22 Weeks Old!

Once again, his weekly picture. This week coincides with his turning 5 months old as well (yesterday). He is doing wonderfully. He is a content, observant, and interested child. He really watches the people and things around him. It's so much fun to watch him watch things!

He's wearing his gDiapers in this picture. For those of you unfamiliar with these diapers, they are a fantastic solution to the cloth/plastic debate. They come in three pieces; a reusable outer cover, a reusable waterproof inner liner, and a disposable inner core. The core can be flushed down the toilet, composted, or tossed because it completely biodegrades (unlike plastic "disposable" diapers that NEVER biodegrade). I highly recommend these diapers....thank you to his gawd fathers for finding out about them and keeping us well-stocked!! :)

First Trip to the Zoo

Today we (Brett, Gigi, Grandpa Rex and me) took Henry to the zoo for the first time. It was a perfect day for the zoo since it was overcast and not too hot - most animals were out and walking around. Although Henry seemed more interested in the plants than the animals, the animals that he did notice really captured his attention. Here are some pictures of him meeting goats in the petting area, meeting birds, and with Grandpa and Gigi. If it looks like all he did was get held up near animals, you're right, that's pretty much all he did. :)

21 Weeks Old!

And we're back! Finally! Here is his 21 week old picture. I can't believe he's almost 5 months old. Just the other night I was looking online for the answer to some baby-related question and I started looking at the posts for 10 week old babies...for some reason it seemed like he was about that old to me. Then I realized that he was actually quite a bit older than that. He is about 14 pounds and at least 24 inches long. His hair is coming in more and more every day and we still can't tell exactly what color it will end up being. His eyes, however, we think have settled on blue - just like his dad's. He's still a 100% breastmilk fed baby which seems to be suiting him just fine. We just introduced drinking water out of a cup (just a regular one, not a sippy cup) and he loves it. I don't think he really swallows much more than a couple drops, but he tries to hold onto the cup with both hands and opens his mouth in anticipation. We won't start "solid" foods for at least another month....can't wait!

I Haven't Forgotten!

I've just been REALLY busy! So many people to see, places to go, and things to do! I apologize and will get back on track ASAP. Here's another old picture for your enjoyment....Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta.

Pictureless in Portland

Sorry again for no recent pics! I can assure you all that Henry is growing, despite the lack of visual proof. This is just an old picture of him for your enjoyment.

Update

We've gotten moved in to our new place in Lake Oswego. Unpacked...that's a different story! Brett had to take a bunch of our stuff to a storage unit yesterday because we have way too much stuff for our new place here. Two dining room tables and their chairs, plus a kitchen table and its chairs...and no need for any of them since there's an island and no room for anything else.
Brett has started back at Clear Channel Portland and is really enjoying the huge difference between the Savannah and the Portland office. You really wouldn't even think that this was the same company, the differences are that great.
And it's so nice to be back in the liberal mecca that is Portland. One of my favorite ways to describe Portland's feel to people that have never been here is to tell them that Ronald Regan and George the first used to refer to Portland as "Little Beirut" and did not like coming here because of the protests they would encounter - including the spirited and inventive protesters who would ingest certain unnaturally colored substances (I believe lime kool-aid) and then make themselves throw up a bright neon-y substance when the presidential motorcade stopped near them. Love it! Makes me wonder, though, if Daddy Bush called Portland Little Beirut back then, I can only imagine what Baby Bush calls it now?!
Another wonderful benefit of being back in Portland is all the services available here that aren't available in smaller towns. For example the number of acupuncturists in Savannah covered by our insurance: 0 The number of acupuncturists in Portland covered by our insurance: 162
Still no camera cord, so no new pics. Soon, hopefully!

Home!

We've all made it back to the land of rain and the city of roses. Arriving last night was a welcome relief from life on the road. Brett had been super busy during the two extra days he had here and not only found us a great place to live but also got everything moved in. Now the unpacking begins!
Due to a personal event in the life of one of my dearest friends, I will be spending a lot of time with her and perhaps not be readily available for a couple days as well as next weekend. Just wanted to give everyone a head's up in case you're wondering what's going on.