Henry VanDyke

Henry is getting braver around Tigerman. Just this week he tried to ride him.

Thanks to Aunt TM for filming this!

Dallas rarely gets snow so we tend to run around like chicken little when the sky starts falling. While Henry enjoyed watching the snow outside he was less sure about it up close. So, I ended up carrying him most of the time. Tigerman on the other hand loves the snow. He stayed outside sitting and laying in the snow for about 45 minutes.

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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!

All three VanDyke boys asleep on the couch.

I’m the photographer for most of our pictures but occasionally Erin gets a hold of the camera and catches me unaware.

Since we’re introducing food into Henry’s life, it’s also time to introduce a highchair to our house. Granny and Granddad’s bible study class at their church gave the highchair to us as a gift shortly after Henry was born. Since there wasn’t an immediate need for it, Granny and Granddad agreed to store it at their house until Henry turned of age.

That moment is now, so here is Henry and his highchair.

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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.

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We often jokingly refer to Tigerman as our first child so needless to say we can’t help snapping photos of Henry and Tigerman when they are together and both in a good mood. Here are some recent pictures.

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You may recall that Henry’s first experience in his bath tub was less than relaxing for him. Since then he’s started to enjoy his baths a little more, even smiling here and there.

We’ve gotten in a routine with the whole family, including Tigerman, crowding into our tiny bathroom once a night for Henry’s bath. Erin does most of the actual bathing while I’m on lifeguard duty. Tigerman lends moral support, commiserating with Henry on the stress of bathing.

You may also notice that we’ve stopped using the tub hammock because he’s sitting up so well with out it.

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These days our typical evening involves feeding, bathing and playing with Henry.

His bath times are getting better since we started putting his baby tub in the real tub and running the water while he’s in there. Most nights after his bath we’ll put on his PJs. We’re well stocked with footie pajamas so his feet stay warm throughout the evening. He’s also becoming slightly more interactive. He’ll watch whoever is in front of him and make noises occasionally. Usually, he’ll call it a night around 9 p.m. and fall asleep and we promptly follow.

Here are some pictures of our evenings:

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Our entire family recently posed for picture.

Tigerman wonders why he didn't get to sit on the couch too.