Summer flying by...

Wow. It sure seems like a long time since we've posted anything. We have been using Facebook a bit more these days, but no excuse. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer. We've been having a nice time here in good ol' Ankeny. Harrison has been loving the outdoors and is very fond of both dogs and ducks. Lucky for him we have a pond with ducks nearby and the neighbors have a dog.

We had a little bit of a downer last week when Harrison woke up and couldn't walk without screaming. Long story short, a trip to the ER revealed that Harrison had transient synovitis which is inflammation of a joint. He happened to have it in his right hip. No fun at all. But he's all better today, so we're pretty thankful for that.

Erin and I are both doing well in jobs. Definitely staying busy. Anyways, enjoy the pictures of the little fella.

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! We have been taking advantage of the nice weather and are thankful that the forecasted scattered showers have so far been more scattered than actual showers. All of the grandparents came up last night for a BBQ and Harrison was in fine form. He's turning into quite the little show off and definitely doesn't lack for attention.

He thought he was big stuff drinking water from Grandpa's glass.



He started out trying to drink from this cup then decided it was more fun to crawl around with it in his mouth.

It took him a little bit to get used to the grass on his legs, but once we got a ball out there he was off and running. He still thinks it's quicker to crawl around than walk, but is getting closer and closer every day.

Like I said, quite the little show off. Especially when he's got a rapt audience like his grandmas and grandpas.

1 more month till Harrison turns 1

Hello family and good friends! Hope this post finds you all well and having a bracket with at least one Final 4 team left. Congrats to Ryan on picking 4 for 4. Must have sold his soul or something. Life is good here in Ankeny. Work is going well for both Erin and me and Harrison continues to rock daycare. The little fella turned 11 months last week which is pretty crazy. It sure doesn't feel like a year has passed already. He's crawling like a champ now and is taking steps if you hold his hand. He's gotten used to his teeth and is getting ready to welcome some more any day now. His favorite tools change from week to week, but he's been digging his basketballs lately. It's pretty funny watching him trying to crawl with a ball in each hand.

Well that's all for now. Hope you're all doing well and rooting for the Tar Heels to win it all.

Milestones (yeah) and sickness (yuck)

We have had quite the eventful February! Full of both good and bad. I am a proud mom and admittedly not so great at keeping the baby book updated, so this blog is a good place to record stuff. Anyway, first for the good news: Harrison is crawling. Not conventional, but rather a hybrid military-style army crawl, inch-worm type of thing but it gets the job done! He also has some new teeth on the bottom, which he really likes to rub his tongue over all of the time. He's started "dancing" (okay, so rocking back and forth) to music and clapping his hands. Harrison can sit back up from being on his tummy, a very proud moment in his life. You should have seen the look on his face. He still loves spaghetti, yogurt, chicken, cheese and pizza. Dad's Tootsie roll pops are another favorite (yep, Mom saw that...) The not-so-good news: we ended up spending the night in the hospital on Feb. 8th due to a bout of sickness. It started as RSV, which turned into bronchiolitis. This apparently caused his little airways to constrict, and so while he was sleeping he wasn't getting enough oxygen. Needless to say, none of us got a whole lot of sleep that night. Corey and I were eating McDonald's on the floor at midnight, before attempting to sleep on a very narrow fold-out chair...attempting is the key word. We got to go home on Sunday afternoon, thank goodness, and he has been doing well until yesterday (2/24) when he ended up with a temp in the afternoon and turned out to be another ear infection in both ears. I can't wait until spring when all this junk is out of the air! Other than all that, he's been as much of a joy as ever and manages to smile even when he's not feeling that great. We are looking forward to our rescheduled trip to Lincoln this weekend and Great-Grandpa Zylstra's 81st birthday in a few weeks.

Getting ready to head to church...

Hello all. Hope everyone is happy and warm on this Super Bowl Sunday. It's kind of depressing that after today we have to wait until August for football again. Harrison turned 9 months this past week. Yesterday we took him to get some pictures taken to celebrate the occasion. He was on the verge of a nap the entire time, but was in a good mood till the very end.

Ankeny continues to treat us well. Feeling more like home all the time. Next weekend, barring any weather surprises, we're going to head to Lincoln for the first time since the big move. We are very excited to see everyone we can while we're there. We also continue to enjoy life without any classes to take. For those that didn't know, Erin and I completed our MBAs this past semester. It was quite the relief to have that done.

As always, enjoy the pictures of the little guy. Go Cardinals.

Happy New Year!

My how a month has flown by since our last post. We must apologize to any followers of this blog for our period of inactivity. Hopefully with all the holiday commotion, you'll cut us some slack.

2008 brought many exciting changes for us Jansens, and we are hopeful that 2009 will be filled with a little bit more stability. We are loving Ankeny and being back close to home. What a blessing that has been. The new house is treating us well. Definitely a little more driveway to scoop, but I suppose that just makes it a better workout.

Harrison continues to grow and amaze us everyday. He continues to be such a blessing in our lives, though he has provided plenty of challenging moments this year. Ear infections and the croup have made winter something to be despised. As of this post, Harrison is feeling better. We'll cross our fingers that nothing else from daycare finds its way back to our household.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and enjoyed bringing in 2009 with a Hawkeye victory. As always, we've provided some new pictures of the little fella for your viewing pleasure. Take care everyone.