Truck

I have been the slackest blogger this spring!!!  We have had one of our busiest months with birthdays, traveling and life in general. 

Henry is growing like a weed and moving NONSTOP!!!  We went to a birthday party last night and Henry was all over the place.  He sat down on the stairs and instead of just sitting he was rocking back and forth talking....that just shows how little he sits still.  I forgot to post his year stats, so I am posting them mostly for my knowledge later:

Taken on April 1, 2010
Weight: 22 pounds 4 ounces    50%
Height: 30 3/8 inches     75%
Head Circumference: 18 1/4 inches    55%

Since that appointment, we have been back to the doctor 3 times: ear infection, eczema, bacterial infection, and he now weighs over 24 pounds!!!  It does not surprise me because he has become a great eater!!!  I cannot believe how much he will eat at each meal (if he likes what is served).  For breakfast he eats half of a banana and 2, yes 2, whole pancakes.  For lunch he will eat a whole sandwich along with some type of fruit (usually watermelon, peaches, pears or cantaloupe), or a vegetable (peas or green beans).  Then for dinner he will eat whatever we eat (he loves chicken quesadillas, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, sweet potatoes, noodles, tortellini, grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, regular potatoes, black beans, tomatoes, McDonald's on occasion)....he will scarf if all down before we even sit down.  I am thankful for his appetite....one less thing for me to stress over! 

Now for all he has accomplished since his 1 year birthday:
1.  Henry started pointing when we went on our spring break trip.  He points at everything now!!!
2.  Henry said his first word: TRUCK.....no, he has not said mama or dada to us, just truck.  I am pretty sure he started saying tractor as of  yesterday and he may have said shoe, but I am not 100% sure.  He handed my friend Sarah a shoe and we both thought he said "SHOE." 
3.  He has started loving books!! He got a ton of truck and tractor books (hmmmmmm) for his birthday and we will sometimes read books for an hour.  He loves pointing to all of the pictures and saying truck...tractor....maybe I should get some mom and dad books!
4. As of this Thursday, Henry had all of his 15 month molars halfway through the skin, 8 teeth already out and one of his canine teeth is also pushing through.  Wow, he must be in pain!!!  Maybe that is where the ear infection and bacterial infection came from.
5. He has started using a fork to eat.  I will try to get this on video.  It is pretty amazing how fast he picked that up when I put a fork on his tray!

6.  Henry is now completely on Silk Soy milk.  Sometimes I think it is a good thing, but we go through the cartons like crazy!  That stuff is not cheap!  This is a picture of his last formula bottle....

7.  Henry got another swing set for his birthday from us and he loves, loves it!!!  He really wants to climb the stairs, but is not quite ready.  He will also swing all day if you would let him!

8.  Henry got in a "pool" for the first time....a baby pool.  He loves it!! He has not learned how to get back above water if  his face goes it, so it is a little scary, but he loves to splash around in it!  I took some pictures with my phone yesterday, but they did not turn out.  I know I can get some better ones with my camera so be on the lookout!

9.  Henry is down to 1 nap a day.  It was a little tortuous for me, but he plays until about 11:45, eats lunch and goes down between 12:15 and 12:45.  He is only sleeping for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, but I like it better because it is a bigger chunk of time and we can play all morning.

10. Henry got a kitchen for his birthday as well and LOVES it!!!  It is pretty funny to watch him because he imitates the things I do in the kitchen. 

11.  Henry has learned how to sit and come down the stairs on his own....with my constant supervision.

12. Henry loves the chair we gave him for his birthday.  It is so funny to see him sitting in it watching tv!

I know there is more that I am forgetting, but I need to get a shower while he is asleep.

Last Thursday was Beau's 31st birthday and we went to the beach with his parents to celebrate!  We had a great time, thanks Jan and Bill, relaxing, talking, reading, eating and getting some much needed help with our little guy.  Here are some pictures I took while we were down there.

Beau's birthday:                                                                                      Running is all he does now!

And more running.....                                         And Pops running.......

Running is fun!

Then to the beach!

Spring Break 2010!

Wow, the idea of spring break has changed dramatically for me this year! Not that I ever did anything wild and crazy for spring break, but this year was the beginning of my new version of "spring break." 

I was so excited when Sarah mentioned going to the beach for a night with the kiddos.  We had a very eventful stay, but had a great time.  Thanks Sarah for the invitation!
Henry had definitely changed since the last time we were at the beach....

June 2009

April 2010

Henry is really into the sand.  I have never given him a shovel before and he loved it!!! 

Here is Annah and Liam....sweet kiddos who also loved digging in the sand.

On Wednesday, we took the kids to Waterfront Park.  Henry loved all of the rocks, berries and flowers much more than he enjoyed the water.

What is up with the tounge???                       This is Henry's new trick....mom, I am putting

                                                                something in my mouth!

Last but not least, my favorite picture.....

Birthday parties!

Last week is comletely a blur!!!  I am still trying to catch up on everything around my house and my also find some, maybe a little relaxation!!!  Don't get me wrong, I love to entertain, and the 3 birthday parties we had for our sweet boy were wonderful, I am just exhausted!  On Saturday, we had a good group of about 35 families over to celebrate with lunch, an Easter egg hunt and lots of running and playing.  Sunday we hosted about 40 people....mostly family, but we had some others join us which was wonderful.  We celebrated Easter and Hen's birthday.  Needless to say Henry had a great time at both parties.  I am pretty sure my mom and mother in law were exhausted at the end because Henry prefers they watch and hold him to me....which was good so I could run around getting things together. 

We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends and can't thank you all enough for the generous gifts for our little guy.  Henry was given some awesome toys, an outside play gym, books, baby pool, a sprinkler, money for his college fund, lots of cars, some new clothes and so much more!  I am pretty sure he has not touched any of his old toys since the parties! 

Here are some of the pictures from the parties.  I got more from the Saturday party because friends shared the pictures.  I did not get to take many on Sunday, sorry fam!

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Time to find some Easter Eggs!

Ty can't wait to eat the candy!

Carlisle is more interested in the grass than the eggs and candy...precious!

Little Carlisle and Henry (dressed alike on accident).

Here is Henry getting ready for his first birthday cake....

.....very interesting......

.....a little squishy.....

.....oh, my eyes itch.....

....and I am done with this.....

The family picture, thank Sarah!

Grammie and Henry

On to Sunday's party....

Here is JT, Caroline and Henry...these are Henry's 2nd cousins.

Hampton, Brandon and Artem...more of Henry's second cousins.

Vera Grace, another second cousin....looking so excited to be at Hen's first birthday!

I accidentally cut H's first (third) birthday cake before I got a picture.  Pretty cute!

As with his other party, he was not a fan of the cake.

Here are some extra shots of him playing on his new slide and swing set.

Lastly, I took this picture forever ago and wanted to add it.  This is a daily occurence in my house, the emptying of the cabinets.  I have rearranged my pantry every day since he started doing this.