Sunday, October 23, 2011

10 weeks

harper is 10 weeks old today. at her last dr's appointment, she gained 2 lbs and grew 2 inches. she is in the 50th percentile for her weight, height and head circumference. we look at her and think that she is off the charts (as do others) but she is a 50% baby! right now she is 22 3/4 inches tall, 11.2 lbs and her head measures at 15 1/4. the doctor was pleased with her checkup and told us to keep doing what we are doing. whatever that is. : )
she is going to have her first halloween next week. this is our 8th annual pumpkin carving party coming up too. just an excuse really to drink and eat lots of chili. but i do have to say that i enjoy seeing every one get creative with their pumpkin designs. the scary part about this year is that auntie jean asked permission to buy pip's costume. it also involves her being a part of it as well. maybe matching costumes? star wars related maybe? we will just have to wait and see. she mentioned that she was conservative this year, in order to not upset any grandparent. got to go cute the first year, right?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

shots!

No, not shots of tequila. Harper had to get her immunizations today, receiving 3 of them. She screamed like there was no tomorrow as the nurse injected her chubby thighs, but was over it seconds after. Thank goodness! Now we will just have to see how she feels in a couple of hours. I hope she doesn't swell easily like me. Poor baby. She is passed out in her swing right now sleeping it off.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

pip's first road trip

We packed up the car and headed to Dallas this morning for an overnight trip to see Amy's family. Harper met Amy's grandma rose, aunt carol and her cousins Diane and Kathy. She slept the entire 3 hour drive. This is even after she skepticism for 8 hours last night. She was so good! Now we will have to see how she does for her first overnight somewhere other than her cozy bed. It's good that we are getting out and trying new things. I'm the stressed out one, so glad Amy is the calm, "we will be ok," mommy. Makes for a nice balance.
We have more family to meet tomorrow. Let's hope she (we) will have a well rested night.

Monday, October 10, 2011

8 weeks

Guess who slept 8 hours on her 8 week birthday? She slept from 10 til 6 am! We were so proud of her. Could this be something to look forward to or did we get lucky? The night before she was up every 3 hours, so we will just have to wait and see. Fingers crossed.
Yay to harper's new cousins, Drew and Larkin Clippard. Ashley delivered on Friday and everybody is doing well.