face is in this picture!).

Wouldn’t be complete without a matching pacifier, right?!

She’s learning to clap and we caught her mid-clap! We were saying, “Go State, GO STATE!”.

Happy Game Day!

AMBER DIXON!

(winner was selected by a random number generator or random.org)

Go visit my sweet friend Amber on her blog- you’ll love it. Its one of my very favorite blogs to read. And like the last winner, Emily Taylor, Amber is also pregnant…. so many this is a trend?!

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions! I loved every single one. I’m definitely going to keep up with the pics of Rory and will bring in some crafts and recipes more since you’ve asked! I love getting to share our life through this blog.

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In other news, we’re busy painting as I type. Well…. Andy is anyway.

And he has a helper…

I’d say those are the two cutest painters I’ve ever seen!

Where does she get that devilish grin from!?! I think from her Papa!

(Please do not judge me by the way I look. I have been up since 4am and it was a very busy day. Yes, I said 4am. Rory apparently thought it was play time.)

Rory had a pretty good day today. Their only complaint was that she didn’t take a nap.

Great. My kid is one of those kids who decides she won’t nap at school.

But she was much happier than last Thursday. This is what she looked like when I picked her up last week:

Swollen eyes, red face… bless her heart, it was so awful.

Today she looks like this:

Belly laughing. Is there anything better?

Random, but this is my bulletin board that I made for my class. I took this picture with my phone so its not great but you can at least see it. (Obviously I put up the names for all the kids, but of course don’t want to post their names on the blog.)

Okay! One more thing!

Rory “pulled up” for the first time on Monday.

She rolled herself over to the toy basket in the living room and then pulled up on it to reach in. And again, I have proof!

]]> http://theharrislife.com/survivors/feed/ 5 http://theharrislife.com/who-wants-to-win-something/ http://theharrislife.com/who-wants-to-win-something/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:54:02 +0000 Tiffany http://theharrislife.com/?p=1345 Continue reading →]]> Are you ready for a giveaway?! As a thanks to all my facebook “likers” and my readers, I’m doing a giveaway!

Here’s how it works: comment on this blog post stating something you’d like to see more of or something new you’d like to see on the blog.

You’ll then be entered to win a $25 giftcard. From where? I’m going to give you options this time! You can choose between Target, Amazon, Starbucks, WalMart, Hobby Lobby, or Hastings.

The chance to enter ends on Friday at 5:oo pm. The winner will be chosen by a random number selector from random.org.

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We had a great weekend. It was the first weekend in a long time that we hung around the house and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Who doesn’t love a lazy weekend?! Next weekend will be a busy one for us- we’re painting the living room and guest bathroom! And then, my friends, the home improvements will be complete for a long while! Yay! We are also heading to Dallas to do some shopping for the fall for Rory. I had tons of clothes for her sizes so far but don’t have much at all for 6-9 months.

Of course, I won’t leave out pictures of the little stinker. I know the grandparents only want to see her face on here!

Tuesday: Woke up happy and was decent.

Wednesday: Screaming, blow out diapers, screaming. Then… where’s our water? Why is it not working? Why is there a notice on my door saying they are shutting off the water due to lack of payment? Dangit. No water until Thursday morning. LOTS of screaming by all.

Thursday: Pay the bill and feel like an idiot/one of those people for forgetting, go to work, hear baby crying/screaming/etc in her room, feel like the worst parent in the world, get room set up, feel like worst parent in the world, snuggle the baby for hours, feel like worst parent in the world, bed.

Friday: WILL BE A GOOD DAY.

So for everyone’s pleasure after this week from…. well you get it, I will post some cute pictures with some cute captions and call it a day.

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Dear Lord, Please let next week be better than this one.

I am soooo tired of teething!!!!!!!!!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

All that crying wears me out.

Hmm… what should I do today?

I think I’ll get into some trouble…

Maybe she won’t be able to see me…

Me Chinese, me play joke, me put peepee in your coke.

Could they look anymore alike?!

We’re trying to have a conversation here!

