Two Guys

A Little Family History

One of the stops we made coming back from Boston on Spring Break was to visit the Deshon-Allyn House in Connecticut. These were Joe's maternal ancestors who lived here. Harvey wanted to run all over the property, but there was a bit of a mud issue.

Family Photo in Boston

Precious

It's another of those magical pictures. This was actually taken by our friend Jim on New Year's in San Antonio. Harvey was so fragile back then. Here are some of his latest tricks which will require additional childproofing:
1. Pulls himself up to stand in his highchair and rocks back and forth wildly enjoying the sound of the chairlegs bumping against the uneven floor.
2. Opens the cabinet doors
3. Speed crawls when he hears me open the dishwasher and goes right for the drawers which he can roll back and forth.
3. Manipulates the decorative folding screen in the living room (we had to put a heavy basket in front of it so it wouldn't topple on him)
He is also getting wise to the idea that I still exist even when I am not in the room, so putting him to bed at night has opened up a new can of (screaming) worms.
Ah, the joys of witnessing growth and development

Best Babysitter on the Block

"Laura, Harvey's with you, right?"

He's a Changed Man

This is what Joe says about Harvey after they return from their quality father-son time at the changing table AKA "Table of Torture" (see our earlier entryfrom October 3). Last night Harvey proved that he is really growing up. He slept from midnight until 6 AM without one peep! Maybe he is starting to know the difference between night and day. He is also getting quite proficient at getting his thumb and fingers into his mouth. On Monday he visited Dr. King and weighed in at 9 pounds 15 ounces and 23 inches. He is standing quite a bit with assistance and sometimes even walks on my chest. He even went up a diaper size. Actually he still fits into the smaller one, but he needs the extra absorbancy (smile). Tomorrow he will be seven weeks old. Keep it up cowboy!

Joe changes Harvey's diaper--a first for both