In Love Again

Wow we have really been busy since the last post! My friend Gyna came to visit with her 16 month old Mia. They stayed for a few days and Harrison had soooo much fun hanging with Mia. He is totally in love. Usually he loves all the girls, but he is actually shy around Mia! So cute. She finally made the first move on him and kissed him right on the lips! We shopped together, went to the park, went for a wagon ride and played nonstop. He could barely sleep one night. He went to sleep saying baby baby hug......Then he woke up in the middle of the night wanting her again. I tried to explain to him that babies sleep at night! He still hasn't fully grasped that concept unfortunately!

He fell off the mats at his tumbles class when I was looking at another kid and hit his head on the window sill. Shame on mommy! I learned my lesson! It was his first real boo-boo I think. He cried for about a minute and demanded a hug and then he was better. It was a nice size cut and swelled up to a bump but was looking better in no time. He is such a tough guy.

He got to visit with his little cousin Blaine at our house on Saturday. He also got to see Pop Pop, MeeMee, Aunt Hayley, and Uncle Logan. He showed off his new trike. We are in the middle of doing some MAJOR baby proofing. What an ordeal. I guess Adam is having to do all the hard work, but just picking everything out was a pain! We now have 5 baby gates and about 30 more drawer locks to put in. Not to mention we have to bolt some bookcases to the wall! I know Adam is dreading it. We also bought a big slide/treehouse for his playroom and that needs to be put together. I will be there for emotional support and to put the "earmuffs" on Harrison when daddy starts cursing!

On Sunday, I went to his great-grandmother Bama's tea party. Harrison was loving the fancy hat and faux fur I was wearing! He was petting me and saying FURRRRRRRR......Some new words include wee-wee, teepee, tower, rocket, orange, pillow, please, penguin, kitten, giraffe, guitar, cupboard, brocolli, and many more! He has been using more little sentences too. He likes to bring books to me and shout "Read it!" and then I give him a look and tell him to say please and he says in the sweetest little voice "PEEEEEEESEE". In the bathtub, he throws these little balls over his head toward the basket and says "I MISSED!" He thinks its hilarious. Unfortunately he also was playing that game with his peas and his sippy cup at the table yesterday! He also told me he loved me. He repeated I Love You after I said it. Such a wonderful moment for a mommy! He is waking up from a nap now. Duty Calls!!!

Baby with Cow

Such a busy weekend we had! Friday night, we had a birthday party to go to at Hudson's on the Bend. I have never been even though its so close to our house! Its a nicer restaurant so I was a little (a lot) nervous about bringing Harrison. He is always so good at restaurants but I get nervous every time. The dinner was outside and it was beautiful weather. But Harrison wanted to run around most of the time so we took turns chasing him. He was being shy for most of the night but when Ryan (the birthday boy - well, man - he is 30!) asked him if he wanted to go look at leaves, he went right to him! Wasn't shy at all! So I ran back to the table and finished by steak and it was very very good! They came back and Harrison was proudly carrying a branch with leaves on it. We will have to go back there soon.

I left Saturday before lunch to go to Dallas. I am a bridesmaid in a friends wedding and the bachelorette party was Saturday. I have been nervous about this a long time! Not sure how I was going to do, not sure how he was going to do! Our strategy was to have Meemee and Pop Pop spend some time with him. He is always so happy with them and they also wear him out! Also, Adam explained to him that Mommy had to go somewhere but would be back tomorrow and he was totally cool with it! When I woke him up from his morning nap on Sunday when I got home, I was expected a big hug! But he just demanded his cup. Oh well! Its good to know he can survive without his mama every now and then.

It was such a perfect day on Sunday. We took him to the playground and he had a blast playing with a 4 year old. Then we took him to a pumpkin patch and he picked out his pumpkin. He is kind of obsessed with pumpkins right now. He can say "pumpkin" too which makes it all the more adorable. I stopped writing down his words for several days because I couldn't keep up. Now I am trying to catch up. We are close to 300. Whew! I am hearing more 3 and 4 word sentences and phrases. And he is really starting to put things together. He looked at his box of wet wipes yesterday and said "Wipe....Poop....Pee!". And he looked at his picture of him on the Longhorn and said "Baby with Cow". Already counting down the days to Disneyworld! Of course he isn't excited but mommy and daddy are!!!

