tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42283539488654565342024-03-27T01:37:23.841-05:00The Blogness MonsterIt's All About Ryan, Cecilia, Isabella, and BraxtonCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-62361715495669848132011-05-06T11:56:00.001-05:002011-05-06T11:57:09.892-05:00New ContnentBrax has started walking a lot more, but mostly at other people’s homes. That might seem odd as most children don’t perform for strangers. In this situation, I think it’s a case of preference to teeter and fall on his butt where there is carpet to pad the fall. We have hard wood floors. This video was taken at the mall yesterday, where he decided he would walk despite some tile flooring.
Brax Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-88039568616973763092011-04-11T16:43:00.001-05:002011-04-11T16:45:17.387-05:00Getting to Know You- Again
Interview with an ALMOST Three Year-Old from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
I realize it's been a super long time since I've updated. So long, in fact, that some might feel like we are strangers- which is why I'm posting videos of our kiddies.
*please note: Bella actually does have a friend named Isabella, she wasn't saying she is her own best friend.
Interview with an ALMOST Fifteen Month-old from Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-62099514506259297092010-12-07T10:37:00.001-06:002010-12-07T11:49:10.787-06:00Thanks
Another delayed post... Here are the things we are thankful for as a Harvey Family. I didn't actually take any pictures of our Thanksgiving festivities, so you get our thankfull-ness collages instead.Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-10477982005864821682010-11-22T21:50:00.000-06:002010-11-22T21:50:13.415-06:00Halloween....I know it was a Long Time AgoI know. Halloween was almost a month ago. Here are the pictures of our little celebration here in Texas
Dancing Spider Witch from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
I thought all babies just had an innate sense of rhythm and liked to move it! move it! because Bella has been doing so since she was old enough to wiggle to a beat. Now I'm thinking Bella has a penchant for dancing because Brax is Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-53695651604223844962010-10-13T16:24:00.001-05:002010-10-13T16:47:51.487-05:00Video Time
Bella Singing from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
When I read books to Bella that are written in verse I usually make up a tune and sing it to her instead of reading it to her (it would be appropriate to thank Heaven that you aren't around our house to witness this). Now Bella demands that I sing every book, whether it rhymes or not. Apparently she likes to do the same. Many of you Seuss-ologists out Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-35253949420013664662010-10-11T15:40:00.000-05:002010-10-11T15:40:00.392-05:00Birthday Time! Ryan and Bella did a better job making and decoratinga birthday cake than I have been known to. Yum YumFunfetti! Since my birthday was on Sunday we didn'thave the option of dining out. Ryan made a fabulous chicken enchilada dinner. He's beenhiding his cooking skills. I got several generous contributions toward my DSLR plus some snickers (Bella chose them) and some reallyCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-40412636711382833242010-09-19T17:30:00.001-05:002010-09-19T17:32:01.264-05:00Labor Day Continuted... I know we are long past labor day, but I thought some family members might enjoy some pictures of our day with the Darley side. I would especially like to thank Shay, Ellie, and Chloe for queuing up to hold Braxton all evening, thereby supplying him with an endless supply of human binkies. Those are my favorite pictures of the evening. Brax misses that. Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-69014113768998607632010-09-17T00:11:00.005-05:002010-09-17T17:45:39.963-05:00Labor Day Weekend Excursion Brax and I had a Mommy-Son adventure on Labor Day. We left the hubby and first born behind to go to Utah, for an extremely important wedding, but in the down time while we weren't at the wedding, Brax got to meet all the family members he's heard about since birth. He took a shine to them pretty quick. We also got to meet the newest Stodd, Calvin Ryan (He's named after my hubby-- Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-26906492889803743932010-08-16T16:25:00.000-05:002010-08-16T16:25:46.812-05:00It's About VideosBrax is busy learning to be mobile, and does the army crawl better than I can.These videos of him performing were really hard to come by because Bella has gained quite a talent for shielding Brax from the camera. Every time I hit record- even if Bella is all the way across the room- she somehow puts herself between me and my intended subject. These are the snippets I managed to capture between Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-51260489430149295582010-07-12T13:08:00.004-05:002010-07-12T13:16:31.766-05:00Birthday Boy HubbyRyan just had his birthday and can now rent cars without paying extra for his youth! Yay! Here in Sugar Land we were having flash flood warnings and pouring rain all day (fall out from Hurricane Alex), but that didn't stop us from venturing to Red Robin for his birthday dinner.Bella was excited to see Jayhawk there (she thinks the Red Robin mascot is a Jayhawk- Ryan has brainwashed her) and had Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-77938935038880553892010-07-01T13:12:00.004-05:002010-07-01T13:23:39.923-05:00Blessing SuitI know this is a little out dated (in proportion to Braxton's life span thus far, 1 month is a long time), but here is a belated picture of Brax in his baby blessing outfit. My mom made it for him and he was super cute in it. I would love to tell you that his blessing was amazing and inspiring, but the truth is that I couldn't hear much of it over Bella yelling, "What eee Daddy doeee?" over and Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-8802891217544367792010-06-14T17:14:00.002-05:002010-06-14T17:22:19.954-05:00Nice to Meet YouMy Dad had a connecting flight here in Houston on his way to, and from, Ireland. On his way there we went to meet him at the airport, but his flight came late and he had to run to catch his next flight, so we didn't get to see him. Luckily he missed his original flight on his way back through and his new itinerary included a 3 hour layover here. Ryan was recovering from driving 40 hours in the Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-5126068766060954102010-06-01T14:07:00.006-05:002010-06-01T19:04:26.447-05:00Memorial Day MemoriesSad news: my sister broke her hip.Good news: she had to take 3 weeks off of work and got to go visit her mother-in-law, whom