Four months old

Can't believe little Henry is already four months old!!! The summer has flown by and our little guy is changing everyday.  He weighs 16 lbs 2 oz! Doc says he is in the 80th percentile for weight..big boy! We are starting rice cereal this week...should be interesting.  Then on to veggies and fruits!

Henry loves for you to hold him up and let him balance on his legs.  We joke that he is just gonna skip crawling..and go straight to walking! He has started to drool...a lot..so I'm constantly having to dry off that sweet face from all that slobber.  He just recently started this squeal thing where he shreaks and then laughs...it is funny now but I can see how having him do this in public would get REALLY annoying.  Lance and I listened to him a few days ago just talking to himself for almost half and hour...not sure what he was talking about but it sounded serious:)

He sleeps from about 9 pm to 5 am...usually.  The last few weekends have been pretty busy and the fact that he hasn't slept in his crib for a week straight in the last month hasn't helped.  He is such a wiggle worm too.  Every morning we find him in a completely different position than we left him...usually on his side facing the opposite direction!

Also new this month is the ever increasingly receding hairline.  This week the amount of hair on this little guy has decreased by about half!! I suspect that he is headed to be a baldy like his mommy and daddy! And probably after that a blonde beach babe:)  For now we are basically doing what we can with the patches that are left...trying to comb over the empty spots until it all falls out!
Henry still loves his activity mat and is getting more grabby at all the hanging toys.  His attention span has definitely increased and he loves to watch tv for about 20 minutes...which is a great time for me to do a couple of chores.  We are still working on naps during the day but the baby bjorn still helps us if he won't cooperate.  He is wearing his six month pjs and i'm sad to see some of his cutest outfits be packed away.  The time is flying by so fast! 

Meet Virginia...and North Carolina

Last weekend, Lance and I took Henry to meet his extended family in North Carolina and Virginia. Lance's mom traveled with us from Atlanta which was a great help for Henry's first flight.  One of our 'big things' for having a baby was to make sure we started traveling with him at a young age so he(we) would get used to it. We drove to Atlanta the night before our flight so there wouldn't be such a hussle the day of.  Our new found trick is to stay at Springhill Suites and ride the sky tram with our luggage right to check-in..and you get to park your car there for up to 2 weeks for $25...it makes traveling a breeze:)

Hanging out at the hotel

We checked out a Food Network find....  It is a korean taco hole in the wall that was pretty good.  We tried a bunch of dishes and all were pretty delicious.  Lance REALLY liked it and I would definitely recommend it as a cheap fun stop if you are in the area. 

We headed back to the hotel and caught this funny video of Henry watching his daddy's favorite...Fox News. 

The next morning we headed to the airport..and Henry was styling in his airplane pants, shirt, and socks...and of course hat...we got a BUNCH of looks and lots of smiles! Henry did great on the flight and slept the entire time.  

Henry earns his wings! They actually brought back the wings at Delta and Henry got his!!

We got to Virginia safe and sound and went straight to Lance's Aunt Genevieve's home in Cheseapeake.  She had made a fabulous southern style dinner of country ham, beans, potato salad, cabbage, and fresh tomatoes and the most amazing amaretto bread pudding...and of course a few bottles of wine! Henry got a bath in the island sink too!!

Henry enjoying his beverage of choice.

Future wine snob

I love these kisses

Having fun in the sink!

Cuddle time with Grammy

The next day we spent shopping around Norfolk with Aunt Genevieve.That evening we had reservations for dinner and  Uncle Richard suprised us with a limo to drive us so we could all enjoy the night! When the limo driver arrived, Lance and I actually answered the door and turned her away..cause we were unaware of the "surprise".  We had so much fun taking Henry for his first limo ride. For dinner we went to the Vintage Tavern and had a fabulous dinner..Henry slept the entire meal! Unfortunately, when the limo went to take us home...it wouldn't start!!! After a few bottles of wine though...we were still all smiles.  Lance spotted Pat Robertson walking out of the restaurant so we chased him down for a photo-op.  His wife wasn't that amused...but he seemed to love the attention;) Richard ended up waking up his neighbor to come pick us up from the restaurant because the limo would never start.  What a night...and what a memory or baby Henry's first limo ride!
 

