Waiting for the bath

Happy Mother's day!

15 months old

Henry is 15 months old! At his Dr.'s appointment today he weighed in at 24 lbs 11 oz (52nd percentile), although he feels a lot heavier than that, and is now 32 inches in length (76th percentile). Poor kid had to get 4 shots today. They are giving the 2nd MMR shot early to children in Minneapolis due to the recent outbreak of measles. He unfortunately continues to have fluid behind both of his ears, so PE tubes are likely in his future. We see the ENT physician and he has a hearing test again in 2 weeks, and the procedure will likely be later this month.

Henry can practically eat anything now that he has all 4 molars, and thankfully is not very picky about what we put down in front of him. He chewed on a raw carrot and cucumber earlier this week and didn't spit them out! He is not yet walking independently, but loves to crawl up the stairs and is obviously very pleased with himself when he reaches the top. He has also been spending a lot of time purposefully blinking both of his eyes and thinks it's hilarious when someone notices and blinks back.

Who, me?

We continue to have a cold and gloomy spring, and this weekend we have been stuck in the house much more than Henry would like us to be. He has been spending a lot of time exploring new areas of the house, cruising around furniture and practicing climbing the stairs. Today he discovered a new kitchen cabinet that contained "shakable" (and unfortunately open) boxes.

Easter fun!

Thanks for visiting us Grandma and Grandpa!

Memphis

We missed what will hopefully be our last snowfall of the winter while visiting cousin Mae, aunt Kathryn and uncle Dan in Memphis this past weekend. It felt and looked much more like spring down south, and we took advantage of our ability to be outdoors with walks along the Mississippi River, outings to the zoo and farmers market, as well as a neighborhood art crawl.

We had so much fun watching Mae and Henry interact, copy and observe one another. Despite the fact that Mae is 4 months younger, she is quickly catching up to Henry in the gross motor department. It might be a race to see who will walk first!

Henry also became acquainted with Mae's dog Deep on this trip. He was initially terrified of the large greyhound (and the feeling was somewhat mutual), but by our last day Henry was willing to be within touching distance of the dog if there was a safe exit strategy or person very close by to save him.

Haircut day