Late Again!

Blame it on Turkey Day. Stay tuned!

New Bath Time!

Since I've posted a number of pictures/videos of Henry in the bath, I thought I'd better take a picture or two of him in his new, bigger bath. He finally outgrew his little blue bath (well, he still fit in it but he could pretty much climb out of it and tip it over). Yes, he could be bathed in the big bathtub but I'm glad we got this one because it fits on the kitchen counter so no bending over. Plus our bathroom is pretty small and the toilet is unfortunately and disturbingly close to the bath which makes me cringe. (Although nothing tops the all-in-one toilet and shower units like in some of the hotels in Italy we stayed in.)

34 Weeks Old!

...and one day. Here is Henry sitting on the bed watching me fold laundry. When he was about 3 months old or so he went through a long phase where every day you could see marked changes in him. It was as if we could literally watch him grow right before our eyes. This past week I feel like he has started another phase like that. Each day he does something completely new and not just a slight change or evolution of something he's already doing, but what seems like a brand new thing. For example, he now will push away from me when I'm holding him and he doesn't want to be held. He calls for Wilbur by going "uhhh...uhhhh" to get Wilbur's attention. He recognizes Wilbur's name (and his own!) - if you ask him "where's Wilbur?" he looks around for him and stops looking when he sees him. All kinds of things like that. And it won't be long before he's crawling either. He spent about 30 minutes last night rolling over back and forth from front to back and back to front and today he tried and tried to go from sitting to all fours - with only one successful attempt, but he really wants to do it you can tell.

Thursday

It completely escaped me that today was Thursday and I needed to get a picture of Henry. I'll get on it tomorrow. Sorry...stay tuned.

Sense of Humor

I think that Henry is going to have an awesome sense of humor. Sometimes he laughs for no apparent reason. Like tonight. He was sitting in his high chair and just cracking himself up. He kind of made a face and then just laughed and laughed and laughed. So I grabbed the video camera and tried to capture him, but of course he didn't really do it the same again. The best part of the video is right at the very beginning because he is still sort of laughing hard.

Swingin' in the Park

Henry and I had our pictures taken yesterday in Laurelhurst park. The photographer was wonderful and I'm hoping got lots of great pictures. At the end of the shoot, she asked if Henry liked to swing and I had to admit that I didn't know because I've never put him in a swing before. So we tried it out and he absolutely loved it. In fact it was pretty much the first and only time he smiled the whole time (of course). Since the weather was nice again today we walked and found some swings nearby our house where I took these pictures of him. Hopefully we'll continue to have some nice days so that he can swing some more!

Playtime

While not a very exciting video, it is still kind of fun to just watch him play with his little Fisher Price barnyard toy. It's the first "real" toy he's gotten (only has had little stuffed animals or blocks or teething toys) and he loves it. Totally makes me feel badly for not getting him toys sooner! And of course Wilbur had to try and get on camera as well. He cannot stand not getting the same attention that Henry gets, including if I'm trying to take Henry's picture without Wilbur in it.

33 Weeks Old

His outfit for this week is 180 degree turn from his outfit last week...last week was business casual and this week is commune casual. Hee hee hee. I had to put a little closeup in as well as the regular picture because he is so damn cute here. He's playing with his drum; a new toy that I got him that lights up and makes sounds when you hit it. He thinks it's amazing. :)

Baby Buddies

Aww. Henry and Daniel, Kati's son, playing together. Daniel will be 2 in about a month and he is so funny with Henry. He is so sweet and gentle and will show him all his toys and pat his arms and head but doesn't like it when Henry touches him. He'll gently pick up Henry's hand and move it off of himself. Daniel doesn't realize it yet (at least I don't think he does), but come May he'll be a big brother (!) so this is good practise for him. And look, their outfits are even color-coordinated!

32 Weeks Old

Here is Henry's weekly picture! Little man in his little plaid shirt!

Trick or Treat

This post is a little late, but better late than never I suppose. On Halloween we went to the home opener of the Trailblazers with Gigi and Grandpa Rex and my friend Hilary (who I am SO SO SO happy is finally living back in Portland!). Geoff and Carolyn were also there but sitting in a different spot. Geoff, Carolyn and Henry dressed up - Geoff as Diego Rivera; Carolyn as Frida Kahlo; and Henry as Superman! :) We put earplugs in his ears because the Rose Garden was very noisy and so he didn't seem to be bothered at all by the loudness. In fact, he really enjoyed looking down at the court and around at all the people. I'd love to take him to another game - one during the day though so his sleeping schedule isn't disturbed...