henry at 11 months

He's a curious little guy - always putterin' around the house seeing what he can get into. This week the locks went on the cabinets, breakables got put up high or away. Separation anxiety is a thing of the past. When we get to daycare, he hits the ground running, and doesn't even notice I'm there. He will look up and wave at me when I leave. His top teeth still haven't poked through, but they are working on it. He has finally shown an interest in table food, and is eating cheerios, raviolis, and lots of other big people food.

Henry's blocked tear ducts never have cleared, so he is getting another outpatiet surgery (very minor) on the 29th. It will be about a five minute procedure, and it will be so nice to have that done. We've been struggling with little eye infections on and off since he was born. He doesn't like us trying to clean them all the time.

Since he got the tubes put in his ears, he is sleeping 11 hours at night, and it's my favorite thing (once again) to put him down for the night. Baby Galileo is a favorite video to watch, and he loves doilies, wheels and buttons. (yes, I said doilies.) If I had to guess, I'd say he is going to work at a tire store when he grows up. He loves Olive, and tug-of-war is their favorite game.

Last, but not least, he took his first steps on Sunday - Cinco De Mayo! Five in a row. It surprised the heck out of Val and I. He usually gets two or three little steps in before he toples over. So cute to watch. He is a bull dozer, loves to plow through his toys. When I show him how to stack blocks, he loves to charge through them and knock them all over - that gets big giggles! Such a boy. Grandpa Fred likes to call him 'Henry the Ham.' Or 'Henry the Hammer.' Val and I call him 'Cranky Hanky' when he gets tired.

He doesn't say any words regularly yet, but he likes to point at birdies and airplanes. 'Sa!' and the "S" and "D" sounds are his favorite this week. Di-di-deh! He wears Stoudamire's jersey (#1) with pride. In a couple weeks, he will be one.

i can walk with my walker . . .

two little buddies . . .

big boy

Henry used to easily fit cross-wise in his crib. Not anymore!

henry can wave, and walk (almost)

Henry has been surprising us with how much better his walking is getting. On Sunday, he jumped up behind one of his walkers and walked across the room like he'd been doing it for years. This morning, he waved by-bye to me for the first time when I dropped him off at 'school.' I walked out of the building, but in my mind, I was floating.

Side note: That must mean that soon he will say 'Mama!' I keep working with him (he knows how to say it), and every time he looks at me with a smile and squeals, 'dadadadadadaadada-DADA!' Sometimes he's just like his dada.

more horsin' around

Grandma Linda made us these to use as coasters, but I like to put it on my head to get a reaction. What can I say? I like to make people laugh.
-Henry, 10 months

a great weekend . . .

We have had a wonderful weekend! Little guy is sleeping pretty good again, and we are catching up on our sleep. We even had a date night last night just the two of us - courtesy of Karen. She watched Henry and we enjoyed the gift certificate she got Val for his birthday. What would we do without her? We had dinner at home tonight . . . Suns are on a roll . . . groceries and laundry is done . . . life is good . . .
I'm off to catch up on more sleep. Should be caught up by the 4th of July, maybe.
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the boot gets the BOOT!!!!

The tendon is healed up nicely, and I no longer need to wear the boot! I would like to know what MAN invented that thing anyway. Probably the brother of the guy that invented high heels. :0 There is still some fluid around the area, so I can't start jogging or anything like I wanted to, but biking, walking, etc. is okay. Let's hope that goes away - I go back in a month to find out. In the meantime, I feel like a new woman!

henry likes to joke . . .

Henry is developing his sense of humor, and loves to play jokes on mommy. One thing he finds really amusing is to pop his pacifier out of his mouth, and try to put it in mommy's mouth. His other fun trick (pictured) is to bite down on the spoon while I'm feeding him, so I can't take it out of his mouth. Anything for a reaction.

on the road to recovery . . .

Time for an update. We are doing much better, not great yet, but I'd venture to guess by next week, life will be good again. Henry got his tubes put in Saturday morning, and is already sleeping through the night again. I don't know what I'd do without her. Henry's that happy, easy baby we knew several months back! We had to take last week day by day, it was brutal. We were so sick, Grandma Patti had to come out and stay with us for a couple nights. We were at the pediatrician's office a couple times, and had issues almost every day! So, in case you were wondering, FOUR months of getting completely run down from no sleep and taking care of a baby that doesn't feel well, here are some things you can get: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (google: coxsackie virus and hope you or you kids never get it - Henry came down with this two days before his surgery), strep throat, bad cough, partial achilles tear, cold, flu, food poisoning, and the latest as of today: PINK EYE. Yep, Val got pink eye for his birthday. Like I said, we are all on the road to recovery.