Henry's First Trip - Port Austin, MI

Micheal and I took Henry on his first trip to Grandpa's cottage in Port Austin, MI.  We has a lot of fun together! On Friday, we visited the Flower Farm to pick out Henry's first pumpkin.  It was chilly, but we found a nice sized pumpkin for Henry and took some fall family photos. We also stopped at a local winery and sampled some local wines.  It wasn't Traverse City wine quality, but we picked up a white pinot noir.  On Saturday, Grandpa showed off baby Henry to his cottage friends.  Many people were up, closing up their cottages for the winter. Later we went to Janik's Orchard to get cider and donuts and found that they also had  a pumpkin patch. Henry wanted no part of the pumpkin patch though...he was getting hungry.  After we fed and changed him we were back on the road.  We decided to go to another orchard because Janik's didn't have caramel apples.  What's a visit to a cider mill without caramel apples??? We got the BEST caramel apples from Leipprandt's Orchard.  They were dipped in a thick, creamy caramel and rolled completely in nuts. Yum...they were delicious! After our orchard outings we went back to the cottage and hung out.  Grandpa cooked an awesome stew and Michael and I snuck out for a walk on the beach while Henry was napping.  Sunday, we took Henry for a walk down to the beach.  Henry truly enjoyed his first of many trips to Port Austin and grandpa's cottage:)

Talking to my Fishies!

Wordless Wednesday...The Littlest Tiger Fan!

Leaving Henry for the First Time

What a crazy end to the week!  We have had so much going on the past few days.  Michael and I decided to have our first date night on Thursday. Grammy Matthews came over to watch Henry for us.  They had a great time despite Henry's fuzziness. Michael and I went to the Zoo Brew at the Detroit Zoo. We drank great brew, talked, followed the Tiger's game on our phones, and listened to the Howling Diablos.  Mike ventured out to visit the new Lion's den, while I stayed behind.  That day, I had hurt my back taking Henry out of the car in his car seat so I could barely walk.  Just my luck after I was all healed from Henry's birth, but I was determined to have a great night with my hubby and a great weekend with my brother celebrating his marriage to Makala.  So I iced it a lot and took Ibuprofen and made it through the long weekend.  On Friday, I went and got a mani/pedi with my mom.  My cousin Jessica came over to babysit Henry while we were gone. They had a great time playing.  Henry even tried to christen her while she changed his diaper! LOL:)  Later on that day, we went to Ronnie and Makala's rehearsal and dinner.  Henry was great all throughout the rehearsal and dinner.  Saturday ended up being a gorgeous day for my brother's wedding!  We had a fabulous day! In the morning my mother did my hair, then we left to go to the hotel to meet everyone and go to metro for pictures, next we had the wedding, and then it was off to the reception after more pictures.  Michael had Henry for most of the day, then his mother came over to watch Henry for the rest of the night.  All in all, Henry did great for all of his babysitters.  I hated leaving him, but I knew he was in great hands each time and that it is important for mommy and daddy to have some alone time once in awhile:)
Currently, Henry is starting to smile more, hold his head up for longer periods, and coo more. He also knows the difference between night and day.  Lately, he is not a great sleeper during the day, but he is awesome at night. Last night he slept from 9pm until 4am, which was great after the long day I had.  Wonder if this will be the new norm? We shall wait and see.  Michael and I can't wait to see what our little monkey will do next! Stay tune for future happenings...

Henry is 1 Month Today!

My lil monkey is one month old today! It seems like only yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. Where does the time go? Today, he went to see his pediatrician for his 1 month check up. He did an awesome job! He was so good:) He weighed in at 10 pounds and was 21 inches long.  He was only fussy after receiving his Hep B shot, but who wouldn't be after receiving a nasty shot. Currently, Henry likes to have staring contests; he will follow mommy and daddy with his eyes and the fish on his swing mobile; he is working on lifting and turning his head, though practicing this sometimes makes him angry; and he is starting to smile as well as coo.  Recently, we started giving him a bottle once a day to start preparing him for when we go out or when I go back to work. We also let Henry use a  pacifier, but most of the time he spits it right back out unless he's in a crazy sucking mood.

Henry's First Outing - Franklin Cider Mill

Mommy and daddy took Henry on his first official outing today to the Franklin Cider Mill.  We went early to beat the crowds. Mommy and daddy enjoyed some donuts, while Henry slept all cozy in his stroller. Later, we went for a walk around Quarton Lake Park in Birmingham.  It was so nice to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall day with my hubby and lil man.

The First Two Weeks...

Our first two weeks have been a roller coaster, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. We brought Henry home on August 30th, 2011.  Mike decided to go back to work on Thursday and Friday, so that he could be off again  most of the next week. Thankfully, Michael's mother was able to stay with me the days Michael was working. She was a great help and nice company! Henry had been a great breast feeder from the start, but quickly got lazy when I was told I needed to supplement every feeding because he had lost 8% of his birth weight in the hospital due to Jaundice (our Jaundice scare was over once we left the hospital).  Not wanting to use a bottle right away or formula, I started pumping and using a feeding tube near my nipple where he could suck the supplemental breast milk out while he was breast feeding.  Henry quickly got smart and decided if I can get this the easy way, why latch on. We also tired cup feeding, but had the same result. So I decided to ditch supplementing and my mother-in-law and I worked hard to get him to latch again. That Saturday I had to go back in for a weight check for Henry. Since he didn't gain weight or lose weight since his last check, my pediatrician wanted us to supplement feedings a few times a day.  Like a stupid person, I wanted to do what the pediatrician wanted and decided to supplement with a syringe.  Of course, I had the same result again a lazy eater. So I ditched supplementing yet again. Henry once again learned to latch on and is eating well now.  We were suppose to go in for a weight check on Wednesday, but couldn't because we still did not have power.

Which leads me to the crazy storm that blew through our neighborhood Saturday night (Sept. 3). I was not home at the time. I was out with my mother for a couple of hours to run a few errands and pick up some dinner for us. While I was gone, we had crazy rain, wind, and hail.  Which didn't happen in Royal Oak where I was with my mom.  Thankfully, Mike and Henry were okay.  Parts of trees were don't every where on my street and the surrounding neighborhood.  No ones homes on my street where damaged though.  We didn't lose power until the next day.  The power had to be turned off due to some of my neighbors having down power lines in their backyards.  Our power wasn't restore until Wednesday night. Our nights were spent by candle light and using flashlights.  One day, we went to Grandma Wilusz's house for the day to hang out. Henry wasn't phased by the power loss though since he is breast fed and we didn't start his cloth diapering until Monday (Sept. 5).

Henry also had his second photo shoot with his Aunt Abby before we lost our power on Sunday (Sept. 4). He was a trooper and Aunt Abby did an awesome job!

Now we are setting into our new life, with many adventures to come. We love our little monkey so much! He is a great eater, pooper, and sleeper:)