Snow!

Here's Henry in the backyard. The picture was taken on the snow setting, which made everything look blue.

This picture totally shows just how hard it was snowing!!

Snow again! A surprise snowstorm hit Tuesday afternoon - at least it was a surprise to me...it wasn't in the forecast was it? It was a pretty surreal experience for me because when I put Henry down for his nap I fell asleep as well. Before we went to sleep the ground was dry and it didn't look like rain (or snow) was coming. When we awoke, there was about 2 inches of snow. I couldn't help but wonder just how long we'd been asleep for! It was getting dark quickly so I bundled up Henry and took him outside. At first he was a little unsure of it and didn't want to touch the snow. (First video.) I didn't put mittens on him at first so he could feel the snow, but once I did he tried to make snowballs and throw them. You can see him do this in the second video and also get an idea of how deep the snow was in the backyard when he walks out there. And, of course, Wilbur went nuts....just like last year! That dog loves the snow!!

Get Me Outta Here!

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Getting Ready for Christmas

Still haven't made it to Santa's lap...we're going to give it one more try Christmas Eve morning. Regardless of his reaction I think we'll just get the picture taken. Those screaming-baby-on-Santa's-lap pictures are kinda funny anyway. We went to the mall the other night to try again, but the line was so long we gave up. Instead we took him to the little play area where he got to ride a helicopter (video) and then into the sporting goods store where he got to test drive a bike - he was in heaven!!

In the meanwhile, Henry has enjoyed playing Santa himself in the Santa costume Gigi bought him. He loves dressing up! And he responds to the name of whatever he's dressed up as. For example, at Halloween when he was a turtle, he'd answer when I'd call "turtle!" and when he was dressed up as Santa he responds to that name. He was so darn cute in his Santa outfit that I want to make him wear it every day!!

89 Weeks Old!

We're still struggling with the weight gain issue. Henry saw the doctor on Monday and we learned he's only gained 2 ounces in 6 weeks, which is not much at all. We have to go back again in 6 more weeks to see how much more he's gained and if it's still not enough he'll have to see a specialist to try and figure out what's going on.

In better news, he continues to astound us with the information he knows and the connections he's making in learning new things. Today he noticed a little tiny (less than the size of a dime) outline of a dinosaur in one of his books. He signed "dog" and said "woof, woof" and I told him, no, that's not a dog. He looked at me like, duh! I know that's not a dog and signed "dog," said "bur" (which is short for Wilbur) and pointed to Wilbur's big stuffed dinosaur toy. Oh! I said, yes! That's a dinosaur just like Wilbur's! It made me stop and think about how much there is for a kid to learn as far as understanding what a dog is in real life (plus all the different variations of dogs), what a picture of a dog is, and what a drawing of a dog is. All look very different, but all are the same. Crazy!

Here are a couple pictures of Henry with three of his favorite accessories: sunglasses, telephone, and "wrist bands" that Daddy made him out of tape - just like the ones he sees on the basketball players!

Mama's Boy

I couldn't resist taking a picture of Henry as he went shopping tonight with his shopping cart and handbag. :)

88 weeks old

We got all dressed up (well, Henry did, not me) and went to Washington Square to see Santa. Unfortunately as soon as we got up to him, Henry started screaming and saying "uh-uhh, uh-uhh, uh-uhh." Santa offered him a candy cane if we would sit on his lap which I thought was weird and in any other circumstance would have resulted in a swift kick to his knees and a call to the police. So, he didn't actually sit on Santa's lap; we'll try again in a couple days and see if he decides to have a sit.

Cold Weather Fun

We aren't doing a whole lot since it's been so cold lately. However, we did venture out to the Play Boutique, an indoor play area in Lake Oswego, on Monday. Henry had a fantastic time; especially playing on the little pretend ATV. We also got all bundled up to take Wilbur on a walk. Even with the snowsuit and blankets, we only stayed outside for about 10 minutes. The wind and cold air was just too much...any exposed area of skin felt like it was getting frostbite!

The Great Outdoors

...and this will have to do for the 87 week old picture as well. Taken the other day on a "hike" through Gabriel Park. It's ccccooold here right now, so we're taking advantage of any non-rain weather regardless of how cold it is.

Sorry....

...no update this week. All is well it's just been a bit of a week and I'm not up to it right now. Sorry!