8 Months

I know, I know. I am super late.  We have been a little out of sorts with our quick trip to Alabama. Then, last Sunday, Harrison woke up with a snotty nose. It just got worse and worse this week.  He hasn't felt too good all week long. I think he is finally getting over the little cold. So glad we survived his first one.
Anywho, Happy 8 Months Harrison!!!!! I can't believe it has been 8 whole months!!! It goes by faster and faster each month. Our little boy is showing more and more of his personality and doing more stuff everyday.

Harrison:
-weighs around 20 or 21 lbs.  We weighed at Mom's in Alabama, and it was around 21 lbs.
-is still not crawling, but he is getting better. He will spin on his tummy and then roll anywhere he wants to go.  OR he will scoot on his little booty. He has recently found the coffee table. :)
-is eating more and more solid foods. We still haven't found too much that he doesn't like.  Recently, he has tried collards, pumpkin baby food, peach cobbler baby food, and little yogurt melts. He LOVES the yogurt melts. Of course, if it tastes like yogurt, I'm pretty sure that he would love it.
-is eating 7 oz of formula around every 3-4 hours.  First thing in the morning, he eats 8 oz.  Usually later on in the morning, he eats some cereal with fruit.  He gets yogurt after lunch, and then a veggie and fruit at dinner.  He knows the containers and that it's time to eat when I get them out.
-has started to clap. You can say, "yay!" and he will clap his hands. It's so cute!!!
-is still only saying, "dada." Maybe one day....
-is still in 9 month clothes, but he just moved up to size 4 diapers. They are a little big, but the size 3s were starting to get tight on his legs. :(
-loves playing his little piano. He will sing for you and play it. :)
-goes to bed around 7, unless he has had a long day or his afternoon nap didn't go well. If that happens, it's a little earlier.  He USUALLY sleeps until 5:30 or 6. He will take a nap about 2 or 2.5 hours after he gets up, and then another nap around 2 or 2:30.
-still loves his baths. Now, he will stand up beside the tub and hold on to it while I get the water ready. He gets so excited!

Harrison,
You are growing into a wonderful little boy. We are so excited to watch you grow everyday. We love you so much! Happy 8 months baby boy!!
Love,
Mama and Daddy

Cousins!

Enjoying a Ritz.

Sweet sleeping baby. 

I couldn't resist. I know he will hate me for this one day, but it was just too cute!

"Hmmm...I like this table thing."

An Unexpected Trip

Last Monday, my best friend, Drew called to let me know that her Gran had a stroke.  She was, of course, devastated.  Drew and Gran were very close. I do believe that Drew got a lot of her humor from Gran.  The next couple of days were up in the air.  She got better, and there was home. Then, suddenly, she took a turn for the worse.  There was no question in my mind of whether or not I would go home.  Harrison and I got all packed, and we were ready to leave Friday morning.  When I got up Friday morning, I had a text from Matt (Drew's husband) saying that Gran had passed away. I knew that Drew would be very upset, so I decided that I would call her on my way.
Harrison did very well on the trip. I think everyone was very nervous since it was just the two of us.  He would sleep, wake up and eat, play then go back to sleep.  It rained the ENTIRE way!! It didn't stop until later on that night after we had been at Mom's for a while.  H got a little fussy about Mobile, but the trip had taken a lot longer than usual due to the torrential downpour the whole way.
Saturday, I went up to Excel to spend some time with Drew, and Harrison stayed with Mom. He even went and watched Aunt Jesie cheer at a basketball game.  From what I hear, he was quite the ladies man with all the cheerleaders.  Saturday night, Katie brought Taryn over to spend the night.  H and T are so funny together.  She is moving around quite a bit, and Harrison is still working on it.  They would give each other kisses.  I think Taryn really liked kissing Harrison's head.  It was so cute!!!
Sunday was the visitation and the funeral.  I took H with me that morning because I got a lot of questions as to where he was the first day I was there.  Of course, he went straight to Brantley.  He loves her! We headed over to the church and ate with Drew's family.  Mom, Katie and Taryn came a little later. They stayed and visited then took Harrison with them so I could stay for the funeral.
Monday, we went and ate breakfast with Nanny and Paw-paw.  Then, we went to visit Me-me.
All weekend, we got a lot of compliments on how happy Harrison was the whole time! He also tried some  new foods while we were there.  He loves collards!!! I know, I was shocked as well.  He likes grits, Ritz crackers and mashed potatoes.  I said it before, but I don't think we are gonna have a picky eater.
I wish we could have seen everybody, but our trip was so unexpected and short, that we just didn't have the time.  Here are a few pics from the trip.

