love you forever, like you for always: Buds

As much as I would like to go into my sons' room right now and clobber both of them, I won't. It is nap time and they are supposed to be laying quietly in their beds falling asleep. Instead, (as I watch and listen via video baby monitor) they are having back and forth screaming sessions and then giggling hysterically until they quite literally fall over--Henry at least will lose his footing while holding on his crib rails and peeking over watching Lincoln. They have been becoming greater and greater buds over the last couple of weeks. It is so fun to see the dynamic of the two of them while Avery is away at school. With "issay" gone, Lincoln takes on the older sibling role, helping Henry out, bringing him toys and including him in our games. When school is out and Ave is home, Lincoln again becomes her buddy and only has a little space for Henry. The differences in how they all interact are awesome....how will we ever stop having kids? :)

Henry....
he is so grown up, so big, I can't believe that before I know it this first year of being a baby will be over! He crawls to, pulls up, climbs, cruises and tries letting go and staying standing on EVERYTHING. He can now get himself into a standing position from something as low to the ground as a book! All this growing independence has caused a lot of bumps and bruises lately and it is such a hard line as his mommy to know when to protect him and when he needs to learn and practice all of his growing skills. Still, hate to see those bumps on the forhead, and bruises on the knees :(

he has also developed a nickname...we planned on calling him his whole name, Henry, and possibly Hank as he grew and we got to know him, but that is not the names that stuck. Granted we do still use Henry a lot, but more times we just say Hen. Not a nickname he will love as a growing boy, but to us, his family he is our little Hen.