Two Months

Wow I can't believe that it has been 2 months since we welcomed our sweet little Harper into this world. Things around here have been crazy. When I was pregnant I was able to send out a weekly update now I'm luck to get one out once a month. Here is what has been going on with us:

Harper is such a little sweetie we call her the Cuddle Bug because she will just love and cuddle on anyone. She is getting so big. Current weight is 12.5 pounds and 23 inches long. This puts her in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. She is becoming so aware of her surroundings and recognizes Mommy and Daddy's voice. Chris and I love to sit and listen to her coo as she is finding her voice. She enjoys playing on her Tummy Time mat is really trying hard to turn over. I think she reach this goal very soon. She is a pure delight and our worst day with her is better then any day without her.

I have found out that things aren't always" sunshine and rainbows" when you are the Mom of a new born. Colic and Reflux decided to join our perfect little world about 2 weeks ago. Things had gotten so bad that Chris and I spent last Friday night at the Emergency room at Children's Hospital in Plano. My family has a history of gastrointestinal issues and things just didn’t seem right with Harper after she spent 3 hours of nonstop screaming. They sis and ultrasound an x-ray and some other test on her and everything is fine. She just has sever Colic and Reflux. This makes for a miserable Mommy and Daddy as sleep is something we just don’t get much of right now. Thankfully we have a wonderful support network. My Mom has been so good about helping us out and giving Chris and I a little break. She spends one night a week at our house and takes Harper for the entire night. This gives us an opportunity to get a full 5 hours of much needed sleep. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful I feel the night after my Mom is here. My sisters beg to baby sit Harper so I oblige and let them have her for a few hours. This has given Chris and I the chance to enjoy dinner out a few times or just make a nice trip to the grocery store. We have even been able to catch 2 Dallas Stars games.

I must say that being a stay at home Mom is a very difficult job. I have enormous amounts of respect or my friends who do this. There have been plenty of days that I think sitting in a meeting and reviewing Excel Spreadsheets and Power Point Presentations would be much better then attempting to comfort a child that jus can't be comforted. However in the end there is no better job then being a Mommy. I go back to work on Monday and I know it won’t take long for me to wish I was at home with Harper. Just a simple case of the grass always being greener on the other side of the fence. I'm looking forward to going back to work as it is part of my life that I have really missed. Knowing that Harper will be with my Mom everyday gives me the piece of mind that I need.