Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Yeah
Just want to warn everyone that now that Henry talks you're going to be frequently updated on all the wacky things he says.
Henry started saying "Yeah" on Monday. It's so great! I can ask him something and he responds instead of ignoring me like I'm some homeless 25 year old with a strong back (perhaps I'm projecting). I ask him everything now and he says yeah, or no. Yes would probably be better....but who says yes anymore? It sounds weird and formal.
Today Henry woke up at 5:30 and I gave him some milk, changed his diaper and put his booty back in the crib. He was tossing and turning for probably an hour (so Justin tells me), but during that time, I got more sleep, and when I woke up at 7 I figured he'd be up soon as well. He did not wake up till 9:00 and it was this burst of language coming from his room and he was so so so so happy. He also took a nearly 3 hour nap yesterday and again he woke up so so so happy. Yeah for happy.
Henry started saying "Yeah" on Monday. It's so great! I can ask him something and he responds instead of ignoring me like I'm some homeless 25 year old with a strong back (perhaps I'm projecting). I ask him everything now and he says yeah, or no. Yes would probably be better....but who says yes anymore? It sounds weird and formal.
Today Henry woke up at 5:30 and I gave him some milk, changed his diaper and put his booty back in the crib. He was tossing and turning for probably an hour (so Justin tells me), but during that time, I got more sleep, and when I woke up at 7 I figured he'd be up soon as well. He did not wake up till 9:00 and it was this burst of language coming from his room and he was so so so so happy. He also took a nearly 3 hour nap yesterday and again he woke up so so so happy. Yeah for happy.
Yeah
Just want to warn everyone that now that Henry talks you're going to be frequently updated on all the wacky things he says.
Henry started saying "Yeah" on Monday. It's so great! I can ask him something and he responds instead of ignoring me like I'm some homeless 25 year old with a strong back (perhaps I'm projecting). I ask him everything now and he says yeah, or no. Yes would probably be better....but who says yes anymore? It sounds weird and formal.
Today Henry woke up at 5:30 and I gave him some milk, changed his diaper and put his booty back in the crib. He was tossing and turning for probably an hour (so Justin tells me), but during that time, I got more sleep, and when I woke up at 7 I figured he'd be up soon as well. He did not wake up till 9:00 and it was this burst of language coming from his room and he was so so so so happy. He also took a nearly 3 hour nap yesterday and again he woke up so so so happy. Yeah for happy.
Henry started saying "Yeah" on Monday. It's so great! I can ask him something and he responds instead of ignoring me like I'm some homeless 25 year old with a strong back (perhaps I'm projecting). I ask him everything now and he says yeah, or no. Yes would probably be better....but who says yes anymore? It sounds weird and formal.
Today Henry woke up at 5:30 and I gave him some milk, changed his diaper and put his booty back in the crib. He was tossing and turning for probably an hour (so Justin tells me), but during that time, I got more sleep, and when I woke up at 7 I figured he'd be up soon as well. He did not wake up till 9:00 and it was this burst of language coming from his room and he was so so so so happy. He also took a nearly 3 hour nap yesterday and again he woke up so so so happy. Yeah for happy.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More talking...
At night when I'm rocking Henry in my arms I tell him about his day (after we've sung 3 or 4 songs, including wheels on the bus and of course the alphabet song). After singing I say, "Did you have fun today?"
H: Fun
M:We woke up and we ate oatmeal
H: Oatmeal
M: and we played with trains
H: Trains
M: and we colored and played with play doh.
H Play doh
M: We danced to records and played out side with the big ball.
H: Big ball
M: And we went to story time at the library and saw your friends.
H: Friends
M: And we ate lunch with dada.
H: Lunch with dada.
M: You had avocado and an orange
H: Avocado and orange
M: and you took a nap
H: took a nap
M: and then we read books
H: read books
M: and we went to the playground and saw your friends
H: Friends
M: and then we came home and had dinner with dada and kitty
H: Dinner with dada and kitty
M: You ate rice and chicken and carrots and broccoli
H: broccoli
M:and then you took a bath with dada.