Playing at Aunt KK's!

This picture cracks me up!!

My sweet niece crawling under Gigi's coffee table.

Harrison and Aunt Jesie hanging out.

Harrison eating some grits.

Like I said, Taryn is going everywhere. H was sitting there and she just started crawling on the toy.

I'm glad we got to go home, but it was honestly one of the toughest things to do.  It was so hard to see Drew so upset.  Gran was such a special woman. She was always full of life.  She had a joke for everything. I am so lucky that I even knew her.  Over the years, we visited Gran a lot while I was with Drew.  She always treated me like one of her grandkids, and when Jeff came into my life, she treated him the same way.  We are so sad to see her go, but so happy that she is in a better place looking over all of her "kids."

Picture Update!

Here are Harrison's 7 month pictures and just some randoms. :) Our baby boy is such a ham in front of the camera!!

He has learned to lean down and look at things!

Bath time!!! Look at those teeth!!

This is my new favorite!! He was cracking up!!

7 Months

I know, I know...it has taken me forever to post his 7 month stats.  The Luker household has been infected these past couple of weeks. H and I had a virus in Georgia, and apparently, it followed us home.  Jeff acquired the virus, and right after that, Harrison got a cold.  Then, of course, I got the cold. So, it has been a whirlwind of a week. Among all the sickness, our sweet boy turned seven months old!!! He is just 5 months away from being a year old!!! This is just beyond me.  He is growing so much everyday and becoming his own little person.  He is such a fun and active little boy!! We can't wait to see his personality develop even more!

Harrison:

-is down to taking 2 naps a day! We finally have somewhat of a nap schedule.  It only took us about 6.5 months, but we got it down!
-is taking baths like a big boy. He still sits in his baby tub, but he is sitting up and playing.
-LOVES all solid food!! His new favorite is yogurt!! We tried him on the Gerber brand, and he liked it.  Then, Aunt Teeny gave us some that she had, and he LOVES it.  He is like his Daddy with his fondness of fruits and yogurt.
-is talking up a  storm.  He has "dada" down to an art! We're still working on "mama."
-is still working on crawling.  He will still go backwards and rock on his hands and knees. I'm sure it won't be long before he is on the move, and I am pulling my hair out.
-went on his first bike ride with Aunt Teeny on Sunday.  From what we hear, biking is his new favorite thing.
-still only has the 2 teeth. I am almost positive that he has more coming in after what has went on today.
-is in a convertible car seat.  We got him a new one last week.  He was fitting a little snug in the infant car seat, and with the new laws, you have to have them rear facing until they are two.  And since he is over the weight requirement, we thought he may be a little more comfortable. He loves it.  He is still trying to figure it out, as well as where his hanging toys are.

Harrison,
Mama and Daddy love you so much, and we are having so much fun watching you grow.  We can't wait to see what the next month brings. You are the light of our lives!!
Happy 7 months!!!

National Champions!!

