pit crew team success!

we had our first restaurant explosion, let's get her to the bathroom, need to change her entire outfit experience. not the last i'm sure, but it was hilarious.
harper was playing with her toys between us in a booth. amy wanted to praise her on how good she was being. well, as soon as she placed her hand on her back, there was a surprise waiting for her. amy looked up at me and said, "uh oh!" we politely excused ourselves to the bathroom and luckily we were in a nice restaurant that had a private and very clean bathroom. we worked together like a pit crew changing the tires on a race car.
i held her
amy took off her clothes
i rinsed her in the sink
amy wiped her off
we changed her diaper and
put on new clothes
meanwhile, harper thought it was hilarious laughing the entire time. not sure why exactly but we didn't mind at all. it may have been because amy and i were laughing and saying things like, "gross, ewwww and oh my gosh!" it went so smoothly, amy and i gave each other a high five before we exited the bathroom. i have to admit that i am kinda glad i was able to have a happy hour cocktail prior to the experience.

do the wave!

it's official. we called it yesterday. harper can now wave. it is a whole hand wave up and down, almost like she is dribbling a basketball. very cute.

crawling

little miss harper is so close to crawling. she continues to get on her hands and knees, looks up at us and has no idea what to do next. except get frustrated and sit back down. last night she was rocking back and forth, but no forward movement. not that we are in a hurry for her to start moving around. can't really imagine how things are going to change once she is mobile. oh no! we need to baby proof the house!
on top of that she is about to cut a tooth any day now. she is drooling like a faucet, poor thing. not in a hurry for that either since i am still breastfeeding.
oh the new adventures to look forward to.

adventures in solids

the following is a list of foods harper has tried so far:

carrots
parsnips
potato
turnip
butternut squash
peas
asparagoose!
sweet potato
acorn squash
pear
apple
avocado
pineapple

i think her favorite is the butternut squash so far. she makes the funniest faces with the fruits, especially when they are tart. as far as the asparagus goes, it will be much better when we can add olive oil, salt and pepper to it. she realized half way through that she really didn't like it. oddly enough it can take a child 10-15 times of trying something to begin to like or dislike it. amy (mommy) has been doing an amazing job making all of her food.
yogurt and meats are next month. can't wait! actually can't wait for her to be able to eat what we are eating. going out to restaurants and giving her our food, etc. we are close...so close.

her new trick

guess who is clapping? it began as a pat on the shoulder or your hand, but now she likes to clap! especially when you sing the chicken dance. it also requires you to do the moves to the dance as well. she loves, loves, loves to hear music and listen to someone sing. that is a hint to anyone that eventually babysits her. even the girls at daycare comment how she enjoys the musical toys in her room. that's our girl! i think she has excellent rhythm already, if i do say so myself.