37 Weeks Old!

I should have thought about this last week, but for some reason it didn't cross my mind until this week - but Henry was born at 36 weeks gestation; so he's now officially been outside longer than inside! :) I love that in the first picture he's excited and leaning forward and in the bottom one he's just laid back, chilling.

More Milestones

First, the second top tooth has poked through! Just like on the bottom it was right followed about 4 days later by left. These top ones haven't seemed to bother him as much as the lower ones did, so let's hope that trend continues. Second, we (finally) got the crib set up in the spare bedroom for him. Of course, the old mattress is still in there, pushed up against the wall, but it's a start. I'm going to try to transition him into it by putting him down for naps in there and then move on to overnights. I love these pictures because in the first one he looks stunned to be in the crib, but then he likes it.

Vital Stats Update

Henry went in to meet his new doctor today and get some more vaccinations. After meeting the doctor, I felt very comfortable with her as she is very supportive of our philosophy in regards to breastfeeding and vaccinations. Henry got a three-in-one shot of DTaP, Hib, and Polio. The doctor in Savannah would have given him the DTaP and Polio together so I knew those two were safe to do together and I knew from my own research that the Hib vaccine does not have any aluminium in it and since he's had that one before and did not have an adverse reaction to it, I figured it was okay to do those three....especially because he only had to get stuck one time for all three! He weighed in at 17 pounds, 8 ounces and was 27 inches tall. Measured against other 8 month old that puts him in the 13th percentile for weight and 55th percentile for height. Measured against other 7 month olds obviously he's even higher up on the percentile charts. She said that he's right where he should be developmentally. While I think Dr. Ramos will forever be my favorite pediatrician, I am so happy to have found Dr. Gopal and I think this will be the beginning of a long relationship!

Milestone Alert

Henry's top right tooth poked through on Saturday! I've felt like one was coming for about a week now and on Friday and Saturday he kept running his tongue over his gums which is what he did before the bottom ones came in and, sure enough, by Saturday I could see it coming in. This one didn't seem to bother him as much as the bottom ones did, thank goodness.

36 Weeks Old!

Henry is getting so big! Probably the most profound change in him is that he is asserting his own desires much more - protesting, in the form of crying, when he wants to do something different than he is doing at the moment...and moving (or trying to move) all over the place to try and get things that interest him - as seen in the top photo. Gone is my quiet, content little baby! But, as I told my mom the other day, he seems like a real baby now. What I meant was that he's active, messy, loud, moody, etc. I love it!!

Feeding Frenzy!

Last night I let Henry try to feed himself some mashed potatoes. Here is the result.

8 Months Old!

Henry turned 8 months old right on Thanksgiving day. We had a great dinner over at Gigi's house and Henry even got to eat some turkey, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. Strange, I know...but he really seemed to enjoy the asparagus and we have the pictures to prove it!

Our sign language class is continuing and it is amazing to see some of the kids signing. Henry's vocabulary is definitely increasing. He recognizes more and more words all the time. Most recently I realized he knows "more" and "bubbles." "More" I could tell because he was sitting in his highchair looking down at a toy and I said, "More?" and he opened his mouth. He does this also when he's looking at me but I didn't know that he actually recognized the word and wasn't just responding to the spoon coming towards him! "Bubbles" I can tell he knows because I ask him if he wants bubbles and he looks up to the shelf where I keep them. Exciting stuff!