Thursday, January 28, 2010

It's been too long

So much has happened in the last 6 weeks. I dont know where to begin. Joseph's cousin Finn was born December 18th. Joseph sat in the waiting room for 12 hours waiting for Finn to be born and did not close his eyes once!!! As soon as he saw Finn was okay he passed out!! Too cute.

Then we had Christmas at BB and GP's house. Mommo came to town and stayed with us. Joseph was spoiled and loved his first Christmas. He dressed in his tux that his daddy bought him :) Too Funny.

We went to Columbia for New Years Eve to have a late Christmas with Joseph's cousins Ty and Griff. They love Joseph so much. It is adorable to see them all together.

While we were in Columbia Joseph developed a fever. He continued to have fever that Monday when we got home so we took him to the doctor. The doctor said it must be a virus. Long story short, he had a fever for the next 10 days but acted fine. He saw the doctor 3 times and they didnt find anything wrong with him. On Sunday we went and got prayer at church for his fever. That night my dad suggested we try a different thermometer. The different thermometer showed that he had no fever. Joe went and got a third thermometer and he didnt have a fever after all! He had received tylenol every 4 hours for 10 days and never needed it once!!

So most of you know that Joseph was a colicky baby and we had not been successful with him sleeping in his crib throughout the night. We decided this is the time we were going to stick to our guns. So he did great for a week sleeping 10-11 hours in his crib at night then he really got sick. For the last week he had a double ear infection, conjunctivitis and a severe cough and cold. This made us feel bad to let him cry in his crib so back to square one with him sleeping with me on the couch or in the swing. (His places of comfort)

This week Joseph is well and sleeping in his crib as of last night. We started rice cereal this week too! Enjoy these pics from the last month! (They are in order most recent to the past)















Monday, December 7, 2009

SMILE!!







Joseph is now interacting with us and smiling and it is soooo much fun!!

The 3 JMHs





Mommo and Pop are so in Love with the new boy!


The last time Pop was able to hold Joseph


It has been a hectic month for us. We are so sad to have lost Big Joe (Joseph's Pop) to brain cancer on November 28th.We will miss him greatly but we know that he loved Jesus with all his heart and he is resting with Him. We were so blessed to have had him in our lives. He was such an amazing father, grandfather and friend. We are so glad that he was there to see Joseph's birth. Joseph was named after 4 wonderful men and has big shoes to fill!! Thanks to all for your prayers and support during this tough time. We couldn't have made it through without you.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Catching Up!!!

We've been sidetracked over the past weeks keeping everyone updated. Mr. Harper (Big Joe) is very sick and we've been splitting time in Columbia and Mt. Pleasant. Please visit the website to find out more about Big Joe-
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joeharper44

This has given us a chance to spend some quality time with our family! Here's some pictures of Joseph with his Great Grandparents Meme and Papa a few weeks ago. Too Sweet!!!!








Monday, November 2, 2009

Our Halloween Pumpkin

We picked out the cutest pumpkin this Halloween. Here's a few pictures...





Thursday, October 29, 2009



We had so much fun when my friend Anna Weaver came over to take pictures of Joseph. He was hard to capture a good photo of because every time Joe would set him down he would wake up and scream. It was a hoot. Thanks Anna for being so patient!!

Being a parent is the BEST! Yeah we are tired but it is soooo worth it. Joseph has brought us so much joy already and we love watching him grow each day.




Precious Angel


Daddy is in LOVE


Beautiful Boy


Get me out of the basket!!!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Our Precious Boy!!!

Here's some pictures of our precious little boy from yesterday. Really enjoying our time together!!!