Harper is now six months old. She is reaching all sorts of milestones and changing a ton every day! I thought it'd be a good time to start documenting her progress and our experiences as parents... not to mention Bret's brand new job as the Area Director for Young Life as well!
Harper is coming up on her next doctor's appointment, but at her last (4month) she was 60th percentile for weight and 90th for height. Her hair is reddish blond, just starting to grow in. Although she doesn't have much hair, she already has much more than I did at six months! I always tell Bret that she'll have red hair because it drives him nuts when I say it :) I really think it'll end up being sandy blond. I think her eyes will end up being sort of a hazel color. Everybody says she looks like Bret, but I'm hoping that as she grows she'll start to show some resemblance to me also.
Harper is the happiest baby in the world, always smiling and laughing. Her latest fun activity is screaming at the top of her lungs. I probably encourage it because I always scream back at her. She loves rough housing with Daddy...and he always shows off her "kick flips" when his friends are over. At first his "tricks" really freaked me out, but I have become immune. Thankfully he has never dropped her. Bret and I love singing to Harp and making her do hilarious dance moves. She seems to enjoy it as well. Harp also loves Kona and Murphy and lets Kona give her kisses all over. If we ever want her to be entertained we can set her on the floor next to Kona and Kona lets Harper play with her tail and paws...what a good dog! I have a feeling that crawling is not too far into our future...Harper likes to get up on her knees and rock. I just found today that she can support herself standing up by holding onto the edge of her pack and play too! One of my favorite cutisms about Harper is that she coos with her eyes closed in the mornings until we look at her and start talking back...then her eyes come wide open and she always has a huge grin!
Right now, Harper and I are visiting my parents in Chicago. We've had a great time hanging out with Katie and Carly and watching the snow outside! My Mom and Dad love having Harp here, they are such proud grandparents! Bret is in Colorado for Young Life NST, and we were missing him like crazy...so I was absolutely beside myself when he called and said that he wants us to come out there next week! We got our tickets and on Saturday off we go to Colorado! Yay!! Life's such an adventure!
So as I'm sure it is obvious...Bret and I love being parents. We feel so blessed and confident that God gave Harper to us at the perfect time in our lives. I'm excited to write about all the new things Harp does and the crazy stuff that we go through as parents!
