I was finally able to download all my cell phone pictures from the last 2 years. I have pictures spanning three Junes and three Julys. Where does the time go?
Newborns are funny looking monkeys.
Henny, 10 Days Old
Elliot 13 Days Old
Penny-Poo, 22 Days Old
EA 24 Days Old
HP 26 Days Old
One Day Shy of 1 Month - Eye-ya
32 Days Old
12 Months
24 Months:
I was trying to distract Henry in the middle of a tantrum. It didn't work.
The week started off okay. Then there was Tuesday. Yesterday was a super challenge with Henry refusing everything: clothing, carseat, food, sleep. Today was also full of fits and frustrations.
Here are some belated Easter photos. We were invited to a friend's house and had a lovely time. There was some confusion about the process of collecting eggs; Henry would replace the one he grabbed with an egg from his basket. Elliot enjoyed dumping his eggs out and then refilling his pail.
My buddy Staci and I took our kids to the zoo last week when the weather was so springy! Initially we had Maya and Elliot walk on leashes and Henry was contained. I eventually swapped Henry and Elliot, but Henny knew that the way to travel was to be pushed in Maya's stroller. It was great for M&E to run around, test limits (they could only go as far as the leash allowed), learn to walk with crowds and how to navigate stroller/pedestrian spaces. Elliot loved the bats, and Henry was pretty happy with everything. Elliot and I took some time to check out the big machinery they were using to build the new lion exhibit (but that video will come later).
Elliot, Henry
Maya. Elliot & Henry. Henry isn't really that much taller than Elliot.
One day Elliot woke and insisted that I put Henry's shoes on him. They wore matching shoes to Auntie Ada's wedding, so he could have thought they were his. :) Anyhow, he really wanted to go outside, and tried to get out on his own. I'll let you guess how this ended.
Henry stood on his chair and went boom. There was significant blood and crying, but nothing a popsicle, pressure and time couldn't fix. Phew. It took awhile for that fat lip to fade!
Henry and Elliot were in the bathtub and Elliot was pouring water into/around his mouth. I told him "Ew, no yuck, no drinking the water" and Henry thought that was the funniest thing he had ever heard! For the rest of the bath he would say, "no, nuk, drink water!", look at me and laugh. Silly boy!
Toward the end you can hear Henry say "caca" as he sees the garbage can. I've been trying to wean him of this word, but he really likes it. He will now say "dirty", "garbage", and "yucky", but caca is his fall back word for anything dirty or stuck to his hands. These little minds...
I took the month off of blogging because...well because it was a cranktastic month. Henry began throwing tempter tantrums. Illness set in mid-month. It started as a cold, and over the course of a month it turned into a real, green snot cold and now (as of Tuesday) the first ear infection. Sigh.
The good news: Henry talks! Real, honest talking. Two word phrases, random words that I have no idea where he's heard them...mirror, wallet (today while standing on the dining room table holding my wallet), lots and lots of awesome things! It is so much fun, and really is my favorite time so far.
Elliot hasn't thrown any tantrums yet!
My friend's sister-in-law is watching the boys while I'm working. It is so great to have a reliable mom take care of the three boys (she brings her little one who is 6 weeks younger than H&E). It's fantastic that I know the boys are being well taken care of.
