In this picture I dressed him in one of the many Clemson outfits to get him pumped up for the big game on September 5th. Go TIGERS!!!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Check out my feet!
Henry is growing and changing and these days he does something new everyday. For a few days he had been obsessed with his feet and now he is bringing them up to his mouth...pretty gross, but they don't touch much. Needless to say, this is what we have been seeing all day...
In this picture I dressed him in one of the many Clemson outfits to get him pumped up for the big game on September 5th. Go TIGERS!!!
In this picture I dressed him in one of the many Clemson outfits to get him pumped up for the big game on September 5th. Go TIGERS!!!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
What is so funny?
Ok, I am an idea stealer! I took the above picture of Henry and will try to remember to take the same picture each month in the same place to help see how Henry is growing. The reason I admit to being an idea stealer is because my friend Micah has done the same thing with her little boy Mattox who is 7 months older than Henry. It is amazing to compare the pictures and I wish I would have taken her idea earlier. Anyhow, thanks for the idea Micah! I hope you don't mind.
Henry has just started laughing more and more, not just smiling. Here is a short video of him laughing. It is pretty sweet.
The next video is a little longer and it is another one of the newest things Henry is doing...squealing. It is like he is talking to the exersaucer. He does this all day now...to me, the dogs, his toys. It is also pretty funny.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Lets Go Out To The Ball Game!
Sunday night we took Henry to his first baseball game. He was so excited and we knew he would love it because he loves being outside anywhere. I put on his little baseball outfit and we were off to the game. He did great except for a few tears at the beginning, but as the night went on, Henry was happy and loved watching everything. Here are a few pictures of the night.
The happy family shot.
Me and my sweet boy.
This is Emily and Joe waving from the line. They are getting ready to run the bases with Delainey. She started running with them, and then decided to drop their hands and took off. She was hilarious!!
Here is Delainey at one point in the night. Can you tell it was muggy???
The crowd...Beau, Liz, Emily, Joe, Steve, Laura, Jac, and Delainey
Henry and dad are having a little pep talk.
Jac really like the cotton candy ice cream. Can you tell?
Jac is exactly 1 year and 6 days older than Henry. So, this time next year, Henry will be walking like her...and hopefully sleeping!
We had to take a picture in front of the field!
Henry looking a little confused..."where are we?"
The happy family shot.
Me and my sweet boy.
This is Emily and Joe waving from the line. They are getting ready to run the bases with Delainey. She started running with them, and then decided to drop their hands and took off. She was hilarious!!
Here is Delainey at one point in the night. Can you tell it was muggy???
The crowd...Beau, Liz, Emily, Joe, Steve, Laura, Jac, and Delainey
Henry and dad are having a little pep talk.
Jac really like the cotton candy ice cream. Can you tell?
Jac is exactly 1 year and 6 days older than Henry. So, this time next year, Henry will be walking like her...and hopefully sleeping!
We had to take a picture in front of the field!
Henry looking a little confused..."where are we?"Thursday, July 30, 2009
4 month update and some videos
Henry had his 4 month check up today with the pediatrician and is growing like a weed! He measures in at 14 pounds 10 ounces, 26 1/2 inches long, and his head is 16 1/2 inches around. The doctor told us he looked wonderful!
As far as his personality goes, he is into everything right now. He is reaching for anything that is in front of him, he is cooing, laughing, and really interacting with the world. He can sit in his exersaucer (my new babysitter) for a solid 20 mintues and entertain himself which is wonderful for me. He also likes to watch cartoons which is scary, but they catch his attention immediatley. He was actually watching Sports Center this morning in bed with his dad under the covers and it was pretty cute!
Sleeping is another whole issue. We were doing really good for a while there and Henry was sleeping from 11:00-5:00....well we got too excited and then things started going downhill. For about 3-4 weeks he was waking up every 1-3 hours after being fed. Now, we were out of town a lot and that could have been one of the reasons, but he did it at home too, so it may have been a really long growth spurt! Since he was not sleeping, I, of course, called the doctor and she put him on rice cereal. We were so excited because we thought Henry would start sleeping through the night immediately. Well, because we are new parents, we did not know that it takes a baby a while to learn how to eat from a spoon. We started the rice cereal 2 weeks ago, and he is still having a little trouble getting it down and not all over his face. I will try to video a feeding so you can see how funny it is. He has done a little better with sleeping....5-6 hours at a time, but has not been taking good naps during the day.
Needless to say, the doctor told us to continue rice cereal and when he figures out what to do we can start doing rice cereal in the morning then stage 1 baby food....starting with the yellow foods first such as bananas, squash and anything else that is yellow. Then we go to orange, then green. I have no idea why, but that is the order. We will work on this for the next 2 months and report back to the doctor at 6 months. He also told us we could give Henry up to 4 ounces of water now and I have already given him some to get rid of the hiccups and it worked like a charm!
Other than that, there is no other news to report. We love how Henry has started communicating more and laughing at us. He is growing so fast and before we know it he will be one! I am going to try and post some videos of him at the beach and also one of him putting his passy in his mouth. I will update later with more pictures.