O.M.Geeeee. Stop with the pictures, already!

Dear Lord, please let the weekend get here quick so I can spend unlimited play time with Daddy.

Amen.

Have a great weekend!

]]> http://theharrislife.com/story-of-our-week/feed/ 3 http://theharrislife.com/wordy-wednesday/ http://theharrislife.com/wordy-wednesday/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:48:07 +0000 Tiffany http://theharrislife.com/?p=1312 Continue reading →]]> Welcome to Wordy Wednesday. Don’t worry, there will be pictures too.

1. Oh. My. Goodness. Teething is no joke. Who knew my sweet little girl could be so SO so incredibly grumpy?!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes. Andy has been referring affectionately to the Infant’s Tylenol as “candy”. I always heard people complaining about their babies/children teething but had no idea it was really this bad. Whew.

2. Andy had a great birthday (so he tells me!). I surprised him with an Invicta watch that he told me he really liked. But since I had already gotten the gun, he didn’t know I’d be getting him another gift! Score!

3. And if you read The Man Life, you know that Andy had mentioned getting me a Coach purse to make up for all his purchases on hunting (he truly knows the way to my heart)… well, instead he got me – drumroll please….

A new camera-  Canon EOS Rebel T1i . Again, he truly knows the way to my heart. It was such a surprise… I’ve been giddy all day!

4. Enough talking! Let me share some pictures from my new camera that I took this morning!

I have never gotten a good/decent picture of Jersey until now.

And never a bad picture of Jackson… until now. ha!

Of course, you were wanting to see pictures of the cute baby, not the cute dogs.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Birthday, Andy! I hope your first birthday as a Dad is wonderful!

Rory has missed you all morning and can’t wait to celebrate your birthday when you get home from work!

You are such a wonderful father! Rory just adores you and there is no denying that she’s a total Daddy’s girl!

I am so proud of you and so thankful for all you do for our little family!

Hope today is the best birthday ever! We love you!

(P.S. Check out The Man Life-Andy posted something new yesterday!)

Unfortunately Rory was a serious grumpy pants the entire weekend. We couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her- she literally just yelled and yelled and was so fussy. Well on Sunday night I decided to feel her teeth and discovered… her first tooth! Yes, thats right, folks! Rory officially has her first tooth. I tried to get a picture for you all to see, but this is the best I got:

She was a bit traumatized.

So she’s been drooling, chewing, drooling, chewing… nonstop.

She has also started raising her hands when she wants to be picked up. Its so cute! She does her hands in a “get me, get me, get me!” sign. Melts your heart, I tell ya!

She also learned to do a push up. (haha, just kidding, but I thought this picture was cute)

I went to check on her during her nap on Saturday and she was OUT! So relaxed and content.

And here are a couple pictures I just thought were too cute.

So pray for us as we try and survive these teething days… they are HARD! She’s just fussy, fussy, fussy! I think parents should get a gift from the tooth fairy for crying out loud!

Andy got to go with me for the first time today and it made it much easier!

She weighs 17 lbs and is 26 1/2 inches long. She’s in the 75th percentile for both. The doctor said she was growing perfectly!

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Unfortunately, not all babies are perfectly heathly. I’m calling on all of my friends, family, and others who read this blog to PLEASE pray with me for a dear friend, Rachel Brown Brake. She is 38 weeks pregnant and just found out that her sweet baby, Weston, has serious heart problems. This is what she posted on facebook:

“He has a serious heart defect that will be critical when born. Left side is not working right. He will need open heart asap but we will be at Children’s in ATL (great hands). We are waiting to hear when they want to take him. Thank God we found it now! My heart is broken and this pain hurts beyond words. He is a fighter and we must have hope.”

And we CAN have hope! God is the ultimate healer, as we all know, and I am asking for y’all to pray for God to heal him and show His work to all of those who know Weston in his life. And I’m also asking for peace, patience, strength, and wisdom for Rachel and her husband Eric as they embark on this journey. I will keep everyone updated on baby Weston. Thank you for your prayers- I know Rachel will feel them all around her.