Harrison's First Day With the Nanny

After close to 4 months at home with the honeybaby, I started back to work today. We've been lucky enough to get a nanny-share arranged, and we love the lady who will be watching Harrison while his mama earns the big bucks ("big" as in "greater than zero"). Ms. Freida will keep Harrison and a little girl about 3 months older than Harrison on the days that I work (three days per week). The other baby's mom is working part-time, as well, so Ms. Freida will be with both kids for three days each week and will have the other two days to herself.

I was really worried about today all last week but am feeling okay about it now! I'm very glad I'm not going back full-time, for sure, but I think that this arrangement will be good for us -- I've noticed that I think like a 4 month old now ("Ooh -- look at the bright lights!"), so if nothing else, talking to adults during the day will give my brain a chance to get back in shape and out of its current state of atrophy.

Proud Dada with Harrison on his first day with Ms. Freida

Proud Mama with Harrison on his first day with Ms. Freida

Photo Album -- Harrison's 3rd Month

https://www.photoshop.com/user/higginsfamily --> Drop down "Higgins Family Albums" --> Select album "Harrison -- Month 3" --> Click on a blue box icon to the right of the page to start the slideshow.

Bzzzzzz!

Harrison's current favorite thing to do is be an attack bumblebee -- especially when he's wearing a yellow bib and/or when he's getting pissy and needs an attitude adjustment. We put one of our hands on his chest with our thumb under one arm and our pinky under his other arm, and we put our other hand under his bum (so that he's sitting in our hand the way a waitress would carry a tray). Then we run around the room and jiggle his butt like a bumblebee! His little legs just flop around, which is the cutest part. We choose a target, run to it, and sting it with Harrison's hiney. Buzzing the whole time! He thinks it's more fun than a baby can handle.

Bee stings!