As far as his personality goes, he is into everything right now. He is reaching for anything that is in front of him, he is cooing, laughing, and really interacting with the world. He can sit in his exersaucer (my new babysitter) for a solid 20 mintues and entertain himself which is wonderful for me. He also likes to watch cartoons which is scary, but they catch his attention immediatley. He was actually watching Sports Center this morning in bed with his dad under the covers and it was pretty cute!
Sleeping is another whole issue. We were doing really good for a while there and Henry was sleeping from 11:00-5:00....well we got too excited and then things started going downhill. For about 3-4 weeks he was waking up every 1-3 hours after being fed. Now, we were out of town a lot and that could have been one of the reasons, but he did it at home too, so it may have been a really long growth spurt! Since he was not sleeping, I, of course, called the doctor and she put him on rice cereal. We were so excited because we thought Henry would start sleeping through the night immediately. Well, because we are new parents, we did not know that it takes a baby a while to learn how to eat from a spoon. We started the rice cereal 2 weeks ago, and he is still having a little trouble getting it down and not all over his face. I will try to video a feeding so you can see how funny it is. He has done a little better with sleeping....5-6 hours at a time, but has not been taking good naps during the day.
Needless to say, the doctor told us to continue rice cereal and when he figures out what to do we can start doing rice cereal in the morning then stage 1 baby food....starting with the yellow foods first such as bananas, squash and anything else that is yellow. Then we go to orange, then green. I have no idea why, but that is the order. We will work on this for the next 2 months and report back to the doctor at 6 months. He also told us we could give Henry up to 4 ounces of water now and I have already given him some to get rid of the hiccups and it worked like a charm!
Other than that, there is no other news to report. We love how Henry has started communicating more and laughing at us. He is growing so fast and before we know it he will be one! I am going to try and post some videos of him at the beach and also one of him putting his passy in his mouth. I will update later with more pictures.
Here is Henry "playing" in the waves!
Henry's latest accomplishment. He can put the passy in, but does not know to let it go yet. That is the next step!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Our trip to Virginia Beach
So for our second vacation we went to Virginia Beach to visit my mom's best friend from 9th grade and her family. We have vacationed with them every summer since I was born...I think. We had a fabulous time being with Faith and Paul, their son Jeff, his girlfriend Ginny, my parents, my brother, and Beau. We had a big group and just started where we left off last year with the addition of Henry.
I took about a million pictures this week, so there are a lot of pictures on this post, but I wanted to show how much Henry is growing. We go to the doctor on Thursday for his 4 month check-up and I will update then with all of his stats and also all of his changes. He's a growing boy!!!
Grammie, me, Papa and Henry
Here is the fam, minus the 2 dogs.
Henry watching the waves
Henry with Paul checking out everything!
OOOOOH, soft sand!
He is getting so big and actually fits on Beau's shoulders. It is adorable!
Dad with Henry and his lizard hat from Uncle Collin.
Henry's chillin' on the couch with his teether, chewing his shirt!
Thanks for holding me up Paul!
Me and Papa! I am so happy!
What are these big yellow things? I wonder what they feel like.....
The crew minus me.
This is Keeper, Faith and Pauls new dog. He LOVED Henry. He would lick Henrys face all day if he could. Henry was great with him too. He would just open his little mouth and Keeper would go to town licking his face and slobber....gross!
Uncle Collin is SO cool!
This was our nightly view from Faith and Pauls house. Not bad!
Lets go buddy....
We were off to the pool here. Henry loved it the first time, and did not like it at all the second.
We gave Henry his baths in an actual bathtub and so I had to document his first bathtub experience. He loves a bath!
I took about a million pictures this week, so there are a lot of pictures on this post, but I wanted to show how much Henry is growing. We go to the doctor on Thursday for his 4 month check-up and I will update then with all of his stats and also all of his changes. He's a growing boy!!!
Grammie, me, Papa and Henry
Here is the fam, minus the 2 dogs. 
Henry watching the waves
Henry with Paul checking out everything!
OOOOOH, soft sand!
Sweet Henry!
He is getting so big and actually fits on Beau's shoulders. It is adorable!
Dad with Henry and his lizard hat from Uncle Collin.
Henry's chillin' on the couch with his teether, chewing his shirt!
Thanks for holding me up Paul!
Me and Papa! I am so happy!
What are these big yellow things? I wonder what they feel like.....
The crew minus me.
This is Keeper, Faith and Pauls new dog. He LOVED Henry. He would lick Henrys face all day if he could. Henry was great with him too. He would just open his little mouth and Keeper would go to town licking his face and slobber....gross!
Uncle Collin is SO cool!
This was our nightly view from Faith and Pauls house. Not bad!
Lets go buddy....
We were off to the pool here. Henry loved it the first time, and did not like it at all the second.
We gave Henry his baths in an actual bathtub and so I had to document his first bathtub experience. He loves a bath!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.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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!
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