Pre Limo adventure




Now...who is gonna take us home?



Meeting Pat Robertson



Uncle Richard keeping Henry cool inside the restaurant



Richard calling his neighbor:)

Genevieve heading to the bar for a drink while we waited for ride!

The next morning we laughed about our adventure over delicious croissants with virginia ham. Delicious!!

YUMMY

Aunt Genevieve threw a fabulous dinner party to introduce Henry to his extended family.  She channeled her garden club days and arranged fabulous flowers while the caterers made some yummy food.  It was great to catch up with everyone and Henry enjoyed getting passed around.  The cutest part of the night was gathering the next generation of kiddos together for a picture!! Sooooo sweet:)

From Genevieve's garden

Hanging out with the caterers

What a fun party!

Man of the hour

Snuggling with Cousin Liz

Uncle Carroll Jr. entertaining the kiddos

Aunt Lisa feeding baby Henry

How cute are the youngest kiddos in the family!

Cousin Jacob and Baby Henry...best buds at first sight!

Aunt Becky loving on Henry

Aunt Genevieve has a beautiful outdoor entertaining area and fabulous garden.  Lance and I relaxed a bunch with Henry and took advantage of their outdoor sink for a bath! Henry took some interesting baths last weekend:)

What a bathing beauty

Aunt Genevieves beautiful garden

Bathing in the outdoor kitchen

On Sunday we took Henry to Windsor and met Lance's Aunt and her family at Lance's grandfather Henry's home.  We had a wonderful lunch and Henry decided to entertain us with lots of squeals and giggles.  Henry also met his Great Grandads friend Vivian.  It was a bitter sweet day to take baby Henry there and made us miss Grandad Henry very much! I know he was looking down smiling.  We also visited Grandad Henry's sister Reta.  It was love at first sight for both of them! I know Henry was overwhelmed with all the people he met but I'm sooo glad we did it! It was a little tiring but worth every second!

Aunt Kat

Ms Vivian

Great great Aunt Reta

Great great Uncle George

Aunt Charlotte and Miss Autumn

We spent our last night in Virginia munching on cheese and sipping on wine and still laughing about our fun adventures.  We really had a fabulous visit and appreciate the hospitality of our sweet sweet family.  I wish we lived closer but we soo cherish our time with them.  Our flight home was great..Henry slept the whole time again! We did have the most hilarious flight attendant EVER! Her voice and her look were HILARIOUS!!! We happened to capture her cartoon character of a voice for you to enjoy!

Hanging out with Uncle Richard

Kisses to you all!

Got my toes in the water...

This weekend we gave the beach another shot.  Last time we took a trip down there Henry was about a month old.  Needless to say we didn't get much R n' R.  This time was a completely different story.  We actually made it to the beach and Henry loved it!

Henry loved the pool.  Well maybe he didn't LOVE the pool..but he didn't cry so we consider it a success!

Don't you love this adorable swimsuit.  Lora and I found it while shopping during our lunch break.  It is a diaper swimsuit combo so he didn't have to wear a diaper too.  The hat is hilarious!!!

Henry had lots of daddy time at the condo.  We took him on the boat and he was all smiles!

Captain Henry!!

 

What a snuggle bug:)

We also met our friends Ann and Pat for lunch at Manci's Antique club in Daphne.  It had been featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  It was a total DIVE!!! The food was delish and it was great catching up with our sweet friends.  It was the first time Henry met their adorable Baby Tallie.  She is almost nine months old!!! I wish we lived closer so we could spend more time together!  Before we left, Ann remembered that guests were supposed to take a trip to the ladies room for a fun surprise.  So Ann and I took the babies inside and found a man painted on the wall with a leaf covering his...well you know what.... when we lifted up the leaf an alarm went off, we screamed, and Henry started crying.  We ran out of the restroom and the whole restaurant was laughing...what a memory!

Henry loved hanging out in the sand.  We didn't stay too long and we went when the sun was setting so we didn't have to carry to much gear out there.  It was so relaxing and Henry actually had a great time!

The one thing we were worried about was Henry pooping when he got into the pool.  Luckily that didn't happen! I was prepared because he does this every night in the tub.  I guess the little guy knew the difference and there were no accidents to clean up:)