Week 7

Henry smiled for the first time on Wednesday!!! It melted my heart. He was 6 weeks old. When he turned 5 weeks old, I made it my mission to get him to smile. The doctor had told me that he should smile by 8 weeks so of course I wanted to make sure Henry met his first milestone. Henry woke up on Wednesday morning and I took him to my bed to feed him. During the middle of his feeding, I was talking and smiling at him as I always do but this time he decided to smile back at me. I was so excited!! I was screaming for Lee and he of course thought something was wrong. I love talking to him now and having him respond with sweet smiles and coos.  


We had a very big week in Charlotte visiting friends and family. The proud grandmothers threw a Sip and See in Henry's honor on Friday. I was nervous that Henry would be upset and fussy since it was being held from 4-6, which are not typically his best hours of the day. To my surprise, he did very well being passed around from woman to woman. It was fun to see so many friends that we haven't seen in awhile. I dressed Henry in his first nice outfit but of course he had to have a blow out that required  a new outfit.  It was a lot of fun!! Thanks Honey and Mimi! 


Not only did Henry meet lots of friends but he met many family members as well. He met BB and Daddy BB, Aunt Len, Aunt Mary and Uncle Mike, Tara, John, and Baby Reese. Reese was born about 2 1/2 weeks after Henry. She is precious!!! We are looking forward to seeig them together at Christmas! Henry also got to spend quality time with Honey, Bid Daddy, Mimi, Pop Pop, Aunt Katie, Aunt Alison, Uncle Brian, and Sammie.  


Henry's grandparents are so proud of him so we were asked to bring him to their offices so they could show him off. We went to see Honey, Big Daddy, and Pop Pop at their offices. Everyone loved meeting Henry! 

Week 6

We had a pretty low key week. This was the first weekend that we did not have anyone coming to visit us. There was not a UNC game in Chapel Hill but we still managed to watch a lot of football. Henry attended church for the first time. He was able to meet Lisa and Anna Brooks on Sunday.   Henry rolled over for the first time this week! I was in the bathroom getting ready and Henry was on the floor in his room playing.  I placed him on his tummy and looked in the room a few moments later and he had rolled onto his back.  I placed him back on his tummy and he rolled again onto his back.  This continued for awhile. 

Week 5

Henry had a weekend full of excitement and social events! Mimi and Pop

Pop came up for a visit on Friday night. We enjoyed going out to

dinner and Henry enjoyed being able to spend some quality time with

them. He went to his first DKE tailgate before the UNC game on

Saturday. He was able to meet Lee's fraternity brothers and Meg. I took

Henry home after the tailgate and Lee went to the game. On Sunday, Lee

went to Charlotte for the Panthers game. This was my first full day

with Henry solo. I was a little nervous about how it would go but it

was great! I was hosting a bridal shower for a friend so Henry came

with me to the shower. He slept through most of the shower. That

evening, we went to a Mexican Fiesta at a resident's house. Henry was

the center of attention. Everyone wanted to hold and cuddle with him.

Henry was also the entertainment of the evening because he rolled over

on the couch twice! Henry was able to see Aunt Ashley this weekend

too! She was in town for work so she stayed with us Sunday night.  We

went to the doctor on Monday morning and our little man now weighs 9

lbs 9 oz!!! Maybe he won't be my little man for too much longer.

2 Week Professional Pictures

We had professional pictures of Henry taken at our house when he was 12 days old. My goal was to get sleepy newborn pictures. I think they are so sweet. Well, Henry was awake the entire 2 1/2 hours that the photographer was here. Darn!! Lee and I are going to try to take some sleepy pics of Henry this week. I hope he cooperates! We will be getting professional pictures of Henry at 6 months and 1 year. I can't wait to see how he changes in a year from now. Here are some of my favorite pictures.