I'm pretty convinced that Mim laughed for the first time yesterday. I was holding her and she was being really smiley and she looked up (not quite at me) and went "Huh huh" like kind of the laugh you do when you make fun of a dumb jock, but so much cuter because it was higher pitched and from a baby.
I forgot to mention this in my last post, but I'm 24 now. My birthday was on the 15th and although Mike and I aren't quite up to taking the baby out to dinner or some big fancy date, it was still very enjoyable. Mike stayed home from work and helped me take care of the baby- I don't think I had to change one diaper. My mom also brought over some treats for me in the morning (egg and milk free, hooray!) and then my mother-in-law came and picked me up after Mike left for class and we got food from Cafe Rio and watched a movie at their house until Mike came and picked me up. Mike gave me most of my present at midnight of my birthday (it's a tradition with us- we both hate to wait to give each other things) and I watched most of said present the next day. He got me some movies I really love (Emma, Ever After, and Pursuit of Happyness) and since I've been doing a lot of movie/show watching lately, it was perfect. We celebrated with my family on Saturday, which was really fun. My mom made my favorite dinner and came up with an awesome dessert that I could eat- being off eggs and dairy really limits your dessert options, but she made a lemon pie that was awesome. Overall, it was a most excellent birthday. I'm excited to stretch it out even a little longer, since Mike and I will still go out to dinner for it, we'll just wait until we're on a more regular schedule with the baby.
Really, she's more like 3 weeks old now, but I have pictures from her 2 week appointment. Also, I have pictures from leaving Conner at the MTC. As it turns out, he left exactly a week before she was born, give or take a few hours. Saying goodbye to the kiddo was hard, but it also made me really excited to go on a mission with Mike someday. He's doing great now and has already learned over a hundred of the common characters (and that was a week ago, he's probably learned another hundred by now). Anyway, I'm really proud of him. It's crazy to think that by the time he meets Mim, she'll be talking.
The Harper boys.
Harper girls + Conner. When we were lining up for the picture, Lexi said something to Conner like, "We're the skinny half of the picture." So very true at that point. 
My mom putting Conner's tag on. Awww.
As for Mim, to quote Dr. Glade, she's "thriving."
She weighed 8lbs 15oz at her 2 week appointment, almost a pound up from her birth weight. Because she gained so much, the doctor told me to feel free to let her go four hours between feedings, if that's what she wanted to do. He also said that if she would sleep 8 hours at night, I should let her. Believe me, once she does, I will surely do nothing to stop her. Her record so far is 6 hours between feedings, but she would wake up every time Mike put her down, so he just held her and let me sleep. I have a great husband.
2 week old stats:
Head: 14.5in (69%tile)
Height: 21.5in (87%tile)
Weight: 8lbs 15oz (69%tile)
This was just yesterday. She wore her lavender dress and Mike wore his tie that's green and lavender, so we took a picture of them coordinating. 
This was on Easter Sunday, Mim's dress courtesy of my mom. This was the first time I put her in anything that wasn't a sleep n play. 
This was also Easter Sunday- William wore his little man vest and tie (which I love) and I just think my dad looks so cute. He's very excited to get a picture of himself with all three of his newest grandbabies, once Ryker gets here.
After bath time. Her hair is curly (at least when it's wet).
She's wearing the bloomers that go with one of her dresses that actually fits. The bloomers don't so much, but I wanted to put them on her and take a picture because I thought they looked like pirate pants.
She (usually) smiles back at me and Mike when we smile at her, and I finally got a picture of it. I love it!
Bathtime with Nana! She likes her baths, and doesn't like being taken out.
Such cute little legs. 
Grandpa with his 3 newest grandbabies- Ryker, William, and Mim. William is 3 weeks older than Mim, and Mim is almost 3 weeks older than Ryker. 
This is one of her newborn sleepers- it was Mike's favorite. I figured this would be one of the last times she wore it, since she's so long and growing so fast, so I took a picture. This was when she was around 3 weeks, maybe a little younger.
The Harper boys.
Harper girls + Conner. When we were lining up for the picture, Lexi said something to Conner like, "We're the skinny half of the picture." So very true at that point. 
My mom putting Conner's tag on. Awww. 
She weighed 8lbs 15oz at her 2 week appointment, almost a pound up from her birth weight. Because she gained so much, the doctor told me to feel free to let her go four hours between feedings, if that's what she wanted to do. He also said that if she would sleep 8 hours at night, I should let her. Believe me, once she does, I will surely do nothing to stop her. Her record so far is 6 hours between feedings, but she would wake up every time Mike put her down, so he just held her and let me sleep. I have a great husband.
This was just yesterday. She wore her lavender dress and Mike wore his tie that's green and lavender, so we took a picture of them coordinating. 
This was on Easter Sunday, Mim's dress courtesy of my mom. This was the first time I put her in anything that wasn't a sleep n play. 
This was also Easter Sunday- William wore his little man vest and tie (which I love) and I just think my dad looks so cute. He's very excited to get a picture of himself with all three of his newest grandbabies, once Ryker gets here.
