She is still so little

Harper is puny. Absolutely little and tiny. She is definitely bigger than when we brought her home, but still just a little peanut and everybody likes to comment on how little she is. I love that you can actually see her little thighs getting thicker week by week and her chin(s) filling out on her face.

She is getting stronger, too. We give her a couple minutes of tummy time at least once a day. She is ok with it for about 3-5 minutes and then she starts whining, but it is paying off. She is already able to hold her head up better, she can turn it from side to side while on her tummy and she can better roll to her side (which is where she always puts herself in her sleep, on your chest when you hold her, etc).

She is also able to track a person from across the room. Case in point, she likes to watch Lucy play and move about the room. You can see her following her with her eyes and she will even try to turn her head to see her better when she moves out of her line of vision. The best part, she is starting to respond to us. She has smiled a handful of times at Ian when he makes his pirate "arg!" sounds at her (in response to her pirate sounds she makes when she is hungry), she also stares at me when I sing to her and her eyes get so big when she sees one of us come into focus.

She also has a favorite toy, her animal mobile. Lucy always liked this as well and it is a real saver these days with Harper. She can lay on her changing table for up to 10 minutes at a time just watching her "friends" spin round and round. I can put her on the table, cue up the animals and help Lucy get dressed, play a game or clean up Lucy's room all while Harper is getting some quality playtime in.

She is growing so fast in so many ways, we don't mind that she is still so little- it helps remind us that we only get a short while with her as that little "peanut".