4 Months- August

Four months!  

Why is it that time used to seem like it dragged by so slowly, but having babies seems to make time just fly.  Who said this could happen?  I don't remember getting this old!  Cue "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof...and while you're at it, throw in "If I Were a Rich man".  I can "biddy biddy bum" with the best of them.  

And speaking of biddy biddy- Miss Harper isn't so much any more.  Month four sees Harper weighing in at 13 lbs, 7 ounces and being 25.25 inches tall.  Thata girl!  She's eating great and sleeps like an angel.  We tried cereal for the first time on her 4 month bday...let's just say that we'll try again later.  

She is being as cute as ever.  She loves to grab for things, suck on her cheeks and I think she's doing some kind of "abs of steel" challenge, because the girl is always holding her head up like she's doing crunches.  And speaking of cute...who likes Harper's outfit in these pics?!  Her little flapper apparel was given to her by  her Aunt Katie...who I'm pretty sure only got it for her so that HER daughter can wear it in a few months.  Yes, that's right...Harper is going to have a GIRL cousin!!  I'm sure they'll love sharing clothes.  Let's just hope they don't fight over them as much as their mothers did back in the day...

Harper has made two very good friends this month.  The first is her new friend in the mirror.  Harper loves to smile and makes good eye contact, so it's really fun to put her in front of the mirror- she acts like she's just made a new friend.  She smiles and talks to the pretty girl in the mirror.  She's so friendly. 

Her other good friend is none other than big brother Gavin.  

I'm pretty sure Gavin can't get enough of his little sister.  And she's just as crazy about him.  He will get all up in her business and poke her and kiss all over her...and she loves it.  

I heard someone say one time that the greatest gift parents can give their children is siblings.  If that's the case then we gave Gavin and Harper one heck of a half birthday present for one another.

I love my little Harper girl.  She's the perfect fourth member of our family and I've loved getting to know her the past four months.