Harper 6 Months

 Harper was a 1/2 year old on April 3rd.  I can't believe it has been six months already!  She had her 6 mo. check up with the doctor last week and she is a very healthy little girl;)
Her stats are:
Height: 29 3/4 inches (off the charts)
Weight: 22 lb. 8.4 oz. (off the charts)
Head: 17 3/4 inches (96%)

Dr. Stanford said the University of Arkansas should be calling soon to recruit her for something.  She is one tall girl.  He said she is as tall as the average 14 month old.  Kind of crazy if you ask me.  She will soon have to move out of her current car seat into something else.  Her carrier has a 22 lb. limit.  It is SO HEAVY!!!!  She got three shots and has had a huge knot on her right thigh from one of them.  Poor girl.  She doesn't do shots well and seems to be super cranky and feverish after them all.  Not very fun.  

Harper,
At 6 months old you are such a delight.  You are one super smiley girl.  I love that!  You are pretty laid back which is wonderful.  Even if we are out at nap time you do really well watching everything around you until you nod off.  You love your bed to sleep in and want your pink lovey to sleep with.  You still put yourself to sleep which is so wonderful.  You sleep through the nights most nights unless you need help flipping back over sometimes.  You take two 2 hour naps and a third short evening nap before bedtime.

You are a great eater and so far have liked everything.  You had avocado the other night and it wasn't a favorite but you still tolerated most of it while making some super funny faces.  You take four bottles a day.  Dr. Stanford just switched you from Zantac to Prevacid for your reflux and so far it seems to be working really well.  You are wearing 6-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.

You have realized you are terrified of Eden's hula hoop.  I'm not sure if its the noise it makes or that you were hit by it once but every time she starts doing it in front of you, you start screaming.  Poor thing.  It's pretty pitiful=(

You LOVE Eden!!!  She can still get you to laugh the hardest.  You can't wait for her to get in the car when we go pick her up from school.  You grin ear to ear, which is the sweetest thing.  I know you miss her during her school days.  Eden loves on you all the time which you tolerate for the most part unless she is too rough.  She keeps asking when you are going to get bigger so she can play with you more.

You are such a busy girl and get so distracted.  If you see or hear anything you want to know what it is and where its at, which is a problem when I'm trying to give you your bottle.  You are reaching for EVERYTHING in site these days, especially the remotes and mommy's phone.

You are sitting up on your own pretty well now.  When you get tired you just lean yourself over and start rolling around.  Your Jump-a-Roo is your best friend right now.  You LOVE that thing.  You can jump and jump in it.  You love mirrors right now too.  Every time you see yourself in the mirror in your room you give it the biggest grin.  You think you and mommy are too funny in it.  You love Peek-A-Poo.  We will cover your face with a burp cloth and we will say "Where's Harper?" and you will pull it off.  You think it is so funny.  You do it when we cover our faces too.  It is the sweetest thing.

You cut your first tooth when you were 5 mo and one week old (on March 10th at Eden's birthday party) and then two weeks later your second one popped through.  They are your bottom middle teeth.  You are so cute with your two bottom teeth sticking out when you grin.  And the way you are drooling now, I'm wondering if there are more on the way.  You kind of caught us off guard with them.  Eden got them so much later and NEVER drooled.

You started going to bible class last month and you love it.  It's right during nap time but everyone in there keeps you distracted so you do really well.  Of course, you love the singing and all your friends that are in there too.

You are LOUD, Girl!!!  You talk constantly and your volume is super loud.  I don't know if you think you have to compete with Eden or what but sometimes mommy's ears need a break;)  You crack everyone up who hears you.  You are just LOUD!!!!  Reminds me a little bit of your Mimi and GiGi.  They both like to talk too=)

You are such a wonderful blessing and I could not have asked for anything more. Your smiles and laughs are infectious and the absolute best.  We all can't stop laughing once you start.  You have made our family of four so wonderful.  I love you so much and can't wait to see what the next 1/2 of your first year looks like.

I Love You, Harper!

Love,

Mommy

 Harper reading to herself=)  She loves her books.

 This was actually on her 6 month birthday.  Isn't her smile beautiful?

 Harper sitting up all by herself.

 Eden reading to Harper.  Can you see the admiration in Harper's eyes for her sister?  I love it.  I hope they will be best friends always.

 I love these funny faces of Harper's.  The tongue sticking out below is great!