3 months old!

During the first week of being 3 months, Henry has done quite a lot! His first, was going to sleep, all on his own, without crying! He continues to go to bed on his own, however, has had some frequent crying spells the last few days. We hope to figure out what all goes right on the days that he falls asleep without crying, so that we can repeat it all the time! Yesterday, Henry went to his first birthday party. C turned 2 on Saturday, and the little guy slept from 3-5:30 in C's room...which worked out VERY well, because Henry gets quite cranky when tired! C was so cute playing with his new toys, and digging into the cake! He loves Henry so much, and requested to hold him almost as soon as he saw Henry...we definitely need to make more of an effort of getting those boys together! Henry continues to amaze his mommy and daddy, and entertain them too! His smiles, laughs and coos...are what makes it all worthwhile! He loves bathtime still, and it makes for an enjoyable time for us all! He kicks and waves his arms, along with splashing all over the place! I'll have to get a video of it tonight, and put it up here in the next few days. We are going to have to start bathing him in the big tub, because he kicks water everywhere in the little tub! Little man and mom are looking forward to warmer weather when we can get outside more and more enjoy the fresh air! There is nothing like spending some time outside!

New Year's!

Have I not blogged since Thanksgiving...my goodness I guess I need to get on it! The first few weeks of December were crazy in the Tannenbaum House. Carl had an extra week off of work (thanks to his boss who gave him a whole extra week of paid vacation when we had Henry!) and so we spent the week visiting with family (Henry met his Great Grandma from Florida, and his Great Aunt). At the end of the week, we took a road trip to Charleston, SC to show the little man the beach for the first time! He seemed to like how the water went through his toes, and was a very good boy on the road! Carl finished up his 2 classes he was taking (and got A's in both of them :) ), and before we knew it Christmas was upon us. We spent a week plus in Fairview, and were able to hang out with Brooke while mom, dad, and the rest of the family (minus Ray) went to Jersey for Christmas. It was very difficult to be without my family for the first holiday, but I enjoyed spending Christmas with Carl and Henry, along with the rest of the Tannenbaum's and Aunt Jean (who Henry met too). Our little man is growing up so fast!!! It makes this mommy very sad! I can't believe that he is already going to be 3 months old this week! Some accomplishments in Henry's life are: -Smiling (all the time now, it doesn't take much work to get one out of him!) -Hiking (he's quite the little hiker, I believe we've taken him on 4 different hikes now, and can't wait for warmer weather to go on more) -Talking (boy does he love to jibber, jabber!) -Giggling (can we say, adorable!! His most recent thing is giggling while playing peek-a-boo!!! That is so cute!) -TV (he loves Baby Einstein, Veggie Tales, and basically everything playing on the tv...though mommy doesn't allow it all) -Sleep (boy can this boy sleep!!! Recently he hasn't want to be held or anything while falling asleep so he has been crying it out...breaks my heart but he sleeps SO much better now, and is much happier) -Discovering new things (most recently inside his diaper...he is a little boy!) -Rolling (he can tuck those legs in, and gets on his side, but can not quite yet finish the flip!) Carl starts a new class tomorrow night, so it's back to business in this household. Carl's been cleaning like mad organizing cabinets, and trying to maximize space in this little place (not really tiny, just lacking good storage area). Tonight, I am hoping to let Henry fuss a bit before seeing if he wants to nurse in the middle of the night (around 4-5am usually)...last night I got him up and he never opened his eyes, and definitely didn't eat much because I was left feeling FULL! So, I do believe he was just waking up (kind of) to check back in and make sure we are there...I'll let you know how that goes!