Lars and Jill Get Married!

Lars and Jill had a beautiful wedding yesterday at the Garrison Inn in Garrison, NY. It was such a beautiful day and everyone had so much fun celebrating with Uncle Lars and Auntie Jill. Henry did great! He was quite the party animal and he even got a dance with the bride and groom! He met LOTS of new people and was passed around the whole weekend. I feel like I haven't held him in days:) and I am looking forward to having Henry all to ourselves again (not that I didn't like sharing him!) It was so great seeing family and friends. Congratulations to the Ernsts!! We will post some more pics of the wedding soon....ones that have Daddy in them (Matt was too busy taking our photos) because none of the ones we have so far include him:( Stay tuned and Happy Labor Day everyone. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Back to work....

Enjoying an evening stroll down Commercial Street

I love sitting in my Bumbo seat while mommy and daddy eat their dinner

I'm keeping an eye (barely) on you!

Well today is officially my first day on my new job as a stay at home mommy! Today would've been the first day of school with students for me, but instead I traded in my pencils, chalk and whistle for baby Henry!! I am excited about the opportunity to spend everyday with my little guy watching him change and grow. We have something planned for each day of the week (to keep mommy sane!) so we will stay busy. Tomorrow Henry and I will head up to Damariscotta, ME to the Maine Cloth Diaper Co. so we can begin the search for cloth diapers. We will transition to all cloth by the end of the month. We have also begun to shop the farmer's market for fresh veggies which I am steaming and pureeing for Henry to eat at six months. We froze pureed green beans and carrots yesterday. I can't wait for him to try all the wonderful veggies that were grown right here in Maine!

I hope everyone is enjoying this last bit of summer heat! Stay cool and check back often:)

End of Summer Fun!

Henry's new thing..sticking out his tongue!

Trying out some of our fall clothes:)

We are enjoying a beautiful stretch of late summer weather up here in Maine. Matt went "back to school" yesterday with teacher meetings, etc. and his students will start next Wednesday. I have a week before I start up my afternoon tutoring. Henry will be with me all day and then he will spend the afternoons and early evenings with Matt. Hopefully Matt and I will enjoy some nice, quiet dinners together when Henry goes to bed and when I come home from tutoring...We are excited about the fact that Henry won't be going to any daycare and that we will be with him 24/7. He is one lucky boy and we are lucky parents too:) Here are the latest pics of our little guy. He is growing, growing, growing. We are hoping the outfit we picked out for him a few months ago for the Ernst/Mulholland wedding will still fit him next weekend! We have our dancing shoes ready for that one....

Maine Wildlife Park and more...

It's been a bit chilly here for our morning walks...

Mommy and Henry at Maine Wildlife Park

Are you having fun yet Henry?

Hello everyone...we've been out of the "blogging" loop for a few days because we're all recovering from having colds. Our little Henry had some sniffles and a bit of a cough, but the doctor assured us it was just a touch of a cold. So, we kept him home and made sure he had lots of fluids and rest! He is almost back to his normal, perky self. Today was the first day we have been out and about since last week. This morning we met up with some other moms and babies at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, Maine. Henry was awake to see the deer, wild turkeys, bobcats, porcupine, moose and a few others. He slept through the end of the tour which included the raptors and the bear. All of the animals in the park have been rescued due to injuries and probably are better off in the park than out in the wild. It was a beautiful morning out and we had fun walking around in the sunshine. Hopefully next time Henry will be able to enjoy the full tour! This afternoon we returned to our mothering group and saw some of Henry's good pals. It was a full day and so our little cherub is tired and heading towards sleep (with the help of daddy!). We are happy that we are all feeling better and back at it! Next week Daddy starts school, so we will enjoy a few more days of having him around:)

PS: Notice Henry has his fleece on in one of the pics...early morning walks are getting a bit chillier these days as fall approaches:)

Cute picture of the day

I take lots of photos of our little Henry every day, but some are just really special...like these two! I put Henry in his bouncy seat in the bathroom while I take my showers and he entertains himself quite well. These are some good shots I got of him today in his seat.

We had a very busy week...playgroups, story hour, library visit, lunch dates with other moms and babies and many walks here and there. Henry is wiped out tonight (as is Mom!) and we are planning on having a low-key weekend. But, I am sure we will have some good pics to share with you.

And, by the way...Henry rolled from back to belly (first time going this way!) today during yoga. The yoga teacher was quite impressed with his skills!

Henry loves to EAT!

Thumbs up for rice cereal!

Happy boy during play time

What a smile:)

I love to talk, talk, talk!!

Well, it's only been a day, but Henry seems to love rice cereal already. He wasn't quite sure about it yesterday morning but when we tried it again yesterday afternoon he seemed to enjoy it a bit more. This morning he absolutely LOVES it! He ate an entire (small!) bowl of it with Daddy's help. He is going to be an eater, that's for sure! Here are some more good pics of our little man enjoying his first real meal.

By the way, Henry rolled the other day for the first time as well. He rolled from his tummy onto his back. He is also really into making high-pitched squealing noises currently. We're not sure what he is trying to communicate. Any guesses?

Rainy morning here in Portland..first rain we've had in a while. Our flowers will be happy.

Fun Family Weekend

I'm not sure any of the rice got IN the mouth....

Swimming with Daddy

Oooh..this water feels nice

Hike by the ocean

Mommy and I love to hike!

Nice local farm fresh tomatoes and flowers

Daddy and Henry taking a nap-ortunity

Henry and I at Mommy and Me Yoga

The Welch family had a fun filled weekend. On Friday night we took a trip up to Wolfes Neck State Park in Freeport and had a lovely hike by the ocean. The trails run right along the coast line and it is a beautiful spot. Henry loves nature already! Of course we couldn't head home without stopping at Harraseeket Lobster in South Freeport for dinner. On Saturday we headed out to Sebago Lake to spend the day with our friends Shelby and Dan. Henry loved dipping in the lake as it was nice and warm in comparison to Casco Bay! We had a great time hanging out with everyone. Sunday was a quiet day but we did make it out to the beach for a walk and to the farm stand for some lovely fresh tomatoes and flowers that we picked ourselves. Sunday night we had a bbq with friends so all in all it was a great summer weekend here in Maine! Henry is having quite the summer!

PS: Henry tried rice cereal for the first time today too:) See above for his reaction.