More Fun With Harrison

I just thought I would upload some photos of playing with Harrison today. As you can see Harrison enjoys the jumpster way more than his dad's leather chair (see his facial expression). Also, Harrison is getting much better at rolling over. The picture on here is just before he rolled from his stomach to his back. I was starting to wonder when he is going to do it, but everyday he gets closer and closer to making it a normal occurrence.

Harrison Is Changing

Harrison has started to do a lot of new things recently. He found his feet sometime last week. We hear this means that he is on the verge of rolling over. I do know that when I change his diaper, he grabs and holds on to his feet. And now when he plays, his feet are generally up in the air. I hope this means that he will roll over soon, but it still may be a while. He is a big boy and he has a lot of weight to roll over when he does learn. He has also started to laugh, which is really fun. His laugh makes me laugh out loud (and my heart melt). He has also started to scream a little bit. I guess he doesn't scream, but he sounds like a very high-pitched bird. I am sure everyone else in this world would think it is annoying, but we just love to hear him stretch his vocal cords. I am sure in the future, it won't be socially acceptable for him to make these noises in public, but for now, we welcome it. One thing that hasn't changed is that he is such a happy baby. I know the pictures always show him with a serious face, but he gets mesmerized by the camera the moment it comes out. This video is of him this morning when I woke him up. Waking him up is one my favorite times of the day. He gets so excited...as you will see.

Four Months Old!

Harrison is four months old today and as usual, we cannot believe it. Our big day started with dropping Grandpa Gus and Grandma Linda off at the airport (after a really fun stay). Then Harrison and I went off to the pool for an hour (where he pooed in the kiddie pool). And after a lot of playing at home, the entire Brantley clan went to eat Mexican food with some friends. On the way home, we saw an awesome sunset over the mountains. I tried to capture a picture of Harrison and Adam with it, but the picture doesn't even come close to doing it justice. Above are some pictures of him throughout the day. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the pool because I was by myself with him.

Even though I am four months into being a mom, there is still a lot I have to learn. I have a feeling that I will be learning how to be a mom the rest of my life. Here are some thoughts, questions, and ponderings that I have had in the past four months:

1. If I have to trim his fingernails every week or more to keep his nails at a length where they won't scratch his eyeballs out, why have I never had to trim his toe nails? Do they not grow?


2. I think that my favorite thing about being a mom so far, is the feeling I get when Harrison is a little fussy and when he gets in my arms, he just calms down...I know it is selfish, but it feels so good, that all he wants is his mommy. I know one day he will grow out of this, but I sure do love that feeling!!


3. I learned today that swim diapers do not hold newborn poopies when in the pool.


4. When Harrison gets excited, he kicks his legs fiercely...they are like a motor that helps him to express his little heart's desire. You can see this in the video.


5. Right now, he like to put anything in his mouth. If any object gets within 5 inches of his face, he sticks his tongue out. This is true for his clothes, toys, fingers, etc. Thankfully, Marley is still to quick for him to get his tongue on her. But rest assured, Marley has gotten her tongue on Harrison numerous times.

Best Friends

Harrison was playing today, when I looked over and saw that Marley was supervising his playing. I am pretty confident that Marley isn't capable of thinking complex thoughts, so I am sure this was by mistake. In fact, I am sure that the only thoughts that go through Marley's head are "Ball, Ball, Ball," "I'm a Dog," and "Treat." Either way, I thought it was very cute that she put her head down next to Harrison's. Whether Marley can intentionally think about Harrison or not, I do think that they will be best friends in the near future.

Reading 101

Last night, Grandpa decided to read Charleston magazine to Harrison. Actually, let me clarify... he wanted to show him the pretty pictures. There was no reading done. In fact, Harrison was way more interested in the camera than the magazine.

First Boat Trip

On Monday, the entire family traveled up to Breckenridge/Frisco to go out on Lake Dillon. We rented a pontoon for a couple of hours to tour the breathtaking views. There aren't many places in the world that you can go out on a lake at 9,000+ feet in the middle of the mountains. It was absolutely gorgeous. In addition, it was Harrison's first boat trip. Though he slept most of the time, he seemed to like it. I think he really liked the part where Adam and I put the toddler life jacket on him. He looked like a big, fat yeast roll inside of it (you know the rolls from Quincey's).

Fun With Mommy

Last night, my dad, Linda, Adam and I went out to eat (oh, and Harrison too). Harrison got a little fussy towards the end of dinner so Linda and I went on a walk with him. We decided to stick his little feet in the water to see what he would do. He ended up loving it. Here are a couple of pictures that Linda took of us playing. Oh, and there also is a really cute picture of Harrison smiling.