Me and my bear

Grammie bought Harrison a new bear, and he just loves to cuddle it and squish it in his face. I think he loves how soft it is - none of his other toys feel like that! Because it's so soft and fluffy he can get a really good grip on it, and, like most of his toys, it usually ends up in his mouth. He talks with it and laughs at it, and (more commonly) yells at the top of his lungs at it. I guess talking quietly got too boring.... Harrison is all smiles!

Like Father, Like Son

Lucky Peter... His playing time on his playstation just doubled. One day Harrison was getting fussy and all the typical soothing methods were not working. Peter finally took him and sat him on his lap while he played football on his playstation. Wow. Worked like a charm. Just look at the look of concentration on Harrison's face:

Something about the bright colors and fun noises was enough to keep Harrison occupied for quite some time. He just sat and stared at the screen, trying really hard to follow the players on the field. Now sitting with daddy to play playstation is a new favorite. Harrison LOVES it. He now cheers on the players with loud screams and squeals with the occasional grunt and groan to keep things interesting. He also has started to hit his hands on the remote - If he gets a good grip he pushes all of the buttons (causing Peter's number of fouls during the game to sky rocket). It is too cute. With Harrison's help, the Cougars haven't lost yet! GO BYU!!

I can swim!!

We spent a week in Arizona, and Harrison went swimming for the first time! He didn't like it when he first got in, but after warming up a little in the sun he loved it!


Well... as long as he had his binki he loved it. He was very relaxed and happy with that binki in his mouth, but he got a little nervous if we took it out. We better work on our swimming skills before Hawaii!




Here are a few more pictures from sunny Arizona.

Cousins

We have a new cousin!! Eliza Eve Greenberg is here, and we made the trip to Arizona to sneek a peek at her. What a pretty girl! She is just a week old so she still has that squishy newborn face, and her little legs and arms still curl up into fetal position, and she sleeps and sleeps and sleeps all day long. Harrison on the other hand.... Well just look:

In this picture Harrison is 7 weeks and Eliza is 1 week. Doesn't our little baby look like a toddler next to her?!? I guess we don't have a newborn anymore. He looks so little until we put him next to his cousin. His legs are all stretched out all the time and his eyes always have to be open to check everything out. No more sleeping all day...










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Blessing Day

Harrison Rex Wride was blessed on June 17. He was 6 weeks old and looked very handsome in his 4-piece white suit. Just look! (Papa Ralph thinks he looks like a temple worker :)
























Peter did an excellent job with the blessing, and Harrison was silent the whole time (hooray!). A few people in the circle (peekers...) said that Harrison just stared very intently at Peter the whole time. He knows and loves his daddy!


A lot of people weren't able to make it, and we really missed them! We were very glad to have those that could come - what a popular boy we have! We appreciate everyone's love and support. What a good day!

We are a happy family

Remember that primary song, "I love Mother, she loves me. We love Daddy yes sir-ree. He loves us and so you see... We are a happy family!" We use to sing it for FHE when I was little, and now I think of it every time I see this picture. Harrison is getting so big! Here is is almost a month old. What a cutie!!

Updates...

Where does the time go?!? I feel like I just posted that Harrison was born, and this week he will be 2 months old! We are very overdue for an update...

Harrison has had a lot of visitors in the past 2 months. First Grammie came with Aimee, Brinley, Taryn and Taggart. The twins were very soft and cute with him, and Brinley just couldn't get enough! She loved it when Harrison would hold her hand. Too cute! Grammie and I vegged on the couch (I was recovering from a c-section, and Grammie was recovering from ankle surgery), while Aimee waited on us hand and foot. What service! We owe you big time Aimee... Thanks for all your help!!






Then about a week later another Grandma came to visit! We'd like to say she spoiled Harrison rotten, but I think this time around it was the new mommy and daddy that got spoiled. We were taken out to dinner, our house got cleaned, and we had an extra pair of hands to take Harrison in the morning when mommy wanted to go back to bed... (Ahhhh that was nice... Oh how I miss it!)




















A few days after Grandma's visit Emily and her family came to visit. More cousins! Hooray! Emily, Maddie, Ryan, and Daniel stayed at our house for a couple of days. The twins loved playing with Harrison's toys, and Maddie wanted to be with her "friend" Harrison all day long. She drew pictures of him (complete with his "crazy hair" scribbled on top), showed him every toy in her backpack (five times I think), and talked to him a mile a minute while holding his hand and softly touching his hair. She was so in love with him!





In the mean time Harrison has met lots of other people: Aunts, uncles, cousins, great-grandmas and grandpas, etc., etc., etc.... Here are a few cute pictures of Harrison and friends -