7 months

I haven’t written a longer-form “Dear Henry” post in awhile, but I did want to capture what it’s like to have a 7 month old.

In a word, delightful.

Despite the still-not-sleeping-great, despite the fact David and I haven’t been out together since prior to Henry’s birth, and despite the fact I saw not one of the Oscar movies this year… it’s still delightful.

This is a wonderful age–Henry is happy and snuggly and loves nothing more to ride around perched on our hips. He’s laughing and babbling and sweet-natured, and everything is fascinating to him–from light switches to forks to junk mail.

And oh my god, his face when he sees us—it just lights up. We are his sun and his moon, and the great love of his life. But if we’re his sun and moon, our little son is our entire universe. He enfolds us and envelopes us and holds our hearts in his chubby little fist. And everytime he smiles at me — even after seven months — it still makes me catch my breath.

Daddy’s boy

Here’s a great series that shows just how much fun Henry has with his daddy, and how crazy they are about each other.

Dave heads back to work on March 1, and Henry goes to daycare full-time at that point.  Despite a rough transition when I went back to work and David took over Henry’s full-time care, I think Daddy and Henry had a great time at home together overall.  I know both David and I will miss being home with our little guy.

Here’s Henry wearing Daddy’s hat!

And here’s Henry and Daddy bouncing on the bed.  Please ignore the messy room.

And here’s another shot wearing Daddy’s hat.  I love the fact he looks a tiny bit like one of the Seven Dwarves. . .

Ok, here’s one of Henry with Mom.

And finally, a couple of shots of our cutie pie in a fuzzy football outfit from Grandma Loreli.

prunes & oatmeal

yep, that’s a real baby food.  and Henry likes it!

and he likes drinking from a cup like a big boy:

valentine’s day

splish splash

Here’s Henry in the bath. He’s still sort of undecided on whether he likes taking baths or not.

Babies are very slippery in the tub!