Shane and Crystal

I look at my precious little boy with each and every day and I just thank the almighty God above for his health, his safety, his darling personality, his little mind, his curiousity, and his sweet spirit. It seems at this stage, each day brings a new word, a new expression, a new “funny”, a [...]

Harper Cole had his very first surgery this morning at Children’s Healthcare- Scottish Rite. (He was re-circumcised, if you didn’t already know). Along with Shane and myself, Granna Tana, Mamaw and Papaw, and Grammy and Granddaddy were there with the little guy. That hospital is so neat- with everything revolving around children. There were toys [...]

We made a trip to the Georgia Aquarium this past Saturday with Papaw and Gina. Harper Cole had never been before so we were all very excited to see his first impressions. When we arrived and went into the first big tank of mixed tropical fish, he was immediately interested, saying “fiss, fiss!”. When we [...]

Easter was a time of lots of great memories for us. We started our day by getting up to see what the Easter Bunny brought Harper Cole. He had a basket filled with a bubble maker, a book, Little People Eggs, a frog lunchbag, and an Elmo movie. EB also went to Grammy and Granddaddy’s [...]

Since last Saturday was such a nice, warm, DRY spring day (we haven’t had very many of those lately!), we decided to load up the bikes and the baby and go for a ride at Berry College. The Viking Trail is our favorite place to ride. It’s so beautiful out there and there’s a great [...]

Harper Cole is such an inquisitive little fellow! He loves to take things apart, *attempt* to put them back, crawl through, into, or under things,push anything that will push (especially his strollers) and just try to figure out this great big world surrounding him. “He’s into everything” was an expression that I never completely understood [...]

It’s hard to believe Harper Cole is 14 months old already! He’s really just turning into a little man right before our eyes. His personality is hilarious…witty, smart, and sweet…but he definitely has a tiny bit of a temper from time to time. He just can’t stand for anyone to take anything away from him- [...]

Today was such a nice, warm day- I just couldn’t stay inside when Harper Cole and I came home after I got off work. We took our shoes off (well, I took our shoes off!), grabbed the big red ball and the squishy Tonka truck with the big wheels and headed outside. Harper Cole was [...]

I check little Harper Cole’s mouth for teeth just about every day. Night before last, there was no sign of a tooth. But yesterday when Carrie, his babysitter, brought him to me afterschool….we saw a tiny slit in his gum! Sure enough, when I felt around, I could feel the very tip of a tiny [...]

Harper Cole had his one-year-well-baby visit today with Dr. Tammy. Mommy was a little “over” prepared with three pages of typed notes and questions about the little guy, but we left very informed…so that’s what counts! He was a trooper when Nurse Angela gave him his shots…he cried, but not for long. Daddy was there [...]

Harper Cole is developing such a little personality. He’s so funny. I wish everyone could see our little guy dance. He dances ALL THE TIME! He’s really got a lot of rhythm, too! He’s also learned how to brush his hair. Anytime he can get his little hands on a brush, he starts brushing his [...]

Harper Cole has a yucky cold virus. Not sure where this one came from…could be anywhere. He has a rattling cough (never had one of those before), a faucet for a little nose, and a bit of a a fever. You can tell he doesn’t feel very good…hope he feels better soon. Little sicks ones [...]

…is fantastic! Harper Cole is such a joy and I’m so proud to be his mommy. He’s such a good little baby boy. He’s just all over the place now! He’s walking in chunks of about 10 steps or more. He still crawls a good bit (it’s just faster for him right now), but walks [...]

I’ve read to Harper Cole since I brought him home from the hospital. He wasn’t too thrilled with it at first, but he likes it a lot better now! He likes to point at the pictures while being read to. I try to read to him every single day, but there are days here and [...]

Harper Cole “dined” with Mommy and Daddy last night! He still has no teeth, but he can gum like nobody’s business! I cooked roast, potatoes, and carrots for dinner and decided to try it out with our little man. I put the roast in my little chopper and shred it into tiny pieces, cut up [...]