H: Bath with dada
M: and then we read books and now we're drinking milk and rocking
H:drinking milk and rocking
And then after all of this we rock in silence and Henry will say "More talking." and I will say, "It's time for sleeping. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". After a few more rocks, Henry points to the crib. (or I get tired of rocking and I say, "Dada" towards the monitor, and dada trades with me. He usually gets the job done pretty quickly.
H: Fun
M:We woke up and we ate oatmeal
H: Oatmeal
M: and we played with trains
H: Trains
M: and we colored and played with play doh.
H Play doh
M: We danced to records and played out side with the big ball.
H: Big ball
M: And we went to story time at the library and saw your friends.
H: Friends
M: And we ate lunch with dada.
H: Lunch with dada.
M: You had avocado and an orange
H: Avocado and orange
M: and you took a nap
H: took a nap
M: and then we read books
H: read books
M: and we went to the playground and saw your friends
H: Friends
M: and then we came home and had dinner with dada and kitty
H: Dinner with dada and kitty
M: You ate rice and chicken and carrots and broccoli
H: broccoli
M:and then you took a bath with dada.
H: Bath with dada
M: and then we read books and now we're drinking milk and rocking
H:drinking milk and rocking
And then after all of this we rock in silence and Henry will say "More talking." and I will say, "It's time for sleeping. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". After a few more rocks, Henry points to the crib. (or I get tired of rocking and I say, "Dada" towards the monitor, and dada trades with me. He usually gets the job done pretty quickly.
More talking...
At night when I'm rocking Henry in my arms I tell him about his day (after we've sung 3 or 4 songs, including wheels on the bus and of course the alphabet song). After singing I say, "Did you have fun today?"
H: Fun
M:We woke up and we ate oatmeal
H: Oatmeal
M: and we played with trains
H: Trains
M: and we colored and played with play doh.
H Play doh
M: We danced to records and played out side with the big ball.
H: Big ball
M: And we went to story time at the library and saw your friends.
H: Friends
M: And we ate lunch with dada.
H: Lunch with dada.
M: You had avocado and an orange
H: Avocado and orange
M: and you took a nap
H: took a nap
M: and then we read books
H: read books
M: and we went to the playground and saw your friends
H: Friends
M: and then we came home and had dinner with dada and kitty
H: Dinner with dada and kitty
M: You ate rice and chicken and carrots and broccoli
H: broccoli
M:and then you took a bath with dada.
H: Bath with dada
M: and then we read books and now we're drinking milk and rocking
H:drinking milk and rocking
And then after all of this we rock in silence and Henry will say "More talking." and I will say, "It's time for sleeping. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". After a few more rocks, Henry points to the crib. (or I get tired of rocking and I say, "Dada" towards the monitor, and dada trades with me. He usually gets the job done pretty quickly.
H: Fun
M:We woke up and we ate oatmeal
H: Oatmeal
M: and we played with trains
H: Trains
M: and we colored and played with play doh.
H Play doh
M: We danced to records and played out side with the big ball.
H: Big ball
M: And we went to story time at the library and saw your friends.
H: Friends
M: And we ate lunch with dada.
H: Lunch with dada.
M: You had avocado and an orange
H: Avocado and orange
M: and you took a nap
H: took a nap
M: and then we read books
H: read books
M: and we went to the playground and saw your friends
H: Friends
M: and then we came home and had dinner with dada and kitty
H: Dinner with dada and kitty
M: You ate rice and chicken and carrots and broccoli
H: broccoli
M:and then you took a bath with dada.
