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.