Hudson and I got out the play dough the other afternoon. He had a lot of fun working on his colors, sorting and just having fun! Of course, I had fun taking pictures. :)
Hudson’s new “cheese” face…really, Hud?
I would kill for his eyelashes:
Who doesn’t need a break to brush their teeth?
Sweet Harper just hanging out with us…smiley as always:
I love, love, LOVE how much Hudson loves his sister and I cannot wait to watch their relationship grow. Hudson wanted to hold his sister again this morning…doesn’t she look comfortable?
Then he decided it was time for her to go to “sweep”:
Sweet moments and sweet memories.
People keep asking me who Harper looks like. In my head I always think – she looks like Harper. But, I snapped a picture of Harper today and when I looked at it I was blown away by how much we look alike.
Harper:
Me:
And yes, I have posted this picture of me (with the very questionable hair – which also kind of looks like Harper’s hair!!!) here when I was comparing it to Hudson. This is the picture of Hudson:
We rang in another New Year with some of our favorite people. It is tradition for us all to gather at the Goodyear’s and have a little marble slab, a little Guitar Hero and a little New Year’s Rocking Eve. It cracks me up because every year we debate whether the ball drops at 11:00 our time or midnight. We can’t seem to ever remember. This year our local station decided they were going to try to be the new Times Square. At least it seemed that way because we couldn’t find Dick Clark (I refuse to call it Ryan Seacret’s Rocking Eve) until after midnight due to our local station’s event. Nonetheless, it was as fun as ever – even more fun since this year we had two sweet babies with us. And I failed to get a picture of LynnAnn and Charlie before they left.
Doug and Holly:
Trent and Harper :) :
Chris and Rach:
Jack and Jess:
Todd and Kristin:
Our little family minus Hud:
The girls (minus LynnAnn):
The boys (minus Paul and Charlie):
Holly and Harper:
Fun times! Looking forward to ringing 2012 in with you all! :)
Today was Harper’s 2 month appointment – which unfortunately also meant her 2 month shots. I was really lucky with Hudson – he screamed a little when he initially got the shot and then he was fine. He never had any reactions afterward either (except the MMR which gave him his first fever ever) except maybe to sleep a little more. Anyway, Harper proved to be a different case. She screamed and turned as red as a tomato after getting the shot. I got her calmed down after a few minutes and then the two of us headed to the mall for a little mommy/daughter bonding. She slept the whole time. When we got home she woke up and was MAD. She refused to eat, cried a lot and had a fever. I felt so sorry for our little one. I held her for six hours straight (I actually just put her down). She finally seems to be okay and I declare generic Tylenol a wonder drug.
Anyway, here are her stats:
Length – 25 inches (99th%)
Weight – 12 lbs 13 oz (93%)
Head – 75%
The doctor was in awe of her length and kept commenting on it and wanting to know if we have a lot of tall people in our family. It will be interesting to see where she is at her next appointment! In comparison – Hudson was 23 inches and 12 lbs 3 oz at this same appointment!
Dear Harper,
You are two months old today! I can hardly remember what life was like without you. You bring such joy to our lives. At two months old you are eating about six ounces every 2-3 hours during the day. At night you are sleeping between 8 and 10 hours at a time – AMAZING! You are a very happy baby, you only cry when you are hungry or wet. You are very laid-back and fall asleep pretty much anywhere. The only thing that really seems to bother you is the car seat. You hate being put in it initially, but you calm down once we get going. Thankfully, your big brother likes to comfort you in the car and help you with your bop (paci) when necessary. Hudson still adores you and most of the time calls you “baby”. Recently, he has started calling you Harper Joy. He introduces everyone we meet to you – such a proud big brother. Your hair is crazy cute and we get compliments from everyone you meet. You have so much of it and it is highlighted – just precious. You are starting to like the bop a little more. You like the swing and the bouncy seat. But, your favorite place? Mommy’s arms. And that is just fine with me.
We love you so much.
Love,
Mommy
