June 26th 2017
Dear Logan,
Harper has been doing great. She lost a little weight after birth but that's normal. Since she wasn't really full term it took her a while to get back on track, but we added some formula to her feeds and she's now growing just as she should. She's two weeks old and these have been the best and the worst weeks of my life. She's everything I've ever dreamed without even knowing. Her hair is very blond, almost white and she was this patch with lots of hair just on the top of her head that is super adorable. She's not sleeping a lot, so I'm not sleeping a lot, but mom has taken some shifts during the day so I can take some naps, shower, and recharge for the night. She doesn't cry a lot, which is good. So far, no colics, so Paris hates me because her kids had colics until they were almost one. She's been by and the first words out of her mouth were "that's such a Huntzberger baby." She knows, and my mom and Lane also know but no one else knows so I was glad we were alone. I also think she looks like you, but she's so tiny that I'm not really sure. Although, Paris is the baby expert, so…
My grandmother is coming to visit in a couple of weeks. We haven't sold the house yet and I was thinking of asking her to move there once Harper is a bit older. Not forever, just for a while. I want her to know the Gilmore house, even if just for a little bit. I only really wrote when I went to my grandfathers' study and I miss it.
Harper is waking up, feeding number I lost count of the day, my time to go.
Love, Ace & Harper
July 16th 2017
Dear Logan,
We went to get Harper's first shots this week and I think she hates me now. The betrayed look in her eyes was Oscar-worthy. I had no idea infants were capable of that, but it seems they are. The nurse said it was normal and it was just a regular cry, but I know her, she knew I was taking her into the proverbial slaughterhouse.
Vaccines were not the best part of our week but she's killing it at tummy time, she's getting stronger and more alert every day. My mom is still taking some day shifts so I can shower, have some rest, and alone time. I haven't really been writing much, I have no ambiance here. It's like I can't write about my mother in this house, I don't know why. I have been to my grandparents' house for a couple of hours once just to write and I almost lost track of time. That's where I function better, in my grandfather's study. I've been thinking more of moving into the pool house with Harper and use Grandpa's study as an office and a playroom until my grandmother sells the house. She emptied most of the main house, but the study and the pool house are still intact. My mom was not very fond of the idea, but I feel like me and Harper need our space to really get to know each other, and for me to learn how to be a mother on my own. I think my mom is forgetting she did just the same and that I'll be coming home a lot and she can also come by whenever she wants. After Grandma arrives, I will talk to her about it, I think she will love the idea of me in that house. And even if it is for a little time, I want Harper to get to know the house too.
Love, Ace & Harper
August 23rd 2017
Dear Logan,
There's no stopping Emily Gilmore. Grandma loved the idea of us moving into the Gilmore house, so she extended her stay and we've been redecorating and preparing the pool house for us to move in. We will move in a week and Grandma will stay two more weeks with us. You can take Emily Gilmore out of Hartford, but you cannot take Hartford out of Emily Gilmore, so onto a decorating and hiring spree we went. We now have a maid that comes every other day to tidy up the pool house and the office, since I'll only be using the reduced space there was no point in hiring full time hell. Shopping was, however, much better to do with her now. She wasn't always dead set on the best and most expensive items and let me choose everything without giving a comment. My mom was speechless when she came shopping with us one day. Harper now has a little nursery corner in my old room in the pool house decorated with cupcake wallpaper, cloud lights, and the softest little blankets I've ever touched. Surprisingly, not everything for baby girls is pink anymore so mom pushed for some extra pink outfits for the cute factor. She has been growing up and spitting up a lot, so I've been getting short on onesies. I'm excited for our time together and to get back to writing.
Love, Ace & Harper