Category: Eleanor

Henry and Eleanor packed up their bags and took a quick trip to Michigan this week to hang out with Grandma, Grandpa and the Martins.  They both had a great time and accomplished a few firsts in the process.  Unfortunately, neither one was able to stay up for the fireworks.  For Henry, he took his…

Henry finally rolled over this week – although only once, and he has yet to repeat the feat.  Mom happened to be taking picture at the time, so she caught him in a before and after pose.  Unfortunately, she wasn’t shooting video so we didn’t catch the actual motion.  Hopefully Henry will give us some…

Henry turned six months old this week!  He passed his six month checkup with flying colors despite his lack of progress in the rolling over department.  He has been trying lots of new foods lately, including bananas, carrots, peas and prunes.  So far, carrots seem to be his favorite.  You can see him get really…

Grandma came into town for a quick visit this week.  Grandma taught Eleanor lots of fun tricks, including putting the first letter of each person’s name on top of their photo, and saying “very pretty” when Monkey puts on a necklace.  She taught Henry a new trick as well, how to hit the flower pot…

Henry hosted his first cookout this week, with Aunt Lala, Uncle B and Breanne coming over for chickens and dogs Monday afternoon.  Both Henry and Eleanor had a blast, and Eleanor got to show off her water table skills.  Henry had a bunch of other firsts this week: First time tickling Eleanor’s toes First time…

Henry had his first bites of food this week – pears.  He wasn’t a big fan, but I’m sure that he will come around.  The first bites were mostly met with confusion and funny face expressions.  He did end up eating a little bit, but most of it came back out his mouth.  Eleanor was…