When Daddy's in Charge...

So, I asked Michael to get Henry ready for bed last night while I finished up cleaning the kitchen...Getting Henry ready for bed is just a new diaper, PJs and a book. I walked into the nursery to find this:

Michael had dressed Henry as a giraffe and was reading Where The Wild Things Are!!! Hysterical!! Usually, Henry wears plain pajamas and we read Goodnight Moon! Oh well, I guess Daddy really is more fun!!

Tummy Time

As most of you are aware, Henry is NOT a fan of Tummy Time. I've come to believe that he will be one of the smartest kids in his first grade class (hopefully, if he takes after his daddy) but won't be able to roll over! Great! Every once in a while, he will hang for a couple of minutes without screaming his head off...but those are few and far between!! Here are some pictures that make me laugh (bless his heart).

Happy Mother's Day!!

I can't believe I'm celebrating Mother's Day with MY baby!!! So wonderful!! We had a great Mother's Day weekend. On Saturday, Michael smoked ribs and a pork shoulder and we had our sweet group of friends over to eat and play! It was the first Mother's Day for Jill, Celia and me and the second for Emily and Ellie is an old pro at being a mom, Ally is almost seven! However, Ellie will be the first Momma with two kiddos!!! She and Tommy will welcome sweet Baby A into the world in November! Sunday afternoon, my mom came over for lunch and we celebrated the day with her. It's so fun to watch her play with Henry!

Me & Henry, Ellie & Baby A, Celia & Jacob and Jill & Aaron

Ty holding court with the Boys!

I must admit that I feel like, since Henry has been born, I feel like everyday is a wonderful, special day. I know some people think that is corny to say but it is SO true!! I can be feeling not so great and then I see that sweet little guy and I just light up! I feel so blessed that God chose ME to be Henry's momma. I love you the most in the world, Henry!

31 Already!

Henry, Michael and I celebrated my 31st birthday with our great friends, Tommy and Ellie, at (where else) Las Palmas. It was so surreal to remember that exactly one year earlier I found out I was pregnant with Henry!! Michael and I had dinner there last year with some friends and I knew I was pregnant but no one else did...not even Michael! I had taken a test that afternoon and had to meet Michael at the restaurant so there was no time to tell him until after the fiesta! I can't believe a whole year has already past! And what a wonderful year it was!!! This year when I blew out the candles, I didn't have my "usual wish"....I was already holding him!

Beautiful Weather!!

First a great big shout out to Mother Nature on the wonderful weather we've had the past few days!! It's been wonderful!!! Henry and I took advantage of the warm temperatures and joined Aunt Ro and the Faber Girls for a picnic at Parmer Park on Friday. Henry enjoyed his first picnic...It was a hoot to watch him lay on the quilt and stare up at the trees and clouds. The first few times the wind blew it took his breath away and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry! His face was so cute! And, of course, he loved watching Ellie, Maggie and Sarah Kate...as always!

Sweet SaKa

Maggie showing off her monkey skills and her Field Day Ribbons!

Henry loving on Ellie!

Are you kidding me, tummy time at the park???

And the end of a long hard day of big fun....

So Fun!

Michael put together the excersaucer that the Easter Bunny brought to Henry and he loves it! It's great for momma, too! I get about fifteen minutes of 'me' time while Henry plays! I know it's a ton of fun for him but could it be any tackier...I mean, really, this big ol' orange/purple/turquoise round thing sitting in the middle of my living room doesn't really fit the decor! Oh well! Sweet Henry loves it!

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny came to see Henry last night!! Here are some pictures of Henry in his Easter pjs this morning before church.




After church, our friends Jill, Alan and Aaron Pulfrey came over for lunch...a tradition we started three years ago. Michael grilled a tasty whole chicken, made a very good veggie casserole and I made corn casserole (thanks, Paula Deen) and Jill made chocolate chip cookie dough pie. Deeeelicious!! It was fun to realize that the next time we all gather for Easter that Henry and Aaron will be "hunting" eggs! Time flies! As a matter of fact, Henry is four months old, TODAY! It has gone by so super fast! He's getting so big! He had is four month check up on Friday and Dr. Myers said he wouldn't have even recognized him if I hadn't been with him! He is up to 13 pounds and 9 ounces and is 24 inches long...he gained 3.5 pounds and grew 3 inches since his last visit (february 13th)! He's growing like a weed and is as sweet as he can be!!