A glimpse at what it’s like to be loved by my sweet boy ❤
Category Archives: New Baby
Rolling Over
Little Henry has been working SO hard to roll over lately, but that 95th percentile body has just been too heavy to get a full roll out of… until last night!
And of course, in full “second child” form, he did it when my back was turned. I only knew he did it because I turned back to find him 3 body widths from where I left him. Way to go, Henry!
Time to baby proof! Somehow I’m going to guess that baby proofing will be much more challenging with Henry than it was with Henry. Damn all those Charlie toys with all the mini pieces!
Meanwhile, if Henry asks, the reason I was so distracted and missed your first roll is simple… we had just given Charlie her final Chanukah gift: a dollhouse! And not just any dollhouse, but a $50-bought-used, lights that work, accessories galore dollhouse.
Sorry, Henry Love, you know how I love tiny things.
Baby Besties
The siblings have been absolutely loving each other lately. They make each other laugh, they hug, they coo. Makes my little heart melt.
Someone once told me that a sibling is the greatest gift you can give your child(ren). It’s true.
Henry’s 4 Month Pics
This post is way overdue, but check out Henry’s cutie pie 4-month pics, which essentially turned into our family photos. It was a bit windy that day and poor babe had a poop blow out about 15 minutes into the photos. Regardless, I like how they turned out!
My sweet boy.
Lovey girl.
My whole heart in one photo.
Smoochies with my girl
Love.
Imperfect perfection.
My boys!
This guy… I swear.
Lovies.
Holiday Card 2016 ❤
This is how I love him.
Henry’s favorite activity: eating momma’s chin.
Love, love.
Tiny Banana Face
Henry’s fourth food experience was with a banana this morning. He was hungry and I was trying to delay his feeding, as I was waiting on a call, so I let him try my banana.
He was SO happy. It was so surprising to me, but he actually took mini bites and then would chew up the banana pieces. After each bite, he’d get a huge smile on his face.
Snacks & Teeth
Guys, I’ve been so bad at documenting milestones. So, here are a couple of updates.
- Last week, I whipped up some sweetpotato and breast milk purée. It was hilarious. He hated it. We decided to try out solids at 5 months because Henry is such a little food monster. Well, milk monster… Here’s a video:
- Henry’s also sprouted two tiny, mini, adorable little teefers 💛 Suddenly, he’s just so big.
- Tonight, Henry ate some smushed peas (2 to be exact) from my plate off my finger. He seemed to enjoy this much more than the sweet potato. Such a little cutie pie. There’s something so special about our little dinners with the 4 of us. Pretty in love with my family.
Happy [Belated] Halloween
Seriously, where the heck have I been?? I totally forgot to post Halloween pics! And, just for fun, I’ll throw in a few from Thanksgiving, too!
I thought long and hard about Charlotte’s costume, and ultimately, “we” decided to go with Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (aka Audrey Hepburn’s character) and Henry was her Cat.
We had a great weekend of trick or treating, partying and fun!
Letters to Henry
Recently, we opened up an email account for our sweet boy (as we did for Charlie when she was a baby). It’s a place for us to email advice, love and memories. At some point in his life, we will give him access to that email account as a gift.
Today was my first email to my boy:
Hi, my love! I can’t believe you are already 5 months old and this is my first email to you. Let me just tell you that despite not finding the time to write, I have done nothing but love you and love on you. You are the sweetest little man and I am surprised every day by your amazing personality.
You absolutely love to laugh. You radiate happiness.
I constantly hear people say, “Henry loves me! I can always get him to smile!”
I don’t have the heart to tell them that it’s because you’re always smiling. You absolutely love life. Yes, I know that sounds silly because you’re still so young, But really, you love life.
Besides life, you also love your Momma. I spend so much of my day hugging you and being hugged by you. You grab onto my cheeks, my hair, my shoulders… and you pull me in for the most wonderful koala hugs. When we’re not hugging, we’re laughing. Your giggle is this magical, contagious sound that just fills my heart.
You are my sweet boy and I cannot begin to express how much I love you. Before you arrived, I couldn’t imagine what it would be like. How our life would change. How my heart would grow.
It’s been the most amazing 5 months with you and I can say without hesitation that you are so incredibly loved. By me, by Daddy, by Charlie, by your grandparents, by everyone.
I hope that when you finally read this, your heart is still the same. So open and full of life and love. You have a gift, my boy, and it’s bringing happiness to those around you.
The world has big plans for you, sweet Henry, and I’m going to guess that you have big plans for the world.
Thanks for being so incredibly you.
I love you today and always,
Mommy 💛
Happy Halloween!
We had such a fun and busy Halloween weekend. Our kiddos were dressed in coordinating costumes… Charlie was Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Henry was her kitty cat, named “Cat.” They were both absolutely adorable.
On Friday, we went to a Halloween party with my family. It’s the same party we attended (and loved) last year and this year did not disappoint. In fact, it reconfirmed Charlotte’s love of a DJ and dancefloor. I’ll let the photos and videos speak for themselves, but let’s just say she had fun.
On Saturday, we took a break from costuming and went to lunch for Grandpa’s 91st birthday. Another great time! AND, that night, Mark and I went on a real date (thanks, M&D for the tickets and thanks to Ivan for babysitting!!) to go see The Book of Mormon. It was literally the funniest thing I’ve watched in a long while. A great show!
On Sunday, Charlie had soccer class and all the kids dressed up. Then, we went to my niece’s 5 year old birthday party, which was trick-or-treat themed. It was a blast! When we got home, it was time to trick or treat in our neighborhood with our neighbors. It was such a great time. Charlotte absolutely loved trick or treating. And honestly, it wasn’t about the candy (she only ate one piece all weekend), but she just loved the exchange.
All in all, a great weekend!
Besties in the Making
It’s starting!! They’re becoming friends and it just makes my heart explode. Tonight when Henry and I came home, Charlotte exploded with pure excitement as she ran over to Henry, threw her arms in the air and lunged toward him to give him the biggest (yet gentle) hug ever.
So. Dang. Cute.
Then, this… This video is everything:
Then, as Charlie and Mark left for swimming, C gave Henry a big hug and said, “bye Henry! I love you!”
Melting.
Playing House 