Yard Work

We have been trying to work on our front yard for the past few weeks- It's so hard with Brian's schedule and Henry, but it's coming along!

We are so proud of how it is looking so I thought we would share the before and after pictures.

We still have a few more things to plant and finish off, but its looking much better already!

Before...

After...

Brians beautiful brick work

Our baby birds-

I know this sounds crazy, that we were so amazed by birds, but we think its such a great story (even though I'm sure it happens all over the world everyday :)

So this mom and dad bird sat on our ledge for a few weeks, staking out the right place for a nest. Then, the daddy slowly built the nest from sticks and mud on the side of our house. He would do it at night while the mom slept on the ledge. Then when it was finished, the mom laid her eggs and slept in the nest, while the daddy slept on the ledge guarding her. If we went outside while they were there he would get mad and fly down at us and chirp. Now that there are babies, the daddy left and the mommy stays next to them every night.

(I wonder if he has to pay child support, or if he's considered a dead beat dad??)

Anyway, what a sweet story! How can you watch something like that and not believe in God? :)

There are 3 of them, but only one will let you take his picture :)

Sleepy Head :)

One of my favorite things with Henry is everytime he wakes up from a nap, he is always smiling ;) He is always in the best mood-

I tried to capture it in pictures, but of course, the real thing is always better!

I know everyone probably thinks this is gross, but they love each other so much!

New Pictures :)

Henry had his shots and check-up last week. He is 28 1/2 inches long and 21 lbs!

Still in the 95th % for his age :) He is growing like a weed!

Brian is on his last month of wards, and then next month he gets to do research, which will be really laid back!! July starts Optho! I can't believe we have been here for a year and have a baby who is almost 7 months old! Time really has flown by, only 3 years left!

He just started sitting up this last week-

He can't stay that way for long yet, but we are working on it!

I realize he is naked in almost all of his pictures, but it is just so hot down here, and he loves playing in just a diaper! But we do have clothes for him, I promise :)

Silly face :)

He decided to give the camera a kiss!

He puts anything and everything in his mouth!

Congrats Uncle Kyle & Aunt Tiff

Brian's brother and his wife graduated from OU this weekend!! We were able to make it up and see them, even though it was a short trip!! We are so proud of you guys and we love and miss you!!

Paw Paw and Henry

They both really enjoyed the graduation :)

Well, at least 2 out of the 3 of us are looking at the camera :)

Our ride home!

The Baby Bump

Not the kind of baby bump your thinking of...its Henrys foot bump :)

We went to the Dr. last week, and he said the bump has gotten bigger and there are a few options. He is 99% sure that it is a fatty or blood filled cyst, which would be nothing to worry about. This type of cyst sometimes goes away in a few years but other times has to be removed because it can start to hurt when he tries to walk. He said the only way to know is to wait and see- I asked him what the 1% chance was that it is something else, and he said the only way to know for sure is to do an MRI- They would have to put him to sleep for that and because he is so young, there is a chance he could stop breathing- He said its a small chance, but he still had to warn us. So.....we are going to take our chances that it isn't something worse, and pray, pray, pray that everything is ok!!! We just don't think its worth the risk! Hopefully, it will go away with time, and he won't even need to have it removed in the future!

So in other news, we had a great week! Here are a few pictures-

Mothers Day!

Henry's first swim! He loves the water and just relaxed in his baby float!

Splish Splash

Henry took his first bath in our sink- My mom thought it would be fun to take a picture of him like the one of me when I was a baby- The first one is me (I'm sure you could tell :) and the rest are Henry...check out the difference in picture quality- we've come a long way!

Even Riley got a bath!

We are one clean family :)

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Henry is 6 months old tomorrow!! Wow, how time flies!

Here are a few pictures from the last week- Brian did well on his test, he won't find out the results for a few weeks, but he said he feels pretty good about it!

We go back to the Dr. on Friday for Henrys foot- Please pray that everything goes well!

What Henry blog would be complete without a carrot picture :)

We had a Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday- It was so much fun!! Maw Maw surprised us and came down to see us!! Thanks so much mom- We love you!

This picture just cracks us up- He is so funny

This picture gives you a small idea of what I carry around all day. He is one big boy!

I try to convince dad that I need a back rub every night, this is why!!

More of him to love :)

If its not carrots, its his feet!

Look at those big blue eyes!

Happy 6 month Birthday baby boy!!