9 Months!

Henry turned nine months on Monday!  He is 3/4 of the way to becoming a toddler - amazing!  It has been a really fun month in the Hawkins household.  Henry is just Mr. Personality and such a joy to be around (I feel like I say this every month, but it is so true!).

Henry had his nine-month appointment this morning, and it looks like he may be long and lean.  Here are his stats:

Weight - 19 pounds, 3 ounces (25%)
Height - 29 inches (76%)

Creeping and "Crawling":  We still aren't crawling, but we may be getting close.  Henry can move backwards like a champ.  Moving forward is the tricky part!  He also likes to rock back and forth on his hands and knees - especially in his crib (and even at 1:30 in the morning).  He will rock so hard that I'm just waiting to see him start propelling himself forward.

Mealtime:  This has still been a bit of a struggle for us.  Henry would rather feed himself than have Ryan or me feed him.  It is basically a two-man job:  one sings and dances around while the other shoves food in his mouth.  Henry is getting better and better at feeding himself, and we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tickle-Monster:  Henry is such a ticklish little baby!  Henry will start belly laughing even if he thinks you are going to tickle him.  Ryan and I have discovered all his ticklish spots, and there are many!  It makes me so happy to hear those giggles and see that face light up.

Puppy Love:  Henry just adores Bea.  Beyond adore - he may love her more than he loves Ryan and me.  He gets so excited whenever he sees her.  She has been such a trooper and will let him "pet" her.  We think this is because she now associates him with food...

Warm Weather:  We have really been enjoying some of this warmer weather.  It has been such a nice break from the cold temperatures we had at the beginning of winter.  I love the fact that we can sit outside on the deck in February!  I hope this keeps up.

Henry/Daddy Weekend:  Last weekend was my first weekend away from Henry.  Ryan and Henry had a very manly weekend.  They went to Target, a dinner party and baked a cake.  Very manly.  I had a great weekend in Chapel Hill with some girlfriends.  And I must say it was wonderful!

You never know where you will end up when you only move backwards.

Henry likes to hold his toes while he has his bottle.  It is just too cute!

Henry is quite the yoga baby - he can do a lovely plank and a pretty impressive downward-facing dog.

Henry's hair is getting very long in the front.  We've had some pretty bad hair days lately.

Now that is the look of determination!

Enjoying the warm weather and sweet Bea.

Kissy-kissy face!