Teeth!

See!

Ok, so you can't really see them because he kept sticking his tongue out over top of them, but they really are there ;)

Which we are very thankful for! Hopefully this will ease the teething pain for at least a few days!

He was much more interested in the sign this afternoon than smiling for Momma! 

Sitting Up!

Harrison had been trying to sit up on his own for a few days before his 6 month birthday. He was doing pretty good, sitting for about 30 seconds at a time before toppling over. The day after he turned 6 months old, he decided it was time to be a sitting up champ!

"I can do it!"

 "Hi, Mom!"

If you are wondering what he is sitting on, it's the mattress from our futon ;) 

I feel much more comfortable letting him sit up by himself, reach for toys, learn how to keep his balance and fall over on the mattress as opposed to our hardwood living room floors!

Since this day, Harrison has become a regular "sitter upper" ;)

He will sit up alone for minutes at a time, until something behind him catches his attention and he tries to turn around to see what it is- then he always falls over!

What happened to my little 7 pound baby I brought home only 6 short months ago????

*Sigh*

I suppose the next big boy skill to master will be crawling, and he seems to have no interest in that at all so I think we are safe for at least another month ;) 

Just Pears

Since the day Harrison was born, he has been a big eater ! 

We followed our pediatricians advice and waited until 4 months to start introducing him to cereal. 

You might remember this pitiful face:

It was not an immediate success, however he has grown to love it! 

The cereal is just not cutting it any more however! 

Harrison is becoming hungry more often. We are still trying to push his feedings out to every 4 hours but at about 3 1/2 hours he gets pretty grumpy ;)

After much *research and consulting of friends and family, we have decided to go against the doctors orders (to wait until 6 moths to introduce fruits and vegetables)  and introduce some baby food a few weeks early ;)

*Much of what I researched said that if your baby will sit up with some assistance and acts interested in food, then they are ready for solid foods. Harrison for sure "acts interested in food". When we are eating dinner he will watch every bite we take and open his mouth and reach for our plates ;)

The other night we gave him his normal amount of cereal and and a few bites of "just pears" by Plum Organics as well. 

The first encounter with fruits was a much better "first" than the cereal!

Everything seems to be working out great so far! No allergic reactions or belly aches from the pears!

On to bananas next!

FEET!

I've found my feet!

They are pretty fun to chew on!

And I've learned to pull my socks off, all in the same day ;)