15 Month Appt

Harper turned 15 months old on the 21st of June, but due to immunization schedules, we had to have her appointment a little late. 

She is 20 pounds (30%), 30 inches (30%), and her head is in the 95th percentile! I've decided to call her my Brainy Bobble-Head Barbie! 

She can put two words together, like "hi, Doggy!" or "thank you!" pr my fborite: "i love you!", which Dr. Leifheit said was very advanced. She points and identifies many objects, including animals like dogs, cats, cows, and chickens. She is pretty good at remembering the color yellow! She loves to pretend-talk on the phone "hello? Hello!" and she calls mama, dada, meemee, papa, Lexi, and ett-itt (Beckett) by name. (I think Lexi might be her favorite. She LOVES Lexi and shares lots of her food with her.)

 She gets very giggly before bed or nap and laughs hysterically. It's so cute. She also gets really excited when daddy comes home from work! Her favorite toys are her baby dolls and stickers. She cuddles babies and pats their backs (hi, babeeeee), and puts stickers all over herself. 

Harp eats everything but loves pasta, pickles, and fruit the most. She especially loves blueberries and macaroni or spaghetti, but pickles are probably her number one!

Harper wasn't walking at the time of the appointment (June 28th), but she is now. Yay, Harp! 

She had to have two shots, but some cuddling right after made it all better. 

She's so much fun and growing so quickly!

She thought this mirror was hilarious!

She's Here!

We had a surprise arrival Thursday!  After talking to the doctor Thursday morning, he thought it would be best to deliver our little ladybug that very day.  Needless to say, Shonn and I were surprised!  Janis had Beckett at Bright Starts so I quickly began packing a bag while Shonn made arrangements for his work.

When we got to the hospital, the nurses and staff were waiting for us. Shonn and I were still somewhat under the impression that Dr. Schultheis wanted to run a few more tests and would decide after that. Not so!  He had reviewed my blood work from the previous day's appointment, and my liver enzyme levels indicated it would be best to deliver right away.

At 1:37, our little sunshine, Harper Jane Hild, joined the world.  She made her debut with a strong cry, despite weighing only 5 pounds 13 ounces!  I couldn't wait to get my hands on her and kiss her sweet face.  The nurse quickly showed her to me and then Shonn got to be by her side while the doctors finished my c-section.  Harper needed a little oxygen to get her on the right track, but she responded right away and showed us all what a little fighter she is!  By 9:30 that night, she was off all oxygen and we were holding our 36 week and 1 day miracle.  Shonn and I were immediately in love.

Nonstress Test

Shonn and I went for our 36 week appointment today, which started with a nonstress test.  Today, they told me to click the button anytime I felt baby move.  I was clicking it like crazy. So much so that Michelle, the nurse, came in about 10 minutes into the test and asked if my finger was going numb.  Ha! She said she was kind of waiting to see if Baby would slow down at all, but she said it wasn't happening.  She is a little dancer, I tell you!  So she said I could stop.  No contractions (yay!), but my blood pressure was a little elevated.  

Back Friday for more tests.

We are getting close!

The nonstress test room. Under the sheet are 2 monitors - one for contractions and one for baby's heart rate. I'm holding the clicker in my hand.  There's also a TV so we could relax while I clicked away. :)

34 Weeks (and then some)

This picture is actually almost 35 weeks (34 weeks and 5 days), but I forgot to get one taken last week! So this is from Monday, when we went to the doctor.

Babay Girl is growing! At the appointment, Joyce (our ultrasound tech) said she was measuring 5 pounds 7 ounces, and she also has tons of hair! We could actually see it moving on the screen, since it is a live scan. (Side note: Joyce explained that's why it is called 4D, because it is happening in real time, which they consider the fourth dimension. I always wondered that.)

We got this sweet picture of her face. Shonn said, "It looks like she has chubby cheeks," and Joyce replied, "Oh, she does. Those are some chubby cheeks, it's no optical illusion!" Ha! I just can't wait to kiss them!

The scan went really well; we were in there for over 30 minutes. She tried to capture the baby's breathing motions, but we didn't see that. She said it wasn't anything to worry about, that sometimes babies go for 45 - 60 minutes without doing the motion, because they are just practicing.

The doctor was really happy with everything. I go back next week for another non-stress test to measure contractions, and by then we will be in the home stretch!

Side view of the major bump!

Baby Girl posing with a little pout!

With Joyce after our ultrasound.  She was supposed to find out news about the efficacy of her husband's chemo on Tuesday.