Pita

I was so happy to get to spend the weekend with Mom and Henry. The past two weekends they were visiting the family in California. The weekends are especially nice for me because no work = more time with my family. We got to hang out and I got to feed Henry, play a lot, and change diapers! He got to eat some pita on Saturday while I took pictures. This is my favorite of the set.

Home!

Mom and Henry are home! They got back late Monday night. The inevitable delay occurred (2 hours again) and this time only three bags made it back on her flight. Not surprising that her bags were not the ones that made it to Peoria. But yeah, they're home safely and that's what matters :) Here's a picture Mom sent me that she took on her phone. I like it so much, I set it as my wallpaper on my work computer.

I miss my boy!

So by the time this post is published it will have been over a week since I've seen Henry. I'm so happy that he and Mom are able to go visit the family in CA, but it's so hard for me while they're gone!

I was just reminiscing and looking through some photos from before they took their trip. The first picture shows a fun way to get Henry to laugh. I like to gnaw at his neck and make funny noises. The second picture is him waiting for more :)

Look-A-Like

So people seem to say that Henry looks like his dad. I feel honored, but I usually think that Henry looks like Henry. He might have some of his dad's features, but he's still his own person, right? Well, not according to this picture. Give Henry glasses and a beard, and it practically looks like he's looking into a mirror!

Upside Down

The weekend before last, we were over at Grandpa and Grandma Cody's house for lunch after church. Grandpa got the camera out while Mom and Henry laughed and played. As it turns out, Henry enjoys being turned upside down! He similarly enjoys being lifted up high into the air or being held tight while you do quick squats. In each of the aforementioned, he opens his mouth as wide as he possibly can trying to stretch that smile from ear to ear and chin to forehead! It's probably the cutest thing ever as demonstrated by this picture that Grandpa took :)

Broccoli

At Henry's last doctor appointment, Mom and Dad learned that we can start giving him finger foods. Oh, what a new and fun (not to mention incredibly messy) experience that has been! He's enjoyed whole wheat pitas, crackers, tofu and steamed broccoli! When broccoli is steamed, it is much easier for a baby to eat. Coincidentally, it's also so much messier. All the little leaves fall off with little effort to keep the bites small enough for him. But Henry's not exactly the most gentle boy so as he grabs the broccoli, the little leaves go everywhere as demonstrated below. However, he does really like to eat his greens!

Window of Opportunity

Being the inquisitive boy he is, Henry quite enjoys looking out the window. Since we live on a bit of a busy street, he loves getting to watch the cars go by. It's a nice chance to teach him colors and automobile Make/Model :) Of course, in the case of this picture, he also really enjoys curtains.

Exploring

Henry is definitely in the stage of wanting to explore everything! Which, as mentioned in a previous post, leads to boredom in the house sometimes. He's also getting more and more mobile every day. Sometimes we just let him go off on his own so he can learn (of course, we make sure he doesn't get hurt too bad). That actually leads to a funny story. The other day, Mom was playing with Henry while he was scooting and rolling around the floor. He crawled over to Mom and started tugging on her pant leg. She looked down and he smiled at her. Then she looked up and back down and to her surprise, he had a pacifier in his mouth! There must have been one on the floor that he found. Crazy kid. So yeah, here he is exploring :)

Bye!

So Henry and Mom left for CA yesterday. It's sad for us in IL (especially me since I usually see them everyday) because they will be gone for 10 days. Henry and I were hanging out before they left and Mom took some pictures. I want to post this one so he can wave bye to us in IL and hi to those in CA! Truth is, he's not actually waving, Mom's just really good at capturing a moment. Henry is in to hitting things right now - well mostly just waving his arm up and down and if some thing's in the way, watch out! Which makes this picture even funnier to me :)

Piano Man

Mom found a toy last fall at a garage sale. It's a little piano-type instrument and it was only $1! Henry has grown to love it. Not just playing with it, but listening to Dad make songs, too. Of course, as is the manner of a seven-month baby, whenever I am playing with his toy, he instantly gets jealous and wants the toy all to himself. Even if he's already playing with a different toy. But we'll work on that. He's a great kid. Here's some pictures of him making music.