Henry at 2 1/2

I just cannot believe Henry is 2 1/2!  Where does the time go?  I feel like we just brought him home from the hospital.  But, no he is growing up to be such a big boy.  Neil and I were talking the other day about how we just can't believe that he will be starting pre-school in August.  Our baby is growing up!

Henry, where do I start?

• you have the sweetest personality!  Even your teachers and the director talk about how sweet you are and how much they love you.  We do, too! 

• You can be VERY stubborn.  You do NOT like being told "no." You know how to get your way...we are working on this.
• to go along with the stubbornness is your unwillingness to say you are sorry.  You will do something to Bennett and we will want you to say you are sorry, but you will go hug him and NOT say it!  
• You love to laugh and it is the cutest thing.
• You like when you get a bo-bo for Daddy to "thump" it.  One day Neil thumped some bump you got and you said "thank you, Daddy!"  Now, you think that is the cure.  But, you want Mommy to kiss bo-bo's.  Sometimes you will say "no, Daddy thump it!"

I love this pouty face!

• You are talking up a storm and your vocabulary is increasing day by day.  I am shocked at all the words you know.
• You love books and love picking out various pictures in them.
• You are great at identifying colors and even some letters.
• You are loving doing things on your own.  You are SO big!

good job with those socks!

• You love to play "got your nose" and take people's noses.
• You do not enjoy talking on the phone, but you do like to Face-time

• You've gotten really into "Jake and the Neverland Pirates." You say "wanna watch yo ho mateys!" 
• Your version of a "knock-knock" joke is to say "knock-knock" (who's there?)  And then you will just say a fruit or vegetable.  We like when you say "broccoli!"
• You are really showing interest in potty-training...you keep a dry diaper a lot and you like going on the potty both #1 and #2.  I really need to get on the ball and get you trained!  Spring Break maybe?
• You like to dip EVERYTHING in ketchup. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

oranges dipped in ketchup ICK!

• You LOVE to sleep.  You LOVE your crib.  We will be moving you to your big-boy bed in Bennett's room very soon.  I don't know if I'm ready!
• If you are ever coughing, you with pay your own back to make it better! ha!
• You aren't very interested in the baby in my tummy.  You say that the baby is in your tummy or that you have a lion in your tummy.  so cute!

We just love you soooooooooooo much and think you get cuter and smarter every day!  We are so proud to be your parents!