Rollin'

Lance has been working on his moves for you all and has perfected rolling over! He surprised himself so much the first time that it took awhile for him to do it again, but here's a super quick video of him in action!

Also featured: a fussy Lance trying to scoot his way off the playmat. I think I might be in for it... he was actually gaining ground! Time to baby proof the house already?? I hope not! yikes!

Whew! What a Weekend!

It was a thrilling weekend for the Harmelings, this past weekend. Stef, Lance and I headed over to one of our most favorite, indulgent, spots for a night at the Mauna Kea to celebrate one year of marriage and introduce Lance to his eagerly awaiting auntie and uncle, Les and Jeff!

Here's a shot of their meeting. Jeff had just come back from a successful fishing expedition (hence the footwear- he doesn't wear black socks on the beach unless he's wearing them with his Birkenstocks) and Les was enjoying some r&r:

I was super excited to introduce Lance to my sis, but also to get some time with her myself!

Lance took his longest recorded nap since his sleepy first week with Daddy on the lounge chair. He agrees, the Mauna Kea is just sooooooo relaxing...

The excitment came to a head on Sunday when Lance donned his mismatched swim outfit and made his way down to the ocean for his first dip!

We really weren't sure what to expect, considering that the water was a tad chilly getting in even for us! But, to our total delight, he didn't fuss one bit! In fact, after a couple of minutes, he even started to enjoy himself!

Here's a shot of Lance warming up in Daddy's t-shirt after the big event:

As you can see, it was an action packed weekend! Nothing beats family time, favorite hotels and salt water!

Below are a couple of videos of Lance's ocean swim. Enjoy!

Two Months Old Already!

This isn't the best quality shot, but I had to post it because Lance's expression when he woke up on his two month birthday is priceless! He hadn't even eaten yet! must be proud to be two months...

Some of Lance's highlights during his second month include...

finding his thumb:

Spending lots of quality time with Grandma:

and Daddy:

Dressing up as a dragon for Halloween while coincidentally scoring the same exact costume as his buddy Cruz:

Feeling grumpy about posing for so many pictures in his costume (Koko wasn't too happy either but Stef and I were pretty psyched!):

Modeling some of his new purchases from his first trip to Target:

and cuddling with his bunny from Nini:

What will month three bring? Lots more love and excitement, I'm sure!

Lance Meets Pops and Elisi!

What a lucky guy! In his first two months of life all the way over here on the Big Island, Lance has been able to meet FOUR of his grandparents! Pops and Elisi made the trip to Hilo last week and were able to spend some time with us and the little guy.
They contributed a whole stack of books to his growing library and even managed to find several Hawaiian stories and board books! We ate some yummy dinners compliments of Stef and Mama Mary and enjoyed time together. Lance can't wait to see them again at Christmas!

The Next Generation

A meeting of the cousins! Lance got to meet his big cousins, Max and Millie this week! The Matthews fam came to the Big Island and we were lucky enough to spend some Q.T. with them this week. Max, the oldest of the cousins, could not believe how "tiny" Lance is and was so proud to get a chance to hold him.
Millie was totally thrilled about the "baby" and would exclaim "baby!" and then point and pet him gently. How sweet!!

It was a huge treat to have the time with Tera and Brian also. Stef and B hit up BJ Penn's gym and Bryan got to see the big star in his element! Here's a pic of Max modeling B's new shirt:

I got to ask my sis endless questions about sleep, nursing, carseat crying, and life after babies. Once again, we are so lucky!!!

Lance and Daddy Time

Good Morning Lance!! Here's how Daddy likes to wake his boy up. His boy seems to like it too (we think...)!

The Morning After

OK, so first of all we have a perfect baby who never keeps us up all night..... not!
Second of all we never sleep with our baby in the bed with us like our parents did because it's so dangerous...... yes we do!
Third of all, aren't all three of us absolutely perfect looking while we sleep?? :)