Happy Leap Day

It's hard not to smile around this little guy. His smile is infectious.

Fun times. Henry is learning to play more independently as he gets older. His fine motor skills have dramatically improved over the last few weeks.

More smiles...I told you, it's hard not to smile in return!

Laundry day, "helping" Mama do the sorting.

Henry loves to push buttons. Especially buttons that make noise and/or light up. He is fascinated by phones and remote controls, if only Mom and Dad would let him play with them. His toy phones and remote controls are just not the same.

I know I've been saying this for awhile now, but I think Henry is getting close to walking. He now can walk with assistance holding just one hand. He just doesn't have the confidence yet to completely let go. His new trick these days is giving baby kisses. He opens his mouth super wide and then head butts you. He gets a BIG grin on his face if your reciprocate with a kiss and he then tries to do it again. It can be a bit slobbery, but just so sweet. He also learned how to wave. He won't do it on command yet, but he will mimic you if he's in the mood. He's also mastered the high-five, which he's been doing for several weeks now. Now though, he will give high-fives with great enthusiasm and generally anytime you ask for one and put your palm up.

Funniest recent family moment: Henry thinks it is great fun if you blow raspberries on his belly (i.e. make fart noises). The other day, Ryan and I were playing with Henry on the floor when Ryan decided to blow a raspberry on my belly in front of Henry. Henry then tried to mimic him. The result was mostly "baby kisses" on my belly while he tried to make similar noises, which sounded more like Indian chanting than fart noises. Then suddenly, by accident, he was able to blow a loud raspberry on my belly. We all fell over laughing.

My new Mommy mantra: Count the moments, not the minutes.