H: Bath with dada
M: and then we read books and now we're drinking milk and rocking
H:drinking milk and rocking
And then after all of this we rock in silence and Henry will say "More talking." and I will say, "It's time for sleeping. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". After a few more rocks, Henry points to the crib. (or I get tired of rocking and I say, "Dada" towards the monitor, and dada trades with me. He usually gets the job done pretty quickly.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Henry's first concert at school for friends and family
These are all out of order and Blogger is acting weird. One pic is of us watching the slide show--I made sure to dress motherly. The others are of the kids singing in their concert. Henry is standing with the 3 year olds...the rest of his class is sitting on the floor so you can't see them. In one pic you see Henry pretty animated (he got into dancing up and down--very cute--)and one of him sitting down (?) and then one of him deciding it was time to go...and then a terrible pic of Henry's classroom...I actually hadn't intended to take that pic but I was checking to see if the flash was on...and so it's a crap picture but the only one I took of his classroom so i thought I'd put it on here. I'll take better ones tomorrow.
Henry's first concert at school for friends and family
These are all out of order and Blogger is acting weird. One pic is of us watching the slide show--I made sure to dress motherly. The others are of the kids singing in their concert. Henry is standing with the 3 year olds...the rest of his class is sitting on the floor so you can't see them. In one pic you see Henry pretty animated (he got into dancing up and down--very cute--)and one of him sitting down (?) and then one of him deciding it was time to go...and then a terrible pic of Henry's classroom...I actually hadn't intended to take that pic but I was checking to see if the flash was on...and so it's a crap picture but the only one I took of his classroom so i thought I'd put it on here. I'll take better ones tomorrow.
Monday, February 16, 2009
26 Things about Henry
1. My most beloved thing in the world (besides mama, dada, and Kitty) is my sheet. I sleep with it, I walk around with it after I wake up in the morning , I take it to school with me, I need it when I’m tired, sick or sad. When I was a baby my mama and dada used to swaddle me in this sheet (when I became too fat for my miracle blanket swaddle). Out of desperation my mom created my sheet swaddle from their very own bed sheets—the ones they’d been sleeping in since they were married. When I no longer needed to be swaddled, my parents discovered how much I really liked to touch the fringes and strands of fabric at the ends of my sheet…and it just became a thing. I never sleep without it and I usually have it with me in the car.
2. I’ve been eating a giant vat of oatmeal every other morning since I was about 11 months old. My mom cooks the oats on the stove and adds berries, seeds and recently she’s begun to let me put in the cinnamon and honey. I eat eggs, toast and/or cereal on the off mornings.
3. I am a people watcher. If I am out somewhere with lots of people (restaurants usually) I prefer to just watch people rather than play with toys.
4. I like to talk a lot. When I don’t know the words to something I just make them up. I can converse for long periods of time and throw out recognizable but out of context words. I also like to copy what I hear around me. Yesterday I said, “Dammit!” just like dada.
5. I like to make my parents laugh. If this means putting my entire mouth over mom’s nose, that’s what I’ll do.
6. Sometimes I get really excited and clock my mom or dad in the face, just out of sheer joy. Then I see how upset they are and so I put my head down and pat, very gently with my hand, the spot that is ouchy. Then I kiss it.
7. I give lots of kisses. Sometimes just out of the blue when I’m walking by or happily playing. I also give big hugs.
8. When I’m tired I will say, “Bed” and point to the direction of my crib.
9. Pretty much everyday now I like to surprise my parents but saying a complete sentence using words they’ve never heard me say. Like, “Dada’s washing dishes.”
10. I don’t like car washes, diaper changes or vacuum cleaners.
11. After I’ve been sleeping 9 or 10 hours, I really like mama or dada to sleep with me a couple more. They don’t mind.
12. The absolute longest I can be awake is 6 hours…and it’s not pretty if I’m forced to go longer. I do not like to be up past 7:30 PM and I WILL NOT sleep past 7:15 in the AM.
