Happy Thanksgiving!

Harper had a great First Thanksgiving.  We went over to my Aunt Diane's house for lunch.  As always she makes a ton of really delicious food!!  We hung out there for a while then went over to Michael's parents for dessert.  Unfortunately, we didn't stay very long because we decided we were going to be crazies and attempt Black Friday and someone who shall remain nameless *Cough Harper Cough* was getting fussy and very very sleepy!

First taste of Cereal

Actually, Harper has been eating cereal for about 2 weeks now.  I'm happy to report she LOVES it!  The first few days I made it rather soupy (because the box said so) and she would only eat about 1/2-3/4 of her cereal.

Then for whatever reason I decided to make it a little thicker the next time and she LOVED it!  She ate the whole thing.  So since that day I have made it thick.  She has really gotten the hang of it and I'm excited to start veggies!

Six Months

Harper here's what you have been up to:

-You weigh 14 pounds 13 ounces (27%)

-You are 25 inches long (24%)

-You are in size 2 diaper

-You are in 0-3 month clothes

-You eat every 3 hours during the day

-You are typically going to bed between 8p-9p and sleeping until 7a-8a

-You have found your voice and if we aren't paying attention to you (which isn't that often) you will scream and laugh really loud to get our attention.

-You still aren't rolling over, you have almost rolled from back to belly a few times

-You are smiling ALL the time.  You really are the happiest baby, we love it!!

-You still love your baths and you splash around like crazy and make a HUGE mess

-You are noticing people and faces more.  You saw your Aunt Ninna this weekend and you started to kick your legs and get excited to see her!  (which made her happy!)

-You went Trick or Treating for the first time and you sure did load up on candy! 

-You went to your first wedding and you were great!

-You experienced your first OSU Homecoming

-You met your Great Aunt Jan and Second Cousin Jannell from Kansas and your Aunt Karrie from Montana

-You went to your first High School football game with Aunt Amanda and Aunt Stephanie

You are really the happiest baby and we just love when you talk to us and the faces you make.  You get so excited to see your daddy when he comes home from work and it melts my heart.  I can't say enough great things about you, you are just such a happy baby.  Your daddy and I love you so much and you are definitely the center of our universe!

We love you sweet girl!!

Happy Halloween

This is a little overdue but we had a great Halloween.  The night before we went to my best friend Stephanie's church to their Fall Festival.  Yes, I know that Harper can not participate in the games but it was another chance for her to show off how cute she looked in her Ladybug costume!! 

This may sound silly but Halloween was exactly what I always hoped it would be.  We went to my friend Cara's neighborhood to start with and finished up with ours.  There were kids everywhere.  The weather was a perfect fall night.  The streets were filled with Mom's, Dad's, strollers, dogs, laughter and "Trick or Treating".  Just looking down the street I felt like I was on Wysteria Lane, everything was picture perfect.

I am excited to start traditions with Harper.  I love taking things from each of our childhoods and making them our own.  I look at Harpy and I realize we are so blessed to have her and she is all OURS!!  

We hope you all had a great Halloween!!

Pumpkin Patch

On Wednesday night we took Harper to the pumpkin patch out in Bixby.  Yes, it was a chilly night (and I now think she has a cold, oops).  But we had a great time!  Even though she can't walk, talk, crawl or sit up on her own it was great to spend an evening with family and start our holiday traditions.

Hope you all are enjoying the WONDERFUL weather we have been having!!

5 Months

Harper what are you up to at 5 Months?

-You weigh roughly 13(ish)lbs

-You are    inches long

-You are taking 4 1/2oz every 3 hours during the day

-You are sleeping through the night with the occasionally middle of the snack ;)

-You are still in Size 1 diapers

-You are in all 3mo clothes, there are a few NB shorts you are wearing since the weather is still warm

-You went to your first OSU Tailgate

-I just have to say your name and you flash the biggest smile my way.  You are smiling more and more at people that you really recognize.

-You have really started "coo-ing" the last 2 weeks.  If we "coo" at you, you just take off "talking" to us.  You don't babble just to babble yet.

