Harrison

Harrison has not been well. I took him to the doctor as he had been really grumpy and she checked him out and said he was just grumpy (he bit me in the waiting room because I wouldn’t let him crawl down the hallway.) Then a few days later he actually got sick. So perhaps he was grumpy because he didn’t feel well. Anyway we went back to the doctors and he has a cold/virus thingy. So he’s all blocked up and “mucusy”. And he has coughing fits and then cries
Poor little man.
We think he is getting better and when he does its back to the doctor for vaccinations.

He has also been walking a wee bit more, and may have said bird while pointing to one.

Harrison took his first steps today. He stood up (which he’s getting better at), took 2 very small steps and then fell on his bum. Then he did the whole thing again. It will be interesting to see how much more he does today!

Harrison has started occasionally standing by himself. He is doing it more and more so I assume he is practising. Then …… walking? He hasn’t attempted to move while standing by himself, I guess he needs to build up to it. We give him lots of encouragement although perhaps we shouldn’t. Maybe he’s easier to handle when he’s not walking.

…is my slightly delayed command.

There is a selection of new Harrison photos now online.

Harrison’s baths have changed somewhat - a couple of months ago it became clear that my earlier tactic, of more-or-less holding Harrison in one place and giving him a good washing, was simply no longer going to work.

So, now he has free run of the bath. He gets in and I chuck some water on his head to wet his hair. He then crawls around plays with whatever toy he has and splashes around a bit. Then I lure him back to my end of the bath, and give him a good rub-down with the wet flannel and lather up his hair with shampoo. He then crawls off again, all foamy headed, and that’s where it all gets crazy - I turn on the shower! He then crawls around under the shower (in about 12cm of water) for a while and manages to rinse his hair. They shower goes off, and he’s done.

In the last week or two he’s found a new favourite bathtime toy - the plug - which has added a new dimension to the event. I now have to use all my strength to push the plug in as hard as I can, so then it takes him at least a few minutes to pry it out, giving me enough time to complete the main washing. Then the shower goes on and the water proceeds to drain slowly - and then eventually the shower goes off and the water is all gone. Although Harrison has proven himself able to put the plug back, he seems to prefer to let it drain out.