13. Kitty makes me very happy.
14. I love to play trains. If I have trains/table I’m good for 45 min.
15. I like running. I frequently invite my parents and my friends to run with me.
16. I will eat cherry tomatoes like it’s my job.
17. I love to read. I know “How do dinosaurs say goodnight?” by heart. I can say the words and do the motions…it must be read to me every night, sometimes more than once. The Napping House is another favorite. Mom and Dad have hid it from me though.
18. My favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus. I know the words and motions. My second favorite is the ABC song. I also like Pop Goes the Weasel.
19. I take a bath with dada every night.
20. On the weekends my dada and I play early in the morning and mama is not allowed to play with us. I tell her, “No mama!” because I want dada all to myself. She begrudgingly goes back to sleep.
21. I love to dance. I have some pretty smooth moves where I bend down really low and flail my arms up and down. My favorite though is when mama spins me around in her arms.
22. My favorite thing to do outside is throw rocks in the water. We collect the rocks in the field across from my house and then throw them over the bridge into the creek below.
23. I do not like rough-housing. I don’t like to be tossed in the air. I like to be stable and upright at all times (except when I’m in the downward dog position, peeking upside down between my legs). I especially hate those motion rides that you can put quarters in at the mall. I don’t like to be in front of mom and dad and never stray from them in public.
24. If given a choice of sweet Danish with sugar dripping off the sides or a bran muffin that tastes like the bark off a tree, I will eat the bran muffin.
25. I am a straggler. I have to stop and examine every little thing when we’re out walking.
26. My favorite things to watch are Thomas the Train, a Mavericks basketball video for babies, Cars, and Sesame Street. My parents will not let me watch as much as I want to though.
2. I’ve been eating a giant vat of oatmeal every other morning since I was about 11 months old. My mom cooks the oats on the stove and adds berries, seeds and recently she’s begun to let me put in the cinnamon and honey. I eat eggs, toast and/or cereal on the off mornings.
3. I am a people watcher. If I am out somewhere with lots of people (restaurants usually) I prefer to just watch people rather than play with toys.
4. I like to talk a lot. When I don’t know the words to something I just make them up. I can converse for long periods of time and throw out recognizable but out of context words. I also like to copy what I hear around me. Yesterday I said, “Dammit!” just like dada.
5. I like to make my parents laugh. If this means putting my entire mouth over mom’s nose, that’s what I’ll do.
6. Sometimes I get really excited and clock my mom or dad in the face, just out of sheer joy. Then I see how upset they are and so I put my head down and pat, very gently with my hand, the spot that is ouchy. Then I kiss it.
7. I give lots of kisses. Sometimes just out of the blue when I’m walking by or happily playing. I also give big hugs.
8. When I’m tired I will say, “Bed” and point to the direction of my crib.
9. Pretty much everyday now I like to surprise my parents but saying a complete sentence using words they’ve never heard me say. Like, “Dada’s washing dishes.”
10. I don’t like car washes, diaper changes or vacuum cleaners.
11. After I’ve been sleeping 9 or 10 hours, I really like mama or dada to sleep with me a couple more. They don’t mind.
12. The absolute longest I can be awake is 6 hours…and it’s not pretty if I’m forced to go longer. I do not like to be up past 7:30 PM and I WILL NOT sleep past 7:15 in the AM.
13. Kitty makes me very happy.
14. I love to play trains. If I have trains/table I’m good for 45 min.
15. I like running. I frequently invite my parents and my friends to run with me.
16. I will eat cherry tomatoes like it’s my job.
17. I love to read. I know “How do dinosaurs say goodnight?” by heart. I can say the words and do the motions…it must be read to me every night, sometimes more than once. The Napping House is another favorite. Mom and Dad have hid it from me though.
18. My favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus. I know the words and motions. My second favorite is the ABC song. I also like Pop Goes the Weasel.
19. I take a bath with dada every night.
20. On the weekends my dada and I play early in the morning and mama is not allowed to play with us. I tell her, “No mama!” because I want dada all to myself. She begrudgingly goes back to sleep.
