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Hello all. Sorry we've been slacking on updates. No news is good news in this case, as things have been great in the world of Henry. He's really thriving, and is in good spirits just about all of the time. He has a couple of new tricks, including waving, clapping, and raising his arms above his head when you ask him "How big is baby?" (At which you say "So big!")

Nine month pictures that were taken at Target are online now. Follow this link, and enter the guest name AARON STILLEY to view them.

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The Best Thing

Henry has been doing great with going to bed.

We do our little routine, which now inlcudes brushing his teeth (he loves it).
I sing to him and put him now.
When I lay him down on his back, he looks up at me and smiles.
I rub his cheek, he smiles again,
then I leave.

What could be better.
-Laura

Happy Baby

Aaron checking in...Things are great in the life of HWS right now. He's been wonderfully happy for quite some time, and is developing like crazy. He gets around with ease, moving between crawling, sitting, pulling up and scooting like a pro. He's stood without support for a few seconds a couple of times.

Nights are going well I think - Laura pretty much deals with the nights on her own now, so I don't always know how they go, but I'm pretty sure he's just waking up once to feed, and only after having been asleep for 6-8 hours. He did have a solid week where he wasn't waking up at all during the night, but he's gone back to wanting one feeding.

He had his 9-month checkup a week ago, so we got to check his growth progress. He's still a big boy: 24lb 10oz, which puts him around the 95th percentile. I can't remember what his height was, but he jumped from the 50th to 70th percentile since his 6-month checkup.

Grandma Val has been visiting for a whole week, and Grandpa Dean came down for last weekend. It's been a great time; Henry loves having a full house. Grandma & Grandpa seem to like being around Henry OK too.

Henry vs. Sleeping

Hello everybody,

Just to let you know, two big things happened last night. I did my usual bedtime routine with Henry and then laid him down, and guess what, no crying! He was awake, but just not crying. Then, he slept through the night! He cried off and on, but never enough to get Aaron and I up or for him to wake fully up. It was very nice, especially since I worked over 100 hours this week.

Other news is that Henry took his 9 month pictures yesterday. They didn't go as well as previously. When we sat him down, he started crying and saying "mama." We got a few shots, but nothing like before where he just sat and smiled. We haven't officially ordered any, but I expect we'll show you all them sometime.

-L

News

First off, we'd like to thank all of you who actually voted in the little quiz. The right answer is that he liked all of them. He was ok with beets and he really loved Zucchini and Nectarines.

Henry has been doing great things. First of. He says "Da Da." I'm pretty sure Aaron likes this fact. Last night the whole family went to Aaron's roller hockey game and when sweaty old Aaron came back Henry put his hand out and gave a little wave. At first we weren't sure if it was an acutal wave, but he repeated it. It's amazing watching all of his firsts.

Henry is cruising like a crazy man. We'll post a video soon. If we would allow it, he would walk all the time. When he has to crawl he'll do it, but he'll whine as he does it. It's pretty comical.

I'm sure there is more, but I can't think of it.
All in all he is a pretty happy guy and I'm enjoying him more than ever!