Our little monkey

It's been a while since we've posted - we apologize! We've been very busy and have acquired a new computer...so here we are ready to update you on the life of Master Harrison. Halloween gave us an opportunity to dress Harrison up as a MONKEY! His nickname is "Little Monkey." We had fun taking pictures; but he did not enjoy the hot costume so we ended up letting him play in just the pants! Oh well.

When we went to the Children's Museum, we ran into our dear friend Janna Smith, a full time actress there. Love her!

The Sorting Hat Has Spoken.

Yes, this is the second HP reference in a blog title this month. Harrison got a scarf this weekend from our friend, Kate (see the post below for more of Kate's handiwork) and we had to immediately welcome him to House Griffindor. After all, he looks just like his father, except for his eyes--he has his mother's eyes.

No unforgivable curses allowed in the Gapoon household!

A Bouquet of Freshly Sharpened Pencils

I just love Fall - it makes me want to go out and buy school supplies. And...take pictures of my son. It was a beautiful fall day and we went out with Grandma and Grandpa. Harrison is wearing a handmade sweater from our dear friend Kate and he looks ridiculously cute. He was a good sport overall despite the itchy leaves!

The Shrieking Shack has a new resident

We have begun to enjoy Harrison's cute little smiles and his soft cooing. Recently though, he stepped up his game. One night, for reasons unknown to us, Harrison found Brian hilarious and got in a shrieking and laughing spell. It was the first time we've heard such noises of glee from him. Hope you enjoy!

Look who can roll over!

The best thing about this video is that Rebecca captured it in one take.

Pictures

Meeting Shelby for the first time - I think she loved him at first sight!

Here we go Brownies!

Harrison asleep at the zoo. I call him my little monkey, and since we couldn't get a good shot of the REAL monkeys we thought this would do.

Sitting in his "Throne"

Meeting Evan Hausch, Matthew Hollingsworth, and Matthew Kurtz in Ohio.

Harrison's Big Adventures

It's been a while since we've updated you on Harrison's goings on. Despite his young age of 14 weeks, he has quite the active social life. He went to Ohio again and had a party introducing him to all the friends there (and got some really cool stuff.) He took a dip in Oma's pool for the first time (see video for a taste of the cry-filled moments.) We went to the zoo with Philip and Cole. And of course, football season has started and it's time to cheer on the Browns. Even though Harrison is a Hoosier, he will root for his dad's home team, at least for now!!
He is rolling over now, although we haven't caught it on film yet. Usually it's his anger that helps propel him from tummy to back! Once he starts doing it for fun, we'll make sure to capture the moment. For now, enjoy some video and photos of all the things Harrison has been doing.