Love Language

Speaking yours to you: Happy Birthday/Valentine's Day, Mr. B.

xoxo

Isn't it funny that Pearson's only standard for if some event will be fun is, "Do they have dress up clothes there?"
And yet...

In Her Shoes

Hair DO

As opposed to a hair don't.

Have you seen Babe H's comb over recently? It's quite the sight. It's a Class-A side sweep. Fit for a toupee, no doubt. To combat this phenom, I've started having her wear bows or a headband, but she won't keep them on and so...
we've been subject to her rug for a while now.
On to other hairy situations:
I have decided to pull a Constanza and DO the opposite of my instinct regarding my do. Every year, I get so crazed over potentially having horse hair that I go and chop it and EVERY time, I decide to grow it out. Stopping the vicious cycle and going against this instinct which for some reason is so strong right now...I'm going to trim it, keep the length. I don't know if I can do it since this cycle has been going on since sophomore year of college.
"If everything you do is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right."
Speaking of hair, Pearson's seems to fall PERFECTLY no matter the situation. I see her brushing it over her eyes and looking out underneath it some mornings.
It's the kind of hair I would love to have for just one day.
Ty manages to keep it tight with his. You never know what he'll come back with and I love that...
What are your hair dreams and quandries? Just curious...

Harper's Dedication

Harper had her dedication on Sunday at church. It was a fun day for family and friends to come together and celebrate her, and help us to commit to raising Harper in the Lord. While we were on stage at church, she was waving and having a good time. We chose a verse for her and words we'd like to raise her with; these were it:

We truly prayed for God's timing with our second child, asking Him to
give us the child He wanted for us in His timing, knowing that he or
she would be the perfect fit for our family. When Harper was born, we
knew full well that His timing is perfect. He knew Harper before she
was born, planning her for our family. Like we desire with our first
daughter Pearson, we pray that Harper will come to know Christ fully
and personally; that she will develop a faith rooted in love and the
uniqueness of how God made her. That she will come to know the peace
and victory that is ours in Christ and learn to lean into the Holy
Spirit letting it fill, guide and comfort her in every kind of life
circumstance.

Harper we love you and our sincere hope is that you love the Lord.

Sick & Tired

We are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
As a family, these Bells have literally been ill on and off since the day after Christmas.
No joke.
First, babe H got the ball rolling with a stuffy nose from teething. Then Pea got a terrible cold, then it morphed into Harper getting said cold AND (bonus!) a double ear infection. After those fun times, I got sick and Pea's cold lingered until finally SHE got an ear infection. Ty got sick in between all of this. We have been to the doctor countless times. I've also recently learned Pea's gag reflex can be set off like a bomb by the slightest provocation. She cannot even bring herself to look at her own runny nose...
Dude. We're over it! Relief and sleep needed desperately! All in all, I suppose we are on the mend and that's what cold meds are for.
Postscript: All SIX of babe H's teeth have popped through now...
Can I get an AMEN?
Amen.
In other news, she started full on crawling this week. I do not require an AMEN for the previous statement...
Yours in the waiting room,

Sprinkle

Dear Molly,
First let me just say: I hope you like pink. Last night, I hosted (with your YaYa; the lovely Djones) a sprinkle for your Mom! It was a small gathering and rather than it being a full blown shower, it was a sprinkle of love for you! Molly, you are going to be one CUTE cookie with all the amazing SWAG you received last night! Ignore the fact that I'm giving the thumbs up in one of these pictures, I'm really much cooler than that...
You are the long awaited third of hers and fifth of all the cute Bell belles to join the fun. Miss Molly, we cannot wait until your arrival!
Let's meet SOON!
Aunt Chels