My First Mother's Day

My 1st mother's day was wonderful. Kyle, Henry and Simba did a good job:) I got to spend most of the day with my mom and to take the day off (as much as that is possible) of mommy responsibilities.
I think Mother's day should come more often than once a year - once a month sounds better to me:)

Henry's 1st Half Birthday

6 months old!!! I love this age. To date - its my favorite:)
For his 6 month check up he measured in just short of 28 inches (90%) and weighing 16 pounds (40%). Henry still had a cough (courtesy of daddy who brought it home from his business trip!) so his shots were scheduled for the week after - And true to form, Henry spiked a fever post shots for the next few days. Ugh! Poor guy.
We had a mini celebration for Henry's 1st half birthday including a sweet potato "cake" with a half a candle:)
Henry is getting so big! He's sitting up on his own (I think it soo cute) and playing independently, which is GRRREAT! He's also babbling non-stop. His favorite words include: Dadadada and guygugyguyguy. Henry is also turning into quite the daddy's boy. He can be crabby with me and then Kyle walks in the door and Henry's instantly laughing and happy...BUT the other day, Kyle was holding Henry and Henry reached for me. And not because he was hungry or hurt but just because he wanted his mommy. Kyle was crushed!
I just want to hit the pause button and keep Henry right here for just a little longer. With each milestone he hits, I celebrate and then am just a pinch sad that he's getting so big so fast.
Happy 1st Half Birthday to my baby boy!

Brothers

A few pics of both the babies:) Henry has gotten increasing interested in all things Simba lately!

Jumparoo

The Jumparoo...Henry LOOOOOVES the jumparoo! He loves the jumparoo so much in fact, it is difficult to get a non-blurry photo of him in it. He jumps so hard and fast that I sometimes worry he's going to launch himself right out of it. When I try to take him out before he's ready he just starts jumping more!
His cousin, Jacob, lent him the jumproo around 5 months. And Henry has spent a little time every day since then playing in it. Kyle and I love the jumparoo too. It gives us a little time to get things done with Henry fully entertained and engaged!

Henry's 1st Easter

For Henry's first Easter the day started off a little rough. I was all excited to give Henry his beautifully prepared Easter basket. That had been filled the night before by the Easter Bunny of course. But when I came downstairs the next morning I found the contents of Henry's basket sprawled across the floor courtesy of Simba! GRRRR...Simba spent the remainder of the day in the doghouse! Lucky for Simba, he didn't chew anything. The funny thing is, Simab's basket that had all kinds of dog treats in it went untouched - I believe there was a little sibling rivalry going on.
The rest of the day went well. We went to church, then to brunch at by brother's club where they had the a petting zoo and pictures with the Easter bunny. Henry even got to hold a real bunny. Henry loved the Easter Bunny. He seemed unphased by the giant fuzzy rabbit. However, Henry's cousin Jacob was not an Easter Bunny fan! It was cute and made for great pictures as my brother tried multiple times to get Jacob to sit with the Easter bunny:) Poor Jacob!

Daddy Skype Date

Back before Henry was Henry and still Baby H is mommy's tummy, Kyle traveled often for work. But once my doctor grounded me from traveling (since baby H would soon be making a debut) I requested Kyle take a little break from traveling as well. After Henry was born Kyle wanted me to let him know when he had the green light to travel again. As in, when did I feel confident enough as a new mommy to do this without him for multiple days at a time. Well, I stretched it out as long as I could but the day finally came and Henry and I were on our own.
Kyle was in California for four days. Henry and I survived it. I have to say though, it is a little scary at night. Each day Kyle skyped with Henry and surprisingly Henry was interactive and interested in skype-ing. We're not really sure how much Henry understood but he liked it and Kyle enjoyed getting to see Henry while he was away too:)

Kyle's 1st Bday as a Daddy

Kyle's first birthday as a daddy was full of several first for Henry! First, Henry and I took the bus to meet Kyle at his office. His first CTA experience:) Then the three of us got on the el to Wrigley Field. Henry liked the El so much he fell asleep! Once we got to the stadium it was time for Henry's first baseball game. Dressed up as my lil cubbie for the Cubs game!

At Wrigley field they give first timers a neat little certificate and sticker commemorating their first game. It all went right into Henry's baby book. The cubs tickets were from my brother, James. We were definitely in the rowdy section but Henry didn't mind. He fell asleep in the 4th inning and slept through most of the rest of the game. Kyle had a good time and thinks that perhaps this could become a tradition. On Kyle's birthday Henry and he go to a baseball game. And maybe for Henry's birthday they go to a football game?

Veggie Tales

At five months and with Henry hitting all the milestones necessary for more exciting cuisine - it was time to start on vegetables. Now, as a kiddo I was a very picky eater so Kyle and I decided to follow a eating plan for Henry that claims to make your lil one a good eater. It walks you thru introducing foods that are more bland and less of the sweet stuff first. This eating plan also convinced us to make all of Henry's baby food ourselves.
So with all the proper equipment we started our lil Henry on Butternut squash. He loved it! Three days later according to plan we introduced sweet potatoes - another hit! And another three days later it was time for avocado. Avocado however did not go over well. On the first bite Henry made a funny face so I decided to grab the video camera to document this first unloved food. And well...the video says the rest. The video ends abruptly as I was next expecting that. I wish however I would have kept it rolling. I couldn't stop laughing at Henry's reaction so he started laughing too!