New Year's Day double smooch! Looking forward to seeing all of the new things you learn this year!
Mommy
Friday, January 1, 2016
New Year 2016
Dearest Harper,
New Year's Day double smooch! Looking forward to seeing all of the new things you learn this year!
I love you,
Mommy
New Year's Day double smooch! Looking forward to seeing all of the new things you learn this year!
Mommy
Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas 2015
Dearest Harper,
Your picture with Santa! You can tell in your face that you're not too sure, but you're not full on crying, so that's a win!
Traditional photo next to Santa's cookies!
Time well spent with family.
I love you,
Mommy
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Twelve Months!
Dearest Harper,
Happy first birthday, my beautiful, beautiful girl! I am amazed at the little person you're becoming. You have a little personality - you're so happy and fun. You like to play with your toys, look at your books, play with Mommy and Daddy. You are really good at keeping yourself occupied while Mommy and Daddy watch TV or play video games, or grade papers, or whatever else keeps us busy. You're smart, you know how to play peek-a-boo, you point at the light when we ask you where it is, and although you know the receiver for the TV is off limits, you'll still go over to it, looking at us the whole way, making sure we're watching you do something you're not supposed to. When we tell you no, you stop, look at us, smile, and inch closer. You love emptying drawers - the Tupperware, the dish towels, your shoes, your diapers, Mommy's socks. You're not so good at putting it all back though. You walk really well when you have something to push, but don't quite have the confidence to do it on your own, even though everyone can see that you'd be a-ok if you just did it. You'll do it when you're ready, I'm not worried.
I reached my goal of breastfeeding you for a year! I am so very proud of this I am thankful I have a job that is understanding and accommodating, allowing me breaks to pump since I returned to work in February. My milk, for a while now, hasn't been enough to keep up with you, so thank goodness I froze a bunch in the beginning when it was. I'm going to talk to the pediatrician when we have your 1-year visit and learn everything there is to know about switching you over to cow's milk, but I'm not sure I want to quit breastfeeding altogether. I really enjoy nursing you to sleep, it's good snuggle time, and I think I want to continue that until you're no longer interested.
You are an amazing little girl. You have made this last year an absolute joy. Your easy going and mild mannered nature have made it very easy to be your parents. We were worried that it would be hard to adjust to having a baby in the house, given that we were so long without one, but nope; we've loved every single second. You are the blessing we hoped for for so many years. We love you more than words can even begin to describe. You continue to amaze us, every second of every day. You are everything we longed for, and more. We constantly wonder how we got so lucky to have YOU as our daughter.
Happy birthday, sweet girl.
I love you,
Mommy
Happy first birthday, my beautiful, beautiful girl! I am amazed at the little person you're becoming. You have a little personality - you're so happy and fun. You like to play with your toys, look at your books, play with Mommy and Daddy. You are really good at keeping yourself occupied while Mommy and Daddy watch TV or play video games, or grade papers, or whatever else keeps us busy. You're smart, you know how to play peek-a-boo, you point at the light when we ask you where it is, and although you know the receiver for the TV is off limits, you'll still go over to it, looking at us the whole way, making sure we're watching you do something you're not supposed to. When we tell you no, you stop, look at us, smile, and inch closer. You love emptying drawers - the Tupperware, the dish towels, your shoes, your diapers, Mommy's socks. You're not so good at putting it all back though. You walk really well when you have something to push, but don't quite have the confidence to do it on your own, even though everyone can see that you'd be a-ok if you just did it. You'll do it when you're ready, I'm not worried.
I reached my goal of breastfeeding you for a year! I am so very proud of this I am thankful I have a job that is understanding and accommodating, allowing me breaks to pump since I returned to work in February. My milk, for a while now, hasn't been enough to keep up with you, so thank goodness I froze a bunch in the beginning when it was. I'm going to talk to the pediatrician when we have your 1-year visit and learn everything there is to know about switching you over to cow's milk, but I'm not sure I want to quit breastfeeding altogether. I really enjoy nursing you to sleep, it's good snuggle time, and I think I want to continue that until you're no longer interested.
You are an amazing little girl. You have made this last year an absolute joy. Your easy going and mild mannered nature have made it very easy to be your parents. We were worried that it would be hard to adjust to having a baby in the house, given that we were so long without one, but nope; we've loved every single second. You are the blessing we hoped for for so many years. We love you more than words can even begin to describe. You continue to amaze us, every second of every day. You are everything we longed for, and more. We constantly wonder how we got so lucky to have YOU as our daughter.
Happy birthday, sweet girl.
I love you,
Mommy
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Eleven Months!
Dearest Harper,
I KNEW baby signs would be awesome! Every morning when we get you out of your crib, Winston runs in first. You stand up and hit your leg, signing "dog." And one day we were out to lunch, and there was a dog sitting on the patio. It was much bigger and looked completely different than our dogs, but you signed it anyway! There was the time Daddy took you on a walk and you signed it at a bunch of wild turkeys though... You also sign "eat" when we ask you if you're hungry or if you want to eat. A few times you've even come up to us and signed it, telling us you're hungry and want to eat!
