Bugs

The latest sign Henry has learned is "bug". We look at bugs and spiders all day long. Henry particularly likes the Daddy Long Legs because they're slow and easy to pick up, then the legs fall off and keep moving. When Henry spots a bug, he screams in delight, trying to pick it up with a kind of daring hesitation. He wants to get the spider, but is a little afraid to touch it and every time he does, he screams and laughs at his attempt. Sometimes the bugs fall into the grass and are lost and he puts his hands up saying where did it go? He quickly forgets about it and does his characteristic hopping, yelling, running with his arms up jumpy thing. He almost never walks normally for those of you who are wondering. He pretty much always seems to have a swagger, or is skipping, jumping or running with his arms in the air. We really don't need much more entertainment around here. Lol!

New faav - corn on the cob

Every morning, after making the sign for dad and running around the house looking for Justin with no avail, Henry makes a b-line to the fridge and pulls a fresh, unshucked corn cob out and hands it to me. He wants corn for breakfast lunch and dinner. I try to give him his favorite sugary snack, but he just flops on the floor and cries for his corn. When I actually give him a corn cob to eat, he's the happiest baby you've ever seen. I took a bunch of photos in succession to show you how happy he is when he eats corn. I uploaded them to the most recent photo album.

Bubble, apple or bottle?

This past month Henry has been busy digging in the dirt and eating more dirt than real food in our backyard. I usually have to give him at least one and sometimes two baths a day. Sometimes he's so dirty that I have to do it in the sink so dirt won't drop all over the carpet. Henry's main problem is that he loves to throw the dirt and in order to do that, he lifts both of his hands over his head dropping much dirt on his head before throwing it to the ground or at me. He also enjoys playing with the hose, however sometimes it turns on him and he soaks himself with cold water which makes him freak out for a second until he warms up again. I've found that having my garden on the hill is working out well because Henry can't destroy it! We have a million plants growing, but they aren't growing that well. We don't know what else we have to do to get them to flourish. This year is kind of a experimental year with growing things.


So, on to the more interesting news! Henry said his first words this week!! He first said "bubble" and pointed to the bubble maker, but then he says what sounds like bubble but points to his bottle or an apple. He recognizes that they all sound similar, but he only says bubble. He is also saying ball, dad, "this" when he points to things and he even said horse today! I couldn't believe it! haha! He is such a little babbler and never stops talking to himself as he's playing or just hanging out. He constructs sentences of his babbling and talks to us using cute hand gestures to try to communicate, but it's still jibberish to us. It sure is cute though.