21. I love to dance. I have some pretty smooth moves where I bend down really low and flail my arms up and down. My favorite though is when mama spins me around in her arms.
22. My favorite thing to do outside is throw rocks in the water. We collect the rocks in the field across from my house and then throw them over the bridge into the creek below.
23. I do not like rough-housing. I don’t like to be tossed in the air. I like to be stable and upright at all times (except when I’m in the downward dog position, peeking upside down between my legs). I especially hate those motion rides that you can put quarters in at the mall. I don’t like to be in front of mom and dad and never stray from them in public.
24. If given a choice of sweet Danish with sugar dripping off the sides or a bran muffin that tastes like the bark off a tree, I will eat the bran muffin.
25. I am a straggler. I have to stop and examine every little thing when we’re out walking.
26. My favorite things to watch are Thomas the Train, a Mavericks basketball video for babies, Cars, and Sesame Street. My parents will not let me watch as much as I want to though.
26 Things about Henry
1. My most beloved thing in the world (besides mama, dada, and Kitty) is my sheet. I sleep with it, I walk around with it after I wake up in the morning , I take it to school with me, I need it when I’m tired, sick or sad. When I was a baby my mama and dada used to swaddle me in this sheet (when I became too fat for my miracle blanket swaddle). Out of desperation my mom created my sheet swaddle from their very own bed sheets—the ones they’d been sleeping in since they were married. When I no longer needed to be swaddled, my parents discovered how much I really liked to touch the fringes and strands of fabric at the ends of my sheet…and it just became a thing. I never sleep without it and I usually have it with me in the car.
2. I’ve been eating a giant vat of oatmeal every other morning since I was about 11 months old. My mom cooks the oats on the stove and adds berries, seeds and recently she’s begun to let me put in the cinnamon and honey. I eat eggs, toast and/or cereal on the off mornings.
3. I am a people watcher. If I am out somewhere with lots of people (restaurants usually) I prefer to just watch people rather than play with toys.
4. I like to talk a lot. When I don’t know the words to something I just make them up. I can converse for long periods of time and throw out recognizable but out of context words. I also like to copy what I hear around me. Yesterday I said, “Dammit!” just like dada.
5. I like to make my parents laugh. If this means putting my entire mouth over mom’s nose, that’s what I’ll do.
6. Sometimes I get really excited and clock my mom or dad in the face, just out of sheer joy. Then I see how upset they are and so I put my head down and pat, very gently with my hand, the spot that is ouchy. Then I kiss it.
7. I give lots of kisses. Sometimes just out of the blue when I’m walking by or happily playing. I also give big hugs.
8. When I’m tired I will say, “Bed” and point to the direction of my crib.
9. Pretty much everyday now I like to surprise my parents but saying a complete sentence using words they’ve never heard me say. Like, “Dada’s washing dishes.”
10. I don’t like car washes, diaper changes or vacuum cleaners.
11. After I’ve been sleeping 9 or 10 hours, I really like mama or dada to sleep with me a couple more. They don’t mind.
12. The absolute longest I can be awake is 6 hours…and it’s not pretty if I’m forced to go longer. I do not like to be up past 7:30 PM and I WILL NOT sleep past 7:15 in the AM.
13. Kitty makes me very happy.
14. I love to play trains. If I have trains/table I’m good for 45 min.
15. I like running. I frequently invite my parents and my friends to run with me.
16. I will eat cherry tomatoes like it’s my job.
17. I love to read. I know “How do dinosaurs say goodnight?” by heart. I can say the words and do the motions…it must be read to me every night, sometimes more than once. The Napping House is another favorite. Mom and Dad have hid it from me though.
18. My favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus. I know the words and motions. My second favorite is the ABC song. I also like Pop Goes the Weasel.
