Wow! It's been way too long since I've updated this blog! We've been on the move and busy! Harper is changing every... single... day! She is now taking steps on her own, 4 or 5 at a time, before she lowers herself to the ground. Just this week, she started walking from toy to toy, instead of from Mommy to Daddy... any day now, she's just going to decide it's time, get up and walk away. We're ready!
One of Harper's favorite activities is still reading. You can ask where is the banana, duck, dog, frog, etc. in her picture book and she points to them--and is very proud of herself! The other day, we caught her pulling a book off of OUR shelf and leafing through it as if she were reading. Ironically, it was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee! She LOVES picking that one up and looking at the words.
She says quite a few words, some more understandable than others: dog, turtle, back, uh-oh, dada (that's pretty much everything & everyone these days), blueberry, Rudy, and a few other random words. She also signs all done, eat, milk, ball and occasionally more. She also points at everything and makes an inqusitive noise, as if she's saying, "What's that?!".
She knows what she wants when she wants it and isn't happy when she doesn't get it. Her most favorite activity these days is pushing thing... anything. She'll push her stroller, the grocery cart, chairs, toys, blocks. Anything that will glide across the floor. It's pretty funny to watch, but when it's time to end this activity, say, at the check out in the store, she is NOT happy. Like I said, she knows what she wants! Last weekend, she pushed her stroller all around the mall. She slept for a LONG time that night, she was exhausted! Harper is now napping once a day. She kind of made the transition herself, but it works out better for getting out and doing things. She sleeps roughly 7:30p-7a and then 12:30-2:30p. She eats three HUGE meals a day and two snacks. By huge, I mean 1 1/4 grilled cheese & ham sandwich, 1/2 an avocado, 1/4 of a tomato and some cheese puffs. It's insane! She isn't gaining much weight, but she's healthy! And a healthy eater!
She has four top teeth (with 2 more coming), 2 bottom teeth, and her top and bottom molars on the right side. She gets a little fussy when they are coming in, but nothing terrible. She's a trooper!
She had her 1 year check up last week (a little late because of delayed vaccinations) and she was 18lbs 8 oz, 28 1/2 inches tall and very healthy. She is completely on solid foods and cow's milk... and man, can she EAT! We are blown away at the amount of food she eats, and she's still so LITTLE. Her doc said she'll just be petite. Lucky girl!
We've been making trips to the WOW Children's Musuem, the Denver Zoo, parks, playgrounds, Sunflower Farm (where she had her very first pony ride) the mall and next week we hit the Aquarium. Harper's little buddy Silas spends Tuesdays & Wednesdays with us (which has been GREAT for all of us) and Harper spends Thursdays with Auntie Karen & her BFF Lola. All of this is just wonderful. Harper has interaction with other kids and I get a day off!
This weekend I head to the C Lazy U Ranch in Granby for a riding & yoga retreat... four days of rejuvenating, riding, good company and just aaahhhhhhhhh! I sure will miss my little peanut (and Tom too, of course!) but I NEED it!
Here are some pictures... they'll update much better than I can!
She says quite a few words, some more understandable than others: dog, turtle, back, uh-oh, dada (that's pretty much everything & everyone these days), blueberry, Rudy, and a few other random words. She also signs all done, eat, milk, ball and occasionally more. She also points at everything and makes an inqusitive noise, as if she's saying, "What's that?!".
She knows what she wants when she wants it and isn't happy when she doesn't get it. Her most favorite activity these days is pushing thing... anything. She'll push her stroller, the grocery cart, chairs, toys, blocks. Anything that will glide across the floor. It's pretty funny to watch, but when it's time to end this activity, say, at the check out in the store, she is NOT happy. Like I said, she knows what she wants! Last weekend, she pushed her stroller all around the mall. She slept for a LONG time that night, she was exhausted! Harper is now napping once a day. She kind of made the transition herself, but it works out better for getting out and doing things. She sleeps roughly 7:30p-7a and then 12:30-2:30p. She eats three HUGE meals a day and two snacks. By huge, I mean 1 1/4 grilled cheese & ham sandwich, 1/2 an avocado, 1/4 of a tomato and some cheese puffs. It's insane! She isn't gaining much weight, but she's healthy! And a healthy eater!
She has four top teeth (with 2 more coming), 2 bottom teeth, and her top and bottom molars on the right side. She gets a little fussy when they are coming in, but nothing terrible. She's a trooper!
She had her 1 year check up last week (a little late because of delayed vaccinations) and she was 18lbs 8 oz, 28 1/2 inches tall and very healthy. She is completely on solid foods and cow's milk... and man, can she EAT! We are blown away at the amount of food she eats, and she's still so LITTLE. Her doc said she'll just be petite. Lucky girl!
We've been making trips to the WOW Children's Musuem, the Denver Zoo, parks, playgrounds, Sunflower Farm (where she had her very first pony ride) the mall and next week we hit the Aquarium. Harper's little buddy Silas spends Tuesdays & Wednesdays with us (which has been GREAT for all of us) and Harper spends Thursdays with Auntie Karen & her BFF Lola. All of this is just wonderful. Harper has interaction with other kids and I get a day off!
This weekend I head to the C Lazy U Ranch in Granby for a riding & yoga retreat... four days of rejuvenating, riding, good company and just aaahhhhhhhhh! I sure will miss my little peanut (and Tom too, of course!) but I NEED it!
Here are some pictures... they'll update much better than I can!
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