Harper loves to smile and will react with a smile when we ask her to smile. She's also learned to stick out her bottom lip when she's not happy with something. We're just happy she can't talk yet, because if she asked for something along with sticking out the bottom lip, we'd be broke!
She loves for us to read to her and really loves when Daddy reads to her while they lay on the floor. She is going to be a Daddy's girl for sure.
We attended the first annual Childbirth Education Class reunion and Harper got to meet Addison. Her parents, Alicen and Brandon were in class with us and Cindee, our childbirth educator, got to meet Harper for the first time.
We had the two month doctor's appointment with four vaccinations. She's now 10.5 pounds and 22.5 inches! She did very well with the shots - much better than Mommy. She screamed for an instant and once I picked her up, she was fine. I, on the other hand, was not. Our next appointment will be in October.
Harper loves to get in her carseat and go for rides in the car. We've gone to brunch every Sunday coupled with a trip to Whole Foods for groceries. We've recently started going to lunch and our first lunch trip was for a sandwhich and a beer at the Flying Saucer which just opened in Garland. Another was outside at Gloria's on a cool summer day. We also took a trip to get a much needed haircut, so Harper got to meet Sylvia! She had a big smile for her too!
Harper has another new friend named Hannah (Heather and Jeff's little girl - they are also parents to Ethan - Hannah's older brother). Hannah is 14 months old and lives just two houses away. When we went over for a visit she smiled so big at Hannah! I think they will be great friends.
We are now sleeping for 6-7 hours at a time and learning the routine of establishing a bedtime which is between 7 or 8. She will wake up around 3 or 4 for another feeding, but quickly goes back to sleep until 6:30 or 7:30. It's nice to be able to sleep for longer stretches of time. She's not too big into naps and is afraid she'll miss something. Trying to figure out times to work are a bit challenging, but we're managing well and can't complain since we get to be home with her so much! We've also gotten better at bathtime. No more surprises in the water and we're all a lot calmer.
She loves her morning walks around the neighborhood and everyone wants to see "Miss Harper." She's a hit!
Harper also went to her first college campus with Mommy & Daddy. I had to hood a doctoral student while Daddy sat with her in his office armed with bottled breast milk. They did great and many of the Educational Leadership faculty got to finally meet her. And she also attended her first Educational Leadership Faculty meeting. We were able to video call in and attend virtually. Daddy loved it because he could just watch Harper on the screen during the meeting.
Finally, Harper's Papa and Grandmommie came up for my birthday weekend. We went to brunch at Breadwinner's to celebrate my and my stepbrother, Mark's birthdays. She is the best birthday gift I could ever have.
Harper is happy and healthy and we are so looking forward to what's next!
