Four-in-One Photo Post

Nora climbed this at Fort La Play Porte over a week ago.


I kid  you not—the kid seriously climbed up that thing with minimal help from me. I was mostly just a spotter.Nora's pics.






I was working.



Kids around the house.


Henry's hat.


He's mobile.






"Eeh! Eeh!"


Nora likes to put head bands on Henry.


He's okay with it for now.

Nora or Henry?
They're starting to look a bit different now, but there are still similarities to be noted.








The end! (For a few minutes.)

Fffffff!

I tried to lay Henry down for a nap this afternoon (at the same time that Nora went down). Within moments, the little rat was screaming and crying. So, I went in there to get him. The little bugger was standing there, clinging to the side of the crib (he does that now, and I have actually lowered the mattress).

I picked him up, and he was still angry. I laid him down on the changing table. He was still mad and crying and covered in tears and sweat (it's warm in here), and I blew on his face to try to cheer him up and distract him. He immediately flashed a big grin at me, giggled, and then, he tried to blow back at me.

He's a funny, little guy. I really do wish he'd sleep more, though. That'd be lovely.

My Little Nutters

The Stuff I Had Previously Not Mentioned

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to go to a White Sox game. We were pretty excited, and we took the kids with us. We did a little dinner/tailgate party of our own in the parking lot outside U.S. Cellular Field. Even though it rained, we still managed to have a pretty decent time.

Nora and Henry in the back of the car . . . eating.


That's where we were!


Tailgating!


Cheeser.


Fighting over the drawing pad.


Nora playing with chip clips.


I don't think I have any pictures of just Henry that aren't blurry.


Nora in her Purdue outfit (thanks Grandma)!


She was being goofy and social.


She wanted the camera.


She took this picture.


And this.


And this. Impressive, no?


And that one.


Hammin'.


Nora and Willi in front of the phantom Chicago.


Spooky.


Blurry Henry.


Due to her Purdue garb, she got lots of high fives from people.


She made lots of friends.


The game!


We only made it through, like, an inning and a half before the kids turned into pumpkins.


It was fun while it lasted, and the seats were sweet!


I tried.


Nora and Willi.


Trying to watch the game . . .


Nora's photography.


She got me.


I think that is a foot . . . in the bathroom.


Fabric closeup.


I don't really know why she has a dark side in this picture.

In other news, Henry not only had his 9 month checkup on Tuesday, but on Wednesday, I also had to take him into the hospital for a CT scan. The doctor felt the lump he had on the back of his head (he's had one for a good while), and suggested we get him in for a scan. My brother had a similar lump on his head when he was little, and the doctors actually removed it. His lump turned out to be benign, but my brother still has some issues because of that whole thing (they removed part of his skull and the trauma may have caused his Diabetes Insipidus). When I told our doctor that story, he didn't seem to be terribly worried about Henry's lump, but he said it would be smart to get it checked out anyway. I agreed with that. I was glad he wasn't like, "CUT HIM OPEN, NOW!"

I got the results from the doctor today, and it turns out that the scan was clear! Thank God. I can relax now.

So, yeah. It's been a helluva week.

In other news, the weather is eerily like it was on this day five years ago. I'm so glad I'm not driving anywhere today. However, if I had to do it all again, I would. All of it . . .

. . . even the falling down the stairs part.

The end.

There it Is!

I told Willis that Nora's been saying something that he says all the time, but I can never remember what it is. (That, my friends, is sleep deprivation.)

Today, she said it, and I was sure to note it right then and there. Here it is:

"Are you kidding me?"

Quick Bits

I just grabbed Henry out of his bed. Nora had heard him waking up, and she went in there to greet him. He was completely happy when I got there, and when I picked him up, he made a hilarious giggle/shudder of excitement. I had never heard that before. So stinking funny!

Henry's stats from his nine month doctor appointment are in! Here they are:
29 inches in length
19 pounds, 10 ounces
48 centimeter circumference on his noggin

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Nora got to play with some kittens at my parents' farm this past weekend. Just after she woke up from her nap today, she went downstairs and got very quiet. Naturally, this creeped me out, so I went to see what she was doing. I came into the kitchen to find her pretending that her big Mickey Mouse was a "mother" and the two Beanie Baby dogs that she has were "babies."

She saw me standing there, and she was holding one of her "baby" dogs ever-so-carefully. She said, "Do you want to hold him, Mommy? Hold him straight, be gentle, and don't squish him!"

Maybe this is where she got that idea? :)

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Willi's and my fifth wedding anniversary is this week (the 11th), and we were emailing back and forth today to plan out when we want to go to our favorite watering hole. He told me something that you really can't make up (which actually has nothing to do with our anniversary or our planning), and I felt that I should share it with the world.

"By the way, the Thursday Artist Portrait is a double feature tomorrow. Steely Dan and Bruce Springsteen."

(The radio station they listen to at work is a Chicago classic rock station, and they feature specific artists on Thursdays. Sometimes, it can be bad. Really, really bad.)

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There is more to share about life, but it's going to have to wait until I have either more sleep or more time. One of those would work. I don't need both, really. Maybe tomorrow?

Lake Michigan, Creepy Skies, Kittens, and Nana and Granddad

I shared a lot more of these photos on Facebook,
but I'll highlight the decent ones right here for you.