15 month stats

Harlan had his 15 month check up today. He weighed in at 21 lbs and 12 oz and is 28 inches long. He is in about the 17% for weight and the 2% for length.(He was in the 1% at 12 months so this is an improvement:)) His head is in the 50th %, which explains why we need 18-24 month shirts to fit over his big head but can still get away with 12 month pants that fit him perfectly in the waist and in length. Which makes it very hard to buy an outfit that comes togather. We have to buy in pieces now or roll his pants up!

Mommy has always said that Harlan is very smart. Well today I got confirmation of this. Harlan was babbling away in the office and was saying baby and banana. Dr Montgomery was very impressed that Harlan was saying 2 and 3 syllable words. He said that the best predictor of future intelligence in babies is how soon they start saying these multi syllable words. I knew I was raising a genius!!

Teeth - Dr M said Harlan is getting his molars early but hasnt got some of his bottom front teeth so those are late. It isnt anything to be worried about though and he will get his teeth when they come.

Feet- Uncle T ntoiced Harlan was walking a little funny. He is kinda walking ont he side of his feet with his ankles kinda jutting out to the side. We asked Dr M about it and he had some big long medical term for it and said that most of the time it works itself out and that if it were more promounced at his 18 month visit then we might see a podiatrist, but he felt like it would likely correct itself.

Harlan got 4 shots today. He did get the chicken pox vaccine and the flu shot. He has to go back in one month to get the flu booster and Dr Montgomery thinks he should get the H1N1 vaccine at that time as well. Then he gets one more shot at his 18 month checkup then we are done with shots til kindergarten (except for the yearly flu shot) yay, that was great news. We are tired of those shots.

The plan for the rest of the day is tylenol and motrin and maybe playing outside if little man feels up to it. The weather today is beautiful and deffinitely more fall-like than summerish.

Dirt and other boy stuff down at the camp

Yesterday we spent some time down at the camp for some good company and some good food. Harlan got to get super dirty and act like a boy, perfect for him. Daddy caught a frog and showed it to Harlan who picked it up out of Daddys hand and threw him onto the ground. Poor frog. But he seemed ok and hopped back off to his little frog home. Harlan also got to see a snake, although that one was a no touch! We had beautiful weather and a great day! Little man also made it all day without a nap and in a pretty good mood, considering. He was super worn out when we got home though, and went right to sleep after bath and bottle.

Gpa took Harlan on his first Rhino ride. Harlan stayed in his seat and was very well behaved.

Next Harlan went on a ride with Mommy and Daddy. We went a little farther and longer on a ride. Harlan tried to nod off and fall asleep on the rhino on Daddys lap, but woke up when we got back to camp.
Look like a big boy riding on the rhino!
Taking a water break
The harlan squat. he is really good at this and has incredible balance. he was even walking around on his tippy toes every now and then. he has us all amazed
Pretty cousin Alana, who brought her brother, mommy, and daddy down to see us.
Playing with shoes. Big surprise!
Checking out the mud
Wanting to take another ride on the Rhino.
Let me in this thing
Playing on the hammock
Whats up?

VIDEOS!!!
Harlan "driving" the rhino

Giving Mommy a mini heart attack with his climbing skills. What a monkey!

This is my favorite. Harlan feeding dutchess animal crackers. Love the laugh!!

Inspecting the rhino

hope you enjoy!!

Fruit Salad...Yummy Yummy!

Today was the big day for the Wiggles show. Mommy and Daddy had been looking forward to this for awhile as a family outing and to let the little guy experience some live music. He was entranced by all the singing, dancing and children around him. There was a sweet 8 year old boy in the row in front of us that kept playing peek a boo with Harlan and then checking on him during the show to see if he was enjoying it. It was just a fabulous atmosphere. And Mommy and Daddy agreed that the show was pretty entertaining. The Wiggles have pretty funny personalities and made it fun. I think we will be taking in more live shows in the years to come. Here are some of our memories from the day! (and we somehow lost a shoe and 2 sippy cups in the theater??? dont ask ,because i'm not sure i have a good answer for that one!)



Harlan on the booster seat the theater provided. He did a good job sitting still on it for awhile!

Little man in his new Wiggles shirt. He looked so cute in it! Mommy and Harlan in our famous self portrait

Daddy and Harlan saying "yay for the Wiggles" they had some really cool acrobatics in the show and many talented performers on stage.

