So Grown Up

Harper has been busy learning new things! In the last week, she rolled over for the first time and found her toes! She is learning how to use interactive toys and remembers how they make noise next time she plays with them. Luckily she's not all about depending on noise making toys for stimulation. She is very good at entertaining herself (and us!). She loves to watch us work in the kitchen and has already learned many useful cooking tips.

Ross has been working with Harper on rolling over for a while - this week, all their hard work paid off. While laying on the activity mat, Ross positioned her hand up above her head - and she began to kick and lean - and eventually rolled over! After a brief rest, Ross put her back on her tummy and placed her arm above her head again - and much more quickly she rolled onto her back! She isn't a rolling machine yet, but it won't be long until she is rolling around the house!

Harper is also becoming increasing vocal. She will sit and talk to you (or herself) for 30 minutes at a time. She is learning to control her voice - high and low pitches, slow and fast. She will sometimes mimic how Ross and I are talking to her. We are sure that she is going to be a chatterbox once she gets older!

Harper also found her toes this week! She has been looking further down her leg for the past few days. Yesterday she would reach down and grab her calf. But, today, she woke up and immediately grabbed her toes! She was very excited to play with her feet. It was a challenge to get her dressed this morning because she didn't want to let go of her toes. This afternoon, she used her feet while playing on her activity mat. She used them as much as her hands and would simultaneously grab and kick at the dangling toys. She is earning her nickname of Monkey!