-You have giggled only twice and we tried really hard to get you to do that!  But I at least got one of them on video :)

-Karrie, your Physical Therapist has really been impressed with your strength the last few sessions.

-You rolled over ONCE!!  You were so fast I couldn't get it on video!  We have been working so hard for you to do it again...no luck :(

-We have been putting you in the bumbo more to work on your core body strength.

-The last several days you have been bringing toys to your mouth.  I have started giving you Huggies and you really grab on to her. :)

We are loving how active you are and responsive you have become.  We can't believe you entered our lives 5 months ago, it seems like you've been apart of our family forever.  We love you so much Peanut and can't wait for the next step!

A Day in the Life...

   I got the idea from my friends Courtney and Tessa to do a Day in the Life.  If you read our day verses them we are pretty boring! :)

8:03am-Harper and I start our morning.  Warm her bottle, change her diaper, then its time for breakfast!

8:10am- Her bottle looks like this...

8:10-8:20am: Harper and I talk a little and I sit her up to let the milk digest in her belly

8:20am: We have some playmat time.  Harper talks to her friends Frog and Giraffe.

9:00am- We do a little tummy time while enjoying our daily dose of LIVE! With Regis and Kelly.  Regis was out today so Jerry O'Connell was the guest host.

9:45am- Harper started to get a little sleepy while doing tummy time so it was off to our morning nap!  **Harper has been having trouble with her napping abilities during the day, so we have found she needs to be swaddled.  But at night she just sleeps in her sleep sack**

9:55am: Karrie (Harper's PT) called and asked if 10:30 was a good time for her to come (she had to cancel yesterday, her son got sick at school).  Not wanting to wait another 2 weeks until our next PT appointment I said yes and quickly jumped in the shower, so I didn't look so disgusting when she came.

10:30am-11:30am: Karrie is here and we are working on getting Harper to roll over.  She will be back on the 27th so that is our goal (mom and dad's) is to have her roll over by then.

11:15am: Harper is STARVING!  So we break from PT to eat.

Noon: Harper goes down for a nap

Mom does these....  :(

12:00p-3:00p: Mom return's e-mails, inputs a Scentsy Order, puts all the 4oz bottles away (she is now taking 4.5oz), cleans up the rest of the kitchen, gets H's bag ready to spend the evening with Noni and Papa, catches up on the DVR.

3:00p: Harper wakes up (if you are keeping tabs she should've eaten at 2) but I let her sleep until she woke up herself.

3:10p: Downs another 4.5oz bottle.  Then its playmat time again.  Today Harper has really figured out that she can put things in her mouth.  She has been bringing her mouth to my thumb and wrist for a few days and she brings her Wubba Nub Animal to her mouth to chew on.

3:30p: UPS man brings these...Mommy is VERY excited about them!!

3:45p: Waiting on Aunt Ninna to come play.

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4:20: We go with Aunt Ninna to pick up a few things then she drops Mommy off at the church to work from 5:30-9p.  Harper and Ninna go to Noni and Papa's to play.  

5:30-9:00p: Harper eats, plays, poops, sleeps, talks, coos, smiles and she plays with Nate.  Aunt Ninna and Nate are going to Austin for the OSU vs Texas game in the morning so she had lots of bonding time with them.  

10:00p: Daddy feeds Harper her last bottle.  Guess who is WIDE awake?!  If you guessed Michael, you are right!  

10:20p: Mom starts this post

10:30p: Mom makes a few bottles just in case we have a middle of the night feeding. She has been sleeping through the night for about 5 weeks now, but we occasionally have a middle of the night snack.

10:40p: Harper is still awake, Mom changes her diaper and puts Harper in bed.  Dad is already in bed.

10:50p: Harper is not having this lay in bed wide awake thing, so she talks to us to let her know she isn't havin' it!

11:00p: Mom comes to the rescue and rocks with Harper.

11:10p: Harper asleep

11:11p: Mom comes back to bed to finish this post and dad is snoring.

11:26p: Post DONE!

11:27p: Goodnight!