2 weeks ago proved to be his biggest growth spurt in awhile. The term "he seemed to grow overnight" was in fact, quite literal. Harrison went to bed in his cozy pajamas and awoke to pants legs to his shins and sporting quite the crop-top. He is completely out of all 9-month clothes and some of the twelve month clothes and very quickly becoming tight.
His motor skills have not slowed down either, Harrison is now cruising along furniture with no hands--he simply uses his sides to stabilize himself. His periods of free-standing have increased in length (one incident just long enough to poop...) He has also learned to climb his gate and cruise against the walls. Frequently throughout the day I can be heard saying "No, no Harrison. You're not big enough for that yet." The boy has his sights set high!
Harrison now has a new favorite food--pineapple. Other new treats include blueberry puffs, pear yogurt and crackers, macaroni and cheese and spaghetti. Even though we're trying our best to resist giving him "big people food" aka "not very healthy food", he has had a few nibbles along the way. His favorites so far are cake frosting and the whipped topping from Caribou. Harrison has also started using a sippy cup with a few ounces of water in it. He is very good at holding it and directing it towards his mouth, but he is still grasping the "tip it up" concept.
This month we began using sign language with Harrison. So far we have introduced "milk", "eat", and "more". He has developed an understanding of "milk" and "eat" and while he does not sign anything back to us quite yet, his excitement (which then leads to furious impatience) cannot be denied. We're still working on "more" Its hard to tell if he understands us when we sign it to him yet, but he definitely has his own way of communicating that need: slamming his hands on the high chair and yelling. It is said that when introducing new signs it may be 3-weeks to a month before an infant understands and/or reciprocates the sign. That seems like a very long time, but with everyone on board I'm hoping we stick with it!
Other things new:
Harrison has decided that he likes to take of his clothes when he sleeps. It first began with me finding him with his pants partially off. It has now progressed to finding him with no pants on and his socks on the floor.
Our wonderful crib looks as though it has been through a war. When we disassembled the crib for our move a month ago small indents (2-3 total) could BARELY be seen on one of the rails. It was discussed that we should look into rail covers. Harrison then stopped teething and the phase seemed to be over. Then....BAM. Needless to say we finally purchased the rail covers. I'm hoping that with a little sanding and staining that we can cover most of the damage. And if not, at least the rail covers will hide the damage.
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