31 Weeks Old

We started baby sign language classes this week. Henry is the youngest in our class with the oldest being 1 year. It is so hilarious to watch all the little kids play together. At the beginning and end of the class all the parents sing a song to the children with a verse for each child. All the kids' faces light up when they hear their own name. The teacher is a speech pathologist so in addition to teaching us the signs she is teaching us some great ways to teach language skills. It will take some getting used to signing all the time (the more you use the signs, the better), but so far it's been pretty fun.

Here he is in his Halloween shirt and socks from Gigi and then also wearing his pumpkin hat from Uncle Mike and Jackie.

Seven Months Old!

I took this picture today while Henry was eating his breakfast. It makes me laugh because it reminds me of a Halloween themed recreation of a scene from The Exorcist. Actually it's Henry
"eating" a piece of orange. He has a habit of chewing on whatever piece of food he has (apple, orange, bread, etc.) and letting it hang out of his mouth as if he's saying "Look, no hands!"

Look Who's Talking

So...this video doesn't properly demonstrate his speaking capabilities but after trying a number of times to get him to say "mama" clearly, this is the best I could do. But take my word for it, even if it sounds like he's just babbling and randomly happens to say what sounds like "mama" on this video, that is actually not the case. In person he will clearly say it after Brett or I say it to him.

30 Weeks Old!

Almost to 7 months old...just a couple days away. The biggest accomplishment is that Henry is saying "mama" very clearly and can do it on command. Of course he has no idea what it means, but it's still exciting. The baby books call is indiscriminate talk which is the first step towards understanding how to use language in a meaningful way. We start our baby sign language classes next week and are really looking forward to them. I've been having Henry practise his fine motor skills as much as possible in preparation! He's always been a very curious, observent child, but as he is getting older he is really getting even more curious and interested in the world around him. It's amazing to watch. For example, he just discovered that he can tilt his head way back and look behind him, so now he does that all the time to see what's going on behind him. It's hilarious.

Pumpkin Patch

We took Henry to the pumpkin patch yesterday. My mom, dad, Mike, Jackie, and Geoff all joined us for a trip out to Lee Farms where Henry got to sit with pumpkins, goats, chicks, and hay. I didn't get the best pictures with our camera, but somebody must have gotten some because I'm sure Henry must have felt like a mini-celebrity being stalked by the paparazzi there were so many people flashing pictures of him. I'll have to check out everyone else's pictures to find some better ones, but for now here a couple of the better ones I got.

More Eating Fun

Brett was feeding Henry and saying to him "say ahhhhh" and Henry was repeating the "ahhhh" sound with his mouth open waiting for the next bite. It was so cute that I had to get a video of it, but of course, once the camera came out Henry stopped doing it...so you have to listen at the very beginning of the video because I only captured him doing it one time. But the rest of the video is pretty darn cute anyway.

Laugh Track

Okay, so I know this is weird...but this is a video with really no visual component...just the audio component of Henry laughing. The reason there isn't anything to see is because I took this in bed last night when I was making Henry laugh and laugh and laugh. So just turn the sound up and enjoy!