Temple Square!

Henry and I took a trip down to SLC a few weeks ago.  It was his first time!

We had lunch with daddy and walked around Temple Square.  It was so gorgeous!  This is my favorite time of year to visit Temple Square.  The trees were in bloom and the tulips were all blossomed!

Henry was not conscious for any of it.

Henry James Howe: Month Two

My little man is two months already! 

Time move MUCH faster with him on the outside.

This last month has been so much fun! He's been just as snuggly as before (yay!) But now he interacts a lot more. He is so smiley.  He is a morning person and definitely did not get it from me. I always try to make him sleep longer than he wants and sometimes roll out of bed begrudgingly but he always flashes me a huge smile and suddenly I don't mind so much. 

He's very much the opposite around bedtime. 

Come 8:30-9 and he is NOT happy. We swaddle and "shush" him nightly. He's technically considered "colicky" which I find so odd. I always thought a colicky baby was unhappy round the clock, not just at one particular time every day. He's really quite happy the rest of the time.

He really like to try to stand. We hold his hands up and he gets an intense look on his face as he wobbles about on his legs.

He has started grabbing my hair.  I read am article about hair tourniquets and I'm super paranoid about them.  His little fingers and toes are checked constantly for stray hairs wrapped around them.

He's a little social bug (he gets that from mom).  He loves to go places and smile at people.

Bath time is still his all-time favorite. I think we're going to have a little fishy once he's old enough to swim.

He wiggles CONSTANTLY. Even during his sleep, another reason why we swaddle him. I just know that once he's mobile, he's going to be a handful. He's never going to stop moving. 

He's started cooing and it's my favorite. I'm one of those sappy mom's that can get teary-eyed when he makes an especially cute noise, which he does. Daily. It's a cry fest over here.

I gotta say, parenthood scared me tremendously, but now that he's here I feel like I want 12 more (I'm sure I'll feel differently when he learns to talk back). 

First blowout 

Wide awake during nap time. 

"Peace out"

Happy Easter!

We sure loved our first Easter with little Henry!

I love that Easter and conference fell on the same day this year.  It's a really good way to focus on what Easter is truly about.

We started the day off by going to Steve's mom's for homemade cinnamon rolls.  She makes them every year and they are muy delicioso (insert "thumbs up" emoticon).  We watched the first session of conference with her and a couple of Steve's siblings.  

We came home and watched the second session and afterwards we went to my brother's house for Easter dinner.  It was really nice.  We took Penny and she was beside herself with joy.

All in all it was a really nice, relaxing day.

Henry James Howe: Month One

I can't believe my little guy is 1 month old already! Gah! Slow down, time!
In the last month he has become more alert.  He likes to focus on faces, windows, and Penny or just stare into the abyss.
Lately he has started eating ALL the time and is officially out of newborn clothes (I only cried a little).
He's gotten used to the camera always being in his face and we've already caught some pretty awesome faces.   I feel like he has such a big personality just waiting to pop out.
He's very laid back and is content doing anything which is nice when I feel the urge to do something semi-productive... but let's be honest.  I usually feel the urge to sit and hold him... and I usually give in to that urge.  He's only little once and I only have so long before I go back to work.  We're soaking in every moment we possibly can.
He hasn't lost any of his hair and we all joke that it's because he's never set down so it never rubs against anything.  Seriously, the kid is always being held.  Between my family and Steve's, we have a lot of visitors.
Little Henry is a fairly good sleeper.  He usually wakes up, eats, and will go right back to sleep.  Mom is still trying to get used to never sleeping longer than 2-3 hours at a time but doesn't mind too much, especially since Henry is usually such a happy baby.
He loves car rides and will fall asleep every time within a matter of seconds, even if Penny sits next to him and barks (dang dog!).
He still loves to keep his hands by his ears but also likes to be swaddled.
He's so strong and can hold his head up for as long as he wants to.  He's also got some pretty solid tummy muscles when he tenses up.
Now enjoy my ridiculously large collection of photos from Henry's first month.