Rewarding You With Videos (and a short post)

I feel so bad that I haven't posted in so long! What can I say? I think about posting all the time and then I just get overwhelmed and I don't do it. Things are going just fine lately and yet, I'm feeling a little blue. I think there are two things going on. 1. I'm so tired of the cold. We need spring badly here. I mean, anything over 30, is that too much to ask for? The winter wears on and we all get more and more sick of staying inside and breathing the stale indoor air. I need a trip to Florida, right? 2. I think I'm starting to put on some weight. I know that I had some room to spare but my gut is starting to make a reappearance. I don't want to worry too much about eating right now since I'm still nursing Harper. I notice that if I cut back on my calorie intake, I don't produce as much and I don't want my supply tanking now! What I really need to do is get back to exercising. But where, may I ask, does that fit in? I hear about these people who work, write, raise kids, cook wonderful meals, clean their houses, and sew all their clothes and I just wonder how in the hell they do it? I can barely even get lunch made! I keep telling myself that once the weather warms up and I'm off work again, Harper and I can get out every day for some exercise. Until then, I'd better cut down on the sweets. They are my downfall!

On to happier notes. Harper is cute and funny and I want to bottle her and put her in my pocket. She has been doing the "patty" part of patty cake for a while now but this week she has figured out how to "roll it." Well, at least her version of rolling it! She basically switches her hands back and forth over each other but man, is it adorable. I need to try to get that on video. She will also respond now if you ask her for a kiss. After you ask she will lean out to you and pucker her lips up. It's kind of a move that says, "I will allow you to kiss me now." I find myself asking for kisses all the time because I'm so amused by it! Separation anxiety is also starting to settle in a bit more. Now when she sees me putting on my jacket she starts to cry. When I say "bye bye" it gets even worse. Usually she is ok if I am leaving her with Brad but, this morning, she even pouted a bit when I left her with him. Oh, and she's all over the place and into everything and tantrums when I won't give her what she wants. Ahhh, the joys of growing up and realizing you can't have it all! Funny thing is, I'm still not sure I've completely learned that lesson.

Ok, here are a couple of videos to enjoy. One is just the standard "so big" video and the other is just of her being "busy." There is no other way to describe it. The girl is just busy. Unfortunately, in that one you don't get to see her face too much. I have a hard time getting her on video because once she sees it's on her, she clams up and just stares at the lens! So, I have to try to be covert and crappy shots are what I wind up with. Oh well. Enjoy!