Last Monday, we took Henry to the hospital to get his ear tubes. It was a very quick surgery (15 minutes!) and we were on our way home less than an hour afterward. Once we got home, we decided to do a little family pool on when Henry would walk after the surgery (he hadn't walked yet, and we were thinking it was because the fluid on his ears was messing up his equilibrium). Mike picked Tuesday, Max picked Wednesday, I picked Thursday/Thanksgiving, and Liam picked Sunday. We eagerly watched him for signs of walking that first day. He didn't show any, but he DID show rapid verbal improvement. By Monday afternoon, he was clearly forming sounds and saying "cat" every time one of the cats walked by. Progress!
It turns out that I picked the right day. Henry walked for the first time at his grandparents' house on Thanksgiving Day! Mike and I sat on the floor facing each other, and Henry walked right to Mike, and then back to me. It was really a sweet moment with everyone watching and cheering for him. I think the applause confused him a little, but it also made him laugh. Every day since then, he's walked a little bit more.
But that's not the end of the big week! On Friday, Henry took another unprecedented step: He finally moved out of our bedroom and into his brothers' bedroom upstairs. It took some rearranging, but all three boys are now sharing a bedroom, and so far they all seem to love it. Henry especially thinks it's a whole new world up there, with so many new toys to play with, and he loves waking up in the morning and jabbering at his big brothers until they wake up and play with him.
So yes, it's been a very big week for a little boy. Baby steps? Who needs 'em?!?
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