Autumn:

after having dropped a Diego toy in the upstairs toilet earlier in the day Autumn forgot about it and went to use that potty later in the day.  Within a few minutes she came storming back down the stairs all huffy.  i asked if she went potty.  

Autumn’s Response?  “no.  I’m not using the freaking potty because there’s a damn diego in it!”



mike was cutting autumn's toast and she says "I'm watching you to make sure you don't cut your finger off"



Autumn's famous line "don't worry mom, i won't do it... i promise"

Rice Cereal:

i have started giving henry rice cereal.. i am hoping to keep it up daily as long as i can fit it into our crazy schedule.  the last two days have gone great and he seems to really enjoy it.  i don’t know if he loves the cereal or all the attention he gets while he eats it.  i hope both!  i first tried it a few weeks ago and he wanted nothing to do with it.  how things change from day to day...

Henry Update:

henry just had his four month well baby visit.  he is still small for his age and the doctor can’t seem to get over it.  he finally got a prescription for some vitamins since i told the doctor that i am now giving henry one bottle of formula at night to get some iron and vitamin D in his system.

henry is less than third percentile for weight and fifth percentile for length.  i must just be destined to have small babies.

the doctor seemed concerned about henry’s “lack of communication.”  i think he is just a quiet and serious little boy.  henry does smile a lot now and even giggles from time to time.  he doesn’t smile as much as some other babies but each baby is different.  i guess we will just wait and see.  

henry has finally started to calm down a  bit.  some days he even goes with hardly crying at all.  he definitely still has fussy days though.  henry has even started to like his bath a bit, as long as it doesn’t last too long!  henry will play on his floor mat at times and even likes to sit in his aquarium bouncer from time to time.  he likes to sit up as much as possible and gets frustrated when i lay him down too much.  sometimes henry just wants to be left alone.  he must be getting over stimulated sometimes because he likes to just be put down and left alone.  during these times he will just chatter away to himself and his toys and pull at his toes.

Mother’s Day:

we spent mother’s day morning at the greenhouse helping out with customers, as usual.  at lunchtime we went up to great grandma and great grandpa’s house for a picnic.  after about an hour mike returned to the greenhouse for the afternoon to help out while henry, autumn, and i stayed at the picnic.  

autumn got a bunch of rides on the “mule” and loved it.  we also got to play with uncle andy’s little gator and shared rides with the other kids.  autumn also loves grandpa’s very large sandbox and had a blast getting filthy in it.  later in the afternoon we took out the new parachute we bought and played with aidan, aunt tiffany, aunt gisele, grandma, and papa.

Henry was a really good boy today.  he even let daddy carry him around in the morning without having a meltdown.  at the picnic he smiled alot and even “talked” to aunt tiffany.  henry just loves being outside so i can’t say that i’m too surprised by his behavior today.  when we got home i put henry in the bouncer seat on the porch and he just giggled and giggled at mommy.  it was a nice ending to the day!

Henry Rolled over:

henry rolled over for the first time on wednesday may 9th.  it was the night before his four month well baby check up.  not only did i get to see it but when i called dad in henry rolled over again so dad got to see it too!  this was rolling over from his belly to his back.  he can get about ¾ of the way over from his back to his belly as well.  i don’t think he will be very happy with himself if he does end up rolling all the way over to his belly though since he hates tummy time so much.