Holding Dad's hand...

well, holding the little finger, anyway.

Yawning, screaming or hungy?

You be the judge. The real answer? All 3.

Just kidding - she's been a sleepy little doll since she was born.

Napping at the hospital.

Looking good for 24 hours old!

So, Owen - what do you think about having a new baby sister?

(To tell the truth, he was chewing his toast. I just thought it was too good a facial expression to pass up.)

Oh, ok - one shot to make you all happy....

Welcome, Lili!

For those of you in the know...

we were expecting our daughter on October 15th, 2007. Well, good plans never survive all the way to fruition. We are happy to announce the arrival of Liliana Jean Harnett to the family as of 7:44am on October 3rd, 2007! 6 lbs, 13 oz and 19.5 inches long. If she came out any quicker, I'd have needed a catcher's mitt!

Both Lisa and Lili are healthy and doing fine - although a tad exhausted. Pics to follow shortly.

Having fun in the tub...

and playing peekaboo with Mom...

Owen at school

Plays with these Magnetix sets in the morning. He gets so engrossed, he doesn't even notice I've gone!

Grey hair moment

This car was about 2 feet from the pool! I was hovering like a vulture over a roadkill making sure he didn't go for an impromptu swim!

This is still a family blog...

Here Joe "helps" Linda get onto the couch. Yeah, let's not walk AROUND the couch, let's faceplant her right into it!

Who said Leisure Suits were out of style?

He also now has one in Blue....

Good news - Owen's becoming more independent.

Here he is walking ahead of me on our block.

Bad news - He's becoming more independent....

My son, the manly man...

playing peek a boo with a bit of lace....

We have 4 tricycles now

all of which have been donated by friends/family - and all of which he's fallen off of!

Talking with our peeps...

well, not really - it's an old dead phone we have for him to play with!

Helping Dad with the leaves

it's a big job...

Been playing a lot in the backyard

especially when our next door neighbour peeks over the fence at us!

We spent the night in Napa

before Cheryl had to leave to fly home. Was great having her here.

We had to go to Leatherby's

while Cheryl was here. Grandpa was very helpfully pointing out where her ice cream was when it arrived...

In the sunroom went a MASSIVE bookshelf

from IKEA. Gotta love it. Takes up almost one whole wall!

That was tiring

So we read books that evening!

We went to the State Fair with Cheryl

and of course, had LOTS of fun!

Been so busy lately

That we've had NO time for updates! Well, let's change that!

Bedrest - what things you learn

Things I have learned in two and a half weeks of bed rest...

1. No matter how comfortable your bed is (and ours is pretty comfortable), it is not comfortable 20 hours a day.
2. Owen is pretty adaptable. He knows that if he wants to play or read with Mom, he better bring his toys. I won't be chasing/following him around the house.
3. It is very difficult to lay on your left or right side and drink without spilling.
4. There are only so many days in a row you can read 2 books a day before you slow down (in my case, it was about 6).
5. Daytime TV can reveal how much TV you actually watch. I always thought I didn't watch that much TV. But the number of series in reruns during the day has revealed how much I watch - it's almost hard to find an episode I haven't already seen.
6. For the first time, I am getting sucked into "reality" TV - Top Chef, Top Design, I'm scared that Project Runway is next.
7. My parents are wonderful - they bring food, clean, and allowed me to outsource my Owen Fall/Winter shopping to them. Now he's ready for colder weather and has shoes that fit!
   
8. Higgy is amazing - ok, I knew this already, but he really is. He cooks, shops, cleans and takes care of Owen - with minimal help from me. All while making it feel like he wants to do it and that I am not a huge burden. (He says he's merely spectacular.)
   

And for those that didn't know I was on bed rest, it's just a blood pressure thing. So far, nothing that can't be handled by rest. The baby is now considered term. So if I have her now, everything should be fine.

Arrgh, me hearties!

You know you want to, ye scurvy swashbuckler! Avast, ye varmints!

Of course, Owen had the MOST fun!

Can you see the two on his feet as well?

Of course, we all got in on the fun...

Yes, that's a yellow giraffe on my head. You had to be there.

Our friend Cheryl came to visit

and this picture accurately describes how much fun we had with her!