16 months old!

This is a very familiar look. Henry's busy and on the move!

Henry climbs anything -- even windows! He is actually on the way
DOWN from standing on the windowsill.

Henry plays the piano and sings often.

Henry is 16 mos. old today! He is such a joy to have and so much fun. Henry can be challenging, but a lot of those challenges stem from the fact that he's only 16 mos. old and a boy. Henry is still very cuddly (which I love) and he is so very happy. If anyone laughs for any reason he starts laughing too because he wants to be in on the fun. Family hugs always make hime smile and laugh. Henry still dances anytime he hears music, and he has started singing, too. He sometimes sounds like he's singing to himself and he now joins in on a couple songs that we sing all the time. He doesn't sing every word, but he definitely sings some of them at the right time. He also says "two", "three", and "four" when I count to five with him. His very favorite thing to say is "bye-bye" with "hi" being a close second. When I tell Henry "love you" he will sometimes make enough of the correct sounds that I know he's saying it back even though it sounds like "luvalolo". Henry also loves to call out Lydia's name and show us where his nose is.

The sleeping is still going well and eating is definitely one of his favorite things to do, though we have discovered that restaurants aren't always a good place to take Henry. Henry has discovered our piano and he loves to climb up on the piano bench and start banging on the keys. Sometimes he doesn't bang and it actually resembles playing. Henry has also discovered that he likes swimming quite a bit. I would say at this point Henry plays with Trixie Lu as much as he plays with Lydia. The three have really done well this summer and they are a team. Henry doesn't know a stranger and he is friendly to everyone. He loves to wave and say "hi" to anyone he comes into contact with and every car he sees. Though he likes people so much, Henry does not always take kindly to me leaving him with others -- such as the church nursery and sometimes even grandparents. He always calms down within a few minutes. Thank goodness he's so distractable! Henry loves climbing above all else -- he's really taking it to new heights (ha ha!) When people are around Henry they always comment on how very busy he is and what a climber he is. Then they smile and say "He's just so happy and fits right in with your family." I love hearing that.

We think Henry is wonderful and I'm so glad we have him. Lucky us!

Henry really can say please even though he barely said it in the video. He says it real high pitched and cute!