Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Master splasher, masterpiece and master plan!
Today we hit the pool. It was so much fun but was windy and was cold when you got out of the pool. Harlan took a little while to warm up to it, but then had a great time and even kept putting his face in the water. Mommy has a wicked case of swimmers ear, but it was totally worth it. When we got home, Harlan painted us a picture on the wall (see pictures below)
Harlan and Daddy out of the pool, taking a break from the swimming.
Not quite into this yet
Splashing Daddy, Harlan is a master splasher
Putting his face in the water!
Cool Dude in the Hot Sun
When we got home, Mommy looked away for a second and Harlan found the tub of diaper rash cream.
and went at it
look at the hand prints on the wall!
He even ate it
his masterpiece
Needless to say he got a second bath in less than 30 mins, I think that was his master plan all along!!
Harlan and Daddy out of the pool, taking a break from the swimming.
Not quite into this yet
Splashing Daddy, Harlan is a master splasher
Putting his face in the water!
Cool Dude in the Hot Sun
When we got home, Mommy looked away for a second and Harlan found the tub of diaper rash cream.
and went at it
look at the hand prints on the wall!
He even ate it
his masterpiece
Needless to say he got a second bath in less than 30 mins, I think that was his master plan all along!!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
A post from Harlan
Harlan here:
I am writing this post to tell everybody about Mommy and Daddys Anniversary dinner last night. They had a wonderful time. Daddy suprised Mommy with a dinner out at The Melting Pot. They said it tasted very good.
Here is a picture of Mommy and Daddy before they left.
And a family picture. Dont we all look great
I had to include this picture of me bc I am super cute
Mommy an Daddys table at the restuarant
Mommys drink had little strawberry hearts in it
Mommy and Daddy at the restaurant
Daddy looking like he had a great time
All the flowers Daddy gave Mommy. He did a great job!
I am writing this post to tell everybody about Mommy and Daddys Anniversary dinner last night. They had a wonderful time. Daddy suprised Mommy with a dinner out at The Melting Pot. They said it tasted very good.
Here is a picture of Mommy and Daddy before they left.
And a family picture. Dont we all look great
I had to include this picture of me bc I am super cute
Mommy an Daddys table at the restuarant
Mommys drink had little strawberry hearts in it
Mommy and Daddy at the restaurant
Daddy looking like he had a great time
All the flowers Daddy gave Mommy. He did a great job!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Pancakes and Peanut Butter
For bre*akfast yesterday Harlan had a small silver dollar pancake with a little peanut butter on it. Mommy tore it up into little pieces for little man then let him go at it. Mommy then continued to get ready for work, and before i knew it, the pancake was gone. I was so proud of little man for eating it all. Not a few minutes later I noticed little man drooling a lot. I asked him "whats going on bubba??" and he looked at me and said "dada dada" with a mouth full of something. Turns out that he had the whole pancake stuck to the roof of his mouth with the peanut butter. HAHA poor kid. as i freed it for him with my finger he spit it all out on his tray. So much for pancakes and peanut butter
this isnt pancakes and pb but it is a cute eating picture
PS Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy. It's been four wonderful years!
this isnt pancakes and pb but it is a cute eating picture
PS Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy. It's been four wonderful years!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A post with no pictures
What no pictures?? I know i know! But here's the thing. it takes so long for the pictures and videos to upload that by the time they are ready, Harlan is no longer distracted with whatever he is playing with, has woken up from his nap, or i am so tired that all you get is the pictures and videos and no updates. And there is so much to tell about little man right now.
First of all we are no longer the parents of a baby. When I told Justin this same statement a few night ago, his response was "What, do we have a monster now?" And although that is not far from the truth (in a good way!), it isnt exactly what I meant. We are the parents of a TODDLER! yes a TODDLER!! There are so many things about Harlan these days that are so far from baby, it makes you wonder if he was really ever a baby at all. (OK, i dooo remember those days putting him on the floor just willing him to crawl)
BUt crawl? these days crawling is only used as a means to get somewhere super fast after walking a little too quickly and wiping out half way to the destination. I have seen it probably 100 times now, but it still amazes me to look over and see little man on two feet coming towards me. Although he does resemble somewhat of a zombie with his arms out front, and still looks at his feet when he walks, there is no stopping him.
Harlan is also becoming quite the little eater. He still has some picky tendencies. But what he likes one day, he may not the next and vice versa. His favorite foods are yogurt and cheese and sweet potatoes. He also enjoys goldfish crackers and animal crackers. There have been several mornings that I have witnessed Daddy feeding Harlan yogurt and Harlan feeding Daddy animal crackers. It is a team effort. Harlan has also been eating hot dogs, cheetos, fresh fruit, and french fries. He is becoming more interested in different foods and loves to feed himself. He also like to be in control of the spoon, so most meals he gets his on spoon to practice with. He will even give you a bite of his food, whether you want it or not.
We have switched Harlan over to whole milk, and that has gone smoothly. He is doing great with a sippy cup and we are down to one bottle a day (at bedtime.) We are in the beginning stages of trying to teach him sign language to be able to communicate what he wants. This is going slowly, more bc we have to remember to show him the signs, but he is smart and i think he should catch on soon. As for communication, this kid is a talker. He will have a conversation with you, and although i may have no idea what he is saying, I am convinced that he knows exactly what he is saying. The most frequent word he uses is dada, but he can also say mama, baba,(ball,baby and bye bye all sound similar) ok, all done, hi, ah da, and no.
