Silent Cries

Not much else breaks my heart like hearing Maxton's lost voice try to cry out. Every mothers nightmare has come true in our house - EVERY member of our household has the flu at the SAME time!! Thank goodness we have a loving family to help us out. Thank goodness.

Even while we are wallowing in our sickness, Harrison (now 5 weeks sick) still lovingly plays with his brother. Here he is pinning down Maxton. (I think daddy's been showing Harrison too many WWF moves.)

Bubbles

Harrison has just learned how to blow bubbles, and say "ba-bull." it's the first word he has said that has two different syllables (not a repetition of the first syllable like dada).

To date Harrison's vocabulary consists of:
Mama
Dada
Papa
Mimi
Juice
Wawa (water)

And of course his very first word is still going strong - HOT

Helmet Hair

But really, I can't believe Maxton's hair. It's pretty amusing in a 70s kind of way...

Maxton eating cereal

Maxton had rice cereal for the first time this week. And Harrison is eating it again too, of course.

Tub Time

We use our baby tub as a seat for Maxton in the mornings while we get ready. Like all big siblings, Harrison likes to do, play with, drink out of, sit in, etc. whatever Maxton may be involved with at the time. So dada put Harrison in the tub too.

It surely makes for cute photos!

Holding Hands

Maxton was crying in the car and when I turned around I almost cried too. There Harrison was, calm and caring, holding Maxton's hand.

Now I see them holding hands a lot, and sometimes I see Harrison getting frustrated when Maxton's grip won't open.

How does Harrison know to be so loving?

Day at the Pumpkin Patch

The Longs, Papa, Harrison, Maxton and I ventured to Tanaka farms. We had a wagon ride, went inside a petting area (which Harrison would not pet anything), and a huge pumpkin area. Alice and Harrison took turns in the wagon Papa pushed. The picture of Harrison holding the pumpkin with the evil eye is seconds before he intentionally dropped it. He seemed to think that was fun.

Another day at the park..

Harrison loves the swing, and he's now learning to climb the stairs to get to the slide. He is still fascinated by the beach shower but he doesn't run to them anymore. Maybe 1 shower every day with daddy is finally enough.

He sure loves his ice cream..

I don't think Harrison's mouth opens any bigger...

Milk Pump

Well, Harrison sort of understands the pumping notion. Here he is after getting a hold of a suction, and now trying to pump from his belly button.

Another day at the beach...

With grandma

Maxton punching his face, and laughing...

Maxton is already so bubbly and interactive. He seems to like having lengthy conversations.

Sorry the lighting is so dim... It's hard to catch those moments perfectly.

Building

Harrison loves to crash, throw, and crash down, and he is finally learning how to build. This might be his biggest set of blocks built yet!

He's really a happy baby...

...When he's not colic twice a day.

Good morning

Just a good hair shot today.

What a ham..

Someone now knows how to "work the camera," so to speak..

The "Bill Cosby"

So I just found out this expression is hereditary, passed down from Auntie Mimi. Apparently, when Mimi was little she would do this expression on command, "do the Bill Cosby.."

Mother and Son Dance

In the midst of feeling sorry for myself having a screaming baby to take care of all day and all night long, day in and day out, with hardly a break, this evening I finally had the notion to turn on some music to bounce around to. I turned on some feel-good Jack Johnson and started to dance around. I caught a glimpse of Maxton and I in a mirror and suddenly had a vision of the mother/son dance at his wedding (fast forward 30 or so years).

Seeing his little arm wrapped around mine brought warmth to my heart, instantly.

Obi Wan

When Harrison is not copying daddy, he takes on a different persona after a shower...

Harrison's First Funnel Cake

And I wonder why I can't him to eat veggies...

Just like daddy

Everyone knows Harrison loves water, and he loves taking showers with daddy. Now he also loves to wrap a towel around his waist, along with blow-drying his hair, lotioning his face, brushing his teeth, and putting on deodorant.

It's pretty cute to watch...

Stella and Harrison

We met Stella and Ann at South Coast Plaza yesterday and rode the carousel. What a deal too, only $1 for both of us!

Harrison holding Maxton...

So while Justin and I were attending a memorial, grandma Watson was watching the boys. Harrison was really fussy until grandma let him hold Maxton. These are just the cutest pictures ever!! And I'm sad to have missed the moment...

My old shirt

Fits Maxton! Harrison was either too big or we were too scared to put it on him...

HH really lives to swim!!

And he is so lucky grandma and grandpa Watson take him in the pool so often :)

Brothers

So far Harrison has been very sweet and gentle with his new brother. Everything is great here in Laguna. (and it's ok to say it - Maxton does look like an Eskimo baby)

Harrison's First Cappuccino

So of course Harrison wants to eat what we eat, drink what we drink. We are not about to give Harrison caffeine - so Justin had a great idea to put milk foam in a mini cup! He even tried it with a fork, not a bad idea.

Big Belly

I'm not exactly sure where Harrison learned this, but at least he's exploring different ways of using his body??

Irvine park train ride

Last week we went to our first OC moms group event at the Irvine park. We took a train ride, maybe Harrison's first around the park. You can see on his face he was mesmerized and loved it! Behind us are Haibo and Zoie, Blizzard play buddies.

At the San Clemente Pier

We had to get out if the house for a showing today so Harrison and I went to the pier for some lunch. We brought our bucket and sand toys and Harrison is STILL eating sand. He also loves flinging the sand in the air on his head.. It might be a ploy to take a shower - which he loves :)

3 Hrs at Disneyland

So before anyone freaks out, I knew Harrison wouldn't remember any of what he saw, nor does he know anything Disney currently. I have this silly annual pass that I'm determined to get my money's worth before it expires in September, and while Harrison is still free.

So one Monday morning, trying to think if where to go while the cleaners were here, I said "why not. Let's go."

Harrison loved watching the space ships in tomorrowland and dumbo (mouth open shot below). The only ride we went on was the train, which I've never ever been on myself. Disneyland will be a much different experience from here on out.

I promise, next Disneyland trip with harrison will be with everyone (especially daddy and sister), when he's old enough.

Pastries

Daddy wanted a pastry thus morning, so everyone got to have one.

Big Bear

So we took a little trip to big bear at the end of April. Some of the nights were rough with the little guy not sleeping like he should be, but all in all it was a beautiful trip. Maga, Papa, and Tim joined us for a few days and I wish I had pictures of them too.

Goofing around with Auntie Moni

Of course Harrison couldn't keep away from Auntie's electronics. Here he is getting agro that she wouldn't let him manhandle her camera.

1st Time to McDonnalds

We had a flat tire and a police car escorted us to a McD's to wait for a tow truck. Harrison managed to eat healthy, apple slices and milk, but his sibling had a couple of Mc nuggets - had to see if they were what I remembered. The apple slices were an option instead of fries in the happy meal - wow. I asked the guy taking my order, "are they REAL apples??" I guess I haven't been to a McD's in a while. (And daddy gets the toy of course:)