A few weeks ago Erin and I had a date night so I surprised Erin with James’ Tour of the Weird and Wonderful in Dallas. Basically it was just a few places that she had never been before. I hadn’t visited most of them either. It made for a fun evening. Aunt TM and Uncle Mo watched Henry so we could enjoy our night on the town.
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!
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.
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’s first Easter was low-key but very nice. We passed on the eggs, baskets and candy this year since it wouldn’t have registered much with Henry but next year I imagine hunting Easter Eggs will be grand fun.
His Easter outfit was selected from three relatively new outfits hanging in his closet. Plus , we all kept our outfits clean long enough for a few family pictures.
Our day consisted of a trip to church, lunch at Granny and Grandpa’s house and relaxing at home that evening.
Our surprise snow day turned out to be one for the record books. Dallas got eight to nine inches in one day! Needless to say, we forced Henry back out for more pictures. He only lasted about five minutes though before he decided it was too cold. Tigerman on the other hand loves the snow. He enjoyed sitting, laying and rooting in the snow.
At Henry’s four month doctor’s appointment, his doctor said that we could start feeding him small amounts of food. Erin had prepared our family for this momentous news a few days earlier by buying a box of rice cereal and plastic spoons.
So later that evening, we embarked on a journey that will leave our home messier place.
As you can tell, Henry wasn’t overly thrilled with this new experience but his genetics pre-dispose him eventually enjoying meal time. One important lesson we learned was to always use a bib. Apparently the people who gave us bibs at showers already knew that but we catch on pretty quick.
Erin and two other new mom’s took advantage of an unseasonably warm day and strolled through the Dallas Arboretum. Since most of the plants were still hibernating, the opportunities for good pictures were sparse. Regardless of a lack of pictorial evidence, fun was had by all.
