Almost There!

This video shows just how close Harrison is to crawling. It’s just too bad that after all this hard work, Sydney the dog got up and ran away! She still doesn’t know what to think about his mobility. In other fun news, Harrison has started to pull himself up to low couches, toys, and anything else he can get his hands onto (including people). He's so proud of himself, and does a very funny little bouncy dance every time he makes it to the standing position.

On the verge of crawling!

We have been saying for over a week now that it is going to happen anytime: Harrison is definitely ready to start crawling, he just hasn't put all of the necessary elements together yet! He is rolling like a champ, and he can get up on all fours for a few seconds at a time and rock. He scoots if he can push his feet off of us for leverage. This development has also led to another change, which is that he is very squirmy when being held! He still likes to nuzzle, but more often than not he is trying to reach for something or roll around on our laps. Also, no more waking up in his crib in the exact same spot as where he feel asleep. Invariably, we now find him in the corner of the crib in a little ball. Our little boy is becoming mobile!

Another big change over the last few weeks is Harrison's range of noises. He does a lot of screaching, but now that involves noises that sound like his own little language. We can make out "dada" and mumma" in some of these noises, but we think they are purely coincidental at this point (we can't help but feel our hearts skip a beat when we hear it, though). The funniest thing is this new sound that he has developed that kind of sounds like chuckling, but the sound itself appears to really crack him up. So he makes this sound, and then he really starts laughing! Hilarious.

It seems that everyone in our family is finally healthy, but we are ready for Spring! We hesitate to say it and jinx anything, but Harrison seems to have gotten past the ear infections. Between that and all of these snow days, we are ready to get out of the house and breathe some fresh air!