Harper looks thrilled to be 2 months old, right? Today was her 2 month check up ... and her stats are: Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz (50%)
Height: 22.6" (50%)
Head: 40 cm (50%)
I know everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to see how much Harper weighs, but part of this blog is for my own memory, so deal with it. In comparison, sweet, weight challenged Hayden only weighed 9lb 14 oz at his 2 month check up. I'm sure Harper will be thrilled that she outweighed her brother.
Harper is a champion sleeper. She has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 weeks old. I remember when Hayden was little I actually wanted to punch people in face for saying things like that. I even convinced myself they were just lying about their baby's sleep habits. So, I will not rub it in and leave it at the fact that Harper sleeps.
Harper also screams...a lot. As much as I don't want to admit to myself or to anyone else, Harper has a touch of colic. She usually fusses (see, who am I kidding? She SCREAMS) for at least an hour once a night -- usually between 6-8 or 8-10. Riding in the car doesn't even help. If you put her in the car during one of these episodes, she will scream just to show you who is running this operation. We get it, Harper, you're in charge. Hayden obviously has some opinions about this, "Harper cries a lot." Or this little gem: "Ugh, stop it." Trust us, Hayden, we don't like it either. We've moved to a gentle formula for fussiness and gas and that seems to help (cuts the crying down to an hour instead of 2 hours). It has gotten better as she's gotten bigger. I think the peak of these shenanigans was 7 weeks. Hopefully we're on the downhill slide.
Harper wore her first bit of Baylor gear this week during March Madness:
As you can tell, Harper's expression doesn't change all that much. While she is smiling, I have yet to catch one of those elusive smiles on camera.
It is very important to Hayden that Harper have toys to play with. We've pulled out a few toys, but as we're completely overrun with toys in this house, I'm trying to limit the amount of baby toys until Harper is actually into them. Hayden has other ideas. On Friday, he found Harper's toys in her closet and then began piling them in the swing with her. He kept saying, "Here you go Harper, here's a blue star." After loading her up completely, Hayden said, "Okay, that's enough Harper, share with me now." Ha! He's in for a world of hurt when Harper actually wants to play back.
Also new? Sitting in the bumbo. Jury is still out on how much Harper actually enjoys the bumbo, but I use it as an alternative to tummy time. Must be working, b/c the pedi was impressed with Harper's neck control!
Of course, Hayden took this opportunity to load Harper down with some toys.
In Hayden related news, we've been potty training for about a month. He's doing really well with #1. In fact, I would go so far as to say he's almost completely trained in that regard. He rarely has a pee accident and goes to the potty when asked (which is a huge improvement as he used to scream bloody murder anytime we asked him to go to the bathroom). He does REALLY well at school, even staying dry at nap time (we have not duplicated that at home though). Now, #2 is a different issue entirely. We've had a few successes in that area, but generally when he has an accident, it's #2. It's foul and I hate it. I especially hate it when it happens in public. Hayden's teacher at school has been super supportive and is always encouraging me, which I am very grateful for. I think Hayden truly is getting the hang of this and will be fully potty trained soon. Then we can buy him the Lightening McQueen bike we promised him!
Hayden didn't want to be left out of the chair pic!
On a sad note, I go back to work this Friday (random, I know). I enjoy my work very much and I've actually missed working, but I'm finding it very hard to leave Harper. When I went back to work with Hayden it wasn't nearly so bad b/c I was leaving him with Clark. Well, Harper starts school on Friday. I love our school, but I still feel sad taking her when she's 9 weeks old. I know, for starters, that's she's going to get sick and that breaks my heart. What if she cries all day? I know she'll do great and her teacher is the same teacher that took care of Hayden so I know she'll be in good hands. I would appreciate any prayers and good thoughts on Friday. If you see me crying in the daycare parking lot....move along, nothing to see here!
For now, I'll take care of this nugget who is sleeping soundly after her first round of shots...
