Happy Baby!

I must say Harper is quite a happy baby and I'm very thankful for that! She LOVES it when you talk to her and laugh at her or anything else. She also likes to do the same right back at you. If she feels she is not getting enough attention, she will let you know so you think she's crying for a reason...well, you walk over to her and start talking and she just smiles as if that's all she wanted. Yes, we are wrapped around her little finger!!! The nurse at her pediatrician's office even told me she was already a drama queen. She got her 2 month shots last week, (which was so sad and I cried as much as she did) and when babies usually stop crying after the shots she just stuck out her bottom lip and kept on crying...especially when I looked at her to calm her down. I think she gets this quality from her daddy. HA!

As for everything else, Mallory & Brandon's wedding went really well! She was fussy during the rehearsal dinner but great during the wedding. We managed to get through the big day without anything major. I wish Adam and I could have been more of a part of the wedding party and the partying in general but there is that whole kid thing. Lol. It was nice for everyone to be able to meet her.

This past weekend we decided to make a family trip to Gatlinburg. It was our 1st trip just the 3 of us (well, and Sebastian)and her 1st time in the car that long. She did great again! She slept pretty much the entire way both there and back. We also got to sleep 5 hours straight Friday night and 6.5 hours Saturday night. I was so pleased!!! Bath night always helps that too. :-) When we got back last night we decided to put her in her crib for the 1st time...just to continue with the "1st's." I was a mess all night but she slept great! My fear was that I wouldn't hear her crying as we are upstairs and her room is downstairs but I definitely heard her!

As for this week, no big plans...Adam will be out of town the next couple of nights but then he will be home for days at a time and the long weekend to come. We are all ready for that!

Sorry for the long post, it has been almost 2 weeks. I also owe you all new photos so I will post those tonight after she goes to sleep, or tomorrow. :-)

~Lindsey

WHEW!!!

I don't feel this way just yet but the end is near. It has been a crazy, busy week with Uncle Brandon's graduation from Medical School, Aunt Mallory's graduation with an MBA, Mother's Day, and getting ready to travel for Mal & Brandon's wedding this weekend. The "whew" will come Sunday afternoon when we get home and everything has settled. I'm mostly exhausted because it's just been ME since Monday morning. Adam has been travelling all week and I'm so ready for a break...especially diaper duty in the middle of the night. :-)

I have to say Mother's Day is not all it's cracked up to be. I tried to get time to myself to do just a few things before Adam went off to work Monday but that didn't happen. We did get to enjoy the afternoon with his family and have a wonderful dinner at their house. All-in-all it was not a day for me! Maybe next year will be...

Now to the good stuff...Harper...she is doing so well. Her cold from last week seems to be getting better but she has figured out the nasal aspirator is not her friend. She used to laugh at it, not so much now. Actually this morning I was trying to get the stuff out of her nose so she could breathe better but she started sneezing instead...her last effort to sneeze it didn't come out and as she went to try to sneeze she said "AHHHHH" really loud, then it didn't come out and she said "OOOOOO". It sounded like she said "achoo" in her own way. It was so cute. I started laughing really loud because I was just shocked and she just giggled at my laugh. I just love mornings with my little one. She is the happiest then. :-)

Well, the nightly fussiness has begun so I'm off...I'll post some more photos of the sweet girl tomorrow!

~Lins & Harper