Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, we went over to Teeny and Jarod's house for Thanksgiving. I agreed to do the turkey.  It was a little ambitious, but I figured I had to start sometime. All the food was awesome!!  Jeff even had his pumpkin pie. :) His Aunt Cheryl would always make one just for him, and since we aren't in Mississippi with her, I made him one. I messed up the crust, but Jeff said it taste good. Now, he could have just been sparing my feelings.  Either way, thanks honey!!  Michael did eat one piece, but the rest was all Jeff.
Harrison decided that he wasn't up for all of the Thanksgiving commotion, so he slept through dinner and the festivities after. He finally woke up around 4:30 (he slept for 3 hours!) He was so tired.
After dinner, we played Guesstures. It was boys against girls! Jeff, Michael and Jarod against Teeny, Katie and myself. The girls won! I'd like to say I'm surprised, but I'm not. I did have a bit of an issue with the word, "towel." Apparently, I don't dry off like other people. Both teams did really well, (the boys had a little help from the peanut gallery, otherwise known as Terry Luker.) However, if you ever want to see a "friendly" competition, don't come to the Lukers! Talk about competitive. I have to admit, I am very competitive, especially playing Jeff. Anyway, it didn't get too ugly and we were still friends when we left. :)
Here are some pics from the day. I wish I would have taken a picture of the food, but again, I dropped the ball!

So sweet!!

This was after he woke up from his nap! Amazing what a long nap will do. :)

Our first Thanksgiving as a family of  three!!

5 Months!!

Harrison turned 5 months old last Friday! I know I say this every month, but I can't believe how fast he is growing!

Harrison:

-has started to wear 9 month clothes!! Mainly shirts, because he has short little legs! I am going to have to start getting the two piece pj sets, due to the fact that it is really hard to get the sleepers zipped over his legs!
-"weighs" 19 lbs! We did a little weighing session at the office the other day, and it looks to be that he has grown a lot since he was 4 months.
-can sit up for a few seconds on his own. He is still learning, but he is getting there.
-rolls over....ALL THE TIME!!! He is very quick about it, too! I know that I am in a lot of trouble when he starts crawling/walking.
-will move his legs when he is on his belly. He gets so frustrated when he can't move. So, I don't think it will be too long.
-still loves being outside.
-LOVES Sam!! The older he gets, the more he likes Sam. He will watch him, and turn his head to wherever he goes.
-soaks me when I am giving him a bath. He has the splashing down to an art!
-LOVES it when Daddy is home. There are days when Jeff is home, and he is all Harrison wants. It's the sweetest thing for a Mama to see. :)
-has started making sure he is holding onto me when I feed him, especially, at night.
-is ready to cut some teeth! We have been going through the trials of teething, and H is miserable some days. Hopefully, Santa will bring a tooth or two for Christmas.

I know I am falling behind on pictures, but I promise I will get some up soon!!!

Thankful

On Facebook lately, everyone has been telling what they are thankful each day. Well, I still have a little pregnancy brain lingering, so I forget a lot of days. So, I decided that I would write a little post. :)

-I am thankful for this little guy! I honestly couldn't imagine my life without him in it now. Jeff and I went down a long road to get pregnant with Harrison. There were many days that I wanted to give up, but I knew that we were meant to be parents. All of the sad days were worth it, and I would do it all over again. We got the most precious gift God could have given us. This little boy is the light of our lives, and we love him with everything that we have.

How cute!

-I am thankful for this guy, too! It has been seven years, and I love him more and more each day! He is still my best friend. I thank God every day that he put Jeff in my life. I couldn't have made it though a lot without him. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be the person that I am today. He is such a wonderful husband and father to Harrison. I can't wait to see what the future brings for us and our sweet little family.

:D

-I am thankful for my sisters! It's so great to be close to my sisters. I'm sure Katie gets tired of my baby questions randomly through the day. :) But, she is always there no matter what. I am so glad that I get to watch Jesie grow into a beautiful person. I wish I was closer to see it more, but I know she will be great! I love them both so very much, and miss them so much!!!

This one is from a few years ago, but I love it!

-I am thankful for my family back at home in Alabama! I miss all of y'all so much everyday!! I miss Nanny's cooking, talks with Aunt Laura, and just hanging out with my mom. Not being there makes going home so great!! It's like I never left!

-I am thankful for my second family! Thank y'all so much for taking me in as one of your own. I don't think I could get through day to day out here without y'all. Y'all are not "in-laws" to me, more like real family! Also, thanks for trusting me to cook the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. I'm not sure what you got yourselves into, but we'll see. :)
 

-I am thankful for my very best friend in the world, Drew! She has gotten me through some rough days. She always knows the best things to say, and I miss seeing her everyday! I can't wait to go see her in January!!!

-I am thankful for my two beautiful nieces!!! I love them both so very much! Reese is so funny, and loves her baby cousin. Taryn is so sweet and lovable. I love seeing her and Harrison together. I'm also thankful that we have Skype so that Katie and I can watch each other's babies grow!!

I have so much more I am thankful for, but I will be here all day, and I have a turkey to tend to. :) Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Saturday at the Park

This past Saturday, (yes, I know I take my time with updating the blog, but I am still learning time management with my sweet baby boy) we went with Teeny and Reese to the park. Harrison loves to be outside, so I figured he would LOVE it. We met Shay and Rebecca there (Rebecca is Reese's BFF.) Harrison slept for the first little bit, and I got to take some pics of Rebecca and Reese playing.

