Livin' the Dream: January 2012

Wow, look at me - posting two weeks in a ROW! Today Henry turned 5 months old so we did our usual little photo shoot and I wanted to share the cuteness. We had to use our point and shoot camera, as we have somehow lost our battery charger for the good one, and there are a few pics from his birth still on there, as well as Christmas, so here you go!

Henry also rolled over tummy to back today for the first time since he did it at daycare in Beaver Creek before Christmas. He has probably done it since then at daycare, but this is the second time we've witnessed it. We've been enjoying another low-key weekend, spending yesterday in Boulder, and watching some football.

Giddy in his sweater from Gramma!

Such a big boy!

Sitting!

Not so much sitting anymore!

Mommy's lap

5 months ago!

Later that evening - look at those open eyes

Such a sweet little new person

Christmas morning with Grandpa

Little elf

Bathtime at Gramma's house

Hanging out in Boulder

3:00 am eyes

Silly boy in his jumper

Henry is now 21 weeks old, and in 6 days will be five months. He is developing so quickly these days. He is genuinely giggling, smiling pretty much all the time, sitting up with help, wanting to stand a lot, and exploring new consonant sounds with his cooing and talking. Lately it's been the gurgling "k/g" sound a lot. He is still not sleeping through the night, but we are getting close to introducing rice cereal with his exclusive breastmilk diet, so hopefully things will start improving on that front when we do. I am not complaining though - he still only gets up once and takes care of business and goes right back to sleep. He's still the world's best baby, and we enjoy him more and more every day.

It's been quite a busy and fun holiday season for our family. We have been skiing twice - one weekend Henry and I joined Chad and a couple of his friends at Breckenridge, and another we took our family Christmas trip to Beaver Creek. It was the first time in the mountains in December for me, and it was really nice seeing all the Christmas lights and decorations.

Henry took his first plane ride to Michigan for Christmas, where he met his Aunt Hannah finally! He was a great traveler overall, including the 2 hour car ride to and from the Detroit airport. He did have a little meltdown on the flight home, but the plane was extremely hot and he had just had enough. We were all glad to be home, needless to say.

We just had a nice long weekend at home, which we haven't had since early December. It was awesome being with family last weekend, but it was also great having Henry all to ourselves for a few days.