family time!

harper will be meeting many more of her extended family over the easter holiday weekend, but she will be able to see Gran, Grandfather and Grammy again too. it is going to be a busy but fun time.
this past weekend, she met her (2nd) cuzzin Paolo. she can't wait to try new foods and hang out with him on his annual jerry jeff walker concert visits to austin. he even invited us all out to his cabin getaway in north carolina...yay!
told her to be nice to him and maybe he will make some of his homemade tasty ice creams on his next visit.

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.

yes, i know...

it's been a long time since i last posted and a lot has happened since then. i want to be able to catch up so i can write about what is going on with her on a daily basis. let's see...where do i start?
- the nanny ditched us 3 days before starting
- we scrambled to find a daycare
- found a daycare, got the last open infant spot only to find out they were not recommended by 2 different people
- cuzin jay visited to meet harper
- had our first christmas together. auntie jean came over. we ALL ate, pooped, napped and watched t.v.
- had our first trip over new years. had a long weekend in the cabins at juniper hills farm
- harper met her seattle cuzins, aunt ashley and uncle reeves.
- amy and i were able to go to a movie while daddy and papa babysat
- started daycare
- got both of us sick with diarrhea and possibly a cold
- she got her first runny nose/cold daycare ickyness
- we got sick again with sinusitis, bronchitis and conjunctivitis
- she is sitting up now
- rode in the shopping cart for the first time
- everybody is adjusting to daycare. i drop her off, amy picks her up
- sometimes harper sleeps for 10 hours! well, that includes an occasional visit with the pacifier, but i'll take it
- started on rice cereal and solids. she enjoys the vegetables more than the fruits
- can't believe she is 6 months old!