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?

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.

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.

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.

when she sleeps...

she likes to put her hands over her head, like she is being held up in a bank robbery. Often you can hear her squeak right before she falls asleep. t is one quick high pitched noise that makes us smile every time. i listen for the heavy breathing before i know i can lay back down to go back to sleep myself. she looks so peaceful when she is in her deep sleep. the only thing i don't like to watch is when her eyes roll back into her head and all you can see are the whites of her eyes. yikes! sometimes, her hands go up as if someone came up behind her and scared her to death. Then they may slowly fall to the side. right now she can go almost 4 hours before waking up to eat again during the night. other times she is like an alarm clock making noises every 3 hours on the dot, telling me that it is time to eat again!

our first day alone?

amy went back to work today. just me and pip and the boys. a little nervous but i am sure we will be fine. i just have to learn that i can't always be doing something every minute. if i see a dustbunny under the chair i need to leave it. if a dirty dish is sitting in the sink, leave it! so i can't take a shower first thing in the morning. so many things i need to learn.

meet the grandparents

pip had the pleasure of meeting lots of grandparents over the past week. gran (merrily, lee's mom) came to visit and even stayed with us one night. she had the touch because harper always found her favorite position on gran and fell right to sleep every time. she was lots of help while she was here and gave us lots of wonderful advice.

grandfather (bob, amy's dad) and grammy (rhoda, amy's stepmom) came to visit us as well. they too were lots of help watching pip while i cleaned up around the house or had a chance to take a shower. they even helped amy weed and clean up the backyard.

grandpa ted and grandma marie (john's parents) are going to come visit next wed.

i hope pip can keep up with all of her grandparents names. : )