the wave and other recent developments

hooray-eight months today! the above picture is of henry at a wedding, they had a photobooth set up where people could write a message on a chalkboard and pose and this is henry's shot :)  I find it enjoyable--did you see those dimples?  so, in the spirit of the 8 month mark I thought I should write up a little update on what henry is up to these days development-wise.  he just had the last of his vaccinations until he turns one year old, so no more booboos for a little while.  they also weighed him and he's almost 19 pounds...I think he's already working on converting his cute chubalub into some serious muscle with his current calisthenic schedule.  he doesn't even have to grunt to pull himself up in his crib, or on the couch, or anything else that looks like it could be scaled.  everyday he crawls with his tummy off of the floor more and more.  he has also started waving (we don't wave goodbye by the way, we wave hello) haha.  except he turns his palm to his face so that he's really waving to himself-hehe  his hands just fascinate him!  he's starting to utilize a pincer grasp to pick things up and sometimes he'll pass things from hand to hand.  this really comes in handy when he picks up some finger food to sample!   I can't believe he's that big--its so odd to watch him sit in his highchair and chew on something!  We're working on different food textures, adding some mushy rice to veggies, mashed carrots, mashed bananas, etc.  Its pretty messy, but fun to watch him explore...and see him make the occasional goofy face when he tastes something different :)  he says mama, dada, and every now and then he'll say baba for a bottle.  he likes to explore and gets bored of his toys pretty quick, and we're also finding out that he is fairly strong-willed when it comes to getting what he wants....he loves dogs, but hasn't quite figured out that they aren't just stuffed animals that he can do whatever he wants with.  he's been visiting his grampa d to cheer him up and kiss his booboo...well, blow a kiss anyway.  and he thinks that playing with grampa's crutches is way more fun than playing with his other boring toys.  grampa couldn't have picked better time to hurt his leg, this way he and henry can learn to walk together!

my blue-eyed boy