Harper & Squirt

Here are the pictures we have so far of Harper with Squirt...
(I have the 3 month somewhere.... will post when I find it!)

2 weeks...

2 months...

4 months...











5 months...

Yummy in My Tummy!

Harper is growing every day... physically and mentally. It seems as though there is something new to her every time we turn around. She can sit up on her own, for a little while, and loves to stand up. She can almost roll from her back to stomach, but doesn't seem very interested in doing this just yet. She "talks" constantly and has the cutest laugh. We cracked down on her naps this week so she's taking 2 long naps instead of 4 short ones and she is much, much happier as a result. Her awake time is so much fun and she is so content. She LOVES being outside. I put her in the Moby wrap on me, facing out, and she babbles and giggles the entire time. She also loves to vacuum in the Moby... hoping this love of the vacuum continues! Her hair is starting to grow back in and sticks up on top--very cute. She loves the bath and gets one every night before bed. She is still sleeping through the night, roughly 6:30p-6:30a, which gives Tom and I some much needed quiet time in the evening. She is also starting to notice her other baby friends and will try to converse with them. It's too cute for words!

Harper and her pals, Levi & Lily.

(They held hands all on their own--really!)

We started feeding her solid foods a few weeks ago. We did rice cereal for a while but couldn't get her to swallow more than one bite--she really didn't like it. So we moved onto sweet potatoes... once she realized it was NOT rice cereal, her face lit up and she was begging for more. Open, bite, chew, swallow, grab for spoon... open... on and on. We have to shut her off after a couple of table spoons so she doesn't get a sore tummy. It's so fun to watch her eat, we're excited to do it more and try new things. Tomorrow, moving on to peas!

Sorry it's been so long since we've updated the blog! It's been a crazy month in the Lastick household! Poor Jake had surgery last week and his recovery has been quite slow. He's on the mend, but needs constant monitoring to make sure he doesn't lick a the incision (hence the underwear). He had a lump the size of an orange removed from the inside of his back leg. Poor guy! But he'll be back to normal chasing squirrels soon enough.

We're home after a great trip!

We're back!  Our last few days were spent in Lihue and there was a gigantic pool at the resort.  Harper really loved toswim and was kicking her feet, laughing and enjoying the water.  She also got to play at Poipu beach and saw a monk seal swim up to play on the beach.  We are missing the humidity and warm weather already.  Everything in CO is so BROWN... no green to speak of.But spring isn't too far away, so we'll survive!  Harper was a perfect angel on the plane (really!).  Not a peep out of her.  The airline attendants and fellow passengers were very complimentary and appreciative.  She really is a good baby!

It seems as if she is doing something new every day.  She is grabbing and holding things & her awareness of her surroundings is increasing daily.  Today, we gave her a little bit of rice cereal for the first time.  I can't say she loved it, but she did eat a little.  I'm not sure if we're

 quite ready to get into that yet, but we wanted to give it a shot.  She may need a little more time.  We also noticed her first tooth is just starting to pop through on the top.  That may be why she hasn't been napping as much?  She's also eating a ton.  Who knows... she is no longer the rock-star napper she once was.  30-45 minutes is all she's willing to give me these days.  It's wearing... I feel like I spend 1/2 the day trying to get her to sleep.  She wakes up SO tired instead of nice and refreshed.  We're working on it, but just have to let her figure out her schedule I guess!  

So, we're homebound for a while.  Looking forward to heading back to MA for Jeremy & Lindsey's wedding in June... but other than that, no trips in the near future.  We

 think Harper has the travel bug--or at least we hope she does!