Happy Halloween 2009!

Henry had his first real trick or treat experience this year, although I must say it was much easier keeping him in his costume last year! We made it to 5 houses total... Grandma Sue's, Great Gramma Pat's, Aunt Shari's, Aunt Shari's neighbor and the Troyer house. We had more on our agenda, but a lack of an afternoon nap and that whole dinner thing made it virtually impossible. Here are some pics of our little monkey!

My favorite pic of the night... just wish it was not so blurry on his face!

Runaway Monkey!

Megan Troyer - I mean... a very pretty ladybug!

Let's Go Dad!

What you cannot see here is the beer hidden under the diaper bag!

Sugar rush!

Gimme that pizza daddy! A boy cannot live on Reese's alone! :)

Happy Birthday Grandma Sue! (a day early)

Because I may not get around to posting Hank's message until late tomorrow night, I thought it better to be early! Happy Birthday Grandma Sue! We love you!

Apple and Pumpkin Pickin

Being a weekend free from Notre Dame and Bears Football, we got our daddy back. Today, we bundled up the little man and took him to County Line Orchard. It was a little cold, but a good time was had by all. If you are in the area... I highly recommend making the trip, if for nothing else but the pumpkin and apple doughnuts they make fresh all day.

Tractor Rides to the U-Pick Fields

Pumpkin
Sharing an apple with Dad


Lessons on how to pick an apple

Fresh apple

Daddy climbing trees

Watching Daddy

New Bus!

One.

Henry had his 1 yr wellness check visit yesterday. Here are the stats:

Weight: 24 pounds, 2 ounces - 70th percentile
Height: 31 1/2 inches - 97th percentile

Dr. said that if he continues on this growth curve, he will be over 6 feet tall. Whose child is he, anyway? I mean, I know he looks like me, but neither of us are tall by any standard. Not short, but not tall either...

I would write more about how sweet and perfect he is, but today is not the day. This morning he decided that he was done sleeping at 3:00 a.m. His molars have been coming in, so we usually have one or two quick wake-ups in the middle of the night, but a binky puts us right back to sleep. If that fails, I bring him to bed with us and he will sleep just fine. Not today. He was up... talking, playing, etc... It was brutal. He may be preparing me for his brother, but note to Hank... Mommy is not ready for that yet. We will see how tonight goes. I am hopeful that between the shots, the doctors appt and a "good nap day" yesterday, last night was a fluke and our nightly routine will return to normal tonight. We shall see.

Happy Birthday Baby!

I am speechless. Look how much you have grown! More to come after your big party this weekend!

Take 2

This blog has been dedicated to Henry, of course... and for whatever reason I have not started blogging about the fact that we are doing this whole thing all over again. Not blogging, the baby thing.

We are expecting another baby boy in January 2010. The boys will be about 16 months apart. Yikes!

I did not need the ultrasound to tell me I was having another boy. This pregnancy is pretty much identical to the last... right down to the never-ending morning sickness. 20 weeks, still sick.

The one difference is my cravings... apparently this little man may be Mexican. I could eat tacos for every meal if I would allow myself. I am still holding out for these stupid tacos I saw on the Food Network from Indiana Beach. However, seeing that I will not likely be getting those, I will settle for tacos from Taco Bell, Moe's, Chipotle, El Salto or anywhere else that serves them. The tacos can be soft or crunchy, and I always take the meat off. Don't make the mistake of ordering them without the meat though. I like the "essence" of the meat on the shell. Always add ketchup.

Anyway, enough about my tacos... that is our news. Here are a few extra pictures of the Hankster to finish out the post.

Sippy cup training

First Haircut

Last Saturday we took Henry to get his first haircut. Kevin wanted to take him to the barbershop like a real man, but I knew better. After watching the whole thing go down, Kevin is converted. I think he may want to get his hair cut there next time, if only for the popcorn and juice box you get if you are good! :)

Henry was great. He has some issue with the clippers, but overall was very cooperative. He did much better than the little boy next to him that screamed, no, SCREAMED, the entire time. Kevin videotaped the whole thing, but it would take a year to upload on here, and nobody wants to hear the screaming, no, SCREAMING, in the background. Perhaps we can edit that out!

Here are some pics...

Before

During

Taking a break to read his book


Chillaxin in my sports car with my blackberry!


So grown up!