Harper 9 Months

Thursday Harper turned 9 months old! She has now officially been in the world longer than she was in my tummy! We celebrated by going to the Doctor, eating a banana without mama smooshing it up, and adding pureed turkey/chicken/beef to her diet. And all I can say is G-A-G!!! But she seemed to like it. Oh, and how could I forget yogurt!!! Oh my, she adores yogurt!!!

The Stats...

Weight : 18.3 lbs (40th percentile)
Height: 28.8 in. (90th percentile)

She also got her 2nd dose of flu shot, and had to get her toe pricked to check her iron. I remember when I was a little girl HATING to go to the doctor because I had to get my finger pricked. I would worry so much. I wonder how Harper will do at the doctor's office as she gets older. I can already see the change beginning to happen. She used to love the crinkle paper on the examining table. It now freaks her out. Ha ha!

Lately, Harper has been making the greatest faces in the world! They are so funny; however, they are about impossible to capture on film. She will always start smiling. Tonight, I out smarted her, and got one of her faces.

This is the "I want to get out of my high chair NOW" Face (Before and After style)

Before (quick change from the whine she was doing before I got the camera out...)


To this (I out smarted her with my quick camera skills)...



She is so much fun! I love my little growing 9 month old!!!

Weigh-In Wednesday

Pounds lost... This week: + .5
Total: -5.5

Well, I must say, I am actually quite pleased with this number considering I ate like a H-O-R-S-E this weekend! I do not even want to recount all that I ate. So, when I stepped on the scale this morning, I expected to see +6... But, my HARD work is paying off! So, I'm back on the wagon this week. Eating Ezekial bread, Sunbutter, Tea for breakfast. Then, veggies, (good) carbs, protein for lunch and dinner. I usually have one cheat meal a week where I get anything I want. Oh and one "bad" dessert a week. I will do something sweet like frozen fruit or applesauce or pudding for dessert most nights... I have a BIG sweet tooth, and if I cut out all sweets, I go crazy and want to eat something like the entire Krispy Kreme building. :-)

Oh, and if you haven't seen Harp's pics at KK... here is a little snap. There are more a facebook.


(OH, and I did pretty well at KK... I only at 1 doughnut.. it was the next day, and the dozen we brought home that did me in... ha!)

So, hopefully I will be back next week to report a loss of 2 more pounds!

Weigh-In Wednesdays & Harper Report

Weigh-In Wednesday...

2 more pounds lost!!!!

Grand Total : 6 pounds

Slowly but surely they are trickling away :-)



Harper at 8 3/4 Months

PLEASE SLOW DOWN!!!!!! I am worn out because this child is one little busy body (and I know she is only going to get busier!) She went from crawling one day, to pulling up the next (literally), and is now learning to move herself along furniture. Also, she has gotten really fast at crawling! It is so amazing to watch her change and develop at such a quick pace. She is talking all the time. And loves us to pieces.

Some of my favorite things she does...
- When she says Mama
- When she cuddles with me on the couch in the morning after she has had breakfast
- When I am doing housework, she usually plays in whatever room I'm in. I love it when she stops playing, looks up at me and just grins.
- She loves being with me in the kitchen when I'm doing dishes. I love feeling her tiny hands on the back of my legs as she tries to pull herself up.
- How she squeals and kicks with delight in the bathtub. I think she could stay in there for hours if I let her.
- Watching her crawl... she prances, it's hilarious
- When I get really close to her face, she will put her forehead against mine and whisper or do really high pitched squeaks. It melts my heart.
- When she's had a good night sleep, and she wakes up happy.
- Taking her to the grocery store... she loves it. She especially loves the milk/dairy section. I think the coldness gives her a thrill. She just kicks her feet and squeals with delight!

Some 8-9 month old challenges...
- getting more teeth in... this time her top two teeth are coming in with a vengeance, together! Her poor nose is sooooo runny. I can't wait for them to break through!
- She started waking up again once a night. I think she is going through a growth spurt. We get to start proteins next week. I think this will help her push through.
- Naptime rebellion. She will go down for a nap, but then will wake up 20 or 40 minutes into it. (She usually takes 1 - 1 1/2 hour naps - one in the am, one in pm)
- Due to naptime rebellion, she becomes super fussy and clingy to me... nothing gets done around the house.

Harper is such a delight, though! So many people compliment me on what a good baby she is. She loves people, and is very happy (most of the time.) I am thankful to be her mama - even on the hard days.

Next week she will be 9 months. Time is FLYYYYYING!!!

Here is her *usual* schedule
8 - wake up
8:30 - Breakfast/Bottle
9:45- Rice or Oatmeal Cereal & Fruit
10:30/11 - Naptime
12:30- Bottle
1:45 - Fruit & Veggie & Finger food
2:!5- Playtime
3:15 - Naptime
4:30 - Bottle
6:00 - Family Dinner
6:45 - Playtime wtih Daddy
7:30 - Bathtime
8:00 - Story time/ Bottle
8:30 - Night Night Harpie

(Weather Report - because I love the weather... I inherited this love from my mother - As I sit here typing, my front door is open to a beautiful and sunny fall day. There is a pretty strong wind, and all the COLORFUL fall leaves are swirling all about and hitting up again the storm door. I love fall! Hope we can go for a walk today.)