People have asked me why I haven't done my normal monthly post about Harper at two months...well, she didn't exactly cooperate when I tried to take her picture! lol I tried on several different occasions around her two month birth day and she was just having NO part of it...
Then, one night as she was ready to go to bed, I finally got a half-way decent picture of her. Oh, doesn't that just figure...lol
Oh well....I'll take it anyway I can get it! ha:)
Also, as I was looking back over past posts, I realized that there was a question I never answered. Aunt Randi asked a hard question on my 100th post about how Harper has blessed our life the most....she would ask a hard question like that! :) lol Well, I'll spare you the next 24 hours, because I could give you countless ways of how we are blessed. Mainly, I would have to say that it's brought Brandon and I closer and made us fall in love with each other all over again. It's made us realize how great the Lord is....even though we knew this before, we actually see his greatness everyday in her. We are so happy and thrilled to know that we can have a healthy baby and I can carry them and have a healthy pregnancy. This may sound trivial to some, but it's a luxury we weren't sure that we'd ever know! Being a diabetic, my biggest fear was not being able to have children...and now I know I can! Also, we went into this with totally open minds...we knew we'd probably want more children, but we took it one day at a time. We didn't know how things were going to go, but they went great....so there will be more little Fustons running around one day, hopefully! We are blessed way beyond what we deserve and we just thank the Lord for giving us the life we have!
xoxo, Kara C:
And Harper has been so, so good. I joked with my family saying that I should just bring her in her pj's because it doesn't start until 7 and she usually eats around 7-7:30 and then goes straight to sleep. So, whenever she begins to wiggle around 9 or 10, I take her and change her diaper and put her jammies on, then she's back to sleep. Who could ask for a better baby than that? Again...I am so, so blessed! 
On another note, we bought Miss Harper her first horsey this year at the Celebration, and she really loves it. She just rubs on it and pulls it up near her face...so sweet! She's really beginning to figure things out....like sucking her thumb. I'm afraid it won't be long before her su-su (pacifier) is a thing of the past! Oh well.......anyway.....meet Lolly...
While Brandon was holding her the other day, I decided to snap a few shots of her just on a lazy Saturday! She is soooooo stinkin' cute!!
Other than that, we've had to adjust our eating as well. Last week, Harper began the week by crying most of the day on Monday and Tuesday. She would be fine when I left her in the mornings, grinning from ear to ear, but then they'd say she cried all day and just wasn't content. I didn't know what was wrong with her, but of course I kind of panicked. lol But, after a call to the dr., I figured out that maybe she was just hungry. So, I had to up her formula to 6 oz. in each bottle and sure enough...that did the trick! I felt so bad.....but at least she's all better now. As a matter of fact, after she ate one night, I began to give her a bath, and she fell asleep....(lol)....bless it!
But, overall, we are still doing 'fabulous'! We constantly ask ourselves what we did before she came into this world? We thought we were busy then....lol But, we wouldn't trade our lives now for anything in the world. We both agreed that God meant for us to be parents. I told my mama on the way to the horse show one night that for the first time in my life, I feel like I'm doing exactly what God meant for me to do at this exact moment in my life. I couldn't be happier....
She was telling me how excited she was to be going to her first football game and show everyone her new Pioneers outfit! :)
She was soooo good and she just let us all pass her around and she didn't get fussy until it was feeding time. Luckily, it wasn't just super hot outside, so she stayed pretty comfortable.
Coming from Woodbury, Dekalb was always our biggest rival, so I was glad to see Warren County beat them this year....it's funny how rivals carry on through adulthood! lol
We also got a special visit from Pioneer Jake...
The plans were to have the girls picture made with Pioneer Jake, but Annabella acted so scared of him this year. I'll have to admit...he is a little scary looking at first...but last year she loved him...and she still does this year...but from a distance! lol I felt so sorry for her and felt so bad because she just cried and cried like she was terrified. Pioneer Jake is a former student of mine whom I LOVE and think the world of! He is such a great, talented kid and he still comes to visit me from time to time. He tells everyone that Harper is his God daughter! ha:)
Then Miss Annabella had to get her some loving from Harper...
