Nearly 6 months old!

It is hard to believe that in less than a weeks time, my boy will be 6 months old. He is growing and learning so much! The photo above is Harrison with one of his fave toys, his pickup truck. It's actually a bath toy, but he loves playing with it in his exersaucer or on the mat. He pushes it around, chews it, sucks it and waves it in the air. He is getting more and more mobile - we can't just leave him on the floor anymore as he rolls everywhere! He does like being able to reach his toys when he wants them, but now we have to be careful about what we leave on the floor (he particularly likes paper).

With being more mobile, Harry went through a bit of strife for a while in his cot. When he was supposed to be sleeping, he was rolling about and I would often find him crying, stuck up the top of his cot sideways and on his tummy! (He sleeps down the bottom of the cot on his back, and not sideways). Needless to say we now tuck him in very tight (just like Grandma Zilla used to) with a sheet across, and he finds it more difficult to get out. The clever little monkey also learnt how to turn his mobile on with his feet, most times if I leave him for a few minutes after he's woken up I'll walk in to his mobile playing!

Harrison is also really good at sitting now - he's been sitting for a couple of weeks, but not for long periods of time. Just over the last week he can sit for 5 - 10 mins at a time without toppling over, though we make sure there are pillows or someone there to catch him if he does take a tumble.

Harry is in a really good little routine, with 3 sleeps a day (1 hour - 1 1/2 hours at a time) and going to bed at 7pm. He sometimes wakes a couple of times in the night, but thankfully now goes back to sleep easily again when we put the dummy in. He's very good to his mummy - for my first few days of work, he slept through every night!

It was good going to work, but very tiring. Teaching is a busy job and particularly going into a class half way through the year will be a bit of a challenge, but the kids are great. On the plus side, I was too busy to be worrying about my boy! Harry was in very capable hands, staying with his Daddy on the Monday and his Aunty Katherine on the Tuesday and Wednesday. I was very excited when I came home on Tuesday to see a little folder for Harrison, with some photo stories of what he'd been doing and a painting he'd done that day! It was very cool. It's great to have a sister who's an early childhood teacher! It's currently school holidays so I'll go in a few days, and then back to usual in a couple of weeks. I think Harry enjoys spending time with other people, and I know that I certainly cherish the time I have with him more.