Project Baby: 19 Weeks Old

SO MUCH NEW THIS WEEK! I feel like he has been making so many marked changes this week!

• Rolled over for the first time (assisted)- We were coaching him on and he was laying on our bed next to the "sink hole" we refer to as Evan's sink hole because of where he sleeps. Rolling over is easier when you roll into an incline, but he did it! :)
• He has been a little rolly polly turning from side to side when we lay him down. He almost has rolled all the way over a few times, but gets kind of scared when he gets off balance so he stops himself from doing it. So cute!
• The boy found his feet this week! When I change his diaper, he loves to grab at his socks and start to pull them off. It's so adorable.
• He has become a lot more vocal this week. He already loved talking with us, but now he does LONG, drawn-out sounds. This is sometimes a precursor to crying, but instead will talk.
• He has started to notice this week when we leave the room. Just yesterday, I was changing his diaper and left to go to the bathroom really fast. As soon as I walked away, he made a quick cry out as if to say, "HEY! I'm still here. Where do you think you're going?!" That little sweetie guy!
• Both Evan and I noticed this week that his face has changed to be looking older. I can't believe my little sweetie is already 19 weeks old! How did the time go by so fast?! They really don't stay little very long.
• Harrison had kind of a fussy week this week. Last Sunday night, he woke up in the night and had several wake ups this week as well! So frustrating and exhausting for everyone! Added to that, he got his shots on Tuesday at his 4 month check-up. He screamed when he got the shots and it broke my heart. The poor guy!
• Speaking of- I failed mention his stats. He is now 26 3/4 inches long (95th percentile) and 15 lbs. 10 oz (75th percentile). He has maintained his height/weight ratio over the past few months, which is awesome! I hope he stays tall just like his dad (and not like me)!
• Lastly- he had his first Thanksgiving this Thursday! We went over to my brother-in-law's, sister's in-laws. Yeah, sounds crazy... like celebrate Thanksgiving with your obscure relatives, but it was fun!

Love his little hand peeking out of the nursing cover

Sitting on the couch like a big boy!

Hanging out at my sister's house

Loves grabbing and gnawing on his Schnuli

Grabbing his rings in his bouncy seat

LIGHTS!

Love how he keeps a foot just chillin' in the air!

Family self-portrait... you can see the car we set the camera on in the right-hand corner :)

Love this picture and his funny look as his daddy helps him sit up on the counter. He was so proud of himself!

Project Baby: 18 Weeks Old & a 4-Month Birthday

Love how he's digging his face into my shoulder! So funny!

Doing homework with daddy

Me, seswing Christmas ornaments with my nieces

Meeting his Aunt Noel for the first time

Project Baby: 17 Weeks Old

Thoughts on 17 Weeks:

• Harrison had his first real LAUGH with me last week (he’s laugh before, but this was a REAL belly laugh) when I was kissing his cheeks, but this week he had a little laughing session with Evan’s mom and has done lots of laughs with us too. I love to try to get him to laugh! He is a really ticklish kid, but only does a few little laughs with us when we tickle him. He likes when you make funny noises and bop his mouth with the burp rag.
• Harrison makes the funniest high-pitched squeaking sounds. It’s so funny! We really need to catch it on video. Usually he squeaks as a little happy squeak.
• Our little guy is starting to like tummy time better and is getting so good at it. The past few weeks, he’ll actually SMILE and talk when doing tummy time, something he wasn’t so happy about a month ago!
• Harrison holds onto your fingers so tight you can pull him up.
• Oddly enough, Evan and I both figured out separately that Harrison wants to fall asleep on our shoulders rather than being cradled. Funny thing is, we both starting doing this on our own this week and it wasn’t until we noticed the other one doing it that we realized that we both started it this week.
• Harrison is so aware of people being around him. He always has been, but it’s amazing how each day he gets more and more aware of who is there. He still LOVES when people talk to him. He lights up when people talk to him! He also loves holding little babbling conversations. It’s so adorable!
• He’s been grabbing more and more at toys, blankets, etc. He is very aware of what is touching him and around him. The second you put blankets, burp rags, etc. on his tummy, he grabs for them. Of course, this also goes for my hair. I’ve been losing HANDFULS of hair the past couple of months anyway, but Harrison is not helping with the grabbing of the hair. Evan doesn’t want me to, but I REALLY want to chop off my hair (what little I have left).
• The last few weeks, he’s been lifting up his legs and slamming them down. He is making a thump so loud, you can hear it on the other side of the house. He’s also started doing this in his bed. When we hear those thumps over the baby monitor, we know he is definitely awake!
• Harrison and I went on a couple walks last week (once with Daddy too!) and he loved it. He was so calm the whole time just looking around. We put him in the stroller that goes with his car seat, but didn’t put the car seat with him (he HATES his car seat and spits up every time we put him in it). He’s still too small for the stroller, we it worked fine for him.
• He’s wearing a range of sizes of clothes. Some of his 3-6 month clothes are too small. Some are just right and even some of his 6 month clothes are now too small! The jammies are usually the ones that get smallest the fastest. His 3-6 month pants are just about right. For now.
• Harrison and I get a 4-day weekend together and then I only am teaching 2 days the next week and 3 half-days the week after! YAY! So grateful to spend some time at home with my little sweet boy!
• Crazy enough… I’m down 10 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight. Granted, I think a huge part of that is that I’ve lost muscle not because I’ve necessarily lost fat. Still, it’s crazy to see a weight on the scale that I haven’t seen in a few years! YAY for breastfeeding! 

Grabbing his rings... he likes to chew on them too!

 

 

Love the drool dripping off of his mouth in this picture!

Love the way he looks at his dad! :) He sure loves his papa!