lately...

hello!  my name is henry and i am beginning my second month!  so far, i have begun smiling for everyone, my baby acne is clearing up and i now have raging case of cradle cap - woo hoo!  but my mother still thinks i am one of two of the greatest things on earth ;)

 

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oma days are some of the best days. 

 

i think i can officially say, this boy is potty trained.  i hope i didn't just jinx it.  it has been one of the most challenging phases of parenting - i think because this boy can be quite stubborn and he loved having power over me, but i am so proud of him.  he now likes "privacy" when he uses the bathroom.

 

 

henry met cousin pam!  she is such a baby lover.  and she is just the sweetest.

 

sometimes its so hard for him, with all the time i have to devote to henry.  so we made a fort and ate fruit snacks.

 

and yes, sometimes i dress him like a little catholic school boy just because its so cute.

 

tante em surprised us last Saturday and took us to the pool!  it was the best treat.

 

henry thinks tante em is his mother sometimes.  he simply adores her.  probably because she speaks his language and  always knows just what he wants.  its love.

ryan is just loving this smiling stage we have entered.

henry visited casa de kelly for the first time!

 

it was a fiesta!  with pops margaritas!  my favorite margaritas in all the land.

finn can always be found where the chips are.  and the guac.

i love this picture.  pops cooking and finn asking for more batteries.  poor pops, i feel like everytime we are over there he is always changing batteries.  what a guy.

 

mimi always has new activities for finn!

the hose and the sandbox.  two things that are lifesavers right now.

baby toes.

 

you're welcome.

obasan and willow came and brought some girliness to our boy filled house!

i can always count on willow jane for snuggles.

just a little art time.

she melts me in a way that only she could.

lately, finn has been obsessed with helping us bathe henry.  its pretty adorable.  especially since henry has begun really noticing finn.  he looks at him with such love...at least for now :)

we started another round of swim lessons last week.  finn was very excited to sport his new swim outfit from auntie cindy!

grandma great and oma even came to watch one day!

papa's surprise visits are one of our very favorite things.

 

these two kill me.

picture by finn!  its a funny thing realizing that this is his view of the world.

oma spent an entire day with us! as in, twelve whole hours. and after a crazy dinner hour (complete madness-i can't believe she didn't run away - i would have) all the kiddos fell asleep and we snuck out to homegoods to browse away.  i mean, it was like a slice of heaven.

mimi joined us at swim lessons one day too!  i am so lucky to have two grandmas nearby.  they make it so easy...i even got to head to Costco this day with just the babe - it was like a breeze...dare i say, it was even relaxing.  and the double bonus is that finn got some one on one time with his mimi.  he felt pretty special.

mimi showed up with a darling little flowered box with a pretty green ribbon and i instantly knew...janie and jack!  the store i won't even enter because its all just too beautiful.   henry loves his new little romper.  its still a little big, but i couldn't help trying it on regardless.  he didn't seem to mind.