Harper Smiling

Avery Loves the iPad 2

After General Conference, an apparently exhausted Avery, gave us the rare gift of a nap cuddled up with our iPad.

A Lazy Saturday Morning

No more pictures Mom and Dad!

Two Months

Harper turned two months old on Thursday. She is now ten pounds three ounces and twenty-two inches long. She loves to wiggle, smile, and snuggle. In short, she's a pretty awesome baby.

President's Day Weekend with the Sisters

My sisters DeAnna, Nellie, and Alex came President's Day weekend with my nieces Addison and Ashlyn of course. It was fun having all the sisters together as well as all the granddaughters. We had some professional pictures taken, hung out, and ate way too much junk food. Everyone was very happy to meet Harper, and she was never really put down the whole weekend. We were also lucky to have Aunt Joanne come visit and meet Harper too. The last picture shows my fourteen year old niece Ashlyn wearing my Mom's wedding dress. Apparently Mom was ridiculously small when she got married and not fourteen.

Grandma on her phone, Ashlyn holding Harper while DeAnna is looking on. Alex snuggling Harper.

Fun Uncle Adam holding Addison and Avery.

Ashlyn twirling Addison and Avery around. Nellie and Ashlyn together.

Ashlyn in her Grandma's wedding dress.

Baby Stats

Harper turned a whole month old yesterday, and she continues to do great. She is now a whopping seven pounds twelve ounces and nineteen and a half inches long, so I swiped the monkey from Avery's bed to take some comparison shots that I am afraid reveal more about my great lack of photography skills more than anything else. As always enjoy!

By Popular Demand

Harper is three weeks old now and has been home for two weeks, and everything is going pretty well. Avery loves Harper. She puts blankets, bibs, burpies, and hats on her. She loves to give her kisses, tries to pick her up, and she likes to point to her body parts for me. Avery especially enjoys pointing out her toes. More alarmingly she tries to pick her up, and she has only flipped Harper over once. (Harper was quickly rescued. Hopefully Avery will understand her baby sister is fragile, but we're not holding our breath.)

The only one having the toughest time transitioning to the new baby is our silly cat Leela. Leela doesn't know you, but she desperately needs your love and affection. I have never had such a needy cat. She has been shut out from the bedroom at night since I didn't want to deal with a newborn and an overly needy cat. Maybe this whole experience will make her love Daryl more. I can only wish!