My sweet boy

Rebecca and Reese

Harrison finally woke up. We decided to put him in the baby swing that they had. Reese and Rebecca both pushed him. He loved the swing!! We stayed for a while (it started getting a little windy.) Harrison was exhausted that night! Playing with the big kids wears him out! We had so much fun at the park. We will definitely be going back.

It was Game Day, so we had to represent. :)

His new favorite thing.

H and Aunt Teeny

LOVE the expression!

WEEEEEEEEEE!!

Harrison's First Halloween

When I first thought of Harrison dressing up, I had thought that he could be a lobster. Random, I know. However, I saw a cow costume. I thought he would be the cutest cow ever! I contacted my resident Halloween expert, Reese, and asked her what H should be. She said a cow. So, we got the baby cow costume! I was right on with my cutest cow prediction. He was not too fond of the hat part, but the rest wasn't too bad.

We had just gotten back from Alabama, and it was the end of the month, so Jeff wasn't able to go with us trick-or-treating. I took Harrison up to the dealership that afternoon. He was a big hit!

Harrison and Daddy

Last year, we went over to Teeny's to trick-or-treat with Reese. She invited us over to do the same this year. She ordered pizza and had a few friends come over too. We didn't get to go trick-or-treating due to Harrison's bedtime creeping up on us. We did get a few pictures though. Hopefully, next year we will be able to stay out a little later. :)

Excuse my big hair.

Gammy and Harrison

Gabby, Devin and Reese

Aunt Teeny and Reese

A Very Runge Wedding!

David and Megan got married this past Saturday. Jeff was a groomsman. He was very excited. The last time we saw David was when Bama won the National Championship two years ago. He hadn't even met Megan yet! David's little sister, Leah, and I are really good friends, so I was excited to see her too! Plus, neither one of them had met our sweet little boy! Jeff was busy with all of the wedding festivities so H and I did our own little thing, which meant hitting up the mall in Decatur. :) We had a lot of fun though. The wedding was beautiful. Again, the weather was awesome!!  All of the leaves on the trees were turning colors. I think Jeff got tired of me talking about how pretty the trees were there. The wedding was outside, so of course, Harrison was very content. We didn't get to stay long at the reception due to the time and a little boy needing to get in bed. We didn't really have enough time with them. Hopefully, the Runges (all of them) will be planning a trip to Houston soon!!

Leah and I!

Too funny!

Her new boyfriend!

Jeff, Matt and David.

My sweet little boy!

Jeff, H, and Matt

Me and my loves!

Sweet Home Alabama

A few months ago, Jeff got a call from his roomy in college saying that he was engaged!! We were so excited for him. David has been there for every part of our journey as a couple, so we wanted to be there for him, (Jeff and I actually started dating on David's birthday, 7 years ago!) The wedding was in Cullman, Al. Since it was in Alabama, I decided that Harrison and I would go home a few days early to spend some time with my family. We don't get to see them that much, and a lot of them haven't met Harrison yet. Katie and Taryn came out here a few days before to drive with Harrison and me. I was so thankful. It would have been so much harder to make an eight hour road trip by myself with a four-month old. Taryn and Harrison had so much fun, well, as much fun as two infants can have. They tried to eat each others' hands and hung out on the mat together! I will say though, these two kids are COMPLETE OPPOSITES! Taryn is more laid back. She is good wherever she is. Harrison loves to be entertained and is always moving! I am in serious trouble when he becomes mobile! My grandfather said that is just the boy in him.

Happy cousins!

We left last Friday, and made it home in about eight hours or so. They both did really well on the trip. Harrison got a little fussy around Mobile, but we stopped to eat, and he was happy as a clam! It was a little late by the time we got to my mom's (they were in Butler, Al for Jesie's football game.) We stopped by to see my grandparents. As you may remember, they met Harrison when he was about half the size he is now. He LOVED them! He was cracking up at Paw-paw! They were best buds!  Nanny and Paw-paw have 9 grandkids and 5 great-grandkids now, so they know their stuff! Harrison got hungry, so we went to Mom's and let him eat and got him ready for bed. In the mornings, after Harrison ate, he would spend some time with Gigi (my mom) while I got a little bit more sleep.  It was so nice! My Nanny's birthday was earlier that week, so Mom and them planned a party that Sunday that we were home. A lot of the family came and we got to eat roast. Nanny and Paw-paw usually fix one when I come home, because they know it's my absolute favorite!!!!! We spent our time home shopping, visiting and relaxing! We got to go see my dad's mom, Me-me. We also saw my dad's brother and his wife the night we got there. We went to eat, and they came in! I got to go see some friends from high school, and we saw Drew and her family. Harrison loved Honey (Drew's mom) and Brantley. Harrison also got to meet our sweet friend, Jamia and her family.  It was so wonderful to see family and friends. Harrison LOVED it there. He got to be outside all the time, and ride the golf cart. The weather was wonderful. It actually felt like fall! I took a lot of pictures, but not as many as I would have liked. I didn't get one of Harrison and my mom, or Aunt Laura, or Katie, or Jamia. I dropped the ball on that one. :(

Harrison and Taryn

Aunt Jesie decided to feed H his cereal...

and this is what he looked like afterwards.

Hanging out with Nanny and Paw-paw.

He convinced Paw-paw to let him drive. :)

H and Me-me.

T and Me-me.

Bath time! 

"Give me that bear!"

I loved going home. I was very excited to see Jeff that Thursday, but I did not want to leave home, especially since Harrison seemed like he had such a good time. We miss everyone so much already!!