19. I take a bath with dada every night.
20. On the weekends my dada and I play early in the morning and mama is not allowed to play with us. I tell her, “No mama!” because I want dada all to myself. She begrudgingly goes back to sleep.
21. I love to dance. I have some pretty smooth moves where I bend down really low and flail my arms up and down. My favorite though is when mama spins me around in her arms.
22. My favorite thing to do outside is throw rocks in the water. We collect the rocks in the field across from my house and then throw them over the bridge into the creek below.
23. I do not like rough-housing. I don’t like to be tossed in the air. I like to be stable and upright at all times (except when I’m in the downward dog position, peeking upside down between my legs). I especially hate those motion rides that you can put quarters in at the mall. I don’t like to be in front of mom and dad and never stray from them in public.
24. If given a choice of sweet Danish with sugar dripping off the sides or a bran muffin that tastes like the bark off a tree, I will eat the bran muffin.
25. I am a straggler. I have to stop and examine every little thing when we’re out walking.
26. My favorite things to watch are Thomas the Train, a Mavericks basketball video for babies, Cars, and Sesame Street. My parents will not let me watch as much as I want to though.
2. I’ve been eating a giant vat of oatmeal every other morning since I was about 11 months old. My mom cooks the oats on the stove and adds berries, seeds and recently she’s begun to let me put in the cinnamon and honey. I eat eggs, toast and/or cereal on the off mornings.
3. I am a people watcher. If I am out somewhere with lots of people (restaurants usually) I prefer to just watch people rather than play with toys.
4. I like to talk a lot. When I don’t know the words to something I just make them up. I can converse for long periods of time and throw out recognizable but out of context words. I also like to copy what I hear around me. Yesterday I said, “Dammit!” just like dada.
5. I like to make my parents laugh. If this means putting my entire mouth over mom’s nose, that’s what I’ll do.
6. Sometimes I get really excited and clock my mom or dad in the face, just out of sheer joy. Then I see how upset they are and so I put my head down and pat, very gently with my hand, the spot that is ouchy. Then I kiss it.
7. I give lots of kisses. Sometimes just out of the blue when I’m walking by or happily playing. I also give big hugs.
8. When I’m tired I will say, “Bed” and point to the direction of my crib.
9. Pretty much everyday now I like to surprise my parents but saying a complete sentence using words they’ve never heard me say. Like, “Dada’s washing dishes.”
10. I don’t like car washes, diaper changes or vacuum cleaners.
11. After I’ve been sleeping 9 or 10 hours, I really like mama or dada to sleep with me a couple more. They don’t mind.
12. The absolute longest I can be awake is 6 hours…and it’s not pretty if I’m forced to go longer. I do not like to be up past 7:30 PM and I WILL NOT sleep past 7:15 in the AM.
13. Kitty makes me very happy.
14. I love to play trains. If I have trains/table I’m good for 45 min.
15. I like running. I frequently invite my parents and my friends to run with me.
16. I will eat cherry tomatoes like it’s my job.
17. I love to read. I know “How do dinosaurs say goodnight?” by heart. I can say the words and do the motions…it must be read to me every night, sometimes more than once. The Napping House is another favorite. Mom and Dad have hid it from me though.
18. My favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus. I know the words and motions. My second favorite is the ABC song. I also like Pop Goes the Weasel.
19. I take a bath with dada every night.
20. On the weekends my dada and I play early in the morning and mama is not allowed to play with us. I tell her, “No mama!” because I want dada all to myself. She begrudgingly goes back to sleep.
21. I love to dance. I have some pretty smooth moves where I bend down really low and flail my arms up and down. My favorite though is when mama spins me around in her arms.
22. My favorite thing to do outside is throw rocks in the water. We collect the rocks in the field across from my house and then throw them over the bridge into the creek below.
23. I do not like rough-housing. I don’t like to be tossed in the air. I like to be stable and upright at all times (except when I’m in the downward dog position, peeking upside down between my legs). I especially hate those motion rides that you can put quarters in at the mall. I don’t like to be in front of mom and dad and never stray from them in public.
