Happy Birthday Panama Granama

Sunday we went to visit my Mom to celebrate her birthday. The day was absolutely beautiful and we all relaxed outside. Mom went fishing for trout on Saturday and had her fishing hat out. Of course we had to make fun of it. My sister Jana came up with the name Panama Granama which I thought was hilarious.











Below is the cake I made for mom. The butterflies are made out of royal icing. I saw the idea in a cake book and decided to give it a try.

Enjoying the Weather II

We've been taking advantage of the beautiful weather we've been having lately. We love to put Harris in the grass and watch as he squirms. He hates to crawl in the grass because of how it feels on his hands. I believe that we could place him on a blanket surrounded by grass and know that he wouldn't move from the blanket.

1st Cake

I'm currently taking a cake decorating class by Wilton. Last night was the second session and we did our first cake. I think it turned out ok. I still have a lot to learn. I'm getting excited thinking about ideas for Harris's 1st birthday. I've seen all kinds of cake and party ideas. Hopefully this class will help me learn the basics so that I can be prepared by June.

Easter

Harris had a great Easter. The day started off with finding the basket the Easter Bunny left.

Next Harris had some great hang time with Dad.

We went to Grandma & Grandpa Roemke's for dinner and played with the singing bunny.

Next we went to Grandma & Grandpa Kimmerly's for an Easter Egg Hunt. Harris doesn't much care for the grass, so he didn't collect that many. Plus there was some serious competition between all the cousins.

Sleep Over

My 7 year old niece Kayla stayed the night on Wednesday since it was her spring break. We had lots of fun and she was a big help. She helped with Harris and we made lots of cupcakes for Easter. Ever since her stay with us, Harris has been chatting a lot.

Enjoying the Weather

This past weekend was absolutely beautiful. My sister and niece visited Harris and I. We went for a nice walk and played on the playground in the neighborhood. Harris really enjoys the swings. I also let him play in the rocks and was quite happy when he didn't try to eat any of them.

Future Profession Already Apparent

I think I can already tell what Harris's future career choice will be. Since he seems to fall asleep on the job, I'm guessing he'll be a security guard.

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Cage Match

I broke out the "pack and play" again. I find that I can't cook dinner or go to the bathroom without Harris being at my feet fussing. He doesn't mind being in there if I put his movie on for him to watch.

The cats also love the pack and play. It gives them a place to hangout that's not within Harris's reach. The link below is a short video of Harris and Mia in it together.

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9 Months Old

Sorry for not posting any pictures in awhile. My SD card for the camera broke. There's a write protective switch that broke in the locked position. Therefore I could not write any new pictures to the card. I bought a new card this weekend, so I'm good to go now.

On Thursday Harris had his 9 month checkup. All is good and he didn't need any immunizations this time. Yeah! He now weighs 19lbs and 5oz which is on the skinny side. It's sad that our one cat Jack still weighs more than Harris. Below are the latest stats.

Weight: 19lb 5oz (24 percentile)
Height: 28.25in (41 percentile)
Head: 18.3in (78 percentile)

I love those blue eyes.


Jack is pretty tolerant of Harris. Harris thinks its WWF Smack Down time.




Brian took the pictures below and I thought they were excellent. It kills me with jealousy that he can pick up the camera and without trying snap off pictures better than what I can do with every ounce of knowledge I have.

More Pictures

I finally took some time and played around with the lighting in the basement. I think they turned out pretty good. It's hard work getting a baby to cooperate while operating the camera by yourself. Perhaps Brian can help next time :)

I had his name spelled out in the blocks, but it only lasted for about 3 seconds. By the time I had the camera up and ready, the H and A were lost.

Our Friendly Deers

On Saturday afternoon, I was sitting in the family room chair feeding Harris a bottle when something caught my eye out the window. I turned my head and saw a deer right next to the window ledge not more than three feet from where I was sitting. It was so neat. I set Harris down and went to get my camera. In the third picture, the deer was spooked and made a run for the woods.







This afternoon our one cat Mia was sitting by the window chattering at an animal outside. I assumed it was a squirrel or chimpuck but I was curious to see what it was. There were two more deer in the yard! They hung out for about twenty minutes just munching on the grass. I took the screen out of the window and cranked it open to snap a couple of pictures. It's pretty exciting to see things like that in our backyard although I'm sure it's bad for the deers that they are coming so far into town.

I don't think Brian is as thrilled about the deers as I am. He refers to them with very colorful names that I shouldn't repeat here since his last run in with a deer. About four weeks ago, Brian hit a deer with his car on Mayhew Road one very cold evening. The car required being in the shop 5 days with a cost of $3000 in repairs. Perhaps these deers are family members of the deer he took out that evening. Perhaps they're seeking revenge....perhaps they're not so cute after all :(

Crawling & Standing

Harris has mastered crawling and is now able to pull himself up into a standing position. There's not much rest for Brian and I these days. I hope to acquire some baby gates in the near future. I've also had to move the cats' food and water dishes after I caught Harris playing in the water.

Below is Harris showing what a big guy he is.




He still loves crawling after the cats.


The step between the family room and dining room is not a challenge anymore. I think it only took him about 5 days after he started crawling to master that task.




I find it funny how alike Harris is with the cats. They seems to play with the same toys, love boxes, and like staring out the window.


And he's on his way back. He's smacked his face a couple of times, but he has the hang of it now. He's learned to put his hands down and then slide on his belly until he can get his feet under him.







If I'm sitting on the floor, he loves to climb all over me. He wants to bury his face in our clothes, but the added bonus is that he's biting now.