Happy 3rd birthday Henry!

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Henry turns 3 years old today! He has added so much joy and laughter to our lives. Here is a look back at Henry, month by month, over the past 3 years. We love you little man!

4 months old

It's hard to believe, but Lucas is already 4 months old! Lucas joined Henry in going to "school" and is now in the "baby classroom." He seems to enjoy daycare, but unfortunately takes very short naps so is generally exhausted at the end of the day. He decided to show off on his first day of daycare and rolled from his back to his stomach for the first time ever (but we haven't seen him repeat that since). We are all adjusting to life without Grandma and Oma helping. It has helped that both boys are now going to bed at the same time each night, which allows us to catch up and get ready for the next day. We don't have much time for television or reading these days, but we couldn't be happier and feel so lucky to have such wonderful boys.

Lucas continues to be a fabulous baby. He has been sleeping through the night for many weeks now, usually from 8:30pm to 6am! He has perfected the "happy baby" yoga pose, continues to adore his older brother and definitely seems to be teething (although we know that it could be weeks before that first tooth pops through).

January

We had so much fun with Oma here over the past two weeks. She was home bound with Lucas most of the time while we were working and Henry was at daycare, but she also got to experience some beautiful Minnesota winter days (sunny & 30 degrees) and some bitter cold Minnesota days (5-10 degrees with negative temperature wind chills).

Lucas continued to grow and change while she was here. He liked to giggle and smile for Oma, and has nearly figured out how to suck his thumb as a means of soothing himself. He continues eating very well and is fitting into many 6 month size outfits at 3.5 months age! Oma also introduced Henry to German Laterne. It was unfortunately too cold for Oma and Henry to venture outdoors, but they had fun parading around our house in the dark with their laterne singing German songs.

Again, thank you so much Grandma, Grandpa, Oma & Opa for all of the time, love and effort you put into helping us and caring for your grandsons!