Ian Andrew Harris

Ian arrived on July 24th. He weighed in at 7lbs 15oz and 21 inches.

His first few days on earth have been an adventure! I went into the hospital on the 24th with a fever and chills and when they checked Ian's heart rate it was about 200 beats per minute. (Normal heart rate for infants is around 165.) They thought I was dehydrated and after 1o tries by several different nurses and doctors from all over the hospital...they finally got an IV in me to pump in fluids. They didn't want to give me water with the possibility that I could need a C-section. Anyway, his heart rate lowered to about 180 and they took my temp again and it was 102. The Dr. decided to go ahead with a c-section and he was born about an hour later.

The NICU unit from a nearby hospital rushed over and my pediatrician and the head doctor and NICU decided that even though his apgar was 9.9 and all his vitals were great, they wanted to take him for observation to make sure he did not catch the infection i had. So, I was released today from the hospital and Ian will hopefully be out middle of next week. He is doing great...they just want to monitor him for 7 days on antibiotics.

I will let you know when he gets home and post some more pictures soon.

Still Cooking...

I thought I would post an update on our impending arrival...no sign of him yet. :) I am not due until Monday and Will was a week over...so...it could still be awhile. We have been going on long walks and drinking tons of water. I am pretty sure we have finally settled on a name, but won't announce it until it is official!!

We bought a new SLR camera that should be here before the baby does so I will have some great pictures to post!


Stay tuned...

Palm Springs!!

We went to my mom's place in Palm Springs over Memorial day weekend-and had a blast! Will loved the natural desert zoo and the pool and Blaise and I enjoyed eating at Fisherman's twice!! Thanks Mom and Ray!!! You guys are the best!

Harris Hoopla!

We had a great time with Blaise's parents and sisters when they came for a visit. Will was in heaven. He loved having a whole entertainment committee and someone to play with 24/7.

Will LOVES the Santa Barbara Zoo! He especially loves the turtles and monkey's.

Ah, the life.

Will showing his true colors....

Auntie Emily reading a catalog to Will. Emily also spent several hours showing him Shark videos on her imac! Thanks Emily!!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail....

We had a great Easter!! Will went on a fabulous Easter Egg hunt at Grandma Christy's and had a lot of fun pilfering through his Easter Basket...which included some Easter Sharks. :)

Will and Grandma Christy! Thanks grandma for the darling Easter outfit!

Will and Gigi (great grandma;))

Will Update

Santa Barbara ZOO....

Reading Madeline with Dad.....

Running along the Bridge at his favorite park.

It has been forever since I have posted, I know. Will changes and grows daily and I thought I would give an update on how our "Muffy" is doing to those dear family and friends who don't get to see him often or hear me or Blaise brag about him. :) The picture on top was taken at the Santa Barbara Zoo last weekend. Will, instead of calmly walking from each caged animal to the next, ran like a banshee screaming "Look at that!" or "I see it (turtle, giraffe, sting ray..)" His enthusiasm was so contagious that a fellow zoo goer exclaimed "That kid should have his own show!" We had so much fun we ended up buying a year pass....

*Severe Parent Bragging Warning*

Will can now count from 1-10, he knows several colors, he can sing many songs-twinkle twinkle, itsy-bitsy spider, familes can be together forever, once there was a snowman, i am a child of God, popcorn popping...and more.

He is obsessed with all things aquatic and can point out and tell you what a mola mola, Gobi fish, damsel fish, hammerhead shark, GREAT WHITE shark, anemone, sting ray and squid is and many more (thanks to Grandma Christy who has been a great feeder to his Shark Frenzy).

Some of his favorite expressions are..."What on Earth" "Touchdown" "Target (the store) Hooray!" "Get in the hole!! (golf channel)" "I can do it" and "I love you so much!"

We try to keep his interests varied as we can only stand talking and reading about Sharks and Whales so much. He enjoys kicking and throwing the ball around at the park, watching football, golf and soccer on TV. Will also reads books and makes eels and sharks out of play dough.

Favorite foods are Pizza, oatmeal, cookies, apples and blackberries.

Will is very affectionate and loves to give hugs and kisses as well has high fives and knuckles.

Will even helps Mom keep her eye on the road. About a week ago I was driving down the street and looked down at my Blackberry that was on my lap (a BIG NO NO) and as I was looking back up, Will exclaimed "Scary, Watch Out!" and a mail truck pulled in front of us! Needless to say, i no longer touch my Blackberry while out on the road and Will got a cookie when we got home. :)

We have told Will about our new addition coming this summer and he seems luke warm to the idea. Maybe if we name the new baby "Shark" ?

IT'S A......

BOY!

Blaise is thrilled and I am relieved that everything looks healthy and great for a delivery of July 26th!