Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My (I don't have a change of clothes!) - Week 5

Aunt Jen



Week 5 was relatively quiet for our little guy. Early in the week, Laura took him for his first visit to the zoo with her friends Kara and Ashley and their kids. Obviously Henry couldn't really enjoy any of animals, but he did enjoy being outdoors for an extended time period. It was also great to watch Ashley's son and Kara's girls interact with the animals, and know that we will be there in another year or so! The funny part of the trip was when Laura was posing with Henry in front of an elephant, Henry decided that that would be a great time to "blow out" the backend of his outfit. Laura changed him quickly, only to notice she didn't have a change of clothes for him. So, little Henry had to turn the zoo into his own nude beach!

Note: I won't go into it, but the "blow out" is quickly becoming one of Henry's favorite things to do. It has become a semi-regular occurrence :) Luckily, after the zoo incident, Laura always has a change of clothes in the diaper bag.

In addition to all the paparazzi attention Henry has been getting, he also had his newborn photo shoot on Thursday. Henry was absolutely awesome during 95% of the shoot, including actually having his eyes open for a lot of it. Hopefully in the next week or so we will be able to share some of the pics on the blog. The lowlight of the day was probably when we were trying to calm him down (hates to be naked) and he proceeded to make the photographer's blanket his own toilet! Apparently, at least for little boys, it is very common for them to #1 on his blanket. However, he has never had a newborn "deuce" on it :) That's our boy!

Also this week he attended Kara's 30th birthday party. It was nice because we could just enjoy ourselves while everyone else took turns holding him. Also, he attended his first post-utero baby shower for one of Laura's friends. For confidentiality purposes, we will call her T-Rex :) Throughout the week, he continues to improve with "tummy time," to where he is really good about raising his head on his own. Also, it would seem like he may be a quick one to roll over based upon all the squirming he does!


What a ladies man! Anne (holding Henry) tried to babysnatch, but security was able to catch her in time.



That is about it for week 6; next week will bring art reviews from the Plaza Art Fair courtesy of Mr. Henry Bogart (he's a very classy baby, you know!)