Our Lake Trip

I am so sorry I have been out of touch with blogging. We have been on a constant vacation for the past 3 weeks and are finally settling back into a routine. The first week we went to Lake Lure, North Carolina with my mom's whole family and it was wonderful. Henry was able to meet all of his great aunts, uncles and his great grandfather for whom he is named. We had a great time and I got some much needed sleep while my parents so willingly took care of the little man. It was also great seeing all of my wonderful cousins and their families again. I can't wait until next year....Galveston!

Henry and Uncle Collin

My grandfather, Henry's great grandfather, Henry.

Talking and Flipping

Henry has really started talking and grabbing for things.  He loves to swat and grab at anything...toys, hair, clothing, blankets.  Here is a short video of him chatting away at his little monkey.  Ignore my voice.....it is awful!

As you can probably tell, this video was taking on July 4, 2009.  Henry is rolling over now all the time.  However, as of right now he only goes from his belly to his back.  He is really trying hard to go from his back to his belly.  When this happens, I am going to have to be on watch constantly!  It is pretty amazing how fast he learns new things!

Henry is already 3 months old!

This picture is for my Texas family! Go Longhorns!

Look at my bulging biceps!

Henry still has very blue eyes....like his mom!

I love this picture!

I can't believe our sweet boy is already 3 months old. He is changing and growing at a rapid pace and is really noticing the world around him. He is laughing and smiling constantly now and really enjoying everyone. We have had a very busy summer thus far and he is just going with the flow. He still has a few fussy spells, but that is normal for a 3 month old who can't talk....right?
As of right now, he LOVES his play mat. He will lie on his back and talk and coo at the animals for 20 minutes or more. It is wonderful for him and me because it is hard to entertain a baby all day. I have also been putting him in an exersaucer and he loves that too. He will sit in it for about 15 minutes and then he is ready to be out!
Yesterday, the day he actually turned 3 months, he rolled over from his belly to his back twice. I was so excited because we have been working on rolling over for a while. I put him on his belly today and he did it again. Pretty soon he is going to be walking!
Henry and I are headed out of town again on Sunday for a week, but I will try to post pictures on my dads computer as the week progresses. Hope everyone has a great Fourth of July!

Henry's 12 week photo shoot

My precious son and his 12 week photo shoot at Portrait Innovations. This is his serious look, it is adorable!

I did not realize there was a cloud background when he was taking the picture, however, I think this picture is adorable and I may submit it to a Charmin commercial!

This shot I had taken for Beau and my Grandfather for Fathers Day....the big hunter, Henry. I think he resembles Tarzan!

I love these two pictures...the one above and below. He is so happy and smiles all the time. I can't get over how well the photographer did getting him to smile!

Henry is growing like a weed! We weighed him at my parents house and I am pretty sure he is close to 13 pounds! He is progressing beautifully. He is laughing all of the time now and it is hilarious. When he wakes up from his naps now he is usually smiling at you which is priceless. He has also continued reaching for objects in front of him and has really enjoyed a play mat on the floor with hanging animals. I have been putting him in his exersaucer while supervising him and he sits in it for about 15 minutes and plays with everything.
Other than that, not much has changed since last week. He did sleep through the night twice last week, but has not since. However, instead of waking up at 3, he has been making it to 4 which is progress. I will definitely let you know when he has slept through the night for 3 nights in a row. That is supposed to be the key!

To the Beach!

Henry, Beau and I went to the beach last week with Beau's family and had a blast! Henry was a hit with everyone and I was given tons of help with him, which was a blessing. We actually got 4 nights of solid sleep because Beau's parents were sweet enough to do the nightly feedings. After working last week, I was totally burnt out and completely exhausted, so I really appreciated it!

Henry loved being with everyone. He is really laughing and cooing more and more. He has also started grabbing for objects in front of him which is awesome! Beau's parents bought a bouncy seat with little animals hanging down, and Henry loves to sit in it. He stares at the animals, reaches for them and talks to them. It is hilarious!

He is growing so fast and I know he has to be over 12 pounds now. We are still getting up once a night, and he is still sleeping in a cradle in our room, but hopefully during this next month we will get some more sleep. His belly is doing great, no complaints from him and we have not seen any green poop in a while.

Here are some pictures of Henry at the beach with everyone.

Henry smiling at Pappaw and Nannaw.

Henry's second cousins...Caroline, Artum, Vera Grace and Henry. They all took great care of him at the beach. I miss that help!

We took Henry to put his feet in the ocean when the sun went down. He had no clue what was going on. He did not seem to like it much.

Sandy Toes

He kept lifting his feet up...I guess to keep them from getting wet.

"What in the world???"

Even though his feet are barely touching, he was still concerned.

He did this a lot!

This is Henry after a day at the beach....pooped!

Happy Henry

Talking nonstop!

Hello! How do you like my hat?

9/10 week update

We have had a very busy week this week because I went back to work (for just this week). Wow, I give working moms a lot of credit. This is hard work! I am completely exhausted and never get to see my family.
We are headed to the beach tomorrow for some r&r, so I may not blog until I get back. However, I wanted to post some of Henry's 9 week photos. He is growing so fast, laughing more and more and loves to be held facing outward. If someone dares to hold him face to face, Henry gets very upset. He likes to know what is going on at all times! I don't blame him. He is still waking up 1-2 times a night and that was really hard on us this week with me being back at work. Other than that our little boy is just growing like a weed. We are loving his little personality and he makes us laugh daily! Be on the lookout for some beach pics!

Muscle Man!

8 week checkup

Let me start with I am sorry I am not posting pictures. I have not taken any, and today was not a good day for sweet Henry. Needless to say, I wanted to update everyone on his 2 month checkup today because I know you are all dying to know. Henry weighed in at 11 pounds 4 ounces. He is 22 1/2 inches long and his head is 15 1/2 inches around. He is in the 50th percentile for his weight and length and between the 25th and 50th for his head size. The doctor was very pleased with everything and we were able to proceed to the immunizations....which were horrible for me and for Henry. However, we did it and he is fast asleep in his swing now.

I did have a little scare today when I changed his diaper and found his poop to have a little green tint, but when I brought the diaper to the doctor (lovely..I smelled the whole way down the hall and in the waiting room), he did not find any blood....YES!!!!! So we are good to go with his formula and are going to continue with it until he tells us to try milk protein again.

Before Henry came into the world I read Baby Wise to help me with his daily routine. It teaches you about how to feed the baby, then play with him for up to 2 hours and then to put him to sleep. It is a 3 hour routine that I follow EVERY DAY! You are supposed to do this all day so that your baby will start sleeping through the night. It says if you follow their routine your baby should be sleeping through the night by the time he is 9 weeks. Well.....we are at 8 weeks and 2 days and not sleeping through the night yet, so I am hoping by Tuesday he will have turned over a new leaf. I am pretty sure that is wishful thinking, but I have to have hope. As of the past few nights, his schedule is he eats at 11, eats at 4, then again at 7:30. So, we are only getting up once, but that is still broken sleep for both of us. I did ask the doctor today if I could put rice cereal in his bottle at night and I got the big NEGATIVE, which is what I expected...but it doesn't hurt to ask!

At this point in Henrys life, he is laughing and cooing more and more and it is wonderful! He loves to be held in a standing position looking around and smiling, and he still loves to be on his back kicking and talking. It is the most amazing feeling to see your baby smile and talk...I mean we made him, what an awesome blessing. It can't get much better than this!

I am headed back to work next week for the week, so I hope he does not reach any new milestones without me. I will try to post some pictures soon, but I know you were all on the edge of your seat wondering how his doctors visit went.