I had a pretty good day today, except that I haven’t seen my husband since 8:30 this morning. I had a refreshing time with some friends this morning, just chatting over coffee. I came home and put Harrison down for a nap, made a treat for Bible study tonight and a casserole for a friend, spent some fun time with Harrison and then went to Bible Study. Since Kelly was gone, I took Harrison and the other ladies enjoyed playing with him. I have to admit, it was a lot harder to concentrate on the Bible Study having a child sitting on your lap;I appreciate Kelly on Wednesday nights (and every other day, 
but it is nice to have Wednesday nights to go hang out and be able to listen to the Bible Study. Looking forward to bed now!
I kind of thought that’s what it looks like he’s saying in this picture.
For some reason this morning I’ve thought a lot about the baby we lost to miscarriage before Harrison. Harrison is so very very precious to us - I have just been wondering what that first baby would have been like. Amy and Harrison are off to the library for a “lap-sit” thingy (whatever that is), and so I ended up by myself with these thoughts and just bawled. (I can admit that, can’t I?) I thought I had put it all behind me, but something like this is probably never fully “dealt with,” huh?
Anyway, the baby would be about a year old by now if it had survived. Was it a son or daughter? What would it’s personality have been like? I have been trying to imagine life that way, but it is too much.
I wonder if some day we’ll meet that child in heaven. If so, will it be a child or adult? What would I say? What a wild meeting that would be. I hope it happens.
We have been working on sitting up in our Boppy pillow. He’ll do it for just a little bit, and then either see something and lean back or go forward. Here is a sequence of pictures showing what happens!
Harrison has been ‘helping’ feed himself. Let’s just say feeding time has gotten significantly messier!
Some may say you can’t tell a difference, but he has some big time bed-head going on here.
Last weekend, Nana and Papa G and Great-grandma Carlock came to visit. We had a great time! Come back soon!
I think this one is so cute…it kind of catches his personality…and hair. 
We’ve had a busy few days here…yesterday Harrison and I both had Dr. appts. He had his 6 month check up and got a couple shots. He is doing better this time than at his 4 month- no fevers or fussiness…yet anyway. My wrist has been hurting for a couple months now- it has gradually gotten worse, so I went to the Dr. It turns out I have tendonitis in my wrist tendon & just kept re-injuring it when I would pick up a plate or anything really. It would hurt so bad if I turned it just the right way. I have to wear a wrist thing- kind of looks like a bowling glove. Not real pretty and it makes it a little harder to do things, but it is feeling better.
Harrison & I went to get some 6 months pictures taken today. It was so hard to choose, they were all so cute. But we take so many pictures on our own, I couldn’t justify spending $80 in pictures, which is what she was trying to talk me into. I kept trying to tell her we are on a budget and just need a few pictures anyway. I ended up spending about $20 and got some adorable pics. She did do a good job taking the pictures.
It’s hard to believe Harrison’s six months old today! We’re celebrating with a tour through Coralville Mall - which, by the way, is totally packed! ( I hate crowds)
I was changing Harrison’s diaper and clothes today and while he was laying on the changing table, he grabbed his foot (which he has done some before) and put his big toe in his mouth and started sucking on it just like it was his pacifier. It wouldn’t have been near as cute on anyone else, I know, but it was really funny. Oh, to have that kind of flexibility! I, of course, didn’t have my camera. I will take it in there tomorrow and see if he’ll do it again. I was laughing at him, and that seems to do the trick to getting him to do something a second time. :)
I caught him mid-sneeze.
Playing in his exersaucer.
The next Rocky…hopefully not!
I put him in the highchair tonight to feed him and he was entranced with the buckle on it. He played with it for about 5 minutes. He was really working at it! There are several new pictures …just everyday stuff!
We were sitting at the table tonight after supper and I was holding Harrison. I looked over at him and he had his pacifier like this, and he kept it there for a long time. It was too funny!
