Monday, March 29, 2010

liam's art show


This untitled work by Liam was chosen to be in an art exhibit at our local gallery! Works from all five of the elementary schools in town were chosen, and we were so proud of Liam for his artistic prowess.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

happy st. pat's!


It really would require the luck of the Irish to get these three to look in the same direction AND smile at the same time. Sheesh! Also, I'd like to note that the shirt Henry's wearing was also worn by Max for his first St. Patrick's Day ... when he was one month old. Yep, Henry's definitely got some catching up to do!



Tuesday, March 16, 2010

henry at six months

15 pounds, 14 ounces
27 1/4 inches

Everything went great at Henry's six-month checkup. He is meeting all of his milestones and is a very happy baby. The only thing of concern is that he's in the 90th percentile for height, but only the 20th percentile for weight. The doctor says we need to fatten him up a bit.

He is at such a fun age right now, and he's just so cool. There's really no other word for it. He is the happiest baby, always smiling and interactive, and only really cries when he needs something. He still laughs only rarely, but he's so content to just be with his people, smiling and making faces and talking to us.

He's rolling around like crazy -- we finally gave in this weekend and bought an area rug for the living room so he would quit rolling and hitting his head on the wood floor. He also scoots himself backward all around the room, which the big boys think is hilarious to watch. And Liam and Henry, especially, will sit and have nonsense baby talk conversations for long periods at a time, which I think is hilarious to watch.

Henry's healthy, he's happy, and he just seems to be so joyful -- what more could we want?

Sunday, March 14, 2010

missing something

So, I've been away for a little while. In case you didn't hear, a week ago Saturday we had a little excitement: I got appendicitis and had to have emergency late-night surgery. Luckily, we figured out what it was and got to the hospital fairly early, so my appendix didn't rupture before the surgeon could get there, and he was able to fix me up laprascopically. I've had a lifting restriction for the past week (couldn't even lift Henry, which meant that I had to line up babysitters ... for me!) but I'm feeling lots better now. Normal posting will resume now, and hopefully I'll be able to climb the mountain of work I've got right now and get caught up so I can be on a more regular schedule.