Our friend the fan

We're deep in the Illinois winter now which means Henry doesn't leave the house too often. Consequently, Henry gets a little bored in the living room (since we try not to let him watch tv). He likes to be escorted throughout the house and he really likes lights! Especially the light in the kitchen because it is also a ceiling fan. These pictures were taken of him watching the fan blades go round and round. I used the low light lens (best b-day gift ever) which I think adds some dramatic affect :)

Rubber Ducky

The other day when we were giving Henry a bath, we put a rubber ducky in with him. As he does with most everything he sees, he put the duck in his mouth. The duck has a hole in his mouth so he can drink (and spit back out) water. The funniest part was when he had the duck's head in his mouth and squeezed... The duck squirted water all over him! Here's some shots of Henry with the duck in his mouth :)

Neglect

Hello. I just want to set the record straight to make sure everyone knows I don't neglect Henry as much as I neglect his blog :)

It's been a long time... And it's not that I haven't been taking pictures. I know everyone is busy so that excuse won't work. So I'll fall back to the fact that I am on a computer for 10 hours a day at work and the only reason I want to get on a computer after that is to play civ 4. Case and point - the times when pictures were most regularly posted were times when I was off work (right after his birth and over Thanksgiving). But I try, I really do.

Mom sent me this picture one day while I was at work. It always brightens my day when I get a little break in my work with a picture message!

Bathtime

So Henry is getting teeth. His two front teeth on the bottom are both starting to come in! We can't really get pictures because he doesn't like to show them off. But the crazy thing is that it isn't really making him cranky. And actually, he's been sleeping better than usual the past week (8-9 hour stretch). Very exciting.

Anyway, we gave Henry a bath yesterday (not that we don't do that often, but we had the camera this time). Just a few shots of bath time :)

Illinois

Yes, Mom and Henry made it back safely (albeit two hours late). It's be so great to have both of them back home. Last weekend, Mom was very busy with stuff for her store so Henry and Dad got to spend a lot of quality time together. We had much fun. Because of how busy we've been since Mom and Henry returned, we haven't taken a lot of pictures. Yesterday, though, after I was done working, we got to hang out and take new photos. This is Henry and Dad fighting over who gets to play with the ribbon:



Then this is Henry and Mom chilling (aren't they so cute :)



Then a couple pictures of Henry by the window. Thanks Aunt Ellen for the jeans!

Away

Henry and Mom are still in California. They are attempting to come home tomorrow, and hopefully the weather allows them to (a winter storm is coming in IL). Mom keeps me up to date on the happenings of Henry by sending me picture messages through our phones - isn't technology great! So here's one of the pictures she sent me. With the holidays coming up, hopefully many more fun pictures will follow in the coming weeks!

End of Vacation

So this is Dad's last day on vacation. I'll be coming back home tomorrow. Which means I have to go another week without getting to see Henry. He seems to be learning more and more motor skills everyday so I'm sure I'll miss a lot over the week. Just the other morning when I got up with Henry (he's been waking up consistently at about 6am every day), he rolled over from back to belly... It was actually quite hilarious because every time he tried, he would pass gas. Then when he actually rolled over, he passed a lot of gas :)

Anyway, I'm going to post a few pictures with this one since I won't be able to take any pictures over the next week. This is on Henry's first Thanksgiving:



This picture was taken one morning over the weekend at the cabin:



While we were up at Shaver, Santa was in town so we took Henry up to see him. It was outside in a very rustic setting which was much better than in a big mall. He was very well behaved and was fascinated by the fake beard.