Henry Is 5 Months Old!

I know other things happened between Henry turning (a belated) 4 months and him turning (once again, belated) 5 months, but man I can't seem to keep up with this! :)

 

 

I finally downloaded pictures from my phone to the computer, so here we go!

 

Henry is five months old (officially, 5 1/2, but who's counting?)

 

 

He is so very precious, and is such a joy! He's able to reach for stuff and actually get it, and he's trying so hard to sit up! (No dice, though.) He also tackled a lot of "firsts" this month...

 

FIRST HAIRCUT

 

I don't know what "style" he'll have once he's a little boy, but he had so many long whispy hairs, that we decided to make it all even.

 

 

 

It turned out really well! I'm glad that Steve knows how to use the razor, because I did not!

 

FIRST PLAYDATE

 

Okay, not sure if this counts, but we got to watch my friend's baby girl, Piper, and she was adorable! Henry was a little enamored to have her in his crib, and he get reaching for her face.

 

FIRST FOOD

 

Ah, the difference between Baby #1 and Baby #3...when Bella was given her first food, it was rice cereal and the whole episode was very well documented! For Henry, we were sitting at a Mexican restaurant last week, and Steve gave him a little bit of avocado on his finger.

 

We're pretty sure Henry is destined to be our completely spoiled child. :) He's so calm and happy; I'm curious to see how his toddler years go. He has made the transition from two to three kids so much easier because of his disposition.

 

DADDY'S FIRST BUSINESS TRIP (Since Henry was born...)

 

Steve was gone in Tennessee for two weeks this month. We actually survived pretty well! Henry slept in our bed all week, which made it a lot easier to wake up in the middle of the night. I was chauffeuring the girls around for swim lessons during the day, but everyone did well, and we made it by ourselves.

 

 

Snuggling with mama at night...

 

We'll see if this loads...Daddy getting to say hello after his long trip!

 

 

Love you, Little Man!

 

Henry Turned Four Months (Like, A Month Ago!)

So, it turns out that all of those things that people tell you about having a third kid are true...mostly how they suck even more of your time than you already thought you DIDN'T have!

 

Henry turned four months old at the end of February! Since I don't remember everything I'm sure I was supposed to write down about his milestones this month, I'll just show you a bunch of pictures.

 

P.S. The general consensus is still that he's pretty much perfect...

 

At his check-up...he's over 15 lbs!

 

 

Helping Daddy with his work!

 

 

He really is this happy of a baby!

 

 

This picture makes me giggle because his butt got tucked into the seat, so his head looks even more humungous!

 

Love how much of "buddies" these two are! Well, at least on Evelyn's end...

 

 

 

I'm Now A Mature 32!

(Okay, so a quick melodramatic moment...on my 30th birthday, I miscarried the first time, and on my 31st birthday, I was in the middle of my first trimester with Henry and was so sick!)

 

All that to say, I was super-excited about celebrating my birthday this year! I love celebrating with my different groups, so we had a family celebration, a date night, and a girl's night out! My actual birthday was on a Tuesday, so we took the girls to a great new Mexican restaurant that we discovered when we moved! After the restaurant, we came home for cake and presents!

 

Love Bella's face in this one!

 

 

 

Poor Henry!

 

 

The following weekend, Steve and I got a night away for the first time since Henry was born. It was hard to leave him, but honestly, I did better than I thought! We went to a hotel off of the Square, and became shut-ins for about 18 hours. It was glorious! We had room service, I got to take an incredibly long shower where no one bothered me for about 30 straight minutes, we went to sleep at 11:00 PM, and I didn't have to move until 7:00 AM the next morning. Sleep, beautiful sleep!

 

The next morning, we got to wake up slowly and have an amazing breakfast before heading home. One night was my limit to be away from Henry, and it was all I needed to feel refreshed and have some great alone time with Steve.

 

That Saturday night was our girls' night! I have always wanted to do karaoke, but I've never had a chance (or the guts!), so Mel dragged a group of us to a "family-friendly" karaoke place. It was so much fun! Mel, our friend, Andi, and I sang Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" and then Mel and I sang "Killing Me Softly". We laughed a lot, and vowed to return! :)

 

The weekend was a great success, and I was more than sufficiently spoiled! My parents and Steve's parents sent me birthday money for some Summer clothes, Mel got me a new spring-form pan for cheesecakes and some other kitchen goodies, Whitney got me a new book, Andi got me a 'Dia de los Muertos' vase, and Steve got me a gift certificate for a facial! I felt very loved and doted on!

Snow Days!

I think two months is a new record for how much time has passed between my blog posts. It snowed the first week in March (I think...it's been so long and brain is fried), so Steve took the girls outside to play!

 

Bella had been wanting snow so badly, and she was ecstatic that it finally came! Steve and I had been warning her throughout the month of February that she probably wasn't going to get any snow this year, so she was equally tickled pink that we were proven wrong.

 

Being taught by Daddy how to make the perfect snowball.

 

 

 

 

I have no idea what they're doing here, but it looks like a Native American ritual.

 

Bella kept running up to the window, and throwing snowballs at my "face" as hard as she could. I think she has some issues.

 

Daddy Daughter Valentine's Date!

Saturday night, Steve took the girls to Chick-fil-A for their Valentine's event. They had so much fun!

 

The girls loooooooove dressing up for their dates! Even when he takes them to Cabela's or the park, they ask to wear their fanciest dresses. These dates are one of the few times that I don't regulate their outfits at all. (Okay, I do style their hair. If they'll let me.)

 

 

 

The girls came home, so excited about the limousine and their ice cream! Bella was amazed that the limo had a built-in cooler with drinks! (Including Coke! No way!)

 

Life Through Instagram

Some "life" shots from my phone the last few weeks! 

 

Steve feeding Henry while I was at the salon. 

 

 

Pictures taken at our church's tea party!

 

 

Bella draped her purple boa over Henry's plaything to entertain him, but he only cared about her computer games!

Smooches!

Bella had her own turn with Miss Suzanne!

Suzanne cut about five inches off and thinned it out a little bit!

Henry's taking naps in his crib during the day!

Evelyn reading to her baby.

 

Steve and Henry talking...Henry is "talking" like crazy lately!