Monday, November 22, 2010
Family Pics
My sister-in-law Kim is THE most amazing photographer! Things started out rough this year for our annual family pics, due to Mariah's evil twin counterpart "Matilda" being present after we woke Mariah up from a nap to take pictures in the "freezing cold!" But Kim hung in there, and since we were delayed from waiting for Mariah to return, she was able to get some breathtaking shots of the Santaquin sunset. Thanks again Kimmy! (and you too Matilda:) 
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Mitt-Ten Days Old Already
My Sister Bethy wasn't able to come meet Mitt until the day before Halloween :( So she came and took some pics of us. He has already gained almost a pound from when we left the hospital! Atta boy Mitt! We are all doing GREAT! What a difference is makes to not have an episiotomy! And Mariah really is the "best big sister ever!"
Welcome Mitt Joseph Harris
After the first 19 hours of medication-free hideously painful labor, I was sitting pretty waiting the last 3 hours for my son to FINALLY join our family!
Born October 20, 2010 at 9:59 pm. Weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. He was born at 37 weeks and 2 days, and came on my dad's birthday and the date I wanted him to come(10/20/2010- a numeric palendrome). We Love this boy!
Born October 20, 2010 at 9:59 pm. Weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. He was born at 37 weeks and 2 days, and came on my dad's birthday and the date I wanted him to come(10/20/2010- a numeric palendrome). We Love this boy!
Hiking Mt. Timpanogos
For Mother's Day 2010 Ben made a coupon book for me which he soon learned to regret. One of the coupons promised "one date of choice." Immediately I thought, "This is it: my one and only chance to corner Ben into hiking Timp with me!" See, I have been BEGGING Ben for years to do this 14.2 mile round trip hike to the second highest peak in all of Utah. Maybe you don't know, but historically Ben hasn't been huge into "getting sweaty" for the better part of our marriage, let alone commit to a hike most people require 8 to 10 hours to complete. Well, the past several months he has been running (often with me) twice a week as well as playing basketball once a week. He is in great shape and I knew he could handle the hike. So we planned to do it during the summer, and kept delaying it until it could be delayed no more if I was to avoid going into labor on the top of a mountain. So the last Saturday in September, Ben and I began the hike at 6 am. It took a little over 3 hours to summit, and at the top we started talking to 2 men who turned out to be brothers of one of my very good middle school friends; Nate Lambert. After a good chat, we took a little under 3 hours to get back to our truck. At 34 weeks pregnant, I got a lot of comments from fellow hikers when they looked down at my baby bump! I loved spending the time with just Ben (and Mitt) and am so glad Ben is a man of his word!
Bear Lake
We were lucky enough to go on one last vacation before Mitt joined our family. We went to Bear Lake with my sis Katie and her husband BJ and their 2 kiddos as well as there friends Matt and Kelly and their 2 kids. We had a blast hanging out in the cabin and on the boat and watching the kids play and beautiful runs by the lake every morning. One of my favorite things we did was go to the Piccadilly (I think?) Playhouse for dinner and a show. We loved it!
My Girl
Ben cleared off all the pics from his phone so here are some of my cute Mariah...
Going to "Fancy Nancy Night" at the Lehi library. We had so much fun together learning about constellations (which Mariah remembers) and getting M dressed up in her fanciest clothes. I love Lehi!
At Lowes on one of many trips as we finished Mitt's nursery and Mariah's new playhouse under the stairs.
One of her favorite dresses we got at the DI as well as crimped hair using the crimper my friend got for us at the DI. Mariah and I love finding "treasures" together at that place!
At the new Trafalga in Lehi. M is free for a couple more weeks, so we just go and hang out and ride all the rides for absolutely nothing! Again, I love Lehi:)
At the end of the summer, Mariah and I hopped on our bike together and rode up the Provo River Parkway Trail to Bridal Veil Falls. Ben drove up and met us there. What a fun adventure with my girl!
At Cabelas. We have pictures of Mariah sitting on this same moose from the time she was able to sit on him:) We love walking around Cabelas and getting a free fudge sample and sitting on her moose!
In Bear Lake. How beautiful and fun that vacation was! This girl could play in the sand all day and be completely content:)
Going to "Fancy Nancy Night" at the Lehi library. We had so much fun together learning about constellations (which Mariah remembers) and getting M dressed up in her fanciest clothes. I love Lehi!
At Lowes on one of many trips as we finished Mitt's nursery and Mariah's new playhouse under the stairs.
One of her favorite dresses we got at the DI as well as crimped hair using the crimper my friend got for us at the DI. Mariah and I love finding "treasures" together at that place!
At the new Trafalga in Lehi. M is free for a couple more weeks, so we just go and hang out and ride all the rides for absolutely nothing! Again, I love Lehi:)
At the end of the summer, Mariah and I hopped on our bike together and rode up the Provo River Parkway Trail to Bridal Veil Falls. Ben drove up and met us there. What a fun adventure with my girl!
At Cabelas. We have pictures of Mariah sitting on this same moose from the time she was able to sit on him:) We love walking around Cabelas and getting a free fudge sample and sitting on her moose!
In Bear Lake. How beautiful and fun that vacation was! This girl could play in the sand all day and be completely content:)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
It's a Boy!
So not that that is any big surprise to any of you, seeing as how our little guy will be here sometime next month. I am FINALLY getting around to writing my thoughts about having our baby boy Mitt. Oh, and here is a pic of me pregnant. We were in Bear Lake with my sis and their friends; I will write about that later. I have just been getting razzed about not having any pregnant pics of me on this yet. So there I am in all my pregnant glory. I am 32 weeks. (Side note, Mariah came at 35 weeks. Yikes!)
