Baby's 1st Halloween

So Henri decided to be a pumpkin this year....with the input of mom and dad of course. We will let the picture montage speak for itself! Enjoy!

Multi-tasking again.

Things getting done in life tend to take a back burner once you bring an infant home. You are worried about making sure your baby is getting enough stimulation when they need it so their brain will grow, keeping them healthy and happy etc. Josh and I spent a whopping $35 on this contraption they call a Peanut Shell. It is an infant sling made of soft material. It is by far the best $35 we have ever spent. It not only lulls Henri to sleep when he is fussy, it allows us to get things like washing bottles and cleaning his nursery finished.




Here I am multi-tasking once again.....what you can't see is that Josh is also cooking dinner.



None of the activity really seems to be bothering H man.

ONE YEAR

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Here is an incredibly loud shout out to my brother and sister-in-law.
Happy first anniversary Lad and Katie.....hope you have a wonderful day! We love you both.

Jealousy

Ok folks....so this one is hilarious. Josh and I are definitely settling into the new world of parental exhaustion. Josh was upstairs blissfully unaware in a coma and off duty. I was downstairs on duty. Now, a little explanation...for me, the hours of 0500-0800 are the worst for me. I am more tired then than at 0200 in the morning, it's weird. So, at 0545 the other morning Henri was in need of being nursed, so of course, I hop to. Henri nursed in the bed with me and I walked to the foot of the bed to place him back in his pack 'n play. In my haze I thought there was a blanket in the bottom of the pack 'n play, soooo, like a good parent I was going to clear everything but the baby out. As I went to grab the blanket...this is what I grabbed instead!



Carson seriously thought this pack n' play was placed there souly for him.

Who Dey

Emma wants to know what Henri's soothie is all about?



A tired mommy with her boy (this one is for you Andrea) in our Sunday best!



The gang...my brother looks thrilled eh?



Mel with her two favs...minus our little Anna. We will get her next time for sure!

Well....tomorrow is a big day for our Bengals. I do hope that my boy continues to bring them good luck. Henri recently met his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin for the first time....here are some of the shots from the big day...and to boot...our Bengals had a victory! Enjoy.

2 Months

Aunt Katie meeting Henri for the first time....she was so happy to finally get to love on him!



Uncle Jason's first meeting....he is being his silly self, but really loved seeing the big boy!



In other news...Henri took his first visit to the pumpkin patch! I'm pretty sure he slept through the entire experience.

Henri turned 8 weeks old this past Saturday and has celebrated it by taking a trip to the pediatricians office. Unfortunatley he has to get four shots all at once, which I must say, he verbalized some pretty serious disdain for the whole experience. The great news...he weiged in at 8 pounds 5 ounces. He continues to grow proportonately which is very encouraging, and we no longer have to supplement his breast milk with formula! We have several new pics of Henri and are happy to report a growing baby....we will let the pictures do the rest of the story telling! Have a gander!

Anna the Big Girl

Check out those baby blues!

So Anna is just two short months from her 2nd birthday, and she is bigger than life. She truly enjoys being a big sister to Emma and is so gentle with her. Her vocabulary continues to grow, and she is full of energy! Her eyelashes have even grown since I saw her last in June, and here are some pictures from our recent visit. One thing is certain...she still looks like me when I was that age. Enjoy!