Jail break

Talk about rattling the cage! He loves to rattle the baby gates. He also tries to chew on them.

I have him wearing leggings at home because he crawls out of his other pants!

I have conquered this crib!

As of three days ago, Henry loves to stand up in his crib. He also likes to chew on the rail (see above picture, he's going in for it). He's yet to figure out how to get back down, I have found him many times screaming or crying because he's "stuck" standing.

crawling = getting into stuff

Henry has started crawling! He is on the move he is getting into everything! I was listening through the baby monitor and heard this banging sound. I quickly ran upstairs and realized I had left the hamper too close to the crib. See below. Henry thought it was great fun! He is also standing up in his crib, reaching for every electrical socket (like a moth to a flame I tell you!), reaching for every cord, reaching for pretty much anything and everything that could be pulled down, so scary! I feel like I am going into fits of hysteria every few moments as I quickly realize I have yet to baby proof something! He's happy as a clam and laughs as he's crawling away from me and toward an uncharted part of the house. We are having lots of fun, and learning new things everyday!

New toys

Henry is big enough for some new toys! Check them out.

Eight months

Henry is 8 months old now! We can't believe it! He has been rocking on all fours, standing with support, playing in the laundry basket, holding a spoon when we feed him, he says "ma", "da" and "aaooo" all the time, he's pointing, and he scoots around the bathtub on his bottom. He held his friend Leo's hand the other day, only for a few seconds, but it was adorable! We had a playdate with some older kids who were sitting in cardboard boxes. Henry got to sit in his own box and thought it was so cool. He was smiling and yelling while he watched the older kids jump in and out of their boxes.
Earlier this week I was eating rice puffs off his tray in hopes that it would prompt him to eat some himself (he hates them). After my third one, he picked one up and held it out for me to eat. It was so cute that I let him feed it to me, slimy fingers and all.
I am eagerly awaiting springs arrival! It's a beautiful sunny day today, so I can only hope it's around the corner.

Trip to Cali

Joe here,

I had an opportunity through work to visit San Luis Obispo so Holly and I jumped on it. We picked a good week to get outta dodge also as it was very cold here in Bozeman. The weather in California wasn't terrific, but we had a couple of nice days. Sorry to visit and not have the time to see so many of you. Holly's grandfather was able to come down to hang out with us and it was really neat to have four generations in the same room all laughing together.


Here we are on the Avila pier...
And hanging out at Holly's parent's house

And visiting my sister in Santa Cruz after a pummeling storm!