Our newest Trick

So, he was close to doing this Wednesday, but then by that night he was able to push up from stomach to sitting up.  It is crazy because it was just last week that I got brave enough to let him sit up by himself and now he is not only sturdy enough but he is getting there himself.  He is growing to fast!

JAIL!

So I was doing dishes on Thursday night and put Harrison on the floor.  Then he went from stomach to sitting up next to the chair.  Then I turned around to do dishes and turned around not more than a minute later and he was under the chair.  Somehow, he got under the chair and sitting back up again without me even seeing it...Tricky!!

And with that face he thinks he is getting away with something.  He wasn't able to get out though.  He was trapped in jail.  Oh-well, I love that face!!

What Happened in TX...Part 1

Hanging out in Daddy's room.  That is where we spent a lot of time!!

After a game of Rummikub, Harrison had his turn to play.  That involved sticking the tile holders in his mouth.  Gone are the days where we can play a game with Harrison's hands off.  (Grandma Ward warned us this day would come too soon!)
Apparently Dad's shoe is better then any toy.  At least at that moment.  Dad's feet look big when compared to Harrison.
We went out to eat quite a bit and after our first few times, we finally got brave and put Harrison in a high chair.  It was great.  He was so happy to be up and we had hands free to enjoy our food.  Of course, we had to keep all the food out of reach.  He did catch part of that basket though and Jeff had a fun time trying to get it away from him.
But then he just enjoyed his time sitting up and being at the table.

After hitting the 6 month mark on Easter, we decided it was time to introduce baby cereal and he didn't seem to excited.  I think more got outside of him then inside of him.  Par for the course.

It is starting to grow on him after a few days, but it has created some issues with the digestive system but we are working through that!
Going for a walk and enjoying the sunny, warm TX weather.
And a trip to the park.  Too bad he got a leaf in his mouth and choked after this so we went home.
Thought we would try the hat backward and he was more than willing to smile for me.  What a cheese ball!!

What Happened in TX...Part 2

We dyed Easter eggs for the first time with Harrison.  It was fun (not that he did much) but after this picture, he kicked that egg out of Jeff's hand and it was totally cracked.  Oh-well, at least it was already boiled!

So then we tried a new egg with mommy.
And we had a great time playing.  Jeff was hoping he would crawl while we were there, but no such luck.  He is very close though.

Harrison's first Easter.  I don't think he was very excited until he saw the basket.  Then he scooted right at it.

And went for the grass...which we quickly got rid of.
And then the eggs were a big hit.  Daddy started wondering why the Easter bunny even bothered with a new toy.  So far he has played with the basket more than the toy or the egg. 
While we were there, Harrison slept on the floor. We made it pretty nice, but we swaddled him every night even though he doesn't stay in his swaddle well anymore.  It was piece of mind knowing he wouldn't be all over the floor all night.

Random Pics

I went to get him up from his nap today and this is how I found him.  He was completely wrapped in his swaddle when I put him to bed and he was facing the other direction...I guess he is getting to big for the swaddles now.

Up on his knees again...the videos in the next post do a better job of showing the action though, but I still like the picture.

Spinning and on his knees

So, he was spinning around and around but was a little distracted by the camera, but it was still funny.  

He has the start of crawling down and has been getting up on his knees, but now he rocks on his knees too.  Crawling is getting closer...I can't believe how big he is getting!

Trying New Things

So, I love to eat Peanut Butter on a spoon and I just bought spoons since we will be starting babyfood soon and he doesn't quite get the idea yet but does like to play with the spoon.
Open wide!!!
Look...no hands.
And playing with his feet is his new favorite thing.  It is funny to watch except when I need to change his diaper.  When he isn't wearing socks he will suck on his toes sometimes.  He can fold himself in half too.  It is so fun watching him grow.  I can't believe he is almost 6 months old.

Peek a Boo!

So, we started playing peek a boo while I was changing him so that he would quit trying to roll around and then he was just laughing and laughing.  He didn't laugh as much here because he is so fixed on the camera but it is still pretty funny.  I took this video Tuesday night.