Henry's 1st Trip to San Diego

Kyle was traveling to San Diego for work. He invited Henry and I to join him. So we went over the weekend of Memorial day and made a long family weekend out it. It was great! Henry and I would do day trips while Kyle was working and we would meet him later for some family time.
San Diego had lots of first for Henry. On our first night we took Henry to Seaport village for his 1st carousel ride. Kyle took him on the ride and I watched and took pictures. Kyle said Henry tensed up when the ride started but relaxed after a few minutes and I even got a few smiles when he saw me.
One of the days, Henry and I did a city tour. It was a trolley that loop the city and stopped periodically. We could get on and off as we pleased or just stay on the trolley. It was perfect for Henry. We would hop off and explore and when it was time for a nap we would hop back on and have the trolley put him to sleep. A great way to see the city. Coronado island and the beach were my favorite. However, this is when I learned that pushing a stroller through the sand is a major workout.

We also got to meet up with some of my extended family that live in the area. Aunt Maureen and Uncle Claude for dinner Friday night. And dinner and games with Aunt Syl, Uncle Paul and Uncle Gene Saturday night. All first time meetings for Henry.
In additions to all these first, Henry took his first big boy bath in San Diego. No more infant tub, now that he's sitting up and stable on his own (and frankly too long for his baby tub!). Kyle wouldn't let me take a picture of this first though...
Henry did pretty well on the flights too...although flying with a 4 1/2 month old, was easier than flying with a 6 month old. I fear Henry travel will only continue to get more challenging as his mobility and independence increase. We're up for the challenge!

Henry-isms

I've been slacking alittle on the blog lately...Yikes! So much to catch up on. New posts coming soon. Until then, a few of my favorite Henry-isms:
1. Eating, he covers his eyes instead of his mouth to indicate he doesn't want any more to eat - it's SOO cute:)
2. Exciting things, when Henry gets really excited about something he squeals with excitment but he looks like he almost wants to say something and can't quite get it out. As a result his arms (and if he's really excited, his whole body) shake towards the exciting thing.
3. Books, Henry loves his books and to be read to but especialy his "So Big" Elmo book. I don;t think he's ever even seen Seasme Street but Henry loves anything Elmo. This "So Big" book turns a sad, or cranky Henry into immediate smiles and laughs. I try to use it sparely so that it doesn't lose its allure.
4. New people. Henry will go to pretty much anyone but once he realizes its someone new he has the cutest sad lip. He curls his lip under and if mom or dad don't reassure him it can turn into a cry but the warm up warning before the cry is sooo adorable. He warms up pretty quick to new people too - 5 mins or so.
5. Henry's very busy. Always. If he's on his play mat or in his stroller or car seat - he's always doing something. It makes me laugh. We are in trouble once this kiddo goes fully mobile!

I could go on forever with this list...(Henry-ism are my favorite)but I won't!

Henry's 1st Trip to the park

My neighbor introduced me to our neighborhood mom and tots group. Its a really great resource for everything from local activities to toy swaps to mommy advice. While reading through the list of play groups in May, I discovered there was a hidden kids park two blocks from our home. How did we not know it was there? Its on a dead end road and tree covered but huge and I can't believe its been there all this time. So that Saturday we took a family walk to the park and Henry loved it - the swing especially:) Its now a regular stop on our walks!

A weekend Up North

In mid-May we made the long drive north to Eagle River to visit with Kyle's family and for a wedding. Henry was an excellent wedding date. Although, he did sleep through most of the ceremony and was hitting the bottle pretty hard at the reception:)
Henry also got to have a few playdates with some of his Eagle River girlfriends! He got to meet Braelyn and Bentley for the first time. And he went over to Taylor and Lexi's house for some time on the swing set. His first swing set experience.
Henry has lots of little girls his age to play with:) And his boy cousins too! They are all older (not too much older) and play really well with him. Blake liked to give Henry his bottle and Cole showed Henry his playing cards and Austin liked to hold Henry. So cute!