I cannot believe that it is almost August. I think I am in denial that I have to return to work in a couple of weeks. This has been the best summer ever! I have loved every minute of staying home with my little boy! I am so blessed that I have a job that lets me be a stay at home momma 3 months out of the year.
At the end of June, Henry, mom, and I went up to St. Joe to watch Will play baseball. We also got to see Ryan! It was great catching up with him!
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| Henry meeting his cousin, Ryan, for the first time. June 2012 |
It was super hot at Will's game, and we were out really late. Henry was such a trooper! Here he is a little sweaty at the game.
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| June 2012 |
I don't think he went to bed until around midnight! On Saturday, Henry was able to go swimming in the hotel pool. This was his first time in a big pool, and he loved it! He was splashing and kicking his legs a lot!
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| June 2012 |
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| Henry's first time in a big pool. June 2012 |
Henry did great on the four hour car ride! This was his longest trip in the car so far. Mom sat in the back seat with him and entertained him about half of the ride on the way up there and the way back. Mom and I were also lucky enough to be able to listen to Henry's favorite song, "Hot Diggity Dog", on repeat for about the last hour of our trip on our way home ;) We had such a fun weekend!
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| Eating lunch with Uncle Will. June 2012 |
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| Going to sleep with Uncle Will June 2012 |
We had a great 4th of July! Everyone went over to mom and dad's house for dinner and to watch the fireworks. When we got over there, we were all surprised to see that Henry and grandpa had matching outfits on. Of course, we had to take several pictures :)
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| July 4, 2012 Henry and Grandpa are twins! |
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| July 4, 2012 |
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| July 4, 2012 |
Henry turned 8 months old on July 7. Seriously, where have these last 8 months gone??? It seems like just yesterday, I was pregnant with this sweet little boy.
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| July 7, 2012 |
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| July 7, 2012 |
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| July 7, 2012 |
Henry is now waving good-bye on occasion, giving high fives (pa pa taught him that), getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth (he wants to crawl so bad), reaching for people to pick him up, and crying if something is taken away from him or if he is told no. Maw Maw makes him laugh so hard! That little boy just loves his grandma to pieces! He has 7 teeth now (4 on top and 3 on bottom), and he has figured out his walker. Henry is just flying around the house in his walker and getting into everything :) He just loves being able to move around!
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| July 18, 2012 |
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| July 25, 2012 |
Nick, Will, and I left for Punta Cana on July 8 for Dirt and Baum's wedding. We had an absolute blast, but I missed my little boy terribly all week long. I am not ashamed to admit that I even had a couple of crying sessions while looking at my pictures of Henry on my phone. We skyped with mom and Henry almost every day while we were there. That helped me a lot! The wedding was beautiful, and it was great getting to spend a whole week with my T-Babe! I was so excited to see Henry's smiling face when we got back home on the 15th.
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| Punta Cana 2012 |
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| Taking some shots at the bar. July 2012 |
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| Will and Nick at the pool bar. July 2012 |
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| Pool bar again July 2012 |
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| Will and I on the beach. Punta Cana 2012 |
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| July 2012 |
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| The guys played water polo every day at the pool. July 2012 |
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| July 2012 |
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| Ready for dinner July 2012 |
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| Will wishing Paige was with him on vaca! July 2012 |
This past Sunday, mom, Katie, Henry, and I met the Bailey side of the family for lunch in Fulton. This was the first time that Henry had met everyone (except Uncle Bob and Dylan. They came to visit us right after Henry was born.) We celebrated Uncle Ray's birthday and had a mini baby shower for Ashley. It was a lot of fun!
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| Henry and his great-aunt Rhonda July 2012 |
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| Henry and his great-uncle Bob July 2012 |
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| Henry and his cousin Kennedy July 2012 |
Like I said earlier in this post, I am refusing to accept that my summer is coming to a close. I will miss spending every waking minute with my little boy, but I know that he is going to have so much fun at grandma and grandpa's house. Hopefully this school year goes by quickly!
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| Laughing at daddy while in the bathtub July 2012 |
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| Playing with mommy's hats and scarves July 2012 |
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| July 2012 |
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| Helping mommy pack before I leave for Punta Cana July 7, 2012 |
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| July 2012 |
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| Picking out a book for mommy to read aloud July 2012 |
