Henry's new buddy

I realized the other day that I always write about things we do and less about Henry and his development and personality. First, Henry's vocabulary has taken off during the last month. He repeats nearly everything I say. I love hearing him say "baby" and on occasion I can get him to say "alligator" which is really cute. Sometimes when you ask him to say alligator he makes this menacing growl (he's been doing that since he was about 10 months old).

Henry is still quite social. He loves waving ,so any time we leave a place he waves bye bye to everyone and everything. He waved to an older woman in the store today and she was so happy she asked if she could hug Henry. He really brings a lot of joy to everyone he meets.

Henry is very creative and has quite the imagination already. He likes playing with his kitchen and pretend cooking and eating and feeding me and feeding some of his stuffed animals. His favorite "friend" is a bear that was given to him by his Great Auntie Jo. His name is Bernie bear. We let Henry take him to the park on Sunday and he now goes to the park every time we leave the house in the stroller. Bernie bear is a very thirsty and hungry little bear. Nearly every time I have a drink or food Bernie is having a sip or bite (courtesy of Henry). Henry also cooks up soup on his stove and serves it to Bernie. Bernie also burbs after eating (courtesy of mommy). Henry thinks this is pretty darn funny ---I probably shouldn't encourage that type of humor ( :

So, consider yourself officially introduced to Henry's new friend. I think blog visitors will be hearing and seeing more of ole' Bernie.

Pictures from Sunday, Sept. 25th

Gala's and playtime at the Museum

We have had a busy few days. On Thursday David's mom, Pat, flew in from NC. She came in to visit but most importantly, to babysit on Thursday night while David and I attended a black tie event to celebrate 25th anniversary of the law firm where he is working. It was a fun night at the event. It was held at the National Potrait Gallery in DC. We arrived around 7pm and enjoyed cocktails followed by dinner and a dessert buffet. The next day Pat, Henry and I headed into DC to go to the National Building Museum. We met some mom and toddler's from my playgroup at the tot room at the museum. I had been to the museum a few times but never noticed the great playroom for kids aged 2-6. I was pleased to discover it because it will be a great place to go on cold or rainy days during the fall and winter. Today we chilled out and went to the the Falls Church Farmer's Market for some veggies. David is now starting up the grill and we plan on having a big dinner. I plan on going to bed when Henry does tonight because it has been a crazy and busy few days.

Click here for pictures from the black tie event

Click here for misc pictures from Sept 19th-22nd

Weekend Shopping Rodeo

I didn't think I would have the time to write a blog entry for the weekend but I missed Henry's sleep window tonight and he is now running around in circles in the family room. Any minute he will have a melt down and hang on to my legs whining. Until then, I thought I would write a quick blog and post some pic's from the weekend.

The weekend was mostly spent shopping. David's law firm is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by having a black tie event. I started the weekend on Friday night by going to Georgetown with my friend Heather. We went to a vintage clothing shop before going to dinner and I found a few dresses but nothing perfect. I put them on hold and planned on coming back the next day to try them on for David. On the way to the store on Saturday, David, Henry and I stopped at a few stores in Georgetown but really only saw a bunch of J-Lo looking dresses. We walked by BCBG and David said "What about that store?". We went in even though I didn't think they made formal wear. Well, within 5 minutes I had a dress that I LOVED! I couldn't believe I had found a dress so quickly and one that I really love. I was on cloud nine. I really thought we would be shopping all around DC the whole weekend and possibly next weekend too. We bought a tux for David today so now we only have a few accessories to buy before the event on September 20th.

After Henry's shopping and nap time today, Henry and I went to my friend Heather's house for an afternoon party. Heather and her family are moving to Seattle in a couple weeks We are really going to miss both Heather and Johanna who have been out bestest friends here in VA. At the party today I had given Henry a cracker with hummus and he grabbed it and got hummus all in his hands and then wiped it all over my shirt. I am so used to having food and gunk on me it really didn't phase me. I just slowly grabbed a napkin and half way attempted to wipe it off. When we got home from the party David thought someone had thrown up on me. That sums up how I look everyday. Hopefully, I will get to the black tie gala without food on my dress or in my hair.

Click here for pictures from Georgetown and DC

Pretty in Pink

A few weeks ago Henry and I were in Babies R' Us and I saw this pink fake fur coat and of course, had to try it on Henry. Henry was smiling and petting the coat--it was hysterical. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera or cell phone with me to document the funniest and cutest thing ever. Well, today I happened to have my camera with me when we went to Babies R' Us to pick up some diapers. There was one coat left so I had to try it on one last time. Henry wasn't as thrilled this time but still pretty cute.

Click here for pictures from today and yesterday at Falls Church Community Center and the Falls Church park

Labor Day Weekend

We drove up to New Jersey to visit my brother Matt, my sister-in-law Jessica and my niece, Melanie. We also got to see my mom since she flew up from Florida. Henry really enjoyed the time with his 4-year old cousin and his "Nanny", who kept him laughing the whole weekend. We all did a lot of laughing, eating and playing. David snagged my mom's computer and got to chill out playing some video games. It was really nice to see David totally relaxed. Matt and Jessica didn't have a grill so on Sunday night Matt and David ran up to the store and got a grill and all the fixins'. They picked up this little grill for 9 bucks and I have to say it was one of the best grilled meals I had ever had. David and Matt cooked portabella mushrooms, zucchini and salmon and it was all perfect. The night before we had some AMAZING pizza. NY and NJ is where it's at for some good Italian food. David wasn't the only one that spent time in front of the computer. My mom had bought Melanie a webkinz stuffed animal and I set up the Webkinz account online and got hooked feeding and making money for Corey (Melanie's webkinz). Henry was in heaven with all of Melanie's toys. He really enjoyed her train set and her Little Mermaid kitchen. Now that we are back I am trying to get back into our routine which today included lots of walks to work off the pizza, ice cream and all the other yummy snacks we ate all weekend.

Shout out to Nanny for being over a week not smoking! You go Mama!!!

Note about the pictures: David took a wrong turn on the way back from NJ and we ended up driving through DC. I was getting a little stir crazy in the car so I just started shooting pic's of buildings. I got a couple good ones of the Capitol...

Click here for pictures from the weekend