Harrison's First Christmas!

Harrison had a busy Christmas weekend, but I know he enjoyed every minute of it!! He had Christmas Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Monday morning! Whew!  What better way to spend a first Christmas than seeing everyone he loves in such a short amount of time!  

Hank like's Harrison's new wagon too!

Yum, wrapping paper!

Playing with Aunt KK and Aunt Val

One of my favorite pics from the weekend

Learning shapes with Auntie Em

Working on his tool bench from Santa

Toy, beads, tissue paper...so much to play with!

Hanging out with Daddy





New York!

Earlier this month we took our first vacation without Harrison. We went to New York! Tim had training the first few days, and then we stayed a couple extra days to see the sights. Harrison spent the first few days with his Memaw and Pepaw (Tim's mom and stepdad) and the last few days with Mama C (my mom). It was hard leaving him, but we had a good time. Harrison had a good time too.  

pulling bows off presents at Mama C's

hanging out with Memaw and Pepaw

Tim and I got to see so much more than we thought we would have time for while in NYC! The first 3 nights we stayed in the Financial District. Our hotel was right next to the World Trade Center Memorial. 

We took a "water taxi by night" tour.  It took us by the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline.  We also walked to Wall Street and saw the Charging Bull.  The next 2 nights we stayed close to Times Square.  There was so much to do in that area!  We did ALOT of walking in and around Times Square!  We went to Rockefellar Center to see the big Christmas tree and Top of the Rock Observatory, ice skating in Bryant Park, Central Park, FAO Schwarz, 5th Ave. to see the decorated store fronts, Grand Central Station, Macy's and more! 

We had a great time, but we were definitely ready to get back home to Harrison!

5 Months Old!

Harrison turned 5 months old on Christmas Eve.  Boy, has he changed in the last month!  He is now on the move!  He rolls EVERYWHERE!!  He is also sitting up pretty good on his own.  Although, if he gets too excited, he topples over.  He also has a variety of new foods in his diet- cereal, avocado, pears, squash, apples, and prunes.  He loves them all!  Another big change...no more pack 'n' play in our room.  He's sleeping in his crib in his room now!  He's still adjusting, but I'm hoping it'll get better soon. 

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2 months

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5 months

Wordless Wednesday!!

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday! (a day late)

Wordless Wednesday!!

Shopping, cereal, and Dusty

Saturday we decided to brave the crowds and do some Christmas shopping.  So, we bundled Harrison up and went to Target, Toys 'R' Us, and Academy.  He wasn't too sure about the cold wind or his hat. 

Friday, the doctor said he could start eating some cereal, so we gave brown rice cereal a shot.  He wasn't too sure about it at first, but I think he liked it.  I'm pretty sure more ended up on his bib than in his mouth though. 

"I'll do it, Mom."

"I don't know about this."

"Hey, that's not too bad!"

This morning Harrison hung out with Dusty for a little while.  He always watches Dusty, but Dusty doesn't usually let him get too close.  He grabbed his tail a couple times, and surprisingly, Dusty was nice.  After about 3 minutes, Dusty had enough and left.  I have a feeling over the next several months Dusty will be bothered more and more ;-)

Happy 4 Months and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Harrison turned 4 months on Thanksgiving!  He hasn't really cared anything about his elephant the last three months, but this month was a little different.  He wanted to chew on it and throw it around!  Crazy guy! 

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3 months

4 months

Harrison had a busy and eventful first Thanksgiving!  Last Sunday, we went to College Station to celebrate with my family.  He did great! 

playing with Auntie Em

Yesterday we celebrated in 2 places with Tim's family and went to see my dad.  He was a trooper!  He was having so much fun and was so excited he barely slept all day! 

Today, Harrison had his 4 month appointment and shots.  His doctor said, "he's perfect!"  Of course, we already knew that ;-)  He is growing right on track- weighing in at 15lbs, 11.5oz and 25 3/4 inches long.  The doctor said he could start some different solids (rice cereal, veggies, and fruits) over the next few weeks.  First up on the list will be brown rice cereal.  We will do that for about a week and then move into a veggie.  I think he's definitely ready for some variety!  He got 3 shots and took them like a champ!!  Tim and I were sooo proud of him!  He even felt good enough to play with Jillian a little later on.  He was so into watching her play and run around, and she did great with him! 

Harrison's latest accomplishments:

chewing on his toes

sitting with a little help

playing in the exersaucer

Tim and I are learning more and more every day and enjoying every minute of it! 

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday!

Just a little comparison...

Harrison is 3 months old today!!  This month's picture was a little harder to get than the last two.  He is constantly moving these days!

1 Month

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3 months