Two Month

On Friday, we had Henry's two month doctor visit. That's the one where they give a baby four shots... One was oral and three were stuck in his leg with a needle the size of Henry! Needless to say, he did not have a good time. But overall, I'd say he took it well for a two month old baby.


Today, he and I got to hang out for a while and Mom took our picture. It is already feeling like fall here in East Peoria, so we got to bring out the lumberjack outfit! Next week we're renting a log splitter :) We take preparing for winter seriously in our household.

Visitation

We got to visit with Henry's Aunt and Uncle for the past ten days. It's always so great to see them and so hard to say goodbye. Last Sunday, we got to have Henry dedicated at the church. It was excellent and a good reminder of how we desire to raise our son to become a Godly man. Sometimes it's hard to remember that with all the diaper changes and late night feedings (Mom). But certainly even the way we raise him now can have profound results later in his life!



After church, we went to Eli's Coffee Shop in Morton. It was so beautiful out! Aunt and Uncle had such a great time hanging out with Henry - and Mom and Dad didn't mind having our hand free!



Mom and Twin Sister with Henry:



And later that night, we went over to our doula's house. For those who don't know what that is, check out the link. She was such a tremendous help through the long process of laboring! We honestly believe that we would have had a Caesarean Section birth without her. She's the greatest :)

eight

So Henry is now eight weeks. Each day brings new developments and growth which is so exciting to watch! He's so alert and responsive now. He's started smiling so much more (but when the camera comes out, it's very elusive). He also has begun baby talking and cooing which is absolutely adorable! And unlike dad's hairline, Henry's is growing forward again. Anyway, here are a couple of pictures that demonstrate that he's the cutest baby ever!

Sleep

So it seems as though sleep is the thing to ask about lately. Henry is nearly seven weeks old. He doesn't technically sleep through the night as a grown man would do - eight hours straight - but he has known the difference between night and day for most of his life. So he is used to sleeping at night and being more active during the day. He usually gets one longer stretch to start the night (about 4 hours), then gets up every 2-3 hours after that for food. Fortunately for me, Mom is the best and she lets me sleep through the night, especially when I have to get up for work the next day. I always like to say, he sleeps like a baby :)

Nose

At this stage in Henry's life, he does mostly the same things every day. That would explain the less frequent posts as of late. Then I thought that even though it's hard for me to tell since I see him every day, he certainly still is growing. So even if there's a few pictures with the same pose, it is still nice to see how he's 'filling out'. So here's a picture that I thought was very cute. If you click on the image, you'll see that I uploaded a larger size than usual to give more detail.



These pictures were taken while Henry and I were hanging out and he was in his bouncy chair. He was being so calm and really seemed to enjoy chilling in the chair. I was just taking his picture and all of a sudden I think he discovered his nose:

Party

Tonight was Contessa's 2nd birthday party! She was a little apprehensive about Henry today. But when we first arrived, she said 'Henry's here! Henry's here!'



Henry was quite awake and alert this evening during the party. We have realized that he loves being outside (that's my boy!). He loves looking around and enjoying nature. Something sure caught his eye in this shot.



And one final picture... Henry has started losing some of his birth hair. Almost all of it is gone on the top of his head, but it still remains on the sides and back. It might be hard to tell in this picture, but it's still super cute :)