Happy Easter!

We took Harrison to visit the Easter Bunny! Fortunately he liked him (Her?) and didn't cry! We got a cute photo......I can email this to you (and any others) for printing, just let me know!

We also took some photos of our own in the garden. They turned out cute......

His facial expressions are priceless!

Here's one with Dada...

And Mama with her new hair cut...

The Easter Bunny brought Harrison an Easter Basket, it had a teether bunny, books, some toddler-suitable treats and snacks, bubbles, a toothbrush and a cool Guitar like Daddy's!
We are off to Gammy and Pooh-bah Easter Sunday for an Easter Egg hunt!

Happy Easter, Love Claire, Matt, Harrison and Guinness.

xxx

Harrison Walks!

Harrison took more than just a step or two today! Aaaaand we caught it on video! Aaaaand the video has Mummy in it! Wow! Wow! Wow!

7 steps, count them, they're not big steps, but they're steps and i say there's 7!

Enjoy....

(The video isn't quite uploaded yet if your reading this right away just wait a minute or two!)

Harrisons New Potty.

It seems everybody has an opinion on Potty Training! Start too early and you put too much pressure on the child and cause some sort of permanent harm, too late and toddlers have a fear of toilets and are in diapers till they are 4 or 5! My opinion is start earlier rather than later, but not in infancy like some people do. I will add that 50% of the worlds children are toilet trained by the age of 1 (according to Contemporary Pediatrics magazine).

So opinions aside, i bought a potty. As many of you know Harrison has been suffering form a lot of nappy/diaper rash. Because of this we have been having allot of naked bum time! So, if hes going to be naked and pee on the floor why not pee in a potty! So this morning I sat him on his potty for the first time before his bath (he always pees in the bath) and he peed in his potty right away! Now I wont be actually doing what i consider potty training for a little while, we are just getting familiar with the little froggy for now.

Balls

Harrison loves to play catch and basketball , well a 9 1/2 month old version of catch and basketball!

He doesn't realise he has to get the ball through the hoop, as long as it lands in the blue section in the bottom he thinks hes got it figured out!

2 steps!

Harrison took 2 unassisted steps yesterday! It takes some encouragement for him to do this as he crawls at lightening speed he doesn't need to walk! I guess it wont be too much longer before he figures this whole walking thing out ;O)

Mmmmm shephards pie!

A boy and his Balloon.

Harrison went for another hair cut today, and they gave him a balloon.

He cried every time I tried to take it from him!

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.

Flash Back.......

Here is a video of Harrison after he was born.....seems like only yesterday.

Oooops Bad Mummy!

A funny thing happened this morning. Well, its kind of gross, but funny too!

I fed Guinness this morning as usual, and then went to empty the bins. Harrison was watching Guinness have his breakfast as he finds this quite fascinating!
After I take out the trash, I go to fetch Harrison who has a hand full of Guinness food, and one in his mouth! Ooooops! I whip my finger in and get it out, and then Harrison proceeds to stuff his other hand full of Guinness biscuits in his mouth too! I guess they taste good? I'm so glad I caught him before he swallowed them all! He wont be watching Guinness eat his breakfast again anytime soon....and this is not an April fool I'm afraid.

Dance Baby!

Harrison loves to dance to Elmo Live. Here he is, see how at the end of the video he gets upset when Elmo stops the music! So cute......

Hay Nana!

Get well soon Nana Fisk!

We love you!

A Little Piece of Harrison

We have a wonderful new piece of at artwork.

This painting was done by Grammy Blake (AKA Kathi/Mom)

Isn't it just wonderful! Every time I walk past it it makes me smile.

I'm all set for Summer!

Dear Daddy.......

9 Months.

Harrison turned 9 months yesterday, Happy 9 Month Harrison!

So, we are only months away form the BIG DAY! Harrison's 1st birthday, wow! I think he will be walking by then, can you believe it?

Some new things Harrison has accomplished recently...

