Our 4 month old contortionist

Our little Harper has survived 4 months of life with us as parents. And she is a very healthy 4 month old. We celebrated with a doctor's check-up and some vaccines. She weighed in at 18 lbs, 6.7 oz and measured 27" long...100% for both. The other piece of good news was that at her size, the Dr. said she should be able to sleep though the night without eating. So we're in the process of weaning her. May the force be with us.

Some milestones she's reached so far...rolling over from back to stomach (one time from stomach to back), grasping and pulling on objects, squealing, babbling, and our personal favorite...giggling.

We tried to visit the annual Tulip Festival in Skagit County, but we were one week too late. So we took full advantage of the one patch of tulips left. "Perfect posing Harpster."

We also took the plunge and purchased a running stroller...our blanket maned baby loves her new ride.

Also exciting...Harper's feet finally made it to her mouth. She's been grabbing and pulling on them for weeks, but tonight after bath time, she finally contorted herself enough to find a new chew toy. Definitely her mama's daughter.

Almost 4 months old...just a few choice pics

Going to my first birthday party...Chloe Cunniffe's 2nd birthday!

Loving the action outside our apartment.

Uncle Tom hearts Harper.

Bath time

An evening walk with mom and dad.

"I love weekend naps...I get to take them in mom and dad's bed sometimes."-Harper Grace

Bye bye Nene and Papa, Easter, and our first day of daycare

Before Nene and Papa ended their time with us, we had to take just a few more pictures. :)

Harper is a kicking maniac. She loves lying in her crib while talking, kicking, and batting at her "mobile". We love watching her!

Nene and Papa got Harper her first Easter basket filler with goodies. (Posing here in a dress Nene and Papa bought her.) Thank you Nene and Papa. We all loved it.

On Easter Sunday, we had dinner at Jane and Dave's (family friends) house in Bellevue. Much to her daddy's dismay, Harper wore a perfectly girly and perfectly pretty pink dress for the occasion. Thanks Grammy and Aunt Andrea for that one. (Our growing girl, 17+ lbs now, couldn't wear the matching bonnet. It was too small.)

Here is Harper on her first day of school with one of her teachers, Nadia. She seems very happy there and is not phased by our tears one bit. :)

Mahalo for grandparents...

With Patrick's parents in town to play nanny for Harper, and my spring break upon us, we took advantage and planned our first trip to Hawaii and our first time away from Harper. I cried off and on for the entire 6 hour journey to Maui and looked at my photo album 3 times daily, but it was worth it. Patrick and I fell in love with Hana and the rest of Maui...not to mention with each other all over again. Oh, and Harper, she was happy to stay home and be spoiled by Nene and Papa (We still can't seem to warm her occasional bottles to the right temperature. i.e Nene and Papa temperature.). Here are just a few of the 300+ shots from the trip.

The beach near our bungalow in Hana...Hamoa Beach.

The black sand beach

And the red sand beach


Our jeep on the grounds of the bungalow (we highly recommend where we stayed in Hana!).

One of the hundreds of waterfalls we saw.

The bamboo forest on the way to another amazing waterfall (see below)

The infinity pools near Oheo Gultch

Oheo Gultch

Hamoa Beach with a seal taking a rest.

The Venus Pool

The road around the south of Maui on the way to West Maui

Maui's volcanic crater

Paying homage to our Nene

Patrick took this so one day Harper would know what I did to be able to continue to breast feed her. (There's nothing like Catholic guilt.)

Big Beach in west Maui (one of our favorites before the trade winds came in)

Our last night, we stayed near Lahaina. We listened to a fabulous Hawaiian singer while enjoying dinner and several drinks.


Our last day we spent exploring Kapalua and surrounding areas.

We were so happy to come home 5 days later to our sweet little girl and a beautiful sign "she" made for us. Thank you again Nene and Papa.