October brought us lots of beautiful fall days. We tried to soak up as much outdoor time as possible and shared the joy of leaf piles with Harper.This was Harper's second Halloween. We (Papa) made her a bumblebee costume that was very cute. She wore it at her music class the week of Halloween and then again at the party at Will's fire station on Halloween night. The best moment was when a little boy came to the station dressed as Elmo. She spotted him from far across the room and walked right up and stared. Then she kept saying "Elmo shoe" and pointing at his red fur covered sneaker which he kept showing her.
It is fitting that Harper's birthday photo this month is with Mallory because she LOVES her. It's a little reminiscent of Lennie from Of Mice and Men because she just wants to hold her and squeeze her and while Mallory is very accommodating the elderly cat can only take so much. To date there has only been one incident of a scratch and it was well warranted. She getting better though because she'll pick her up now and after only a few seconds say "down" and drop her (literally.)
Other exciting things this month include learning to say and recognize the color purple. She also practices counting on her fingers although the only number she seems sure of is 3. The most fascinating part of her development is still her speech. She can understand virtually everything we say to her and as her vocabulary grows so does her understanding of things. Will, Harper and Bella went for a walk the other day and Harper pointed to the brook and said "Wa wa fish." Her favorite food is "Papa cheese" which is a fancy cheese that the two of them enjoy together (but cream cheese works in a pinch.) The second we pull out of the driveway to go anywhere she says "where's bella?" or "bella walk?" which can get old, but "yesh" is still one of her favorite answers (unless she really means "no") and I'm thankful for that.
Lulu is still very important to her and she just loves babies in general. Lucky for us we know a few people with real babies on the way!
Here are a few of our favorite October photos:
Say cheese Harper!
Very cool
At Jackson's birthday party
We put her in charge of the stickers.
