Henry turned 7 months old this past week. He's moved from babbling non-stop "da, da, da" to "nuh, nuh, nuh." And he's lunging for toys and getting up on his knees. It'll be interesting to see when he starts crawling, but we're thinking it could be within the next few weeks.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Henry at 7 months
Memorial Day Weekend
We had a great Memorial Day weekend visiting our family. On Friday we drove to Chicago to visit Aunt Laura. She took Madeline to the Build-a-Bear store to pick out an animal for her upcoming 3rd birthday. We were all surprised when she picked out the triceratops, but then all was back to normal when she picked out a dino-sized sequined purse for her new favorite stuffed animal. As you can see in the picture below, she wasn't really excited about the experience at first because she was pouting that her dinosaur was all floppy and deflated. Then she caught on that this may actually be fun after all after the dino was stuffed.
On Saturday, we continued our journey to Indiana, where we saw Grandma, Amanda, Katie, Albie, and cousin Landon. We had a great visit, but it was way too quick. We miss you guys already! The sunset shot is from my mom's patio. Can you see all of the flags that line the bridge? It was really a special sight - small town America during Memorial Day weekend with our brother -in-law in Iraq. I just loved the simple but huge symbolism in it all, so I couldn't resist taking the picture.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Mother's Day
I had the BEST weekend and Mother's Day weekend!!! Nathan and the kids surprised me with breakfast in bed on Saturday morning, along with the pot of grass that Madeline grew for me as their daycare project. 
On Sunday, we went to church, brunch, and then the Children's Museum. It was our first time going, but I was so anxious to check it out. Some of my favorite childhood memories were going to the Indianapolis Children's Museum, so I was hopeful that the Minnesota one would be just as good. (Nathan and I only buy each other Mother's/Father's day gifts that we can use to do something with the kids, so membership to the museum was the perfect gift!) Poor Henry couldn't do much there, but Madeline loved the main street area where she got to play doctor, drive the bus, and shop for groceries. And she LOVED this little station where she got to color all over her face with paint crayons. 
I feel so blessed to be a mom. It truly is the best and hardest and most wonderful thing I have ever done. I certainly didn't need Mother's Day to remind me how lucky I am to have my husband and kids in my life, but it was a perfect excuse to celebrate our little family. I hope all of you mommies had a great day, too!
Photos of kids
Check out the "sneak peak" here:
Spring Fling!
On Friday night, we had fun at a Spring Fling event at the kids' daycare. Madeline got her face painted, ran through an inflatable obstacle course, and rode a pony! The event was a fundraiser, so we tried to bid on some fun items in the silent auction. Nathan found the raffle jar for a free week of daycare, and we won! That alone made the event worth it.... Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Frank in Iraq
My brother-in-law (Amanda's husband) is doing well so far in Iraq. If you feel so inclined, I'd love to encourage you to send him a card in the mail to thank him and his brigade for their service!
2 LT Frank J. McKeon
TF 1-293rd IN Team Bravo
OIF 08-10
APO AE 09391
TF 1-293rd IN Team Bravo
OIF 08-10
APO AE 09391
More importantly, please keep Frank and all of the soldiers overseas in your prayers.
Henry's 6 month check-up
Henry turned 6 months old yesterday! He is such a doll. His latest "tricks" include sitting up on his own, babbling "ba, ba, ba" like crazy, and chowing on baby food for breakfast and dinner. His stats:
- Head - 90%
- Weight - 19 lbs, 11 oz (95%)
- Length - 29" (100+%)
He's only a little bit bigger than Madeline was at the same age. We're having so much fun seeing his little personality come out.
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