Henry is getting big, not just growing, but getting big. He far outweighs and "out-heights" the other boys. He is also been the busiest baby we have ever had.
At just over twenty months, he loves to chat and dance. He is my little transporter and goes through phases of different things he like to cart around. For a while I would have to hunt for my hairbrushes, we are always loosing toothbrushes and he loves "shooz" (shoes). He also has an affinity for eating non-edible items. Brian's deoderant has teethmarks, bars of soap at the cabin had chunks taken out of them, hand sanitizer, the tops of the boys markers, crayons, paper, licks sun screen and I'm pretty sure he would drink the vinegar I wash the windows with if he could get into the locked cupboards. Which also marks the first time we have "baby-proofed". Despite what one might think with the above diet, he is very clever and knows how to be sneaky. He will look at me and say "no, no" and then proceed to do his naughty deed. He has been a challenge for me to figure out how to keep him out of trouble.
Fortunately, he is also about the sweetest little lovey. He will cuddle with me in the morning as long as I can stay in bed (which is wonderful in the summer). He loves to come sit right next to me or on me and snuggle in. He yells "Daddy" when Brian gets home and runs to give him big hugs. He will give his brothers hugs all the time and loves to squeeze his cousin Livi too.
The flip side of this is that he is a bit of a Mama's boy and has a great disdain for nursery. He screams like you chopped off his limb when you leave him. He also cries when Brian leaves in the morning or when the boys leave somewhere without him. He will go into a room and call "guys" and try to find them.
He loves his Doggy. Sammy and him have a tender little bond. I think he is happier to see Sammy in the morning than us sometimes. He will lay on, sit on and open mouth kiss the dog. Poor Sammy endures the torturing too! Henry will say "Doggy" when he is done eating, which translates to: "Get me out of my seat or I will feed all my food to the Dog".
He rarely sits still enough to watch a show, but does love the opening credits to Baby "nine-nine". H likes to sing "the itsy-bitsy spider", play tackle, and sing "popcorn popping". He is a crack up to watch dance in the car in his seat. He would love to be naked all the time and eats just about anything. I'm pretty sure he thinks rasins are fruit snacks. If he can be "side" (outside) he is happiest.
I asked Ben the other day if he liked having a little brother and he said: " I love him right now, but I know he is going to grow up to be like Jeff and Luke." Apparently, he is still a fun baby!
We love our "Big Payche" and can't wait to see his personality continue to develop. I think we are all in for a very fun ride.
We are very glad we got an H-chy.
These two were swimming, collecting shells and building castles as fast as they could. Then they realized they were freezing and sat just long enough to thaw and repeat!
Henry wasn't so sure he loved his dip in the ocean when he and Daddy got taken out by the tide. But he loved the sand and all the "birdies".
Love this cute little man! It is so fun to watch him experience things for the first time and hear him talk about it.
"May the force be with you" The highlight of our trip to Disneyland!
We have been planning, saving and excited for our trip to Disney for quite a while. We convinced Grandma, and our cousins to come along and packed up and were off to spend Labor Day weekend in California. If was such a fun trip and we made wonderful memories.
Noah, Ben, Jeff and Luke all got picked to fight the Star Wars villians. Their matching green shirts and super jumping and screaming made them shoe-ins! It was easily the highlight of the trip. They were so excited to get their light sabers and be trained as PadWan learners and tell Darth that they would never turn to the dark side. Lukey was about the cutest Jedi ever!
Henry loves Grandma! He enjoyed most of the rides. Although, Snow White made him cry and I think the Matterhorn (yes, he made the height requirements) scarred him for life, he loved Small World, Jungle Tours and seeing all the characters in the parade. He was such a trooper and is such a happy baby.
Jeffers trying to pull the sword from the stone. Jeff loved the ferris wheel, toy story and Star Tours. He was the spy on the ship and loved seeing his picture on the big screen. After we spiked his hair and stuffed his shoes with paper towels, he got to ride Indiana and loved the big bolder. The water rides were a big hit with Jeffey too.
Ben was big enough to ride everything and had a blast. He couldn't stop talking about The Tower of Terror and the gum Uncle Marshall put on the seat that defied gravity. He loved Space Mountain and Star Tours. Basically, the boys came off every ride saying "that was awesome!".
Lukey was a champ this trip. He enjoyed being big was so brave and rode everything he could. I thought for sure he would come off Tower of Terror crying, but no, he loved every minute and chatting about it. His favorites were Space Mountain, Star Tours and Tower of Terror. He is getting so big. It was so fun seeing him love the trip!
Watching the parade at the end of a fun and long day! Lukey and Ave didn't make the cut and crashed out before it started. It was hot and we got frozen lemonade and were wowed by the musical parade and all the characters. Seeing Peter Pan up close is pretty cool! The music was great and Disney sure knows how to throw a party.
We all felt like this at the end of the trip, but it was a wonderful time and a great time spent with family. It was so nice to have my mom and sister's family with us. My grandma took us when we were little and it was special to have my mom there while the boys experienced the magic of Disneyland for the first time. It is one of my favorite places to be and I can't wait to take the boys back again when they are a little older. Fun times!!
Henry is getting big, not just growing, but getting big. He far outweighs and "out-heights" the other boys. He is also been the busiest baby we have ever had.
