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

I'm so HAPPY!!!

We live for this! Turn up your volume and check out Harper's full on laugh! She is such a happy baby (except when she is tired, bored, confused or annoyed.)

Lots of new things!

Harper continues to amaze us every day and she is developing such a great personality! Because of daylight savings, we got to have our "first family dinner" on Sunday night. Usually, Harper's bedtime routine starts around 5:30p and she's sound asleep by 6:30p. But becasue of the extra hour, we had her eat with us! She enjoyed some yummy rice cereal while Tom and I ate our regular dinner. We found a "generic Stokke Tripp Trapp" that allows us to push her right up to the table so she can eat with us. We love it! Definitely a great find so we can enjoy her company (and vice versa, we hope!).

One of Harper's new favorite things to do is sit up in her crib after her naps and play with her aquarium (see photo). She's gotten really good at sitting up on her own, and she'll push the big blue button to turn the aquarium on and off. She is quite smitten with it lately.

She also loves to be in the Moby wrap, facing out, while we do our grocery shopping. Much more fun and interesting than sitting in her car seat looking up at the ceiling! She's quite a treat these days and loves going anywhere. So long as she has her naps, she's a pretty happy baby!

Today, we're heading to the gym to try out the child care while I take a spin class. Hopefully she will do okay with out me. Who am I kidding, she'll probably LOVE showing off for the child care staff... I'm the one who will miss being with HER! Harper at 6 months with Squirt... check out those legs!

Time Flies!

Harper wearing he new shoes from Elaine!

WOW! Harper is SIX months old today! She had her check-up yesterday and is now 15lbs. 12oz and 25 inches long. She is about average for height and weight. She had one shot yesterday and was such a trooper through the whole ordeal. As of today, Harper is: sitting up on her own for a little while, almost rolling from back to stomach but doesn't seem very interestd in doing so, eating carrots, peas (ick!) and sweet potatoes, taking two long naps a day in her crib and sleeping about 12 hours at night, rolling up from laying down to sitting with just a little help, but is getting much stronger. She LOVES: her nightly baths, kisses on her cheeks & belly, doing "sit ups", music, rides in the car, going for walks, walking around the yard to play fetch with Rudy or pet the horses at the back fence, having her diaper changed, her Glow Worm, "Piggy", her Gymini, her bouncy horse and just about anything else we can throw at her. I put her in the carrier to run into the grocery store and she just loved looking around at everything. She is so curious about her surroundings and just eyes everything calmly while taking it all in.

Happy "6 month birthday" Harper!! We are so lucky to have you in our lives and have enjoyed every second of the past six months!

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.