24. If given a choice of sweet Danish with sugar dripping off the sides or a bran muffin that tastes like the bark off a tree, I will eat the bran muffin.
25. I am a straggler. I have to stop and examine every little thing when we’re out walking.
26. My favorite things to watch are Thomas the Train, a Mavericks basketball video for babies, Cars, and Sesame Street. My parents will not let me watch as much as I want to though.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Henry is 21 months old
...as of yesterday. And speaking of yesterday, it was one of the most awful, if not THE most awful days of my life. Henry tried to pick up the iron, while it was still hot. I do not want to share the details over how this happened b/c Justin already feels horrible enough as it is. I probably should not even be writing about it, but I use this blog to remember things down the road and I want to just document that it happened, it was horrible and I hope nothing worse ever happens to Henry. I know that's a big hope, but I don't think it's unreasonable. The worst thing that happened to me as a kid was stitches in my chin. So, give me my hopes...
We kept Henry's hand in cold water most of the day and doped on Motrin/Tylenol every 3 hours. We had to watch a lot of movies to keep him from thinking about his hand.
I've got to say, I am very disappointed in how I handled things. Normally I am cool as a cucumber in a crises...but I could not stop crying. I could not even think straight. I just wanted him to stop screaming, stop writhing in agony. It was basically just an hour of this, but it was the longest, most awful hour of my life.
What was sad about this was we were about to embark on our typical weekend of field trips and fun. We were going to go to Kiddie Acres and the museum. Possibly run around Town Lake. It was Valentines Day. Justin made chocolate covered strawberries and a wonderful dinner so that helped, but it was pretty solemn around here.
Luckily today was back to normal. We played a lot and Justin took Henry to the Children's museum while I cleaned (I love cleaning...I'm mentally ill that way). Henry ate and slept very well. He did not need any medicine, and despite his left hand looking like a giant blister, he seemed barely aware of it. We had dinner at a friend's house and when we got home, Henry fell asleep within minutes. Big exhale.
Updates on Henry: Still eating whatever we eat--salmon, broccoli, peas, carrots, any fruit, any bean, etc. etc. Not interested still in yogurt or milk, or really juice--except very dilluted apple. Still going to bed at 6:30 and waking between 6 and 7, with usually one or less wake ups in the night. He is very verbal. He talks A LOT. Recently I've had to tell him no talking while we're nursing because he tries to do both! He's very silly and loves to make us laugh. When I have more time I'm going to write down some of my favorite things he says.
We kept Henry's hand in cold water most of the day and doped on Motrin/Tylenol every 3 hours. We had to watch a lot of movies to keep him from thinking about his hand.
I've got to say, I am very disappointed in how I handled things. Normally I am cool as a cucumber in a crises...but I could not stop crying. I could not even think straight. I just wanted him to stop screaming, stop writhing in agony. It was basically just an hour of this, but it was the longest, most awful hour of my life.
What was sad about this was we were about to embark on our typical weekend of field trips and fun. We were going to go to Kiddie Acres and the museum. Possibly run around Town Lake. It was Valentines Day. Justin made chocolate covered strawberries and a wonderful dinner so that helped, but it was pretty solemn around here.
Luckily today was back to normal. We played a lot and Justin took Henry to the Children's museum while I cleaned (I love cleaning...I'm mentally ill that way). Henry ate and slept very well. He did not need any medicine, and despite his left hand looking like a giant blister, he seemed barely aware of it. We had dinner at a friend's house and when we got home, Henry fell asleep within minutes. Big exhale.
