15, 16 AND 17 Months...Oh, my...

The last 3 months have been a blur. When people ask how old Harper is, I keep telling them 14 months old... My brain needs to get caught up with time...

Okay, so I LOVE having a daughter. The boys have been doing several things with just Chris lately, and it's fun to have Harper to hang out with. The picture above was from a morning at the Farmer's Market with her. She's one of the very few people I would share my crepe with!

I think the most common comment I get about her is how small she is. We really are trying to fatten her up, but she's holding strong at 18 pounds. Maybe by the time she's 2 she'll be able to face forward in her car seat. She really started walking well at the end of 14 months. Within a week, she went from toddling to almost running everywhere. It made for a much happier girl (and Mom!). 

 She seems to be a great mix of a girlie-girl and a tom-boy. She carries her pink satin purse outside with her as she plays in the dirt with tractors. She loves her baby and pink blanket, but she can throw a mean left hook. It is a little disconcerting, though, when she's the kid making others cry b/c she punched them or is growling at them. All I can say is that she has 2 older brothers...

Getting dirty is one of her favorite past times. If she can find a mud puddle or dirt, she's quite content. I'm fairly certain she's ruined more clothes than her brother's combined. Another passion of hers is ranch dressing. She wears it well. (see, we really are trying to get her fattened up!)

She does have a flair for the dramatic. She can be bawling like the world is ending and as soon as you say, "Would you like some ice cream?", the waterworks stop and she's as happy as can be. Oh, how fun will the teens be...

It's been a really fun summer with Harper. She has loved swimming with her floaties on, and she loves going down the slide by herself at the pool. She climbs on anything and everything, and is thankfully tough as she's taken her fair share of falls. (When I say "where are you knees", she says "boo boo" as she points to them!) I'm so thankful for this feisty little lady and am looking forward to the fall with her and her brothers!