Harper Has Arrived!

Harper Nicole has arrived! After 20 hours of labor, we finally were able to meet our precious little girl. She is absolutely gorgeous and we are so in love.  I thought that I was going to have all this time to blog during the first week but getting adjusted to our new life took longer than I expected :).. So, thanks for being patient but I am back!

These were on our mailbox when we came home from the hospital.

Harper was born on February 16, 2012. She weighed 7 lbs and 8 oz. She measured 19 inches in length. Which, explains why I was always feeling her kick my stomach with those long legs. Her head measured 13 1/4 inches and chest 13 inches. Overall, we think she is perfect:)

Right now, we think we got blessed with the most content baby. She sleeps all the time and only cries when she needs to eat, get changed, or wants to play. We have been so fortunate with her sleeping. She goes to sleep at  midnight then wakes up around 4 for a feeding. Then after 20 minutes she goes back to sleep until 8 am.  So, I am getting plenty of sleep and feel blessed she that she loves it. We keep joking that she got my sleeping genes because my whole family loves to sleep all the time. So, I am glad I was able to pass that on to her :) Hopefully, this is something that does not change in the future months.

Below are photos from her birth to her hospital stay. 

Harper and I on her second day of life

Will being a proud dad the night she was born!

Harper dressed and ready to meet our friends who visited us at the hospital.

Harper dressed and ready to go home.
This was the exact dress I wore home from the hospital when I was born.

Harper loving her swing.

Harper with her proud granddad. I love how she is looking up at him. 

Sleeping on Grammy.

Harper with Uncle Bryan and Shelby..
It was so sweet of them to make the trip from NOVA to see her the day she came home.

As you can see we are proud parents and are loving every moment with our little princess.