Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Week of News (plural new, not the nightly report)

Lots of new little things going on around the Harden home. We feel like from here on there will be a "something" with him everyday! I had a really tough time this past week with him turning six months. I love all the growing and developments, but...gosh, it is going SOOOO FAST!

He likes to sit up on Daddy's shoulders using his hair as reins! haha. I think we all have fond memories of being on our daddy's shoulders. Like we can take on the world!
He loves the water. Here he is a his pool at Yetti and Papa's. He is not scared at all! He kicks his legs and even splashes it in his face. I am so glad because his parents sure love the water! This morning his Daddy caught him eating his sock that WAS on his foot...

Looks like he is trying to stuff it in before someone took it from him...
Yes, he is wearing in the above photos a mismatched outfit. He is somehow managing in the middle of the night to pee on everything. I was having to wash his Swaddle-Me, change the sheets, and wash him every morning. In fact we used to refer to his green Swaddle-Me as his "pea-pod." Now? It is the "pee-pod." I have also utilized what I considered so ugly but, now, so efficient...the Ultimate Crib Sheet. Last night was out first night to not use the Swaddle-Me. It went just okay...I guess. He woke up at 4 AM and wanted to stay awake. That is not his normal routine. He was just as happy and content but just WIDE-AWAKE! I had three unsuccessful attempts of rocking him back to sleep, laying him down asleep, and then he would immediately pop open his eyes. We finally just let him cry it out. I had read about Ferber Method and other Cry-It-Out methods. Luckily as soon I was out of site, he only cried maybe a minute longer. Thanks God! That would have been very hard.

2 comments:

Sarah Barry said...

He is growing SO fast. He's too cute! That's is so funny that he wont open his mouth for food. Kids have a mind of their own.

Sarah Green said...

That is just one cute kid! We just discovered the Swaddle-Me and it is pure genius! Too bad we didn't find it until our 3rd (and last) child! We hope to see you guys SOMEDAY soon.