Henry VanDyke

A few weeks ago I told Erin that she needed to take pictures if anything interesting happened while I was at work. When I came home she surprised me with an extensive pictorial highlight reel of the day.

Henry plays in his Bumbo seat while Erin purees green beans for him.

Next is playtime on the floor.

Henry eats his second breakfest

Getting ready to roll after his meal.

Erin and Henry buy a new sprinkler at Target.

Erin stops by Starbucks

Henry falls asleep in the car.

Erin takes the trash out.

Erin does some laundry while Henry sleeps

Henry wakes up and takes a spin in the jump-a-roo

Erin took Henry to Baby Bounce and the library in Northpark Mall.

Erin and Henry met up with Angela and Rylin at Baby Bounce.

A quick diaper change at the mall.

After returning from the mall, Henry falls asleep and Erin prepares his food for the next day.

Erin pets Tigerman.

Henry eats first dinner.

Henry spent some more time playing on the floor.

Henry helps Erin vacuum while hanging out in the Baby Bjorn

Henry helps Erin chop some onions for dinner, mostly through moral support.

Erin and Henry play on the floor some more.

Erin and Henry finish up dinner, which was delicious.

Erin and Henry wait outside for me to come home.

As you can see, they had a full day. It makes me think I need to say home with them so I don’t miss out on the fun!

He was so cute we couldn't help but take a picture.

Henry wasn’t feeling good Thursday night and was acting pretty pitiful. In fact, he fell asleep on me and stayed asleep through the night, missing his last meal. A quick trip to see Dr. Mathieu and few doses of antibiotics later, Henry was back to his normal self.

Ah, mucho better!

Now that Henry is sitting up, we’ve been able to explore new places including a park near our house.

Henry enjoys the swings, which are made specifically for young kids. They also have a sand pit which Henry liked sitting in and amazingly didn’t trying eating, too much.

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A friend of ours from college, Elizabeth, sent us a bib that she made as a gift. It was immediately named our favorite bib. It is longer than most bibs which covers his whole upper body. The hole for his neck is the perfect size. It’s not big enough for food to fall through but not too tight either. Plus, it has a soft towel back and a great print on the front.

Erin emailed and asked if we could pay Elizabeth to make us a few more bibs. She agreed and now four bibs by Elizabeth share the title of favorite bib. We then convinced Elizabeth that she should set up a store on Esty to sell the bibs.

So, if you would like a bib by Elizabeth, just go to pinknu4se.etsy.com and buy a few. Tell her Henry sent you!

Henry's learning states and staying clean at the same time.

We didn't specifically ask for a bib to match the high chair, but Elizabeth is good like that.

We’ve been reading to Henry since shortly after he was born and he seems to always enjoy it. We’re counting on that to turn into a college scholarship, a graduate degree and a Noble Prize.

We're wondering if his favorite book, the Hungry Caterpillar, is contributing to his tendency to stick everything in his mouth.

Now that he is eating semi solid food, we’re having fun experimenting to see what types of food Henry likes.

Erin has been buying, cooking an pureeing various fruits and vegetables for Henry to try. We freeze most of it in ice cube trays to keep for later. Two veggie cubes is about the right amount for each meal.

The good news is that so far he has liked most everything we’ve given him, although the jury is still out on peas.

Unlike his father, Henry is good about eating his vegetables.

Who would have thought that my freezer would be full of veggies?

Henry has outgrown his infant car seat so today was his first trip to Target where he got to ride in the cart.

We think he was just reaching for us and not the credit cards.

Erin’s Aunt and Uncle passed through town on the way home from one of their many adventures. Luckily they were here long enough for us to catchup with them at Granny and Grandpa’s. This was the first time for them to meet Henry but he took to them right away.

Peggi and Ray seemed to think Henry was pretty great too.

We were a little surprised that Granny and Grandpa shared long enough to get this picture.

Henry is seven months old and weighs right at 20 pounds.

He has accomplished the following milestones:

• Sits up without support
• Sits in stroller without infant carrier
• Puts two to three sounds together
• Passes objects from one hand to another
• Wears 9 – 12 months clothes
• Knows objects are still there even when out of sight