Harper 3 Months

Oh sweet Harper Reese: What are you up to at 3 months? Let me share!

You WON'T, absolutely WON'T sleep in your crib. I just don't get it. We have resorted to letting you sleep in your swing beside our bed. You will actually sleep in the swing. This is a fix for a little while but you can't sleep in a swing forever. What to do, what to do??

You are overall a very happy baby. You love to "talk" and smile. I haven't heard you giggle yet but I just know we will here it any day now.

You are just getting over your first stomach virus and ear infection. Poor baby you had both at the same time, not fun.

You have found your feet. It is so cute the looks you give your feet like hhmmm, what are these things and man do they taste good!!

You love to be held and let anyone know your unhappiness when you aren't the center of attention.

You love to smile at your big sister. I think you know she is your big sister, it's so cute!

You weigh 11'6 right now. I think with you being sick you lost a little weight but trust me you are definitely making up for lost time!

You are sitting up with the help of the bumbo. Everywhere we put you, you try and sit up, your car seat, in our arms, the swing. Slow down baby girl.

I swear any day now you are going to roll over. You are so close.

We love you little girl so very much. You are VERY different than your sister but we are learning to adjust to "YOU"!

This post is late again as you are almost 4 months old but like I always say better late than never.

All our Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Miss Harper at 2 Months

Little Miss Harper, Mommy is late posting this as usual. You are now almost 11 Weeks old and weigh more now than you did at your 2 month check up.

At your 2 Month check up your stats were:

10lbs 6 oz - 50%
23 Inches Long - 75%

You are such a sweet baby. You love to smile and coo (aka, talk to Mama) . You love your big swing, you would stay in it all day if we would let you. You are starting to get a little fuzz all over your head. Maybe some hair will come in soon! We are excited to see what color it is going to be. With Zoe her hair was platinum blonde right away but yours looks a little red!! You are waking up twice a night, sometimes 3 times. You are like clockwork, you wake up right around 3 and 5:30, although last night you woke up at 12, 3 and 5:30 but you went back to sleep until 8:15!! We are having a blast with you baby girl. You look like Mommy by the way and I am loving it! With your sister there was no denying and still not any denying who she looks like, your Daddy. I am so sad that I did not take a 1 Month picture of you in your chair to compare your photos but we will just have to start with your 2 Month photo for future reference. We love you baby girl! Can't wait to watch you grow.

Look at who is smiling!!

HARPER REESE - You started smiling at week 5 and let me just tell you little girl, your smile lights up a room. We love you baby girl!!

Just some great pictures for my blog book

How do you mama's do it

Ok, will someone please pass on to me how you do it? What you ask? Find time to clean, cook, take care of babies/toddlers, laundry, shower each day and still find time to blog everyday. I haven't even blogged in several weeks. I guess once we get into our "routine" life will be easier and there will be time for blogging. I really miss it and really miss all my blog friends. Things are going great, each day gets a little easier. Harper is sleeping through the night some nights. Right now we have been keeping her up with us until we go to bed. She is asleep this whole time but we just feel better with her downstairs with us until we go to bed. This is all about to change and so will her sleep schedule. Once she reaches 8 weeks we feel comfortable moving her to her crib. She is quickly outgrowing the bassinet anyway. She is almost the length of the bassinet. Once we move her to the crib we will move the monitor in there. I have to cut the cord with Zoe and the monitor. Right now the monitor is still in Zoe's room, mostly used at night in case she wakes up crying for us. I know, she is almost 3 and it is time to cut the cord. In two weeks it will be cut. Harper is eating like a champ and overall a pretty happy baby. She definitely went through a crying stage.....all the time but she is getting better and she is smiling so much more. She has a smile that just lights up the whole room. She has a beautiful smile. I can't believe she is almost 7 weeks already. We had to take her to Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital last Friday to have an ultrasound done on her hips. Dr. said because she was breeched that there was a chance for her to have problems with her hips down the road but we got the results today and our little girl is as healthy as can be.

Now for Zoe. She is our thriving little almost 3 year old. She looks so much bigger to me now that Harper is here. She weighs more to at least I think so but I didn't pick her up much towards the end of my pregnancy. Zoe is a mess, she definitely pushes the envelope with us. She is testing our patience so much. She could be worse though and I know this. She is a happy little girl and loves to play, play, play and wants us to play, play, play with her all the time. Zoe loves to play with her baby dolls, putting their "diapers" on, burping them, swaddling them, feeding them (and I do mean breast feeding them) this is hilarious to watch and also in a way I'm not sure if it's funny that she trys to breastfeed her babies or not. Should I not be doing this in front of her? Not sure how to keep from doing this in front of her anyway seeing how she is with me 24/7. Zoe is loving her new swingset, sandbox and sprinkler. Next we will get her a little pool. I am so very glad we decided to rent our condo and get a house with a yard. Life is good.

Our little angel has arrived

Harper Reese

Our 7lbs 40z, 20.5 inch bundle of joy has arrived!!