Lok how similar Daddy and Harlan's body and facial expressions are here. they are so much alike.

Daddy quote "we have the same smile" as evidenced here in this picture.

Leaning in closer for a better look

He really never got tired of watching all the action! After the show we had dinner with Mommy's friend Dawn and her man, Nathan. We loved hanging out with them, they are tons of fun!

Mommy and Daddy at dinner After dinner we made a stop at the cookie shop per daddys request. Little man loved the idea as well!

And the nice lady that worked there gave him a free chocolate chip cookie. yum yum

cant get enough of that cookie! "daddy can we have more??"

This first video may be a little hard to watch. It was my favorite part of the show. They turned down all the lights and sang "twinkle, twinkle, little star" and it was magical. It is hard to tell in the video but little man was so quiet during the song and just stared at all the stars floating around during the song. You can also see his light stick flashing in the dark. Enjoy, if you can bear to watch it.

This viseo is before the show started. Harlan was just taking it all in!

Look who is ready

for some football!!!!!

Ow-Di pictures and updates

Earlier this week we spent some time ow-di playing. Harlan really like playing ow-di and has almost mastered the slide. We did watch a spider crawling for awhile and Harlan just kept pointing at him, saying "ba,ba". It was really cool until he tried to pick the spider up. Mommy isnt that big of a fan of spiders :) It did rain while we were out playing, but we were nice and dry under the porch. We did find out that Harlan is a little frightened by the sound of thunder.


Yay for Ow-Di!!!!!
Shhhh......i'm trying to listen to the rain.
Daddy, the noise of the thunder is scary, but i am glad that you are here to make me feel safe.

Little man has a fascunation with shoes. Anybody's shoes. Here he is trying Mommy's shoe on.

up the stairs

trying to drink water out of a shovel isnt

easy

fireman to the rescue

more shoes

monkeyness

Little man is talking up a storm! Current words include

dada

mama

outside

up

bye bye

teeth

banana

bath

baby

ma -mou (mickey mouse)

mo-mo (elmo)

it is amazing what he understands too. he can also point to his nose and ear when asked to do so, will, shake his head no if he doesnt want something, throw his diaper in the trash after it is changed, and tries to climb on top of all of his toys. he is definitely part monkey.

"ow-di"

Harlan politely asking to do "ow-di" then givng up completely

what is that noise??

umm yeah....so you decide...what is that noise???

Curious Harlan

these transpired one day while mommy was cleaning up in the kitchen. this is harlan and his favorite, childproof cabinet in the kitchen. The music is what mommy listens to while she cleans. (its Gloriana's new CD, if you were wondering) ENJOY!!!

Breakfast, The Land, and a Boo-Boo

Yesterday morning we went out for breakfast with the whole family (minus Daddy.) Daddy didnt mind though, he and little man go out to breakfast one or two mornings a week. The Whitefront seems to be the place of choice and they have yummy biscuits and gravvy!
Here is Harlan to give you the scoop through pictures:

Here is grandpa and Alana. She apparently thought here bib was more tasty than the b&g.

Here is Me and Mommy with Tia Ana and Alex. Alex loves to eat, but hasnt been feeling well with his teeth coming in. Alex, we hope your teeth feel better soon!
Here is Alana with her Daddy and Grandpa. She loves to smile and laugh!
Here is me and Nana. She shared her oatmeal but I preferred to try to feed it to myself.
Here is grandpa and Nana with the 3 grandbabies. We are 3 good looking babies if I do say so myself!
Later the afternoon, Mommy and Daddy took me down to the land. Daddy wanted to take a look at all the changes. Here is a picture of us walking in the creek. I tried to walk in it, but it was way to cold for me!!
I like it alot better when daddy is carrying me.
Yay for the creek
Careful Daddy watch where you are going
that was a long walk in the creek, i need a drink. thanks for sharing your gatorade daddy.
Now its time to get down and get on the move.

Little man busted his lip open tonight. He got a little overconfident running around outside this evening and must have cut his lip on his teeth. Nothing a little popsicle couldnt make better. I wish i had had my camera out there. He was the classic little kid, with the popsicle juice running down his arm. It was all good til the popsicle broke off on his mouth. then he spit it out pretty quickly. haha guess we arent ready for that yet. he is now peacefully dreaming of his next adventure tomorrow.