Dear Harper,
I may be repeated myself but you really need to stop growing
up. This past month has been my
favorite so far. You are checking
milestones off like a champ. You are standing now. Over the course of a week
you taught yourself how to sit down from a laying position, pull yourself up,
stand, scale the walls and climb everything! Nothing is safe anymore and baby
proofing has happened. Your confidence is amazing and the smile on your face after
you have achieved the results you were hoping for is beautiful.
We now have six and a half teeth! Harper, you sure know how
to use them… You still like to bite and last night you did some damage to you
dads neck. We know it is innocent but it sure does hurt. Everything and
anything finds its way to your mouth but your fingers are your favorite
teething soothers.
Harper you are no longer our bald baby. You are getting
hair! It is coming in so fast and is so soft. I could pet you all day. We do need to find a solution to your
bed head! It is hilarious.
Standing has complicated naptime this past week. Instead of
finding your corner of the crib and falling asleep after a few minutes of
crying you now stand and scream. I then have to come in a lay you down. This
typically happens four or five times before you give in. I am hoping once you
are a little more graceful at going from standing to sitting this will end. You
are still napping with your face pressed up against the bars and have the most
hilarious marks when you wake up.
Mealtimes are still your favorite especially when Argos is
around to be fed. So far we haven’t found a food that you won’t eat but you do
have your favorites. Kiwi, pear, blueberry and broccoli seem to be your
favorites. Some meals you eat big kid portions and other meals you are more
interested in playing with your food. You are still nursing five times a day
with an additional feeding in the middle of the night most nights. Nursing is
still going well but I will say those teeth of yours complicate things.
You are chatting up a storm now. You talk to your toys and
you love to talk to the baby in the mirror. Dada is your favorite set of
syllables. We are starting to introduce signs into our conversations. You love
laughing at us when we sign to you. Your dad is still the one who can make you
belly laugh the hardest.
This month we had a few other emotional milestones. You and
I took our first flight just the two of us. It was delayed to way past both of
our bedtimes and you did so well. The flight to North Carolina you entertained
half the plane for most of the trip and even threw your apple down the aisle
causing everyone to laugh. The return flight, I strapped you into the Ergo and
you slept so soundly. The second big milestone was your first sleepover at
Gammy and Papas. You dad and I went to Orlando to celebrate his birthday. We
missed you so much but your Gammy said you did so well. They drove you to
Orlando early the next morning to join us for breakfast and going to see the
Ice exhibit. It was 9 degrees inside and you were so bundled. You seemed to
enjoy the bright lights and figures but weren’t quite old enough for the slide.
Harper Glen you are such a happy, fun and loving baby. I
feel so blessed to call you mine. I will always love you.
Love,
Mom
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