And the winner is..................

an upper lateral incisor! Henri's first tooth has finally busted through the gums, and we are sooooooooo excited. We hope some longer sleep is in store for our boy and the pair of us. Babies will end up with 20 primary or "baby" teeth and as usual, Henri is doing things his own way. Most babies first teeth are one of the lower teeth in the front middle of the mouth. Henri picked the upper left side to start with! Since our last update Henri has had some other firsts. His first trip to the doctor for a sick visit :( He ended up with a virus for a few days. He has had his first trip to the big boy pool where we have a membership and has already talked it up with the lady lifeguards. He turned 10 months old, and drumroll please.....he has FINALLY started to eat his pureed solids with consistency and no tears!




Henri loves books, loves to read them, throw them, bang them, flip them, and most of all.....attempt to eat them!



Henri is mobile now, really mobile....and that means everything that isn't baby friendly is being found...rather efficiently.

Mobility

So it is true in fact, that over night babies grow up. Henri started to get a "little" mobile on his belly the last week in May. I will remind everyone that it is May 8th. He is now crawling off his belly, commando crawling, pulling to a stand himself, and generally exploring every crack and crevice in our house....we LOVE it! Here are some of his latest action shots.

First Day of School

Today was a BIG day, more for Mom and Dad than Henri. Not surprisingly, Henri took everything in stride. Henri started school today! Everyone in his room (the Beach Bears) welcomed us and knew him by name on the first day. We filled out the needed paperwork and I discussed with his teacher Rochelle how his day normally goes. We discussed his feedings, sleeping habits, and how he plays. By the time I unloaded all his things and filled his cubby with diapers, he was playing on the floor and smiling. As I was ready to leave, he was being fed by another teacher and didn't shed a single tear as I left. I was able to make it to the car before I had to shed a few tears myself. I made it 2.5 hours before calling the first time to check on him and he was doing fine. He had been outside playing at the water table and sand table and had taken an entire jar of food for breakfast! Henri's report card for the day when I arrived......A+. He was nice to the other kids, played hard, and napped well. He even did a paint project that I am anxious to see later in the week! All in all a great success. Now, let's see how day two goes. Enjoy Henri's first day of school pictures!



Momma sitting by waiting to see how Henri would do....he looked at me....looked at a toy, and off he crawled. See ya later momma.



Henri's first friend at school...the first toy he chose to play with.










Henri was genuinely all smiles even as I was leaving....made me feel a little better.

From the Computer of H.W. Byrge

Announcement, announcement, announcement....clack clack clack.....This just in.....clack clack clack. My Mom has been moody, a bit off, exceptionally tired, away for hours at a time for unknown reasons. My Dad has been moody, a bit off, exceptionally tired, and away for hours at a time for unknown reasons. Then they take me for a trip to the library and pick the following book for me. After I read the book, it all makes sense.....three plus one makes four. Or in other words, ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. My little brother or sister will arrive sometime in early December...and that means I only have six more months to prepare for utter and complete havoc.




SURPRISE