Updates on Henry: Still eating whatever we eat--salmon, broccoli, peas, carrots, any fruit, any bean, etc. etc. Not interested still in yogurt or milk, or really juice--except very dilluted apple. Still going to bed at 6:30 and waking between 6 and 7, with usually one or less wake ups in the night. He is very verbal. He talks A LOT. Recently I've had to tell him no talking while we're nursing because he tries to do both! He's very silly and loves to make us laugh. When I have more time I'm going to write down some of my favorite things he says.
Henry is 21 months old
...as of yesterday. And speaking of yesterday, it was one of the most awful, if not THE most awful days of my life. Henry tried to pick up the iron, while it was still hot. I do not want to share the details over how this happened b/c Justin already feels horrible enough as it is. I probably should not even be writing about it, but I use this blog to remember things down the road and I want to just document that it happened, it was horrible and I hope nothing worse ever happens to Henry. I know that's a big hope, but I don't think it's unreasonable. The worst thing that happened to me as a kid was stitches in my chin. So, give me my hopes...
We kept Henry's hand in cold water most of the day and doped on Motrin/Tylenol every 3 hours. We had to watch a lot of movies to keep him from thinking about his hand.
I've got to say, I am very disappointed in how I handled things. Normally I am cool as a cucumber in a crises...but I could not stop crying. I could not even think straight. I just wanted him to stop screaming, stop writhing in agony. It was basically just an hour of this, but it was the longest, most awful hour of my life.
What was sad about this was we were about to embark on our typical weekend of field trips and fun. We were going to go to Kiddie Acres and the museum. Possibly run around Town Lake. It was Valentines Day. Justin made chocolate covered strawberries and a wonderful dinner so that helped, but it was pretty solemn around here.
Luckily today was back to normal. We played a lot and Justin took Henry to the Children's museum while I cleaned (I love cleaning...I'm mentally ill that way). Henry ate and slept very well. He did not need any medicine, and despite his left hand looking like a giant blister, he seemed barely aware of it. We had dinner at a friend's house and when we got home, Henry fell asleep within minutes. Big exhale.
Updates on Henry: Still eating whatever we eat--salmon, broccoli, peas, carrots, any fruit, any bean, etc. etc. Not interested still in yogurt or milk, or really juice--except very dilluted apple. Still going to bed at 6:30 and waking between 6 and 7, with usually one or less wake ups in the night. He is very verbal. He talks A LOT. Recently I've had to tell him no talking while we're nursing because he tries to do both! He's very silly and loves to make us laugh. When I have more time I'm going to write down some of my favorite things he says.
We kept Henry's hand in cold water most of the day and doped on Motrin/Tylenol every 3 hours. We had to watch a lot of movies to keep him from thinking about his hand.
I've got to say, I am very disappointed in how I handled things. Normally I am cool as a cucumber in a crises...but I could not stop crying. I could not even think straight. I just wanted him to stop screaming, stop writhing in agony. It was basically just an hour of this, but it was the longest, most awful hour of my life.
What was sad about this was we were about to embark on our typical weekend of field trips and fun. We were going to go to Kiddie Acres and the museum. Possibly run around Town Lake. It was Valentines Day. Justin made chocolate covered strawberries and a wonderful dinner so that helped, but it was pretty solemn around here.
Luckily today was back to normal. We played a lot and Justin took Henry to the Children's museum while I cleaned (I love cleaning...I'm mentally ill that way). Henry ate and slept very well. He did not need any medicine, and despite his left hand looking like a giant blister, he seemed barely aware of it. We had dinner at a friend's house and when we got home, Henry fell asleep within minutes. Big exhale.
Updates on Henry: Still eating whatever we eat--salmon, broccoli, peas, carrots, any fruit, any bean, etc. etc. Not interested still in yogurt or milk, or really juice--except very dilluted apple. Still going to bed at 6:30 and waking between 6 and 7, with usually one or less wake ups in the night. He is very verbal. He talks A LOT. Recently I've had to tell him no talking while we're nursing because he tries to do both! He's very silly and loves to make us laugh. When I have more time I'm going to write down some of my favorite things he says.
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