We love this guy so much! It's been such a blast this past year getting to know him and having him complete our family.
Because almost all of our family is in Southern Oregon we decided to drive down to Eagle Point celebrate rather than make them all come to us. We threw a lumberjack themed party and brought out the flannel! Dan and Marianne helped a lot and it was the easiest party I've thrown in awhile.
Henry is a typical 1 yr old that likes to cry when other people hold him. Mostly only if I'm in the room.
The cousins had a little impromptu dance party. The girls danced in heels and necklaces gifted by Grumpy Thom and Lori. They loved them!
So here's what Henry's been up to the past few months:
Eat: He eats pretty much anything these days. Although he's been congested so he doesn't est as much as he used to. We thought maybe he had a milk allergy, but now were hoping it was just a sinus/ear infection. So he's currently drinking coconut milk, but we are going to try and switch back to whole cow milk after he finishes some antibiotics. It's taken him awhile to start using sippy cups, but he'll use one if it has a straw. He's real hesitant to hold onto cups with his hands. Strange kid.
Sleep: I cannot exclaim enough how wonderful it is now that he sleeps!! What a rough summer it was!! He still occasionally wakes up for reasons we never really can figure out, but it's so much better than it was! He easily goes to bed around 6:45-7p and sleeps until 7:15-7:30a. Most days he takes 1 long nap in the morning and it's hit or miss whether he'll nap in the afternoon.
Play: This kid is determined! He is totally into everything. Amelia was very content just playing where she was and did not get into as much trouble as Henry does. But it's fun to see all the stuff he is into. He loves the broom and really anything that is long, and rod shaped. He started cruising so early we all thought he would walk by 8 or 9 months. But he officially started taking steps during his 10th month and was walking fairly well by the time he turned 11 months. He now walks everywhere and hardly ever crawls. He's definitely a physical kid!!
Amelia and Henry also get along really well. Amelia is a little rough with him, but mostly she doesn't realize how little he still is. But she gives him plenty of kisses and SORRY'S!!!
Talk: He's been saying a couple of baby words for the past few months. He says MAMA, DADA, AHDAA (for all done at dinner), NONONO, and NANA (banana). He is always walking around the house saying, DAAADAAADUUH. :) He also recently has been trying out other words, like DUCK! And he consistently says some phrase for downstairs when he wants to go downstairs (apparently he really likes D sounds!!). He waves good night, claps and sometimes tries to blow kisses.
Stats: 88% height, 7% weight = skinny and tall
He sure loves his Dad too! He is always smiling at him and reaching for Dan to hold him.
We are looking forward to his personality coming out more, hearing him talk more and hopefully lots of fun adventures this spring and summer!
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