Christmas and stuff

December 23, 2011 babyjohnson

Henry is budding 2 new teeth and has developed a nasty habit of biting me the past 2 nights. It only happens when he’s not hungry but acts like he wants to eat. Otherwise he is the happiest baby ever! We’ve introduced Stage 1 solids and he seems to like it. At his 6 months appointment last week he weighed 21 lbs 12 oz and 28 inches long! He’s a BIG boy with the chunkiest thighs I have ever seen. And he’s the most ticklish kid, laughing at the slightest hint of a tickle. He is content to sit up now on the floor, or in his bouncy seat or excersaucer. If he wants attention, he’ll whine until I look at him. Then he’s all smiles. In spite of the occasional bite, I still enjoy nursing him as much as I did before. He often stares at me, and once in a while he will break into the biggest smile that melts my heart. The cutest part is that he “massages” my chest while he eats, like a cat. I’m still pumping on my lunch break at school, and thoroughly enjoy the weekends when I don’t have to pump at all. He is a pretty easy baby. I can nurse him and lay him down at 8:00 every night and in goes the thumb and the little blue blanket that Clara gave him goes over his head and he goes right to sleep, not waking again until I get him up at 6:00 to feed him in the mornings. Weekends he usually sleeps in until 7:00 or 7:30. Clara’s nights are off and on, often waking 2-3 times a night. There’s nothing like being woken up to a toddler in your face in the middle of the night. Thankfully one of us has to walk her back to bed and she goes right back to sleep.

Grandma Jane came to visit for a couple days last week and Clara was in heaven. They baked and decorated sugar cookies in Christmas shapes. You could tell which cookies Clara decorated because they had about 4 inches of frosting and sprinkles on them!

It’s been a long month of waiting for Christmas, and now it’s finally here. Clara was tired of waiting and started carrying Christmas books back down to the basement, stating that Christmas was over. It’s only December 22, but Santa is coming tonight to our house. Tomorrow morning we will experience Christmas once again through the eyes of a child. I can hardly wait!

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