ROLL TIDE!!!! We were so excited for a chance at another National Championship.  Luckily, I got back the day before the game. Jeff and I went to an Alumni bar downtown call Firkin and Phoenix.  Our friends, Steve and Lauren, got there early and got us a seat right up front.  We were right in front of the big screen.  The place was packed with Bama fans and two sad LSU fans. :)  Gammy watched the baby for us, but he was at home representing his team, don't worry!  We had a wonderful time and we are so glad that the game turned out in our favor! Bama played hard, and the Bama nation will get to enjoy another year of being the best in the country!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Brad Smelley!!! (that's Steve, but he was yelling for Brad!)

Steve and Lauren

He won this! He was so excited!

My new favorite picture!

Me and my favorite Bama fan!

Roll Tide from the Lukers!!

Six Month Pictures

Sorry they are so late! And yes, I realize that he will be 7 months next week!

Our Adventure to Georgia

Since Drew has been here three times in the past year, I decided that it was time that Harrison and I went to Georgia to see them. Drew, Matt and Brantley have moved into a new house since the last time that I was there, so I wanted to check it out.  We left last Monday morning. We had a flight to Tampa, and then one to Tallahassee.  Tallahassee is only about an hour or so from Albany. I was very nervous about Harrison on the flight. Jeff and I have a VERY active little boy, so I knew that he would want to be constantly moving, and it's just not possible on a plane. He ate while we took off, and he did well for a little while. Then I knew that he was getting tired. I managed to get him to sleep for a little bit. When he woke up, he was not happy. Luckily, we only had a few minutes left.  The next flight was only about 45 minutes. He did great on that flight. It was a smaller plane, and he got to look out the window the whole time. When we got to Tallahassee, we went to pick up our luggage, and it wasn't there!!! Drew had come in just in time to see my start to panic! The car seat was with the luggage.  After talking to the lady at the counter, we found out that it would be in Albany the next day.  Meanwhile, Drew and Matt went and picked up a new car seat and a couple necessities while H and I walked around a very small airport. We finally made it to Albany about 8:30 that night. (I finally got all of my luggage on Wednesday! Part of it came in Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday.)

The next day, Katie and Taryn came in to see us!!  We were so excited!!! Katie's friend, Meg, lives in Columbus, Ga, so she stopped through to see her and her new baby girl.

Sweet baby girl!!!

It was funny...this little hat is too big for Taryn, and it will hardly fit on H.

Aunt Katie and Harrison!

Brantley was an awesome babysitter! The kids LOVED her!

They played so well together!

Katie and T stayed Tuesday night, and we kinda just stayed around the house on Wednesday. They left later on that afternoon. I was so sad to see them go. Harrison absolutely loves Katie and Taryn. Hopefully, it won't be too long before we get to see them again!

Thursday, Drew, Brantley, Harrison and I went out and did a little shopping.  Harrison did so well! He was exhausted by the time we got back though! That night, Drew's SIL, Randi, came over to watch the kids while we went to go eat. There is a place that does music trivia on Thursdays, and we were going to go there. However, that was the one Thursday night that they weren't doing it.  I was so sad. So, we went to Mellow Mushroom instead. They had a live band that night, and it was a lot of fun! 

Friday, things turned bad! We all came down with a stomach virus. Nobody felt well Friday or Saturday, so we were pretty low key. 

Sunday morning, we left for Tallahassee for our trip back.  Thankfully, H and I both felt better, or well enough to fly.  I hated to leave. We always have so much fun when we visit with the Kunkles.  Drew cooked for us all week, and I am positive I gained about 5 pounds! It was SO GOOD!!!! I also got to eat some Krispy Kreme doughnuts!! The only thing that I didn't get was Krystal! I promised Jeff I wouldn't eat it since he wasn't there.  

Brantley and Harrison!

Drew and I Thursday night.

Aunt Drew and Harrison.

We had a layover in Tampa, so we played for a while.

Harrison did really well on the flights back home. He was SO excited to see Daddy! I was as well.  H saw him walking up before Jeff saw us and he gave the biggest smile! We had so much fun in Georgia, and we can't wait for our beach trip with them in May!!