First Christmas

Sitting in your exersaucer that you got at a shower,but daddy put it together for Christmas....and for some reason we didn't get a picture of what Santa brought you...we were kinda rushed that morning!! You decided to sleep until 8:30, and we were trying to get to Nashville by 10!!



Our first Christmas as a family of 3!!



You and your cousin Frank



All of Grandpa and GiGi's grandkids

Month 3

Henry at 3 months:

You started this month weighing 13 pounds 12 ounces....and now are about 15 pounds.

You eat 4-6 ounces every 3 hours.

You sleep 10-12 hours a night.

You are drooling a whole lot and chewing on our fingers...but we see no teeth.

You love for us to lay you on your back and talk to you.

You smile at us ALL the time (which we can't get enough o

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You laugh at us.

You have a fake cough...you do it when momma coughs and says oh I gotta bad cough..it's too funny!!

You area momma's boy, if someone comes to visit...you watch me the whole time to make sure I'm not leaving. (January 2 is going to be hard on both of us )

You will not sleep if we are at someone's house visiting...you will just cry to fight your sleep....which you NEVER cry at home!!

You love to be out and about because you are sooooo nosey!!

You are the best baby ever, and as I tell you every night "I love you to the moon and back!"

Sweetest Smile

We finally got a picture of Henry smiling!! He smiles all the time now, but as soon as you get out the camera he stops...I guess he doesn't want his picture taken..haha!!

Henry's First Thanksgiving

Henry looks beyond thrilled about Thanksgiving!!

Projects

A few of my projects...

My New Toy

As you know...I completed my Masters Degree back in July...well as a congrats on that, congrats on Henry, and an early Christmas gift (well my only Christmas gift)...I got a new toy..here she is!!

I got a monogramming machine...and I have been hard a work!!!

Happy Halloween!!

Henry was a bulldog for his first Halloween...here are some pictures!!

Month 2 (a little behind...again)

Henry at 2 months:

-You weigh 13 pounds exactly (this was at the end of the month)- 60th percentile
- You are 24 inches long- 70th percentile
-Your head is 41 cm- 95th percentile.
-You are wearing 3-6 months clothes..some 6 months because of length.
-You are starting to smile.
-You recognize voices.
-You can find mine and your daddy's voice..and watch us when we walk around.
-You are the sweetest baby ever.
-You sleep 8-10 hours a night!! (yes I LOVE that).
-You aren't a very good napper...but the above statment is very nice..haha!
-You eat every 3 hours during the day, and take a formula bottle at night.

You have discovered your toungue...you keep it stuck out all the time...haha!

You had your first Halloween


You are enjoying baths more...now that we can actually put you in one.

Enjoy your bouncer..not so much the swing.

You are a super hero

Month 1 (a little behind)

I have become a horrible blogger since "little man" was born. So I am going to try and catch up on what we have missed so far!!
Henry's first month:
-Weight- 8 pounds (actually he gained like 7 ounces every time we went to the doctor)
-Height- 21 inches
-You HATE tummy time.
-Your cord fell off at 2 weeks and a day.
-You love your mommy.
-You sleep 3-4 hours at a time, but sometimes longer!!
-You aren't too fond of bath time.
-Still have a little jaundice, which they are calling "breastmilk jaundice" now...so you've had SEVERAL heel sticks and hate each one!

Here is a "photo shoot" I attemped...I was trying to make a cute birth announcment.

Not to sure about the bouncy seat..you look so tiny in there!!

What a face, the only way we could get you to burp.





I love sleeping on mommy.

I love my big sister Molly!! Molly LOVES you too...she follows us around the house, sits with your when you are in your swing or bouncer...but if you cry she leaves the room.

Wordless Wednesday

Lovey

Henry's "lovey" from his cousins!!

Newborn Pictures

Baby Faces Photography came and took some newborn shots of Henry after he was over all his jaundice...here are just a few of the many shots she took!! It was extremely hard to pick out the pictures!!

Bad Blogger

I have been such a horrible blogger, I had planned on each week posting on Henry's development...well after Tom went back to work, we have had to learn a new schedule...so between adjusting and everything else...blogging has been the last thing on my mind...here are a few pictures of the last few weeks!!

Just taking it all in...

You finally have decided your bouncer is fun!!

Sweet!!!



You have met your friend Hadley and we went on a walk with her.

You met your Great-Grandmother (Granny Hagen), she is 99 years old, will be 100 in February.

1 Week

Henry you are 1 week old today!!!

Henry at 1 week you:

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  Have gained at least 3 ounces since you left the hospital.


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  Are finished with your "tanning bed" treatments for jaundice, but we try to keep you in sunshine as much as possible.


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  Eat every 2.5-3 hours


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  Had your first tummy ache :( This broke momma and daddy's heart, we couldn't calm you down all night.


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  Are the cutest baby ever


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  Are a blessing to us, we never knew you could love something (someone) that little as much as we do, you are perfect in every way!!


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  Are loved by lots and lots of people!!
  
  

Jaundice

Henry came home from this hospital with a bili ribbon score of 10.4, the doctor told us to keep him in the sunshine and have him rechecked again on Tuesday. Well, as you know this weekend it rained ALL weekend, no sunshine for my baby. We took him to the doctor bright and early Tuesday morning and his level had gone up to 14 (overnight). So they had Home Health Care come and set up a light in his bed. He had to stay on it for 2 days, all we could do was pick him up every 2 hours to change him and feed him. To say the least, my heart was broken!! Here are some pictures of him on the light, he was very peaceful!!

You might notice a certain someone in all these pictures... (Molly has loved Henry since we brought him home, she worries like crazy over him)

She is trying to look in and see what is happening to her baby brother.

This is my favorite, she ended up jumping on the couch and stood there to watch over him. He is sound asleep, she just knew something wasn't right so she had to take care of him I guess.





Oh, and that day my sweet church family sent some flowers to our house!! Then brought us a yummy dinner the next night. Tom and I are blessed beyond measure!!

He's Here!!

Being Monitored!!

We are about to be parents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Getting ready to go back to the OR





Right before the c-section.





Tom holding him for the first time, he was one proud daddy, he brought him over to me so I could see our little man!!

He was/is perfect!!

Me holding him for the first time!!

Our first family picture!!

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