She is so sweet with Harper and I think they are going to be great friends when they get older! Aren't they the sweetest thing you've ever seen?
Hope everyone has a wonderful week! I'm sure it'll be a busy one for me...but at least I'll be off on Friday! Whoo hoo!!!
Harper is getting so big and I just can't believe it's been 2 months already! Where has the time gone? (fyi....I'm going to do her 2 month post soon!) But, she is just the sweetest thing EVER! She has been so good lately. She sleeps all night, and last night she slept for 11 hours!!! She is so bright eyed and in such a good mood during the day, and then at night she is so sweet and cuddly. But, you might as well just keep a look out at your watch, around 8-ish, she turns into a pumpkin! ha:) She starts fussing, wants her bottles, and wants to go to bed! I LOVE IT! Most nights, after she goes to sleep, I just sit and hold her for a while.....I know it won't be long until she's running around everywhere and I just wanna get my snuggle time while I can! :(
Annabella was so excited to see baby Harper and give her the present she bought her when she was on vacation! She made her a Build-A-Bear and it was a little bunny rabbit with bows on her ears and little shorts and a tank! SOOOOO precious.....but the cutest thing......she gave her a birth certification to go with it and she named it Hopper!!!! How cute is that? That's what it sounds like when she says Harper! She is just adorable! 
It was so HOT Saturday, but luckily, it cooled off a little that night. Harper was so good and she just looked around at everything! I'm so blessed! :)
I kind of had a hard day on Saturday...I was just sad all day! But, we got up and got dressed and went to my parents' house and visited with them and my grandmother and sweet Maddie and that made the day MUCH better. Then, I dreaded today all day on Sunday, so as I went to bed, I really, really prayed about it. I prayed for strength, peace, and patience. I thanked Him for having such a wonderful job to go back to. And, when I got up this morning, I was like, "I'm going to be okay...I'm not going to cry!" And, I didn't...I didn't even feel like I needed to! ha:) And, I'm soooo glad. Brandon brought Harper to town and met me for lunch and that broke up the day a little bit....so I'm also thankful that my husband has a job with a flexible schedule!
But, she had a beautiful model of course! :) Just wanted to share a cute baby with you to start off your Monday!
This is the podium at the very front of my room (ignore all the cleaning supplies laying on top!) lol The small board is where I write their topics for their daily journal writing and the word and quote of the week.
This is looking at the front of the classroom. I am adding our word wall underneath the larger board with all of the state vocabulary words. The pink board to the right is where the students pick up their make-up work when they are absent and the computer is hooked up to our flat screen TV and is where we show power points, Brain Pop, etc. I'm in LOVE with our new TV's!
This is the side of the room you see when you walk in. This is where they store their journals and turn in their assignments. The class collages are something that I started my first year teaching and they're something the students really enjoy. I take lots of magazines (hence the big gray tub) and they go through them and pick out things that they like. I then make all of their photos and attach them to the middle and then they hang up all year and I send them home at the end of the year.
Here's an example of what their collages may look like! This is something that I always enjoyed doing, so I make one as an example for them to look at. Now all I need is a picture...
This is the other side of the room. It's where the calendar , rules, and table of contents are located. It's also the motivational side of my room. I also have a place to put newspaper clippings for when they are in the paper for something. Also, the far right side is my "All About Me" board. This is something that our principal requires us to do. It's a place for us to put up anything that is about us and our interests. The kids really enjoy looking at these throughout the year....and I had to do a lot of updating to mine this year! 
I had to add all the new pics of my baby girl up there.....
Then this is the back of the classroom. It's my reading area and this year, I moved the desks under the bulletin board as a place for students to do make-up assignments or tests. (Also, where the zebra pillow is laying is where my other hot pink chair goes!)
Then, this is my desk area and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I have my own little space and I love how it's kinda closed off from the rest of the classroom.
Here's behind the desk....I still have to put up some new pics on my fridge and hang my other little bulletin board and add pics to it as well.
Overall, I love the way my classroom looks. I try to make it a place where I enjoy spending time and where my kids won't hate to come! ha:) If you're a teacher (Sunday school, preschool....whatever), I'd love to see your classrooms too! It may give me some ideas for next year! Link up to this post and let's share!
