Walk this way.....

Great Granddad Fisk got Allister this super cute Elephant walker as an early Birthday gift.

Allister will finally walk while holding on to it.

Allister has taken some very little baby steps on his own, but only one or two, he is a mountaineer but wont yet walk. I think this walker will help him develop some confidence though!

First Kiss.

Yesterday Allister gave me my first kiss.

It was a big open mouthed slobbery one, typical of a 10 month old!

you'll never forget that first kiss with your baby, you kiss them 100 times a day, and then one day they turn round and kiss you back, it melts your heart :)

He also said Hat! That was one of Harrison's first words, but he hasn't repeated it yet, so we will see.

Allister turns 10 months.

I know it was a while ago, but Allister turned 10 months old on January 9th.

At our last doctors visit he was 23 1/2lb.

He is into everything, so much so he may as well be walking! His favorite things to get into right now are...

The dog bowls, both food and water. Harrison was the same at this age, turn your back for one second and splash splash splash.

The fireplace- He can actually climb up onto the fireplace hearth (?) which is over a foot tall and then gets stuck as he hasn't figured out how to get down, ill post a video! The thing is Harrison was a big climber, but even he hadn't figured that one out!

Everything in the kitchen.

The computer.

Harrison's things!

The remote control.

Any iPhone.

The TV, DVD, satellite.

Allister's Justin Bieber look.

Buddies.

Those eyes are turning all sorts of colours right now!

He's a real charmer and is happy 99% of the time.

Although he has reached that frustrating age where HE knows what he wants, and gets very frustrated when he cant get it, or you wont give it to him!

Then he pulls this face :(

but at least after MANY MANY sleepless nights, he finally got his top two teeth, and now sleeps like a dream! Yay! And by that I mean from bedtime till 5:30 or 6:30.

See them here...

He can stand alone for a while now, and looks so proud of himself.

He still wont walk, even though I think he could. He may have taken one step the other day, but it was hard to tell, so it doesn't count!

He can clap, do hi-five, do "Touch Down" and put his hands in the air.

He signs "more", sometimes.

He HATES to eat anything that's considered baby food, if you have it, he wants it and will scream until he has it.

He will blow- Yeah I know! I know 3 year olds who cant blow out their candles, and this little guy will blow right back at ya. He can even whistle sometimes!

If you tap his tummy he will copy you and do it too.

He says, Mama, Dada and No. Auntie Jules did a good job of teaching him no, and a big old head shake too! Great :)

I think he said Woof Woof the other day too.

I think he is teething again, he is waking up from naps crying.

He recently got a nasty bout of Bronchiolitis :(

He had to have a breathing treatment and an inhaler, thankfully Grammy and Pooh-Bah were able to come help out while Daddy was away!

He is wearing all 18 moths cloths now, some are a little roomy still.

I think that's all?

He really is a charmer, we heart him :)

Harrison likes to carry things.

Harrison spent a whole day carrying around my moisturising cream!

Mmmmmmm Spaghetti!

A random video.

New Achievements.

Sharing.
Harrison now likes to share. He offers you his food, drink toys, anything he has! He thinks its hilarious when he feeds you his crackers, toast or whatever. I thinks its because whatever he is offering you is half eaten and soggy ;o)

Words.
Harrison has started saying more words. He now says, or attempts to say; Ball, Balloon, Book (These three words sound uncannily alike!) Mama, Dada, Guinness, woof-woof and Dog -Although after our visit to the zoo I think all animal are dog right now!

Walking.
Harrison is walking like a champ! He doesn't like to move any other way anymore. If he falls he gets back on his feet as soon as he can so he can get back on the move!

Teething.
We are getting there, the front top two are almost whole way through and the two either side are right right there!!! He is sleeping better so they must be bothering him less.

Growing.
I swear my child grows overnight sometimes! He is fast outgrowing his 12 month clothes, and will be onto whatever comes next soon. I guess there's an 18month size right?

Objects.
If you say "where is the/your..." he can point to his head, my nose, mouth, a balloon, ball, dog, monkey, Elmo (of course!), Guinness, Dada, and a few other things which I forget....

Big Boy Shoes.

Harrison has his first pair of Big Boy shoes! Well 2 pair in fact. A cute pair of trainers (tennis shoes, sneakers whatever) and a pair of sandals. He is size 5 already my big footed boy. We got Stride Rite Early walkers, they are especially designed for the stage he is at, walking but still perfecting the skill. Everything else I looked at seemed to hard soled for him at the moment. Apparently babies need new shoes every 3 months, so I guess his next pair will be the bigger boy type!

Why are baby shoes so cute?

The soles bend like this.

and this.

Thank you Grammy and Pooh-Bah.

On a side note, I am planning Harrison's first (OMG!) birthday for Saturday June 20th around noon. Make sure to save the date or you'll miss all the fun! There will bee hot dogs and beer, and cake of course. You cant go wrong with that!

Our first Mothers Day.

Harrison and I enjoyed our first Mothers day together (as opposed to one inside the other!) on Sunday. After a yummy Champagne breakfast made by Dada we went to the Zoo. Here are a few photos from the day.

1 year ago.........

and 4 days I looked like this.....

OMG I was so huge and swollen! This may put me off having another baby for good.........especially when I look at how swollen my feet were. My ankles were the size of a tree trunk!



I have been backing up my old photos and stumbled on these, i think I will file them away for a very long time!

This is my feet now their normal size, for comparison.

Bubbles.

2 of 4

Teeth that is.

The top 2 teeth have now broken through the gums, so we are now working on the 2 either side. How long does it take or a baby to get all 20 teeth i wonder?

Too long.

Fun with Friends.

Harrison had water table play date with Jonathon today, they had lot of fun!

Jake also paid Harrison a visit to ply this week.

He's a lucky boy.

Happy 10 Months Old Harrison!

Harrison is now 10 months old. The last couple of months have been so much fun, he gets more and more fun every day. He will be walking any day now, at least by 11 month i am sure! And he is starting to copy sounds and make an effort to speak too. What a difference a few months make!

Happy 10 months Harrison!

Some cute photos

Some cute Harrison shots from the last week or so.....

Harrison looking mischievous!

Because he removed the safety padding of the fireplace.

See!



He gets around now.

Harrison has been practising drinking, not from this sippy cup....

But from a big boy cup!

He does suprisingly well!

I cant remember what he ate here, but it sure was messy!

Harrisons first Mac & Cheese

He loved it!

Looking like a big boy ready to go out.