Dancing King
As you can see in this video, Harper is a better dancer than I ever was, or will ever be. He loves being chased, and hamming it up for the camera. I love him so much.
Speaking My Language
Harper is so smart. I realize that every parents believes this about their children, but whatever. My kid is intelligent, witty, creative, imaginative and funny.
And I love it.
He also knows how to use his intelligence to be sneaky and manipulative, as seen in the below video. For now, I don't mind it, and in fact, I enjoy it. Who doesn't want to be told their pretty?
And who doesn't want to hear their children tell them that they love them?
Cardio by Harper
Back in my early "adulthood," I told my G-ma and G-pa that whenever they decided to get new furniture, I wanted their awesome, retro, bright blue couch. This couch is the heaviest couch on the planet, but I've been taking naps on it since I was born. It holds sentimental value to me for a lot of reasons. My favorite Big Blue Couch Memory is that I was laying on that couch when we first heard Harper's heartbeat during a visit from our midwife, Colleen. I'm pretty sure that all but one check-up with Colleen started with me laying on Big Blue, and getting goosebumps of happiness as soon as she found his heartbeat. One time, my Mom (Grammie) was there for the appointment, so the very first time she heard his heartbeat, I was laying on Big Blue too.
I love this couch. If I ever have to part with it, I will probably need additional therapy.
I'm not sure if my G-ma and G-pa would be thrilled, or horrified, to see how much 2 1/2 year old Harper enjoys Big Blue also!
How you see Harper in this video is how he is with everything - nonstop, loud, intense, entertaining, active and exhausting!
We love our gregarious boy <3
Aunt Nicolle and Aunt Shortney
One of the highlights of my summer was finally introducing Nicolle to Harper. Nicolle is one of my dearest friends. Missy and I visited her in Denmark, and even though we haven't lived in the same city for a looooong time, we've always kept in touch. We've seen each other a few times since Harper's birth, but the stars never aligned for the two of them to meet. They hit it off instantly, and it made me so happy to watch them play =)
Another highlight was when Courtney came to visit us! Harper loves playing with her, and Courtney was very impressed with how well he spoke, and how big he was =)
Neither of these "Aunts" live very close to us, so we don't see them as much as we would like. I love that Harper always warms right up to them - it makes me feel like he understands and trusts how much I love these ladies <3
End of Summer - Harper-Style
The past couple of months we...
...enjoyed eating in the backyard during Boppa Dave's September visit,
(pretty handsome 3 generations, wouldn't you agree???)
...enjoyed Harper's first Lane County Fair,
(and by enjoyed, I mean eating greasy food, and looking at the "aminals")
...which we also got to enjoy with Alice,
...mastered Harper's "fake, school picture smile,"
...saw what fair onion rings looked like after being chewed up by a 2 year old,
...watched a momma pig nurse 10-12 baby piglets,
(and that made pumping for 9 months seem like a walk in the park!)
...got ready for another AWESOME Oregon football season,
(Sweet jersey courtesy of Grampa Jim and Nona)
...got Harper using the potty, and washing his hands using the sweet stool his daddy made him,
(he also uses it to brush his teeth, "wash" his toys, and get into stuff that used to be out of his reach)
...enjoyed a few outside activities before the rain starts,
...made sure Quampa had a good reason for his sore back,
(not like Harper ever has to convince Quampa to pick him up!)
...charmed Aunt Missy,
...got Grammie her Vitamin H,
...swam in Grampa Jim's and Nona's pool,
(and by swimming, I mean being held by either myself or Grampa Jim)
...was scared of the big pool, and played in the kiddie pool instead,
...was comforted by Nona and treats next to the pool,
...played in many parks,
...posed for many pictures,
...smelled the flowers,
...and had lots of fun swimming, picking blueberries, eating blackberries, snacking on cheetos, having a love/hate relationship with the dogs, and getting lots of love and attention at Grampa Jim's!
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