Harrison is 8 Months Old!

My sweet Harrison is 8 months today.  Time is flying by, and he is getting SO big!  I took him to Old Navy the other day to see what size he was and buy him some warm clothes.  I tried to get him in a 6-12 month one piece outfit, but could barely get it snapped.  Why is he getting big so fast????

Here are his latest miletones:

• Crawling EVERYWHERE!  (oct.5)
• He has two teeth and FOUR more coming in! 
• He said bye-bye and waved at the same time last week
• He pulled up on his own twice.  I have missed it both times.  
• We went through a rough spell where his sleeping  is concerned.  He would wake-up between 2:30 and 3:30am... not fun
• Now he goes down between 7 and 8 and wakes-up to eat around 5
• Wakes-up for good anywhere from 6:30, 7, or 8! 
• He has become a finicky eater.  Will NOT eat vegetables.  Only fruit and formula.
• He still eats every 4 hours.  
• He takes a morning nap and a mid afternoon nap

Harrison is the sweetest baby and has the most laid back personality.  He just goes with the flow.  He still makes his motor sound and has added a grunting/growling sound.  I think he got it from his big brother :)  He follows his brother everywhere, whether Parker wants him to or not!  He already loves to push tractors and trucks around.  I am not at all surprised by that either.  He is going to want to be just like his big brother.  He is very curious.  I don't remember Parker getting into so much.  He is clumsy just like his brother.  He trips and stumbles over himself all the time.  He has had 4 busted lips so far.  The last one was brother inflicted... Parker is very mean to his brother sometimes.  He just walks up to him and pushes him over.  When I ask him if he pushed his brother, he denies it.  I finally got out of him the other day, that he didn't push him, he tackled him...  Sweet brotherly love ;)  Harrison has a big bruise on his head right now.  I have no clue where he got it from.  He is constantly running into things, so who knows.  He loves the Old MacDonald Baby Einstein DVD.  He smiles every time he sees the caterpillar crawl across the screen.  I am sure I am forgetting something, but it is getting late and I can't think anymore :)  Here are some pictures of my sweet man...

Lately

WOW.  Our life is crazy busy right now!  I can't seem to find the time to blog!  I have so much I need to update about...

A few weekends ago we went with our friends Jason, Diana, and their two kids Rone Thomas and Edie, to the fair!  I was so excited to Parker was going to have a friend to ride rides with him.  I woke up feeling a little nauseous.  I figured it would pass and we headed out to the fair.  We did make a stop by walgreens to get some Pepto though.  We hit the petting zoo first.  Parker loved seeing the animals, but don't even try to get him to pet them!  He's a rough and tough little boy, but he does have a cautious side :)

Next was the carousel!

Parker loved it.

Parker's favorite ride was, of course, the big trucks!

He waved every time he passed by  :)

I love Rone Thomas in this picture :)  Parker is in his own world HA!

They had so much fun!

Parker had so much fun, he didn't want to leave!  I was feeling sick the whole time we were there.  I didn't get to ride a single ride, or eat a single funnel cake!  Britt and Jason took the boys to ride a few more rides when I really started to feel sick.  I tried to make it to the bathroom Port-a-potty, but I almost past out.  I sat back down and told Diana I was about to pass out.  A few seconds later I felt like I was about to vomit.  Diana helped me stand up and start walking to the trash can, but I couldn't make it.  I puked in my hand, and then about 3-4 more times in the garbage can!  So embarrassing!  I am so glad that Diana was there to help me!  I am just so sorry she had to witness my uncontrollable vomiting.

Last weekend we headed to the AG Museum with some friends from church.  I have never been and had no clue what to expect!  Parker loved it!  He kept saying, "This is so much fun!"

Getting ready for the hay ride!

Love him.  

He kept his hand on my knee the whole  ride :)

Harrison loved it too :)

Milk and cookies!

He loved the horses!

John Deere!

Sweet baby

Picking Pumpkins!

