Harry's Latest Milestones

So as you can see, Harry is saying things like "Ba-Ba" and yes it is adorable. :-) He is going through another incredibly cute stage at the moment. He has also cut his first tooth! Also an exciting moment. We waited and waited for the appearance of the tooth. For months he has been chewing on everything and drooling profusely. Everyone was convinced that he MUST be teething. Recently, however, he also started to pull on his ears - another sign according to "them." And why would they lie? :-) However, there was still no appearance of any teeth. Then he stopped pulling on his ears and everything seemed very status quo. The other day we put our thumb on his gums and low and behold, there is was. It is just the top of a tooth. But it is there! He is also getting himself ready to crawl. He has been sitting and then launching himself forward into the crawling position. Unfortunately, he is then not sure what to do. So inevitably ends up bellyflopping and looking a bit like a turtle who is shell side up. But he turns himself over and heads in another direction, grunting and rolling to get there. So our days of putting him in one place and him staying there are quickly coming to and end. It is so exciting to see our little Harry finding himself and becoming more aware of the world. He is clearly learning about "object permanence" (the idea that something still exists even if it is out of site) because he will drop something over the side of his high chair and then crane his neck to try and see it. The craning of the neck is a very adult body movement and a reminder of where we are going. Our little baby is turning into a little boy, day by day. There is part of me that is sad. But there is part of me that is sad about no longer being pregnant. :-) So I might as well get used to it. A bigger part of me is so excited for him and for us as we three sail into the uncharted waters of creating a family and our own little Holden-Brown nucleus.