Continued pics from NY weekend

We had a really nice visit to New York last weekend and Henry got caught up on his kisses/hugs from his extended family! On Saturday morning Henry and I had coffee with my good friend Claire and spent some nice time with her. From there Henry and I headed into Manhattan where we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Welch and Matt. We had a lovely lunch in Grandma and Grandpa's sweet 34th floor (with unbelievable views!) apartment. Then the three of us headed out for a walk around the city and a visit to the Morgan House/Museum. Henry missed most of the museum due to his nap time, but he did enjoy a nice snack at Le Pain Quotidien with us. On Saturday night Papa Ernst came over and met us at the apartment and Grandma Welch made a fabulous pasta dinner for us all. We had many laughs and surprisingly Henry went down without a problem that night....which didn't last, but that's okay! On Sunday Aunt Robin and Lauren came over with Papa and Anastasia for a nice brunch. We had a very typical NY brunch with bagels and lox...yum! Henry was in seventh heaven with all of his family paying attention to him. He showed them his crawling and standing skills and showed off his one tooth! We made the long trek back to Maine later that day...it was a long ride back and Henry decided that he only wanted to sleep for an hour of it....so needless to say, we were all ready for an early bedtime that evening. All in all, it was a fabulous trip and we thank everyone for having us and paying such special attention to our Henry. Thanks!!!

PS More pics coming soon...they are on Matt's camera, so I have to wait for him to download those:)

Visit to Momo's Classroom

Henry and I made the trek down to Greenwich Connecticut yesterday. We left Portland at 8 am and Henry slept for 2 1/2 hours until we stopped for a snack/bathroom break at 10:30. We then got back in the car and Henry proceeded to sleep for the rest of the trip! So all in all he slept for the entire 4 1/2 hour trip! What a great traveling companion he is. When we got here we went to Momo's school to visit her classroom. The big kids absolutely loved Henry and Henry loved all their attention! Momo paraded him around RPNS and he went to about 10 different classrooms. He handled all the new people and stimulation very well! When we got back to Momo's she pulled out all kinds of new toys she got Henry for his visit...he loves the push cart! Henry is very interested in the dogs this time. He wants to hold Harper's paw and pull on Jackson's ears...it is too cute! The dogs are very gentle with him and quite patient. I think Harper will be somewhat happy when Henry leaves tomorrow! Henry slept great last night in his room here at Momo's house. The last several times we have travelled Henry has had a real difficult time settling down to sleep, so we are happy that he did well last night and he's already down for his morning nap as I write this. We are going to head to the Norwalk Maritime Center this morning for some aquarium fun and then out to lunch! I will make sure to post more pics as our adventures continue....for now enjoy some shots of Henry reading with Uncle, having dinner and playing at Momo's.

First Week of March....

Hello friends and family! Happy March!! We are really hoping March brings us more warmth, sunnier skies and some sign that spring is on its way. Can you detect that we've been going a little stir crazy with cabin fever??!! We had another very cold stretch last week so Henry and I spent a lot of quality time indoors playing with all of the toys we own and Henry spent a lot of time getting into just about everything and anything that a little baby can! Matt's birthday was on Thursday so Henry and I decorated the condo with streamers and tons of balloons (balloons were a huge hit for Henry!) and made a special birthday dinner and dessert. It was a fun night! On Friday night my friend Shelby came over to babysit Henry so Matt and I could go out on the town and celebrate his birthday...we hadn't been out and up past 9 in a LONG time...so it was about time! Over the weekend Henry and I went to his friend Szofia's 1st birthday party and I hosted my book club here at our house...so all in all a busy, but good weekend! Enjoy the pics below of Henry eating his tofu and peas, him bundled up for a cold winter's walk and the birthday card he and I made for Matt....hope you are all staying dry with all this rain and are looking forward to spring as much as we are!!!!

February Vacation Fun!

We have been enjoying a nice mixture of relaxing and staying busy this week on our February vacation. Today we packed up the car (and I was proud of how light we travelled), bundled Henry up and headed down to Boston. We arrived, along with the other hundreds of families that had the same idea, at the Boston Aquarium. We weren't quite sure how much Henry would get out of the experience, but he surprised us (or not really) and seemed to enjoy watching the fish, penguins and other sea creatures floating around in big tanks. It was so cute to watch him try to grab and touch the fish through the glass and I swear at one point he was waving to the fish:) It's just so amazing to watch him experience these things for the first time....wondering what is going through that beautiful head of his. After our visit to the VERY crowded aquarium,we headed to the North End to have lunch. Since Matt and I have been together we've visited the North End quite a bit to enjoy the amazing Italian restaurants and cafes...it is one of our favorite places to eat! We decided we had to take Henry to show him the real deal...we ended up at a lovely restaurant and had some amazing lunch...Henry seemed to enjoy the rolls the best. After lunch we strolled around in the balmy 40 degree weather and sipped cappuccino. Henry was wiped out from his big outing and napped the whole way back to Maine. It was a great day and we hope you enjoy the little collage of pictures we put together to show you!

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Catching Up!!!

Hello family and friends! Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you, we've just been really busy these last few weeks and haven't had a chance to share pictures from it all! The weekend before last we went to Okemo Vermont with Henry's Aunt Lauren, Robin, Jill and Uncle Lars. We stayed in a beautiful condo right on the mountain so we could ski in and out. It was tons of fun! Although Henry is still a bit too little for skiing, he had fun cruising around downtown Ludlow and hanging out in the condo. His sleeping was a challenge that weekend due to the new environment and the excitement, but we all survived and got right back on track when we got home. This past weekend we took Henry on a nice walk on the beach, had friends over Friday night for lasagna and finally went down to Le Reux Kitchen store and spent our gift certificate from Christmas...it was fun to get a few new things for the kitchen! We are on break this week as it is February vacation so we are enjoying some down time and are staying busy with some indoor activities since it is still sub zero out there. At the end of the week we are hoping to make a trip down to the aquarium in Boston....we shall see what else the week has in store for us. As you can see from the pictures, Henry loves to stand up holding on to things. He LOVES books, especially my cookbooks which are located on a convenient low shelf in the kitchen. He says "mama and dada" while looking at us and is sitting still for longer periods of time while we read him his bed time stories. He is sooo much fun to watch these days as he is changing so much each and every day! We hope you enjoy the latest pics of our little man. We are looking forward to the warmer days ahead so we can take Henry on more adventures!!!

Enjoying winter...

We had a busy week here and oh boy is Henry changing ever so quickly. The updates on Henry's new skills are: he can pull himself to a standing position, he can stand holding onto things for minutes at a time, crawl anywhere and everywhere, go up stairs, say "mama and dada" and sleep through the night. Wow, have we enjoyed watching Henry develop and grow...it is amazing to see him connecting with the world more and more each day. To hear him call out "dada" from his crib in the morning makes getting up and starting the day so easy and worthwhile!! We love it... Other highlights this week included a beautiful snowshoe hike on the golf course, testing out Henry's new sled, getting new toys to practice standing with and our weekly swim lesson. Henry loves to be in the pool...he smiles almost the entire time and the instructor gets such a kick out of him. Despite the pool water being a bit too chilly for my taste, we are really enjoying the swimming. I hope everyone is plowed out from the latest snow storm and that everyone is enjoying this beautiful winter day as much as we are. Stay tuned.... Love to all.