more fall

I borrowed this costume from a friend and I couldn't resist dressing Harlow up and taking some photos. We went to Old Salem trick or treating which is a cool Halloween event in Winston Salem. Since Harlow doesn't eat candy, we forwent the lines and just walked around and people watched. We are also going to a Halloween party this weekend and Harlow has ANOTHER (because it's a theme with Mark and I's costume) Never thought I'd be THAT mom, ha. At least I am not THAT mom that I saw at Old Salem. The one that dressed up in a slutty, er I mean sexy costume to take their children trick or treating!

fall

All pics from my iPhone. I didn't want to lug my big camera all the way to Michigan especially with all my other carry-ons I needed traveling alone with a baby!

EIGHT months (two days ago)

Harlow turned eight months on the 21st. We were in Michigan (more on that in a later post) so I actually took these pics before we left. Warning to the aunts...she has a bit of a "boy" look here, but it is her festive Halloween look! No real changes from seven months, she is still almost crawling but hasn't quite got it yet! Well let's get to the pics. Since I moved the chair, I don't even have to edit the pictures much since I get teh light from the window (duh, wish I figured that out six months ago!)

SEVEN months!

Harlow turned seven months yesterday. She is still sitting up, but not crawling yet, although she can sort of scoot backwards. She has two little (adorable) bottom teeth. She can now hold her own bottle and is starting to figure out how to pick up bits of food and put them in her mouth. It seems like between now and her 1st birthday is going to go QUICK! Here are her seven month pics. I had to move her chair because there were sun rays coming in the window. It turned out to be the best lighting yet for her monthly photo shoot. Happy accident!

under the weather

Harlow started daycare this week. She did great and they commented that she was "laid back" when I picked her up the first day. OF COURSE though Harlow got sick and subsequently all the Hekman's have the sniffles, sneezes and sore throat. This blog is so I can come back to it and remember all these wonderful firsts, like Harlow's first cold. Mark was funny, he called to make sure we could still bring her to daycare with her runny nose. He didn't want to break the rules the first week. They said 'oh that's part of daycare'. Great, we are all going to be sniffling for the next 6 months! Here is a little "sick" photo shoot when Harlow and I were just hanging on the bed. Snotty nosed:

Still full of smiles

new dining room

There was some definite progress made on Harlow's grandparents house last week. My dad was working the whole week while my mom watched Harlow. Side note: she starts daycare tomorrow (sniff*). The previous porch is the new dining area. It got some paint, a new fixture, and it's no longer a "staging" area for all the tools and such. BEFORE looking into the dining area:

PROGRESS looking into the dining area:

BEFORE dining area:

Progress dining area:

And the kitchen is ALMOST done. My dad installed cork floors last week and now ALL it needs is back splash. Here is a little preview:

party

We are getting ready to have a little get together for labor day with my friends in my book club. This is PRE power washing our deck! Harlow wanted to try on her party dress...