So Much Fun at 16 Months

Henry still LOVES the game of chase.  He squeals and giggles the entire time.  His laughter is infectious.

Cars, trucks, tractors, trailors...basically anything with wheels...remain a favorite source of entertainment for Henry. 

 What a poser!

Henry will do just about anything to go outside.  He really wanted to sit in the big chair on the back patio the other day, just to climb out 10 seconds later. 

 Bang, bang, bang.  Still sooooooo much fun!

All smiles.  All giggles.  So much fun at 16 months.

I truely love this age right now.  He is sooooooo much fun!!!  He is learning new things at lightning speed.  He now says "Dog" fairly regularly.  Okay, perhaps Henry thinks the "g" is silent in dog, but he for sure is trying to say dog.  It is sweet to see Henry and Sophie play together.  Henry now tries to get her to play tug of war with him by trying to stuff a dog toy in her mouth.  If she doesn't bite, he'll run and get another toy to try out.  Most of the time Soph is super gentle and lets Henry win.  Occassionally, she puts him in his place and he falls on his bum when she yanks her toy away and retreats to her bed.  He then will run after her and do a belly flop on top of her.  She is so tolerant.  I couldn't ask for a better a dog around little ones.

Henry's favorite food remains the strawberry, hands down.  He also is quite fond of speghetti (with turkey sausage), veggie pancakes, waffles (with butter and syrup of course), grapes, cucumbers with hummus, smoked salmon, roasted asparagas (but only the night you roast it), crackers of all sorts, sharp cheddar cheese, raspberries (fresh and freeze dried) and pinto beans.

Henry has been teething again recently.  His third molar (11th tooth) arrived a little over a week ago.  I have a feeling that more are on the way though because he is putting everything in his mouth and he is a bit more drooly than normal.

When outside, Henry still loves garbage cans. If he can run around, he will go from garbage can to garbage can.  If a garbage can and a recycle can are side by side, he get super excited.  If he is seated, like in the car or the stoller, he will point and grunt at every garbage can we pass.  Kids are funny.  He also has discovered our next door neighbor's spray bottle that they keep in their garage.  He thinks it is hilarious when he squirts himself in the face.  But, he also finds great joy in simply squirting it, again and again and again.  It will keep him occupied for a good 10-15 minutes straight, which in toddler time, is an eternity.

Henry really likes to drink water out of a normal glass (but he needs assistance).  He will get excited in anticipation, and move his feet, up and down, super quick, like a mini march in place.  He will also with great excitement say "euw, euw, euw" until I give him a drink.  He'll slurp down a few gulps and then try to stick his entire hand in the glass.  Cute or annoying...jury is still out. : )

The other cute thing that Henry has started to do is pat the couch when he wants me to come sit down and read a book with him.  Speaking of books, Henry LOVES to be read to.  I couldn't be more pleased.  We frequently will read 5 or 6 books in a row, sometimes the same one 5 or 6 times (or more) in a row.  I really hope his love for reading endures.

All in all, I love the personality that Henry is developing.  I am excited for what the future holds.