As for bedtime, we are trying a new approach. Harlan has never went to bed on a regular schedule, and we have decided that he needs a more consistent bedtime. We have changed several things around here to help facilitate this. First we moved around his room to fit a rocker in. We have started warming up Harlans nighttime bottle and then take him into his room and give him his bottle. We used to sit on the couch with him and let him fall asleep taking a bottle while we were watching tv. Well that isnt working bc the tv is a big distraction for him. He also no longer really falls asleep eating his bottle anymore. So i let him have his bottle until he is done (and he lets you know when he is done, no question) then i rock him until he seems really sleepy (or falls asleep) then put him in his crib. And he cries. Everytime. But he doesnt cry for long. He turns on his musical crib toy thingy and will then watch it til he stops crying and and falls asleep.
This is in no way easy. It is hard to listen to him cry. And there have been several nights after he falls asleep, i go in to check on him, and inadvertently wake him up, so that we have to start all over again. (Remember back to when he was rolling over in his sleep??? sound familiar?? mommies never learn!) But we are getting there. I am learning that he will be ok in there crying (it doesnt think i dont love him) and I have hope that there will come a day we can put him to bed and he wont cry.
My days at home with little man are so fun. We have a blast playing with toys together, or playing outside. Then there are days like today when he would prefer to cuddle on Mommys lap and watch Dora (what he is currently doing)and even though I am in desperate need of a shower, we are out of milk, and I need to go to the post office and the bank, it can all wait, bc rarely does Harlan want to snuggle with his mama anymore. There is way too much to explore and play with.
And i promise, next time there will be pictures (well if i can find my camera!)
First of all we are no longer the parents of a baby. When I told Justin this same statement a few night ago, his response was "What, do we have a monster now?" And although that is not far from the truth (in a good way!), it isnt exactly what I meant. We are the parents of a TODDLER! yes a TODDLER!! There are so many things about Harlan these days that are so far from baby, it makes you wonder if he was really ever a baby at all. (OK, i dooo remember those days putting him on the floor just willing him to crawl)
BUt crawl? these days crawling is only used as a means to get somewhere super fast after walking a little too quickly and wiping out half way to the destination. I have seen it probably 100 times now, but it still amazes me to look over and see little man on two feet coming towards me. Although he does resemble somewhat of a zombie with his arms out front, and still looks at his feet when he walks, there is no stopping him.
Harlan is also becoming quite the little eater. He still has some picky tendencies. But what he likes one day, he may not the next and vice versa. His favorite foods are yogurt and cheese and sweet potatoes. He also enjoys goldfish crackers and animal crackers. There have been several mornings that I have witnessed Daddy feeding Harlan yogurt and Harlan feeding Daddy animal crackers. It is a team effort. Harlan has also been eating hot dogs, cheetos, fresh fruit, and french fries. He is becoming more interested in different foods and loves to feed himself. He also like to be in control of the spoon, so most meals he gets his on spoon to practice with. He will even give you a bite of his food, whether you want it or not.
We have switched Harlan over to whole milk, and that has gone smoothly. He is doing great with a sippy cup and we are down to one bottle a day (at bedtime.) We are in the beginning stages of trying to teach him sign language to be able to communicate what he wants. This is going slowly, more bc we have to remember to show him the signs, but he is smart and i think he should catch on soon. As for communication, this kid is a talker. He will have a conversation with you, and although i may have no idea what he is saying, I am convinced that he knows exactly what he is saying. The most frequent word he uses is dada, but he can also say mama, baba,(ball,baby and bye bye all sound similar) ok, all done, hi, ah da, and no.
As for bedtime, we are trying a new approach. Harlan has never went to bed on a regular schedule, and we have decided that he needs a more consistent bedtime. We have changed several things around here to help facilitate this. First we moved around his room to fit a rocker in. We have started warming up Harlans nighttime bottle and then take him into his room and give him his bottle. We used to sit on the couch with him and let him fall asleep taking a bottle while we were watching tv. Well that isnt working bc the tv is a big distraction for him. He also no longer really falls asleep eating his bottle anymore. So i let him have his bottle until he is done (and he lets you know when he is done, no question) then i rock him until he seems really sleepy (or falls asleep) then put him in his crib. And he cries. Everytime. But he doesnt cry for long. He turns on his musical crib toy thingy and will then watch it til he stops crying and and falls asleep.
This is in no way easy. It is hard to listen to him cry. And there have been several nights after he falls asleep, i go in to check on him, and inadvertently wake him up, so that we have to start all over again. (Remember back to when he was rolling over in his sleep??? sound familiar?? mommies never learn!) But we are getting there. I am learning that he will be ok in there crying (it doesnt think i dont love him) and I have hope that there will come a day we can put him to bed and he wont cry.
My days at home with little man are so fun. We have a blast playing with toys together, or playing outside. Then there are days like today when he would prefer to cuddle on Mommys lap and watch Dora (what he is currently doing)and even though I am in desperate need of a shower, we are out of milk, and I need to go to the post office and the bank, it can all wait, bc rarely does Harlan want to snuggle with his mama anymore. There is way too much to explore and play with.
And i promise, next time there will be pictures (well if i can find my camera!)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Lions, tigers, and bears....oh my!
Somehow my pictures went all haywire. But these are the pictures from our zoo trip last week. Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed the day!
"Can i take him home mommy?"
Harlans twin!
The plants were interesting too
Serious faces watching the bears
I wonder what keeps the bear from walking off the edge and falling?
Watching the silly bear playing
Whats in there??? (I think it was the sealions)
One of my favorite pics
Jellyfish. I love this picture. It looks like justin's reflection is watching over harlan too!
Petting sharks
Look at those walking skills
NEMO!!
Mommy got harlan a souvenir monkey from his first trip to the zoo
worn out baby sleeping at texas roadhouse after the zoo
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