Hi-Five

Taking his first step

Eating ALL table foods and no more mush

His favorite foods so far, Costco chicken and spinach ravioli, and mummy's home made chicken and apple sausages! I m kind of partial to both too! Oh and Fish sticks, which we call fish fingers in England, and chicken fingers are chicken sticks there LOL He loves peas too.

Yeasty Diaper rash from pooping at night too many times, especially in the middle of the night! (TMI)

Playing catch and throwing the ball

Mastering Crawling FAST

Cruising fast too, and getting faster!

Pulling Guinness' ears ;o)

Walking along while pushing his push along toy

Throwing a tantrum when he isn't allowed to play with what he wants to play with, be it mummy's iPhone, the remote etc etc etc

We had Harrison's 9 month check up today....he did great!

Weight- 19lb 15oz (40%)

Height- 29 3/4 inches (75%)

Head- 45.2cm (50%)

He had 1 shot, and his iron levels tested, and everything was good, although his iron is on the lower side so we need to make sure he is eating his spinach and chicken ravioli!

First Steps!

Harrison took his first steps yesterday! It was so cool to see, and Daddy got to see when he got home too as he did it again! Yay!

I didn't manage to catch it on video, i attempted to but it just distracted him.

We will be attempting to get some evidence this weekend.

Hi Five!

Here's a clip of Harrison doing Hi-Five!

And waving bye bye at the end.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Sorry you have to work today :o(

I love you!

Harrison

xx

Shoes?

Robeez

I am wondering if its time to get some shoes for the little man?

He is cruising like crazy now, and when we go out we don't think to put shoes on his little feet. I forget he may want to stand or cruise around on things!

It may be time to go buy some cute Little baby boy shoes!

PediPeds

So now the decision is which shoes? I have no idea what shoes are best for a baby learning to walk.....All I do know is the soles must be flexible as they use their little toes to grip the floor.The shoes at the top are Robeez, these are very soft leather and the whole shoe is flexible. then threre is Pedipeds...see above, these are still flexible but have a more shoe than slipper look, like big boy shoes. Then there is Stride Rite (below) which seem to be the shoes for rough and tumble. Stride Rite have shoes for different stages, Pre-Walker, Walker etc. I don't even know if these are the only 3 good brands?

I Have no idea which of these is best, so if you have an opinion please share!

Stride Rite

Firsts.

Harrison has now tried lots of food firsts! He has tried and loves.....

Fish Sticks/Fingers
Chicken Nuggets (Organic ones of course :o) )
Spinach Ravioli
Daddy's Spaghetti Sauce
Whole Grain Waffles
Salmon
All sorts of fruit like; Clementines, Raspberries, Blueberries

Here is Harrison enjoying some firsts

Spaghetti sauce & Ravioli

Salmon and rice

I got Harrison this toy from "Once Upon a Child"

It was only $15. and is $45-$50 new!

He loves it!

Daddy and I took Harrison and Guinness for a walk to the park,
this is the first time Daddy got to swing with Harrison.

Running in circles.

That's me!

Harrison is crawling so fast i can barely keep up and just when you think the house is baby proofed it isn't....hes into everything, and doesn't understand the word no just yet!
This week he has discovered the wonder of Guinness's Crate, and the window blinds, oh and the kitchen cupboards, and Guinness's water bowl, and plugs, wires, sockets, the laptop, the bin, the screen door on the patio door, Glade plug-ins, the DVD player.......the list goes on!

Harrison Waves.

Harrison began waving while we were in California, but it was very hit and miss as to whether he wanted to do it or not. He is starting to do it more often now, here he is on his new car, which converts to a walker, waving hello!

Harrison Crawling.

Harrison has been crawling a little while now.....but I have failed to show any evidence of this! He started doing the "Army Crawl" at the end of January and it has been a slow progression from there.

Here's the video!

And for those of you who need to view this on an iPhone....but you may not get sound.

PS. Did any body notice that in the "Stand" Video I put 2008?

Where did last year go?