Yesterday (while she munched away on a cheese stick dipped in applesauce): EJ: “Daddy and Ella having a picnic” Me: “Sure are…” (Then we talked about vacation for a minute) EJ: “Ella and Uncle Jake have a picnic?” Me: “on vacation?” EJ: “Yeah!” I grabbed the flip, and this is the conversation that ensued. As [...]
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Today I was sitting outside with EJ on the front steps. It was sunny outside and the wind was fairly calm, so there we sat watching cars drive by and waving to neighbors as they came and went. I decided it would also be nice for Bobby to sit out on the porch with us [...]
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At some point during the holiday season we acquired a candy cane. Innocent enough right? Except, EJ saw the candy cane and then saw me put the candy cane on top of the refrigerator. She didn’t mention it all the time, but every so often she would point to the fridge and say “candy cane?” [...]
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I broke down and bought a new camera a few weeks back. My main reason being that with an “active” 2 year old like EJ, it’s tough to get her to sit still long enough to take a picture. Subsequently, most of our picture were of a blurry EJ. The newer camera takes pictures really [...]
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Like so many other people in the midwest, today was a snowday for The Fords. The girls started the day off by sleeping in. LP till a little after 7, and EJ until nearly 8:30am. I was anxious to get to work clearing out the driveway and walks, so when Harper woke up at 5 [...]
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Just a quick note to let everyone know that Harper made it home tonight as planned! It was a very long day involving a failed car seat test, CPR and apnea monitor training but we made it home safe and sound. EJ was sound asleep by the time we arrived, so we’ll have to wait [...]
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Yesterday, LP went up in the morning and spent the day with Harper. It was her first day driving to the hospital solo, and besides one wrong turn on the way home, she did terrific. LP arrived at the hospital she found that the nurses has moved Harper out of her isolett, and into a [...]
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A quick post for yesterday: LP, EJ and I spent the day again at the hospital. It’s an interesting experience with a two year old as I am just not sure what she makes of it. From EJ’s point of view the pros consist of lots of people to say “Hi!” to, a seemingly endless [...]
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Here’s our Harper Update for today: Ed went to Rockford early this morning and was able to speak with the doctor when he made his rounds. The doctor was very positive about how Harper is doing. He reiterated that she will outgrow her apnea (though the caffeine is now continuing to keep her from having [...]
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