You got super sick this month, much worse than the other little colds you've had. Daddy got you up one morning and you cried and cried. You were inconsolable. He called me at work and told me about the crying and this thick, green snot coming out of your nose. I told him to take your temperature but you weren't having it. I told him to call the doctor and take you in, which he did, and you were diagnosed with an ear infection. No wonder you were crying! The picture below is on the way home from the doctor's. Daddy sent it to me and my heart broke. I wanted nothing more than to come home and snuggle you, but Daddy had it under control. We gave you Amoxicillin (which you were a champ at taking!) and after two doses, you started feeling better and acting like your happy self again.
We love you so much and can't believe you've been here for almost a year! The time has flown by! You've made it easy and enjoyable though. Thank you for being such a good baby.
I love you,
Mommy
I KNEW baby signs would be awesome! Every morning when we get you out of your crib, Winston runs in first. You stand up and hit your leg, signing "dog." And one day we were out to lunch, and there was a dog sitting on the patio. It was much bigger and looked completely different than our dogs, but you signed it anyway! There was the time Daddy took you on a walk and you signed it at a bunch of wild turkeys though... You also sign "eat" when we ask you if you're hungry or if you want to eat. A few times you've even come up to us and signed it, telling us you're hungry and want to eat!
You got super sick this month, much worse than the other little colds you've had. Daddy got you up one morning and you cried and cried. You were inconsolable. He called me at work and told me about the crying and this thick, green snot coming out of your nose. I told him to take your temperature but you weren't having it. I told him to call the doctor and take you in, which he did, and you were diagnosed with an ear infection. No wonder you were crying! The picture below is on the way home from the doctor's. Daddy sent it to me and my heart broke. I wanted nothing more than to come home and snuggle you, but Daddy had it under control. We gave you Amoxicillin (which you were a champ at taking!) and after two doses, you started feeling better and acting like your happy self again.
We love you so much and can't believe you've been here for almost a year! The time has flown by! You've made it easy and enjoyable though. Thank you for being such a good baby.
I love you,
Mommy
Monday, August 24, 2015
Ten Months!
All of our work teaching you sign language has finally paid off! You sign "milk" when you're asked if you want it, and it is, hands down, the cutest thing ever. I can't wait until you sign more things; it will make communicating with you so much easier.
Daddy taught you how to give high fives in an afternoon. You're a smart cookie! You give them in your own way though - multiple whacks on the hand, rather than just one. You wave at the baby in the mirror, and at us when you see us. You pull your toys out of the box and give them to us to play with. I play with them like you do - hold them over my head, hit them on things, yell at them, and you watch me, smiling the entire time.
You continue to be the star wherever we go. You are complimented and admired by strangers and family and friends. You're a beautiful little girl, very well behaved, mild mannered, happy, and fun. Keep up the good work, my sweet, sweet girl!
I love you,
Mommy
Friday, July 24, 2015
Nine Months!
Dearest Harper,
You got your second tooth about a week after your first broke through. I thought it was impossible, but your smile is even cuter now with two tiny little white teeth peeking through.
You are getting better and better at feeding yourself little bite sized things - pancake, watermelon, Cheerios. You don't have the thumb and pointer finger pincer grasp yet; instead, you take it in the palm of your hand and slowly open your hand over your mouth. It's not too efficient, half the time the item falls, but like I said, you're getting better at it. What's funny is that you often grab like 3 or 4 things to put in your mouth, which is even messier. Leia and Winston know to sit by you when we feed you now!
You've been pulling yourself up to standing for a while now. Lately you've been walking around the coffee table, and pushing TV trays and walking. We decided that wasn't entirely safe, so we bought you a toy that's meant to help you walk. You got it right away. You're still a little wobbly and occasionally walk sideways like you've been drinking, but like everything, you're getting better and better as you practice.
You continue to be a happy, well behaved little girl. We love to take you out in public because you get so much attention. People are constantly telling us how beautiful you are. They like your hair and eyes/eyelashes the most. Daddy and I constantly wonder how we got so lucky that YOU are our baby girl. I'm beginning to believe that good things do indeed come to those who wait.
I love you,
Mommy
You got your second tooth about a week after your first broke through. I thought it was impossible, but your smile is even cuter now with two tiny little white teeth peeking through.
You are getting better and better at feeding yourself little bite sized things - pancake, watermelon, Cheerios. You don't have the thumb and pointer finger pincer grasp yet; instead, you take it in the palm of your hand and slowly open your hand over your mouth. It's not too efficient, half the time the item falls, but like I said, you're getting better at it. What's funny is that you often grab like 3 or 4 things to put in your mouth, which is even messier. Leia and Winston know to sit by you when we feed you now!
You've been pulling yourself up to standing for a while now. Lately you've been walking around the coffee table, and pushing TV trays and walking. We decided that wasn't entirely safe, so we bought you a toy that's meant to help you walk. You got it right away. You're still a little wobbly and occasionally walk sideways like you've been drinking, but like everything, you're getting better and better as you practice.
You continue to be a happy, well behaved little girl. We love to take you out in public because you get so much attention. People are constantly telling us how beautiful you are. They like your hair and eyes/eyelashes the most. Daddy and I constantly wonder how we got so lucky that YOU are our baby girl. I'm beginning to believe that good things do indeed come to those who wait.
I love you,
Mommy
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