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!
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