Thursday, November 17, 2011

working from home

i started working a few hours from home on monday. i've been able to get about 4 hours of work on the computer when she naps. i basically process prescriptions that doctors enter into a database that eventually get mailed out to the patients. i have to say that the work on the keyboard is KILLING my wrists. going to the doctor next week since it isn't getting any better. soooooooo painful!
harper is changing everyday. she is starting to grab toys, laugh and enjoy reading books with me. since the last post we realized that we shouldn't swaddle her anymore since she is starting to turn over on her side. it makes me nervous at night, as i continue to make sure she is ok in the monitor. it doesn't make for a restful sleep worrying about her. we thought that we should be putting her to bed earlier in the evenings to get into the habit...but we need to deal with one issue at a time. first we need to make sure she can fall asleep on her own without being wrapped up like a burrito, then worry about an early bedtime later. like sally reminded us, "if it ain't broken don't fix it!"
her first thanksgiving is coming up. we are going to have about 20 people over this year. what once started as an orphan thanksgiving has turned into a tradition of turkey trot in the morning and framily in the evening. i'm not sure if the ping pong table will hold all of us this year. we look forward to it and i hope harper enjoys it too.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

3 months

Happy 3 month bday to little pip. We really can't believe it has been this long. She has been a joy to watch, changing almost every day. She makes new sounds, is bringing her hands together and even moved to the crib last week. Amy has found that the key is wrapping her up. As soon as her hands are secure, she falls fast asleep. So far we only get up about once or twice to bundle her up again. Haven't had many middle of the night feeds. I worry about the temperature in her room at times. The weather has been typical wacky Austin weather. 80 one day, 45 the next. Figuring out what to. Dress her in has been interesting too.
On the adoption home front, we had a social worker come out for a visit this morning. It went well, mostly with her asking Amy questions of course. Only a few more minor details and Amy will soon be officially harper's mommy. The process is tedious but well worth it.