9 months old

Henry is 9 months old! He continues growing into a long and lean little boy: 20 lbs 9 oz. (56th %tile) & 29.5 inches (85th %tile). He is getting his 7th tooth (3rd in the last month!) He has not yet ventured into the world of crawling, nor is he interested in finger foods other than rice puffs or cheerios, but he loves standing with the assistance and has mastered his pincer grip. He is babbling more and more, and we are pretty convinced that his first word will be "hi" as he often tries to copy his friend Otis at daycare who says "hi" to everyone. And Henry loves to "hi-five" with his dad.

Happy Halloween

Henry attended his first Halloween party yesterday. He did not seem to mind his frog costume, but was not very happy about being wedged on the couch for a "baby line-up" photo. I suppose it could be pretty scary finding yourself sitting between a monkey and a bumble bee. The other costumes included a butterfly, dragon & shark. Henry did enjoy sitting along side his friends on the floor playing with and stealing toys back and forth with them. He especially loved playing with a comb, which all of the parents found very ironic.

P. was unable to attend the mom and baby party, but his garden gnome costume is far too cute to not include! Click here for additional photos.

Fall fun

Henry spent much of Saturday with his friend Chip (while their parents watched the Michigan State football game). The 3 month developmental difference between Henry and Chip is still very obvious. Chip is not only crawling and walking, but even seemed to attempt to share his toys! But it was fun for us to watch Henry interact and try to play (and/or steal toys) from his friend.

Chip tried to demonstrate to Henry how cool swinging can be, but Henry didn't find it very fun.

But he was willing give it a second try, and eventually learned to enjoy swinging today!

Hair rock!

First trip to the Zoo

Henry enjoyed his first trip to Como Zoo in St. Paul with Oma this past weekend. We have never been there, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how nice a free zoo can be! I'm sure Henry will be making many trips to Como zoo in the upcoming years with his cousins Oliver and Mae, Grandma and Grandpa, & Oma and Opa.

Chillin' with Oma

Henry and I were sad to be unable to travel to Chicago this weekend to cheer dad on in running the marathon, but were thrilled when Oma made a last minute road trip out to visit us with a friend who was traveling here for a family wedding. Henry was absolutely exhausted when he went to bed this evening after a great day of playing and giggling with Oma.