I suck at blogging.

I am notorious for starting projects and not finishing them. Apparently, blogging is no exception. I have to apologize, especially to those of you who don't get to see Hank all that often, for not keeping you up to date on all his comings and goings. I guess I should change the name of the blog. I promise to make a valiant effort to update at least monthly going forward.

Over the past two months Hank has become a totally different baby. He is babbling all the time and blowing raspberries like a professional raspberry blower. Recently, he has been practicing getting on his hands a knees and rocking back and forth. He's not crazy about it but I think he knows crawling is one of the only ways he is going to get into any trouble. So, he's determined. He also got his first tooth the day after he turned 7 months. And I got my first baby bite the day after that. Our schedule has been packed with baby activities, like playdates and library trips. He is growing so fast I can't keep up. I can't believe he's already in the second half of his first year!

My Little Valentine

The day before Hank, Puz and I drove to Virginia to pick up JJ from the Dulles Airport. He was just returning from 10 days in Thailand. JJ was pretty exhausted so we decided to keep Valentine's Day low key. We went out to breakfast at Bob Evans :) Hank sat in a high chair for a change, it was his second time and he's becoming an old pro. However, after his bottle he was too tired to sit up so JJ went out to the car and got the car seat and he slept through the rest of breakfast (Hank not JJ). The rest of the day was spent napping and vegging out.

Hank is also venturing into the world of real food. What a mess! So far he has tried rice cereal, oatmeal, prunes, sweet potatoes, and peas. He's not a big fan of peas but he'll eat them and it's fun to watch him try to get them down.

Snow Day!

Here are some pictures of Hank in the snow we had a few weeks back. I'm not sure how he felt about it. As you can see there was only one expression the whole time we were outside. Puz had a great time though.

Terry Dactle

Hank has discovered that he can squeal. On one hand it's adorable because he gets so excited and laughs and smiles at himself and on the other hand it is very loud and incredibly high pitched. I just hope he discovers a new noise soon. Here are some pics of him Terry Dactle-ing it up in the kitchen.

playing around

Tomorrow Hank will be 4 months old. It's hard to believe he has grown so fast. Right now he is working on grabbing things and trying to put them in his mouth. It seems like he figured it out over night. He is laughing like crazy and loves to water ski on Dad's lap. It seems like he figured it out over night. We also had to raise his exersaucer a notch because his knees were bent so much. It seems like just a few days ago he couldn't see over the seat!

October 30, 2008

December 17, 2008

January 7, 2009
In a few days we have his next check-up. I can't wait to see how tall he is and how much he weighs. Place your bets now. I'm guessing 27" and 18 pounds.

3 months!

Okay, so I didn't get around to his photo shoot until 3 months and 10 days but he's still adorable, right?

Baby Playdate

You might ask what does a baby playdate look like? Like this...


Hank and I have attended a few baby playdates and they are really fun for me. I get out of the house for a little adult conversation and get to see some other cute babies in case I get tired of looking at mine (which would never happen). I am not sure how he feels about them but he seems interested. In this picture he is hanging out with a couple of girlfriends- Lilian and Alexandra. We're hosting everyone at our house in the end of January.

In other news, a little victory. Hank held his own bottle last night. He needed a lot of assistance at first but eventually got the hang of it.



Tonight is our last swim class before the new year. Koko is coming to give moral support and take pictures. They should be posted up here shortly pending my approval ;)