Smilin' Henry

So Henry started smiling a bit a week or so ago but we never managed to snap a picture. This morning Derek shot these quick smiles but they are very blurry--sorry. However, you get the idea of what we've been seeing from time to time. Also, it seems that today Henry really found his voice. Before he cooed a bit and made some gurgly noises but this morning he would look at us and make really fun, louder squealing/cooing noises. How fun!

7 Weeks

Here's the 7 week photo, we told him to wave. We realized we hadn't taken a family picture since the first week we were home. Here are a couple of shots on our front porch. Henry looks good in the first picture and not so happy in the second.

Weekend Guests v2

So didn't really get a chance to put a lot of information down on the past weekend, only a quick picture. So we had my (Derek) entire family here from Friday-Tuesday. Including Henry we had 13 people in and around our house. Which, if you've been to our house, means that it was a little crowded. It helped that my sister and brother in law brought an RV to sleep in which also worked as a kids play-room. So here are some highlight pictures from the weekend.

Hanging out at the fountain in Library Mall on the UW Campus.
Walking out on the pier near the UW Memorial Union.
The whole crew.
The 'extraction' of the RV from our back yard. There was a total of about 3 inches of clearance between both sides.
Maia and Jonathan were very interested in watching Henry get his diaper change.
The 'older' grand-kids really enjoyed the carousel at Ella's Deli.


Obligatory photo of Henry.

Busy Week With Family

This past weekend we've had our entire family visiting. Here's one picture of all of the grand-kids.

6 Weeks

Almost forgot to take the weekly picture again. Todd and Megan, I don't know how you kept it up so long with Doug. Henry started to pay attention to his surroundings and both Tina and I think we've gotten a 'real' smile from him but that may be wishful thinking (or gas).This is an awesome onesie that Henry received from my aunt Dorthea. It has the words "With a moo, moo, here and a moo moo there..." printed around the borders and a little cow tail on the back side. Of course we accidentally washed it with one of his tie die shirts and now it's black and white with some red all over.
Thought this was an especially cute picture of Henry conked out on his boppy pillow. Kinda reminds me of a old fat guy sleeping in an innertube. Funny how that can seem cute when it's a 6-week old. This is what happens after there's a party in your crib at 2:00 am.

Weekend Guests

This weekend my (Derek's) cousin Nate Wagler wife Andrea and daughter Annabelle visited from southern Indiana. Nate has been nice enough to spend a few hours each day helping scrape the old paint off our house. It's definitely a thankless job. Of course we've also had the opportunity to visit. Saturday we went the the farmer's market around the capitol (first picture).
Very cute picture of Annabelle. Oh and Adam, if you're still checking this blog, the spoons are a HIT!
It's pretty funny to me that most toddlers are absolutely enthralled with Zoe's feet. Once again,
Zoe amazes me with her tolerance. It's definitely a good sign for Henry in the future.

5 Weeks

So kinda forgot to do the 5 week post yesterday. So here's the best pic we could get. Kind of a 'Fight the Power' sort of pose.