Harry the 9 Month Old

It has been a wild and crazy last few weeks. Since school has started for me, I feel like it has been a whirlwind! I miss staying home with him, but love my job. I think I have changed more than Harry has since school started. I soak up every free moment with him and the moments where I don't have any one to take care of, like when I am on "vacation" shopping. We are really beginning to see Harry's personality shine through. He definitely take after me by, getting his energy from people. He spent some much needed time with Mimi and Papa yesterday. They insisted Chad and I went out on a date, after the offer we were given 6 free Razorback tickets, in prime seats; it was perfect timing! Harry would not sleep, he was so excited to spend time entertaining them, he forgot to rest! He is such a blessed baby to have so many fans!

That leads me to another personality trait, his ability to make others smile. A large group of kids at church get a kick out of making him dance, do you remember the "Go Harry" video? Well he still can shake it when he is being cheered for! It is so funny, today at church he had a crowd, adults included cheering for him and he was not shy...even in the CofC he let loose his classic dance moves! Let's hope he is not a born rebel!

He is very independent, he does very well at day care. I am able to visit him everyday, I am the only mom who comes to visit. The teachers seem like they don't mind, and Harry hasn't started throwing fits when I leave yet. Anyway, he is refer ed to as the "Leader of the Pack" in his class by the teachers and directors. He is the only one walking, they have mentioned moving him up, this makes me kind of sad. I am hoping there won't be any room and he will have to stay were he is. I love his little class and adore his teachers. They know him so well, it is so interesting to hear what they say about him. He is crazy about a Baby Elizabeth, she is a few weeks younger and always has a ponytail! They say he will walk across the room to pull her hair. He is also a paci thief...that may explain the virus he got. They say he is very independent and plays well by himself, he even shares. I am kind of obsessed with this whole sharing thing, it is so annoying to me when parents actually take a toy away from another child and give it back to their kid. I just don't think it is a big deal, Harry can get another toy and if that child's parents need to teach them to not snatch. I could go on and on about this, can you tell I have learned this from personal experience? Harry doesn't steal yet, but when he does I won't go ask other babies to give Harry's toys back. Enough said.

He is crazy about certain people, it is funny who he will give loving on.

He has been babbling a whole lot more. He will talk gibberish all the time! It is so funny!

He has 6 teeth and is eating almost everything pretty well. His favorite food at the moment is yogurt and nutragrain bars....both I despise. I usually let him eat those at school.

While watching him grow, I see God building this amazing child everyday. I have been in prayer that he takes his strengths and does great things with them and uses his weakness as lessons to grow from.

He loves people, I pray that he always loves everyone and never thinks of himself as better than anyone else.

I pray he takes his father's humility and puts himself before others always.

Still an adventurer, I pray he take sthe path God has for him, and finds joy and excitement in the good in the world and stays as far away from the bad!

He has a gentle spirit, my mom thinks since he is so sweet he may not be aggressive enough to play sports! I hope he keeps his gentle spirit to attract people and is a encouragement to everyone.

I also pray that Harry makes good friends, I believe this has a lot to do with the decisions we make and our attitude. I pray that Harry has a group of friends that are positive influences and are honest.

Harry is growing so fast, to fast for me to just sit and write about! Although I am crazy about him at this age, I miss my little baby boy who was so new. We have been so blessed, I don't know what made me so happy before him! He is our pride and joy, the greatest gift we could ever ask for, we are humbled by him. I pray that we make good choices as parents and continue to appreciate every second we have with Our Harry!

Note: My editing skills are too grand, I also write super fast, I am on a time limit! It is driving my mom crazy. I am trying to do better!