Check Up

So we were a little late getting Harrison to his 18 month check-up (had to reschedule and you know how hard it is to get a check up appointment with a doctor!). But nevertheless, Harrison is doing very well! He is still cruising along, following "his growth curve" as Dr. Walker said. He is holding strong at 10 %ile in weight and 40th in height. Tall and thin-wonder where he got that from!!?!! He is doing very well and definitely reaching all his developmental milestones. Dr. Walker said he can't remember the last time that he actually got to sit and listen to an 18 month old heart for so long because they usually freak out. Not Harrison though! Cool as a cucumber. When he got his shots, he screamed out for about a minute, then started patting me on my back as if to say, it's okay Mommy. I'm fine. Dr. Walker gave us the go ahead to try the "we-are-not-coming-in-here-until-6:00-no-matter-how-much-you-cry" approach because Harrison regularly is up and at 'em at 4:30. TOO EARLY. I'll let ya know how that one works!! HAHA

Big Help

I am sure you have noticed that we have not spent much time on the blog lately. For good reason--our house is for sale! We have been working hard to get and keep it ready for a prospective buyer to pop in at any moment. While that hasn't happened much yet, we are keeping our fingers crossed that it will pick up. But Harrison has been watching us do a little extra housework, and apparently it has rubbed off on him. He has always been obsessed with cleaning, thanks in large part to his first sweet sitter Carissa. I dream of having a house as clean as hers!! But I guess he has figured out that you sweep things off the floor, and he has spent a lot of time helping us do that. So cute!

We have also spent a lot of time outside. My camera battery is dead, so I will take some pictures of us out there tomorrow, but my boy LOVES to be outside. Yesterday he cried when I picked him up at the sitter's house because he wanted to go outside and play, not go with me! He also wants to be pushed in his stroller all the time, which I hope will turn into a good thing as Momma tries to lose a few more pounds.

Harrison is finally starting to speak out. He has said a few sentences ("There's Mama!" was my favorite) and lots of words. I never could understand other kid's jibberish before now, but have become fluent in Harrison's jibberish!