Spring Fever!

We're heading into Spring and boy are we enjoying this great weather! Grandpa Jeff came to visit and we headed to Karen & Sal's for an Easter Brunch, spent a day in Estes Park, went to dinner at the Med and enjoyed nice walks in Boulder. Harper was such an angel, going here, there and everywhere without so much as a fuss. She really enjoyed her time with her Grandpa!

We had three full days of rain with a little snow last weekend. I think Harper and I were both in a bit of a funk and going a little stir crazy. But this week has been BEAUTIFUL with 70+ degree days. We have had a nice walk or hike outside every day this week! She has been in the best mood and is becoming hysterically funny. She laughs at herself all the time. And it's so easy to make her laugh... give her the raspberry and she is throwing her head back laughing!

Harper has decided solid foods are good again (thank goodness!). She's back on her favorite veggies and some fruits. Most fruits make her sick... she is very much a drama queen when it comes to eating. She gags, makes an awful face, then spits up everywhere. But, finally, she is enjoying pears and almost liking prunes. I'm still making all of her food and it's fun to experiment (except prunes, I buy those, not even sure HOW to make pureed prunes!). Her new favorite are "puffs"... tiny cereal pieces that melt in her mouth. When she was refusing all foods, that was what got her to try eating again. She's great at picking them up, but hasn't quite figured out that she can get them in her mouth herself. She'd much rather drop them over the edge of the table to the dogs... which is of course, hysterical to her. She cracks me up all day long.

Memere arrives this Saturday for one full week and we are very excited. Lots to do when Memere is here, and we can't wait for her to see how much Harper has changed.

Lots of new things!

I want to crawl!

Harper continues to grow, grow, grow! She is so lively and animated and has the cutest personality! She's starting to "play" with her other baby friends, reaching out to touch their faces and babbling back and forth & snatching toys from each other. It is VERY cute! She is completely sitting up on her own now and is kicking her legs when she is on her tummy, in an attempt to scoot forward. It won't be long until she is crawling around everywhere! She is generally content, rarely fussy, and is just an absolute Joie! She finally got the "nap thing" and takes 2 a day in her crib. She's still sleeping about 12 hours straight through at night too. Harper was doing great on solids, eating like a champ, until she got a little "backed up". We tried to feed her apple juice & prunes to help, but she didn't want to touch them. Could it be possible that MY daughter doesn't have a sweet tooth!? Absurd! So, she's been off solids for over a week now--won't even touch her favorites at this point. But, we're not pushing it, just letting her play with the food and figure it out. She's not "mouthy" yet... the only thing she puts in her mouth is her finger.

Harper helping with laundry & showing off her belly.

We head back to her doctor's next week for her next vaccination. We're still catching up on her 4 month shots, one at a time, to figure out which one gave her such a bad reaction at 2 months. We're fine with spreading them out, which is what we originally wanted to do.

We have lots of visitors this month! Grandpa gets in on Saturday for 5 days and then Memere visits for a week at the end of April. Grandpa has not met Harper yet, so we're pretty excited for his visit! And Memere hasn't seen Harper in over three months, so we can't wait for her to see how much she has changed. And then, Grandma & Crow visit in early May on their way back from Tahoe. After that, Harper and I venture back to Massachusetts for a full MONTH! Tom will join us for a week and a half in the middle of the trip, but he's sure going to miss his little baby girl!

Harper and Fiona playing