harper katherine.

The Rice family welcomed a new addition to our family on October 2, 2011, just one year after EK was born. Meet Harper Katherine, Emma Kate's adopted Cabbage Patch baby.


Isn't she precious? Thank God I don't have to change her diaper or feed her. At least she's not Baby Alive or that breastfeeding baby. I don't think I could handle that.

For EK's first birthday, we decided to take her to Babyland General, the Cabbage Patch Hospital in north Georgia, to adopt a CBK for Emma Kate. Although I'm certain she won't remember the experience, it is pretty cool that her baby will share a birthday with EK, just one year later.

EK had a blast at the hospital. We took her picture in the cabbage chair.


She hung out in the cabbage crib. (I'm sure this is frowned upon, but doesn't she fit right in?)


She was charged with attempted kidnapping of a baby. Twice.




And EK adopted her very first Cabbage Patch baby.

Here is baby Harper being delivered from the cabbage.


Getting checked out by the very serious Babyland General nurse. The nurse checked her eyes, ears, nose, did a chest x-ray, and diapered and dressed her. She even put a pink bow in her hair.



Now onto the adoption papers. Whoa! Babyland General takes this process quite seriously. Since EK is under 18, I had to be the guarantor. (Not lying.) I'm not sure what terms and conditions I agreed to, but I left there with a stack of papers in my hand, Cabbage Patch Kid insurance, and a hollow pit in my stomach. This baby better be worth it.


EK definitely loves her new baby. Although, in the split second after I took this picture, EK had baby Harper's foot in her mouth.


I'm pretty sure Babyland Child Services will be knocking on my door any day now to rescue baby Harper. Just yesterday I found her lying face down in a puddle of spilled milk, wearing nothing but a diaper and missing her pretty pink hair ribbon. I better hide, huh?