Okay I will admit it. I am one of those moms who feels like having a girl is equivalent to hitting the jack pot. So when we found out it was a boy, I was excited, but still felt like I was lying just a little when I told people I was glad to be having a boy. Although it took us SO long to get this one to come join our crazy family, I still had to focus on the fact that a boy, if nothing else, would take the pressure off number 3, since I may be well into my 40's by the time that happens...You see, Ben's side of the family is FULL of little girls. It is so fun watching them grow together and play together that I just didn't see how Mitt would fit in. But, to my delight, Em and Troy had baby Mason and Katie and BJ had baby Drew in February, so their boys (who I ADORE) will be good little buddies for Mitt.
Lately I have been more thrilled than ever at the prospect of having a boy. In fact, thanks to Mariah, I would actually be VERY worried if this one too was a hormonal, opinionated, emotional, dramatic, etc. girlie like M, who in spite of these fitting adjectives I still ABSOLUTELY CHERISH. For example, it just wears on me how EVERY time I bring out clothes for her to put on, she says, "Oooooo, I don't like that! That is NOT cute!" Even if it IS pink and sparkly and fits whatever previous specifications she gave to me for what is to be considered acceptable attire for this 13, I mean 3 year old. You might ask, "Why don't you let her pick out her own clothes and avoid the battle?" Well, my friend, I try that daily. Here is how the conversation goes, "Mariah, why don't you pick out your outfit today?" "No Mom, why don't you choose?" "Okay, do you want to wear a skirt or pants or dress?" "Just whatever. It's your choice." So I go back to her closet full of clothes I ONLY buy with her approval, come out with an adorable outfit, and get the answer I previously quoted. (See, sentence starting with, "Ooooo, I don't like that!") Ugh!
Plus all the times she thinks the end of the world is knocking on our door. Like if I tell her she can't have or do something, she without fail replies, "But now I will NEVER be able to do it again!" And when I tell her how much I love her, at least a ZILLION times a day, she replies, "No you don't, you said you don't like me!" (Which, inspite of it all, couldn't be more UNTRUE.) Also, one of her favorite things to tell me is, "Mom, I am SO mad at you!" Or any little girl, including her favorite cousin Annie, "You are not my friend anymore!" Honestly girl, where do you get this from?!
Needless to say, Mariah Girl is my world. I think she is the "best kid ever", and I would NEVER EVER EVER want her to change her hilarious, confident, stubborn, cute personality. (A little refining wouldn't hurt though!) But I am more and more thankful every day to be having a baby BOY whose main concerns will probably be about what toys he can play with and how messy he can get and will likely NEVER involve who will or will not think he looks cute in an outfit...
Okay I will admit it. I am one of those moms who feels like having a girl is equivalent to hitting the jack pot. So when we found out it was a boy, I was excited, but still felt like I was lying just a little when I told people I was glad to be having a boy. Although it took us SO long to get this one to come join our crazy family, I still had to focus on the fact that a boy, if nothing else, would take the pressure off number 3, since I may be well into my 40's by the time that happens...You see, Ben's side of the family is FULL of little girls. It is so fun watching them grow together and play together that I just didn't see how Mitt would fit in. But, to my delight, Em and Troy had baby Mason and Katie and BJ had baby Drew in February, so their boys (who I ADORE) will be good little buddies for Mitt.
Lately I have been more thrilled than ever at the prospect of having a boy. In fact, thanks to Mariah, I would actually be VERY worried if this one too was a hormonal, opinionated, emotional, dramatic, etc. girlie like M, who in spite of these fitting adjectives I still ABSOLUTELY CHERISH. For example, it just wears on me how EVERY time I bring out clothes for her to put on, she says, "Oooooo, I don't like that! That is NOT cute!" Even if it IS pink and sparkly and fits whatever previous specifications she gave to me for what is to be considered acceptable attire for this 13, I mean 3 year old. You might ask, "Why don't you let her pick out her own clothes and avoid the battle?" Well, my friend, I try that daily. Here is how the conversation goes, "Mariah, why don't you pick out your outfit today?" "No Mom, why don't you choose?" "Okay, do you want to wear a skirt or pants or dress?" "Just whatever. It's your choice." So I go back to her closet full of clothes I ONLY buy with her approval, come out with an adorable outfit, and get the answer I previously quoted. (See, sentence starting with, "Ooooo, I don't like that!") Ugh!
Plus all the times she thinks the end of the world is knocking on our door. Like if I tell her she can't have or do something, she without fail replies, "But now I will NEVER be able to do it again!" And when I tell her how much I love her, at least a ZILLION times a day, she replies, "No you don't, you said you don't like me!" (Which, inspite of it all, couldn't be more UNTRUE.) Also, one of her favorite things to tell me is, "Mom, I am SO mad at you!" Or any little girl, including her favorite cousin Annie, "You are not my friend anymore!" Honestly girl, where do you get this from?!
Needless to say, Mariah Girl is my world. I think she is the "best kid ever", and I would NEVER EVER EVER want her to change her hilarious, confident, stubborn, cute personality. (A little refining wouldn't hurt though!) But I am more and more thankful every day to be having a baby BOY whose main concerns will probably be about what toys he can play with and how messy he can get and will likely NEVER involve who will or will not think he looks cute in an outfit...
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