4 Months and Football Season

Henry turned 4 months old yesterday. Oh what a joy this little guy is. He is so happy these days and just loves to laugh and talk. He is still very particular about what he eats and how, but he flashes me that gummy grin and all is forgiven. I love this series of "chair pictures" because it captures all of the faces of Henry these days. He can be very serious at times and then can give you the biggest smile the next second.

 

At his check up on Friday, he was 24.5 inches long (50%) and 16.2 lbs (75%). He weighs exactly the same as Thomas did at his 4 month check up. Crazy!!

 

This weekend, we tried some more rice cereal mixed with apple sauce and he was a big fan. Slurped up a whole bowl. You don't get thighs like these by not liking food! :)

 

 

Saturday was the first Georgia game and what a great game it was. It was redemption for last year's opening loss to Clemson and we had fun watching Gurley run, run, run! Of course, we were all decked out in our gear at the Walker house.

 

Henry was even dreaming about the dawg's big win!

 

I found this when I was looking through old pictures....Charlie and Thomas as babies...so cute!

3K at EUMK and Friends

Tuesday was orientation at EUMK for Thomas's 3K class. Moms and children got to go play in small groups for 45 minutes. Thomas was so excited to be back at EUMK he could hardly stand it.

 

 

 

Henry and Graham are at EUMK this year too. They are in the class right next door. So fun!

 

 

And these two best buds are in the same class again this year. Bless those teachers...when they get together they are like Nitro and Glycerin...craziness!

 

Wednesday was his first official day of school. Such a big boy!

 

 

Carrying his own bag this year and proud of it!

 

On Friday morning, we gave Henry a bite or two of cereal. He was so interested in our breakfast, we thought he might like it. He didn't. Don't think he even got a little morsel down...I shouldn't be surprised since he still won't drink formula. Picky baby can even tell when I just put an ounce of formula with the rest breastmilk. This Mama has her work cutout for her.

 

DeeDee and Jane were in town this weekend and they came to play with us at the pool. It was so good to see them...I can't believe how big Jane has gotten. She was saying words and flirting up a storm with Thomas. It was working because he willingly shared his french fries with her! She is a petite little thing but full of lots of spunk. Henry is only 2 pounds smaller than her at less then 4 months!

 

 

And Thomas's first contribution to the blog:

 

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All Dressed Up

By some miracle, we got ready for church a few minutes early today. Since we were all dressed up, I decided to snap a few pictures. Poor Thomas has a heavy load on his hands these days. Henry is catching up every day in size to his big brother.

 

 

Me and my little guys.

 

All three of my boys. I love this picture - can't believe they are all looking at the camera.

 

Happy Henry

3 Months to 8 Years and Everything in Between

Henry turned 3 months old on July 30th. He has so much personality and as long as he is full, will smile and talk up a storm.

 

 

 

When Daddy works late, this is how we read books. Thomas was sweet enough to share his "me" with Henry.

 

By some miracle, I was able to vote last week with both boys. Thomas played on my phone and Henry managed to stay content with his paci even though he was hungry.

Sweet brothers while Mama cooks breakfast.

 

Last week, I took Thomas to see the 3-D Imax movie at the Pink Palace. He was so excited...we saw the movie on the Meerkats, which are some of the most intriguing little animals.

 

Selfie with our silly glasses.

 

Silly face!

 

Look at this chunky tuna. He loves to stand up and has now caught sight of his cute self in the mirror. He just smiles at that cute baby looking back at him. Can you blame him?

 

Starting to look less and less like Thomas every day. Everyone is still trying to figure out who he looks like.

 

Last weekend, we went to Virginia Beach for my friend Jackie's wedding. Thomas stayed with Mimi and Tino and Henry came with us. We had the most awful travel day there...bad weather, missed connection flights, being diverted to Augusta, pilot running out of flying hours, running out of fuel, hotel in Atlanta for a grand total of 4 hours with no luggage, lost rental car reservation and truly the list could go on and on. Henry was a travel rockstar and only fussed for about 15 minutes out of the entire trip. He LOVES the baby Bjorn so as long as he was attached to me, all was okay in his world. I tried my best to hold it together but have to admit to a minor meltdown at the Atlanta airport. Lucky me ended up with mastitis as a result and will carry on my pump from now on. Lesson learned.

 

It was a beautiful day for a wedding and the reception overlooked the Elizabeth River.

 

The happy couple.

 

Such a beautiful bride!

 

 

Annie was sweet enough to drive down from D.C. to visit us and keep Henry while we were at the wedding. We loved getting to see her but hate that it was for less than 24 hours.

 

 

Henry soaked up his time as an only child while we were gone. He got more attention from Mama and Daddy than he could ever imagine.

 

This is my favorite picture of Henry so far. It really captures his features so well. While he is a very happy baby, he is also very pensive at times.

 

Happy Henry...the cherry on top to our wonderful trip was arriving in Memphis and having all but our carseat make it to baggage claim. It missed the flight from Atlanta so we were stuck at the Memphis airport until it could make the next flight. Henry was all smiles despite the last glitch...he wasn't ready to go back to being one of two kids anyway! Patrick and I cooled our heels with a beer and when the waitress asked me if I wanted the special, which was a shot for $4 with my beer, I seriously paused to think. At 11:00 am on Sunday, I ended up saying no, but I really considered it....

 

Tuesday was our 8th Anniversary. We were such babies back then. I love this man to the moon and back and thank God everyday that He put him in my life. He has given me two of the most precious gifts I could ever ask for. I look forward to all that the future holds because the last 8 years have been a wild ride and I wouldn't change a thing!

A Georgia Summer

Last weekend, we went to visit Nana and Papa in Georgia. This was Henry's first trip to Sandersville and he was an amazing traveler. I can't get over how well he did...may be the last time I say that but Thomas didn't travel well even at a very young age.

 

Our first night there, we made homemade peach ice cream...YUMMY!! Thomas ran, played and danced while he waited for the ice cream.

 

 

I wish I had one ounce of his energy.

 

This kid loves ice cream.

 

Thomas and Papa are great buds...they spent a good bit of time watching tractors on the ipad.

 

Henry also got some snuggle time with Papa.

 

 

Thomas got to ride in Nana and Papa's new ride. It blew his mind when the top came off the car...I don't think he even knew that was possible.

 

Thomas also got to help drive Papa's new lawnmower...cooler than any lawnmower he's ever seen.

 

And, of course, he drove the tractor.

 

And worked the levers "all by himself."

 

It rained a good bit but we snuck in some time at the pool.

 

Henry got some more time with Grandmother.

 

And Nana!

 

On Saturday night, one of Patrick's good friends from high school got married, so we got to have a night out. It was so much fun to see so many of his friends.

 

Papa got some wonderful news this week...his most recent tests showed NO leukemia cells present which means he is officially in remission! We are so excited for such great news. God definitely answered a lot of people's prayers with this bit of good news.