the couple hasn't seen since their wedding, almost a year ago.Good news: her mother-in-law lives in Texas, just 4.5 hours from Houston.Good news: her husband has a brother and sister-in-law who aren't opposed to near-strangers staying in their house, and they also live in Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-55844982030474626582010-05-24T21:00:00.007-05:002010-05-25T09:57:05.265-05:00Brax's 4 month check upI realize that many of my posts are Bella-centered, so here's one for Braxton.Saturday was his 4 month birthday and today we had his checkup. The stats look like this:Weight: 12 lbs 11 oz (10th percentile)Height: 24.75 inches (50th percentile)Head: I don't remember (25th percentile)Brax started rolling from stomach to back the other day. He did it about ten times in a row. He is still the best Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-17048903974457929142010-05-20T12:41:00.007-05:002010-05-20T13:14:51.137-05:00Graduation!It's official! We're just waiting for the diploma in the mail!Doesn't my hubby look sexy in his cap and gown?These are his classmates. Congratulations to them too.These are his biggest supportersSince the graduation ceremony was in Kansas not many people were able to do the 15 hour drive to get there. Me, Bella, Braxton and Ryan's parents were enough excitement though! Congrats Honey! Rock Chalk Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-45925835394918177772010-05-11T14:54:00.005-05:002010-05-11T15:03:03.019-05:00Party AnimalsWe did a small birthday party for Bella while we were in Kansas- small, as in just one friend- because Bella seems to get overwhelmed by lots of kids. Asher was not only her honorary guest at her 2nd birthday party, but he was also her first friend ever. When he started playing with Bella more than a year and a half ago he called her "Bubba" and tried to share his sippy cup with her. Now he Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-26196610729165166602010-05-10T16:59:00.004-05:002010-05-11T13:25:25.349-05:00Terrific TwosAs I mentioned in the last post, our little princess had a blast on her second birthday. Bella Chased Asher around, we went to Mass St. and had pizza (Bella eats it upside down), had dessert at Silas and Maddy's, and she had a shopping spree. The breakfast lady at the hotel had a surprise for her too. She put two candles in a cinnamon roll and sang happy birthday to her. I'll post party pictures Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-24345881014635033832010-05-02T16:42:00.006-05:002010-05-02T16:48:14.511-05:00Houston Weather, Nummy, Nummy!One of my favorite parts about living here is the gorgeous weather. It's fabulous about 8 months of the year. We've been going to the pool almost every day and Bella is in heaven. She starts putting on her swimming suit at about 10:00 every morning without any prompting. I can't hold back my laughs when she puts her legs in the arm holes and gets the bottoms around her waist like a belt.Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-79575885835493657292010-05-02T16:01:00.006-05:002010-05-02T20:14:30.225-05:00Recent Major EventsI've been delaying this post because I don't have any pictures of it yet, but I'll do it anyway. First item of business- RYAN GRADUATED! He now asks that we all call him "Master of Public Administration." His favorite part about having his masters is... No more homework. My favorite part about him having his masters is... No more tuition. You are amazing honey! Congratulations Sweet Heart I am soCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-82950616081462275112010-04-05T15:23:00.005-05:002010-04-05T21:20:52.305-05:00Easter FunEgg Hunt 2010 from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.Bella's Easter egg hunt was much more successful this year than last. Braxton didn't participate much though since he can't even roll over yet, let alone go searching for plastic eggs. Anyway, we decided to put stickers in most of the eggs instead of candy. That was the best $1.99 investment we have ever made.Those stickers kept Bella quiet through the Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-77609764806619710252010-04-05T15:14:00.003-05:002010-04-05T15:20:45.590-05:00Another Trick up her SleeveCartwheel Attempts from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.We showed Bella how to do Cartwheels. I think she lacks the upper body strength, and a couple other things. I'm confident she'll figure it out sometime in the next couple years.On another note: I've felt 10 times better than I thought I would recovering from a C-section, but every now and again I discover things that I can't really do anymore, like Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-41723326396001904172010-03-25T13:09:00.004-05:002010-03-25T13:42:25.607-05:002 Month Results for BraxtonMonday was Braxton's 2 month birthday. He spent part of it at the doctor getting shots and measurements. Here is the final result.Weight: 10 lbs 11 oz (up 15% from his 2 week appointment. Now he's in the 25th percentile)Length: 22.1 in (25th percentile)Head: 38.4 cm (25th percentile)According to to the numbers, his height, weight and head circumference are very proportionate. Way to go Brax!Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-56168719412295813822010-03-24T14:47:00.006-05:002010-03-24T15:01:21.773-05:00Put Me in the ZooWe took Brax to the zoo for the first time a couple weekends ago. I can't say he got much out of it, but Bella sure enjoyed it. This time she not only knew the animal sounds, but she did the accompanying animal dance too. Her favorites are the monkey and tiger.The carousel was still her favorite part. The cougar wasn't her first choice. She wanted the tiger, but an ambitious little boy with the Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-79713590861886087362010-03-19T22:02:00.004-05:002010-03-19T22:16:33.215-05:00Interview with BellaI set up an interview with Bella for those of you who want to know how Bella is these days. It was hard to get her to stay still very long, so I hope you don't get motion sickness. Bella was working hard doing somersaults before I did this (see the previous video), as is evident by her messy pig-tails. Also, this video is like four minutes long, so get your popcorn ready and go to the bathroom Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228353948865456534.post-15530001162803589272010-03-19T15:45:00.003-05:002010-03-19T16:23:42.380-05:00Gymnast BellaI got a book yesterday called The Toddler Busy Book. I find that I don't have enough ideas to keep this girl busy. The book suggested gymnastics. I had no idea she could do somersaults at this age.Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969577191262301818noreply@blogger.com1