A picture is worth a thousand words

CORN!!!

HAPPY!

SILLY-LITTLE-GUY!

Before...After

Crawling...

Walking!
He took his first steps at about 7 months and one week and now Henry's got it down pretty well. He's almost 9 months (I've been a tad tardy on getting a new post up). Now if only he could learn how to potty train early.

Blondie....

Brownie.

Although I'm having a bad hair day...but 5 out of 7 days are bad hair days so I just thought I should go ahead and post it anyway.

No baby....
Mommy arms!

And mommy clothes and mommy everything. Gross...I mean, motherhood is a beautiful thing.

CHICAGO

About two weekends ago. Matt and I decided to buy a car...on ebay...in Chicago. We were nervous about buying a car without seeing it first, but the price was right and it added a little needed adventure to our lives. Some bike around China, we buy a station wagon. Whoo, what a rush!

Here's Halbert in our rental car we got for the trip. He loves 'driving' but can't stand his car seat...probably cuz he didn't have one for four months in the Bahamas. This was his first road trip and he did alright for a kid who can't sit still.

Here we are in the exotic state of Indiana at the tourist headquarters. We had no idea this existed until we happened to need a bathroom break. Indiana is quite hospitable.

And they, the state of indiana, like big ducks.

Once we bought our car, we had a few hours to look around Chicago before heading home. We didn't know how the city would be with parking, so we hopped on the Blue Line for an easy ride to the downtown area.

Here's the boys in front of a sculpture, doin there thang. While we were there, an urban marathon and a huge partner scavenger hunt was going on. I guess I should've asked someone about this sculpture. Next time.

Barack to the future (that was for you Double Bear)!! Chicago is cuckoo for President Obama. He was all over the Sears Tower. Henry was not impressed, but we probably have eight more years to teach him about the Yes We Can President.

We had a Chicago style hot dog and deep dish pizza for lunch. Very good. Me likey Chicago cuisine.

And here is a pic of our new wheels. We are VERY happy with the purchase. It was a bargain and a sweet ride. We grew fond of Chi-town and may go back there for some clinical rotations. Yipee!

Night Time with Henry

For the past week, Halbert has been stayin up late to party. This is around 10:30 pm. We put him down with his sleepy eyes and then about five minutes later, we'll here him talking to himself. He must know that school is out for the summer.

Over a half an hour at the Bank!!!!

You deserve this Mommacita. Pictures you request, pictures you shall get. I work fastest with guilt hovering over my shoulder.

Sorry it took so long at the bank. How dare Wells Fargo. How dare they!

But here's a little boy who wants to smile at you and all his other grandparents too. Wouldn't had it been nice if he had been your bank teller instead of that suspicious 19-year-old?!

And here he is again. Different day...same outfit. It's his favorite (actually its just one of the only outfits he has that is good for this cooler weather). What is truthfully his favorite are the things in his hands: a green highlighter and a folded sticker that he found. He just learned how to crawl and keep things in his hands at the same time. So of course now he has to do it ALL THE TIME. And these items are his most favorites. They are in his hands until we trick them away from him. We are still afraid Henry will poke his eye out and swallow the sticker.

Here Halbert is watching a Yankee baseball game on the computer. Matt has set a good example on what it means to NEVER miss a NY Yankee's game.

Last one for the post. This is Henry in his room with his learning table. The kid is in a diaper because sometime we have to put his clothes on in stages. He bolts almost every time we try to put clothes or a diaper on him. And although he's skinny, this little man is stronger than an ox. Henry is able to walk around and around the table now without assistance. He quite possibly might be smarter than the Wells Fargo branch you were dealing with Mommacita.

MICH-I-GAN

Well, here's our latest update from Saginasty, Michigan. We packed up all our belongings in the Bahamas, which was quite a talent on our part. We only had three bags and a pack n' play that we could check. If any of the bags were over 50 lbs or if we had an extra bag, it would've cost us $200 extra dollars. That is ridiculous! So we did what any cheap-o person would do and brought like five carry-on items. Each checked bag was around 48 lbs each. Instead of putting Henry in the stroller, we used it to cart our baggage around and just held him. That was ridiculous too. Matt was such a MAN the whole trip and pushed all the luggage around like a true pro. I love being married to a muscle man.

Our belongings....most of the stuff is Henry's things.When we got to Detroit, it was around 6pm and we had bought tickets to go see the Yankee and Tigers play. Two problems: 1. We bought tickets for the wrong day and 2. It was FREEZING. After pleading with the ticket dudes to let us in, we didn't stay long since our 'warm' clothes were no match for the 40 degree weather. People were also giving us dirty looks for bringing a baby out into that frigid cold. One guy that worked there said five months was the youngest he'd met during the cold months. Whoopsies.Here's our new place for the next three months. (Don't mind the overly tired girl in the corner of the picture. Her baby still doesn't like to sleep through the night.) We really appreciate our friends for setting up this place for us. Its perfect and our landlord is great.

Just for a comparison. The picture above is Halbert on his third night alive. The picture below is him at six months. He loves the nude.
As you can see, he's changed size and color. Henry's been a real trooper these past six months. So far, he's spent time in Oregon, Utah, Grand Bahamas and now MICH-I-GAN. That sure is a lot for a little guy!

Last of the Bahamians

Things we will miss in the Bahamas: the beautiful weather and the people...sigh....

Goodbye tennis courts and Eric and Knema.

Goodbye Restaurants and Tommy Carter.

Goodbye all you great baby lovers and Aileen.

Goodbye little Bahama's Branch and Henry's Bahamian Grandma Paddy.

Goodbye Rides to Church and live long friends Sister Cash and Smith. We will miss you and your families sooooo much.

And Goodbye Scooter and Kellie. Henry misses you like crazy on Sundays (Kellie, not the scooter).

Kellie, I couldn't find a picture with you so I had to steal one off of facebook because I had to

include you in the things we will miss DEEPLY in the bahamas.