Fall finally!

Its actually cool today! I gotta get my baby some clothes!!!

He and Parker had a date at JW Tumbles on Wednesday. They are so darn cute together. They gave each other a few hugs and it would make anyone's heart melt! She didn't play hard to get like she usually does! :)

So many new words since Monday! Wow!
again
apple
broom
bog
blue
bed
bad
bee
bike
back
box
cheese
cap
chip
chair
dog
dark
drum
eye
green
hands
high chair
hole
jump
light
might
pants
please
pretty
pig
pen
pink
pie
purple
pull
paper
pudding
Pugh
red
roll
rock
swing
shut
soap
sit
shoes
silly
teeth
tongue
tree
truck

He also brought the calculator to me and said "cal-ca". Very impressive!

Chatty Harrison

We had a wonderful weekend at Horseshoe Bay, even though it rained quite a bit! We ate some good food, played putt putt on one of the country's best courses, and Harrison saw so many fountains and waterfalls, he didn't know what to do with himself! When we were in the lobby, he met a cute little 3 year old girl. He started chasing her around and was having the best time. Then she came right up to him and gave him a big smooch on the lips! He was so in love and cried for the "baby" when she left. He hugged another 3 year old girl later. On Sunday, we went to Mim's (one of his 3 great-grandmothers) 86th birthday party. He had a blast seeing that whole side of the family. He especially loved his second cousin Mikenna. He gave her so many hugs!!! He has the sweetest personality. So loving. He learns it at home, because we cover him with hugs and kisses!

Harrison and I had our first real conversation the other day. I got him up from his nap and asked him if he wanted beans for lunch. (When I ask him what he wants for lunch, he usually says beans or ham). But this time he shook his head "no". So I said "well what do you want for lunch then?". He thought about it and said "I want......(long pause)...BABA! (His nickname for bread). I said "You want baba???". and he said "I do" and nodded. Maybe you had to be there to appreciate this. But its pretty mind blowing the first time you have a meaningful exchange with your baby!!!

This weekend, Adam and Harrison were in the hotel room while I was getting a massage. Adam went into the bathroom and Harrison was in the playpen and wanted Adam's attention. He said "Dada"....."Dada"....."ADAM!!!!". Haha, that definitely got his attention!!

This morning, we walked into the breakfast room and saw Oscar. I told Harrison to say good morning to the cat. He repeated me exactly "Good morning Cat". Just as casual as can be. Cracks me up!

He has been learning words so fast, I can barely keep up. But I have been keeping a list. This might be too boring for some. But some of his words are rather funny!

16 month old word list:
adam
and
broom
bucket
bunco
beep
bread
bonk
basket
box
butt
boob
bang
bam bam
bad
ball
baby
bama (his great grandmother)
baba (not a real word, but nickname for bread)
beans
bye
banana
boat
bear
bunny
bubble
balloon
boots
boom
bath
birdie
birthday
bug
blaine
belly
button
bite
bag
book
bathroom
baa (lamb noise)
bow wow
backpack
bamba (as in la bamba)
cat
cookie
car
cup
cuddle
cow
cracker
coffee
can
candy
cold
climb
clean
cheese
dada
do
duck
down
door
drive
dunk
eat
elmo
fountain
faucet
gobble
gunk
go
ham
hammer
ha-ha
hot
hat
hide
hello
hailey
hike
hey
hi
hang
hanger
hug
heart
help
i
it
is
ironing
in
jeep
jammies
kitty
kick
keys
kite
lion
lala
love
lap
mama
mee-mee (grandmother)
moon
Manny
my
mine
milk
me
meet
Matt
mat
night
nana (grandmother)
need
no
neigh
one
out
pop pop (grandpas)
pan
pat
put
parker
pot
poop
pool
purse
party
papa (his word for pasta)
pizza
plane
paint
potty
pumpkin
plant
pants
pea
rob
rub rub
right
rainy
read
spoon
smell
stack
there
tick tock
trash
toddle
tight
train
tape
talk
top
uh-oh
up
vaccuum
wagon
what
wow
walk
want
wa-wa (water)
yum
yuck
yes
you
yeah

two, three, and four word phrases:
right there
i do
there it is
trash bag
kick it
belly button
bite it
bite dada
i need my......
i can do it
la bamba