Last weekend was CA-RAZY!  Here is the run down... Wake-up and pack my bag and the boys bag.  Leave for the AG Museum at 10:45.  On our way, three light came on in my car.  I had just gotten it out of the shop a few days before...  We head to the AG museum any way.  We are at the museum until 1:30.  I carried Harrison almost the whole time.  Needless to say, my arms were TIRED!  We get to the car and I can't find my keys.  I looked for them for about 5 minutes.  Finally found them in the diaper bag.  I put parker in the car and hand him his milk.  5 seconds later, he spills his milk all over the carpet... Get everything loaded up in the car and head to the car shop.  Thankfully nothing is wrong with my car.  We head to McDonald's to pick up some lunch.  I HATE the drive-thru's with 2 lines.  They are SO slow.  I decided to try somewhere else.  We then head to Raising Cain's.  I order and pull up to the window.  Wait, I can't find my wallet.  They girl at the window asks me if I am going to come back... Um yes.  As soon as I find my wallet!  I head home to get my wallet, when I glance down, and what do I see????  My stinkin' wallet.  We stop at the McDonald's in Brandon and are finally on our way to Meridian.  Almost to my friend Larrian's, and I pass her drive way.  We finish up our photo session sometime after 5 and we head to Hattiesburg.  I was on the phone with britt when I came to a road sign.  I asked if I needed to go towards jackson or meridian?  He said, "Neither.  Sarah you are going to the wrong way."  Of course I am.  I mean the way this day is going, in addition to my terrible sense of direction, and missing GPS, why not add to it!  We finally make it to hattiesburg.  Saturday morning a had a photo session with my friend Kristi and her sweet and adorable family, and we were headed home!  Needless to say, I was worn slap out by Sunday!  Now we are back in Hattiesburg.  We intended to go to the Southern Miss homecoming, but my Aunt Patti has been put on hospice, so we decided to skip the game and have some family time.  I am going to try and do a post telling all about my Aunt Patti, but for now, I would appreciate everyone's prayers.  Here is a picture of Patti holding Parker when he was a baby :)

YUMMY Recipes!

I have been trying new recipes from Pinterest this week.  I just had to share My favorites so far!

Ham and Cheese Sliders- These are SO GOOD!  Try them, try them, TRY THEM!

Ham and Cheese Sliders

adapted slightly from the Recipe Club

24 good white dinner rolls

24 pieces good honey ham
24 small slices Swiss cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup miracle whip

Poppy seed sauce (you probably could half this...I had plenty extra)
1 T poppyseeds
1 1/2 T yellow mustard
1 stick butter, melted
1 T minced onion
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and miracle whip. Spread onto both sides of the center of each roll. Place a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss inside of each roll. Close rolls and place them into a large baking dish or heavy cookie sheet. Place very close together.

In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the poppy seed sauce ingredients. Pour evenly over all of the sandwiches. Let sit 10 minutes or until butter sets slightly. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Uncover and cook for 2 additional minutes. Serve warm.

** sandwiches can be assembled a day ahead and kept in the fridge ready to bake.
I used King's Hawaiian Sweet Rolls. I also bought a 12 pack instead of 24.  


Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 

3/4 c. brown sugar 

1/4 c. granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

2 c. all purpose flour 

2 tsp. cornstarch 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chunks.

4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.

I hope you will try these recipes!  Let me know what you think!

Definitely a Monday

This is how my monday started.  Parker working on an art project, while I began to clean our incredibly messy house. :)

It quickly took a turn for the worst when Parker took a chunk out of sweet Harrison's back!

When I asked Parker why he bit his brother, he said, "Because I was being ugly."  Yeah, no joke Parker.  I cannot take my eyes off these boys for a split second!

My headache began setting in sometime after the biting incident.  I decided we needed to get outside for a little while... The boys had lots of fun playing with the wagon!

Love them!

This is possibly my new favorite outfit of Harrison's.  Unfortunately, this was his first and last time to wear it.   It was WAY too small :(

Here are a few more pics from the day...

Parker dressed himself.  He said, "Look mommy!  Blue and blue!  It matches!" 

Helping his daddy mow the grass :)

Bath time!

Harrison LOVES his big brother

Lots of craziness in between, but a pretty good ending :)  I love all three of my boys!  I am one blessed girl!